National | March 25, 2006
A cruise ship with more than 250 people on board ran aground on a sandbar in the Columbia River. The Coast Guard was transferring passengers to another ship.
News | Shannon Dininny | February 5, 2006
The year was 1929. The tall sagebrush at the far end of central Washington's Moses Coulee hinted at a generous water supply and good soil, despite the arid habitat, so the Billingsley family settled in.
Entertainment | Sean Mitchell | December 13, 2005
The American theater has not given us many large and lasting plays examining the roots of our nation's often interventionist foreign policy, but Robert Schenkkan has tried to fill the gap with "Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates," now at the Mark Taper Forum.
News | Shannon Dininny | June 26, 2005
Jay Minthorn doesn't hesitate when asked if two countries, seven states, Indian tribes and countless other stakeholders can ever agree on how to manage the Columbia River.
News | Shannon Dininny | June 5, 2005
The water seems quiet and calm at the mouth of the Columbia River, offering no hint of its turbulent history or the deep emotions that it provokes in the Pacific Northwest.
Business | Marc Lifsher | April 17, 2005
In 1941, folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a paean to the Columbia River's Grand Coulee Dam, enthusing that power generated by the New Deal monument "is turning our darkness to dawn.
National | April 4, 2005
The engine of an Amtrak train derailed along the Columbia River, sending at least 26 passengers to hospitals with mostly minor injuries, officials said.