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Flathead Lake stewardship is a generational responsibility
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (753+ words) Fishermen cast lines into Flathead Lake in Somers on Saturday, May 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider It's no accident that Flathead Lake is world class for clarity and water quality. It has been protected over time because leaders…...
WEATHER: May 11-15
13+ hour, 29+ min ago (94+ words) Troy White and daughter Haven take a minute to dance to the music while breaking down their booth at the Moses Lake Farmers Market Saturday. CHERYL SCHWEIZER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Overnight, partly cloudy, low…...
Owl researcher to headline Audubon meeting
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (291+ words) In the Arctic, the survival of a powerful predator often depends on a creature small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. For more than three decades, Denver Holt has been uncovering the ecological story linking the iconic…...
More than a media mogul, Ted Turner leaves behind a conservation legacy
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (823+ words) FILE - Ted Turner poses near a herd of his bison in September 1991 at his Flying D Ranch near Bozeman, Mont. (Linda Best/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP, File) AP Framing conservation as essential for human survival, Turner saw habitat restoration,…...
First batch of UFO files is released as Trump urges the public to draw its own conclusions
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (760+ words) Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Have Fun and Enjoy!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post…...
Cleanup restores kokanee habitat
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (830+ words) A U. S. Navy barge pulls a vintage refrigerator from the depths of Lake Pend Oreille. JACK De WITT/Press A backhoe moves lake trash from a trailer to a dumpster. Carter Sandahl leads a homemade barge covered in recovered refuse back…...
WEATHER: May 8-14
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (151+ words) Flowers bloom on a tree at Neppel Landing in Moses Lake. NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD Friday: Cloudy through mid-morning then gradually clearing, high near 79. Breezy with patchy blowing dust, west winds 13 to 18 miles per hour in the afternoon, gusts…...
WEATHER: May 7-13
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (107+ words) Hagadone News Network Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 1 hour, 45 minutes AGO Clouds fill the sky on the road to Soap Lake Wednesday. Thursday: Sunny with a high near 81 with south winds to 8 mph. Overnight increasing clouds, low around 51 and southwest winds…...
Washington enters 4-year drought: What it means for Eastern Washington
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (740+ words) Washington is heading into another dry summer and its fourth consecutive year under a drought declaration. However, the impacts in Eastern Washington will look different from the rest of the state. " A warm winter, record'high temperatures and a snowpack sitting…...
Construction begins for new WSU Plant Growth Facility
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (655+ words) An architect's illustration of the new Plant Growth Facility at Washington State University's Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. Construction began April 1, 2026, for the state-of-the-art space supporting new experiments by WSU scientists COURTESY GRAPHIC/WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Flad Architects;…...