OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hear updates on a wide range of topics at a hybrid meeting Oct. 27-29 in Colville, including a briefing and public hearing regarding …

NCW -  Fire restrictions on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest have been reduced from Stage 2 to Stage 1, effective immediately. This change allows forest users to resume having fires in the …

THE DEER OPENER The modern firearm deer season opened on the October 15 and lots of hunters were in the woods hoping to tag out on a buck. In Northeast and Southeast Washington, a number of …

BREWSTER – The Lady Bears varsity volleyball team remains within striking distance of league-leading Okanogan after a close 3-2 loss to the Lady Bulldogs on Oct. 11. Brewster owns an 8-2 league …

When you think of places in America where you can see big wild animals up close, you tend to think of Yellowstone, Grand Teton or Glacier National Park but there is a place much closer than that for …

BREWSTER – The Bears varsity cheer squad deserves some cheers of its own for coming up with a fundraising idea to help cover the expenses of sending the group to summer cheer camp. The …

With several bird hunting seasons opening up this month it’s time to take a look at what the season ahead has in store for us in Central and Eastern Washington. WATERFOWL: Year in and year …

BREWSTER – The undefeated Lady Bears varsity soccer team made it 2-0 with back-to-back wins over Pateros, 6-1, on Sept. 27, and another 6-1 win over the visiting Manson Lady Trojans during …

BREWSTER – A key defensive fumble recovery combined with just enough late-game offense to give the Bears varsity football team a come-from-behind one-point victory over the visiting Lake …

BREWSTER – Two of the best volleyball teams in the league battled for top billing as undefeated Manson played the Lady Bears in the Middle School gym last Thursday evening, Sept. 29. The …

The weekend of September 17 and 18 was a very busy one at MarDon Resort at Potholes Reservoir. Four fishing tournaments took place there, and at 6 a.m. there was a long line of trucks with boat …

First it was the sockeye salmon that came up the Columbia River in huge numbers, over three times what was forecast. Now, it’s time for anglers to enjoy a strong fall Chinook run and what looks …

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has released their annual hunting prospects report, put together by regional and district game biologists. Here’s the highlights for deer and elk …

One of the best parks in Washington, a crown jewel amongst the parks found in this state, is Cape Disappointment State Park. Located where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean near Ilwaco, this …

BREWSTER – The comeback Bears pulled out some big plays in their first game of the varsity football season for a 36-34 win at home against Chelan Mountain Goats last Friday, Sept. 2, in the …

North Central Washington, August 31, 2022 — Labor Day marks the unofficial end to summer, and a busy weekend for visits to National Forests in the Pacific Northwest. That’s why Forest …

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) hunter education classes are available now. "Summer is a great time to enroll in hunter education class because as fall …

SOCKEYE – It has been a banner year for sockeye salmon. Over 663,000 sockeye passed through Bonneville Dam this year, the largest run on record since they started counting salmon there in 1938. …

I do love to hike and earlier this week I took off from a U.S. Forest Service trailhead to walk an old logging road that followed a creek and then went up a ridgeline along the eastern slopes of the …

This story starts on June 26 of 2021 on a dock at Loon Lake in Northeast Washington.  Caylun Peterson and his daughter were staying at the family cabin and had gotten up early to go fishing. …