After years of studies and delays, Bushong Dam has been removed. Reading officials confirmed demolition of the nearly 150-year old stone dam on Tulpehocken Creek was recently completed. Work on ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! American shad were a major food source for early European settlers and Native ...

For years, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have worked on fish tags to monitor salmon. Those original tags weighed around 2 grams, less than what a penny weighs. Now, new ...

A leaky outlet on a dam is causing the water level at a southwestern Colorado reservoir to drop quickly. In response, wildlife officials are inviting the public to harvest as many fish as possible ...

Oregon's AG announced what he called a "huge win" for community safety, stating that the state has safeguarded essential legal services for survivors of crime. Hiker rescued after being stranded on ...

PPB has identified the victim who was found dead in a parking lot in Downtown Portland by police on Sunday morning. A 34-year-old woman accused of killing a man by poisoning his drink appeared in ...

Spring chinook salmon will begin returning to the Snake River in Hells Canyon, and the fishing season starts Saturday, April 22, 2023. LA GRANDE — Anglers will have a chance to try to hook a chinook ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay use giant shad to trigger a wild and frenzied feeding session. Hundreds of Allegedly Fraudulent Filings Exposed Helen Mirren says she’s left ‘insulted’ by younger people’s ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 261 salmonid boats and 397 Washington bank rods were tallied on the May 31 flight count. Section 1 ...