After fire burned nearly all of the Yakima Tieton canal’s 12-mile route a team has documented more than 2,000 leaks spurting ...

Water has gotten so scarce in the Yakima River basin that even irrigators with senior water rights may be curtailed in ...

Irrigation water could be used not only to water crops but also to produce electricity in a proposed hydropower demonstration project in an irrigation district based in Pasco. The Department of Energy ...

CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — Missing a turn can practically lead you anywhere, but it’s quite rare for it to lead you into an irrigation canal. A driver in Chelan County had to be rescued after a U-turning ...

The South Columbia Basin Irrigation District is assessing the damage after a March 6 breach of the Potholes Canal north of Pasco, Wash. It was likely caused by a burrowing rodent. The South Columbia ...

While state lawmakers fret and haggle over a projected $15 billion budget shortfall, national lawmakers and a reckless White House are clear-cutting nearly every stick of the federal government. And ...

Travis Okelberry drove his pickup up U.S. Highway 12, winding along the Tieton River. Oaks and conifers, blackened at the trunk, gave a final display of autumnal orange. The trees were damaged and ...

A Prosser officer rescued a 12-year-old girl struggling in an irrigation canal after she couldn’t climb out because of the slick concrete sides. An emergency dispatcher received a call from a the girl ...

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Friday a $37.4 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for three projects to help improve drought ...