REEDSPORT, Oregon, April 25, 2024 (ENS) – Nearly 18,000 young salmon have died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank Monday, according to law enforcement authorities.

A Gardiner man has been arrested and charged in the deliberate killing of 18,000 young salmon at a Reedsport hatchery. On April 22, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a call about a break-in at ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing closing salmon season along the Umpqua River - a move that could significantly impact the local economy. One business owner in Winchester Bay, ...

Thousands of Chinook salmon were killed at an Oregon hatchery when a man poisoned them with bleach April 22. The fish were going to be released in June. File photo. Michael Humling U.S. Fish and ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - An Oregon man is accused of pouring bleach into a hatchery tank, killing thousands of young salmon. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said 20-year-old Joshua Heckathorn was ...

An Oregon man faces a litany of criminal charges, potentially $13 million in fines, and the wrath of the state’s salmon advocates after a deplorable act of vandalism that left roughly 18,000 hatchery ...

An Oregon man is facing multiple charges after he dumped bleach into a tank at a Douglas County hatchery, killing roughly 18,000 young Chinook salmon, according to state and local authorities. In a ...