Fueled not by the pressing issues of the day, but rather debate over a culinary institution, Congress erupted into a vocal war more than two decades ago. The reason for this interstate fury: crawfish.

Rick Boatner/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife In May, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a tip that an unusual-looking crayfish was spotted in a creek around Lithia Park in ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s gotten reports of the invasive Northern crayfish found in the Ashland Canal. This species is native to the Midwest, but has also been found in ...

Fuel surge threatens cost of aerial firefighting across Oregon and Washington Today, the price of jet fuel hovers around $4.50 a gallon, up roughly 65% since February. Vancouver pediatrician accused ...

In 1888, William Gladstone Steel, a dapper Portland mail carrier, dumped 200 fingerling trout into a tin bucket and set out to create a national park. Steel toted his cargo 49 miles to southwest ...

Mudbug. Crayfish. Mudpup. Crawdaddy. Crawfish. Whatever you call them, those little freshwater crustaceans are delicious, relatively inexpensive, easy to cook, and make a fun and unusual alternative ...

Crater Lake's famously pure water and a newt that calls the lake home are under threat from the explosion of an invasive crayfish, leading to potential action under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S ...

There's a war between mud bugs and mud puppies in an Oregon lake, with the crawfish winning out by eating the unique salamander population found there, the Herald and News newspaper reports. The eight ...

SALEM (AP) — Oregon scientists say an invasive crayfish has spread to another drainage in southwest Oregon. The Department of Fish and Wildlife says the northern ringed crayfish, native to the ...

Perhaps no New Orleans meal is more iconic than the crawfish boil: heaps of spicy crawfish dumped on newspaper-draped tables, with corn and potatoes for garnish. Always best with a cold beverage, it’s ...

Researchers focusing on the problem of crayfish in Lake Tahoe are applying what they've learned to stop a growing infestation at Crater Lake in Oregon. Like Lake Tahoe, Crater Lake in southern Oregon ...