The Columbia River bar is closed until at last 8 a.m. or later because of tsunami conditions, authorities said this morning. The bar is on red status -- meaning none or very limited traffic coming ...

Columbia River Bar pilots are also concerned that they could eventually be affected by Trump administration cuts to the National Weather Service. That agency has shed 30% to 40% of its Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Below-freezing temperatures and gusty winds are forecast to cause icy stretches of road along I-84 through the Columbia River Gorge Thursday.The National Weather Service warns ...

At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard responded to an incident at the Columbia River Bar. Officials tell KATU News that a 26’ pleasure craft capsized with five people on board.

One man died and five people were rescued when their fishing boat capsized while crossing the Columbia River Bar on Friday morning. The boat, which had launched from Hammond, was a 25-foot vessel ...

Like many commercial fishermen, Kelsey Cutting relies on data from weather buoys at the mouth of the Columbia River to guide his decisions whether to set out for Dungeness crab.But as he’s ...

wave and weather buoy outside the bar, ... The Columbia River Bar Pilots secured a Connect Oregon III grant for two more buoys last year, the outer Astoria Canyon buoy and a spare.

Federal layoffs at the National Weather Service could affect ships seeking safe passage through some of Oregon's treacherous waters. We'll hear from the Columbia River Bar Pilots to learn more.

Big ships cross the Columbia River Bar on average 3,000 times per year. That’s roughly 10 times a day with someone going upriver or out to sea. Most of us never see it.

One of the most challenging water-rescue training programs in the world is run by the Coast Guard on the Columbia River when the conditions are at their roughest. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re ...