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Regional News

What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.

Updated 21 hours, 34 minutes ago

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the northwest US

Falling trees struck homes and littered roads across northwest Washington. In Lynnwood, Washington, a woman died T…

Updated 5 days, 12 hours ago
Ringo goes country, again.

His love of the music — Hank Williams and Kitty Wells are favorites — began in childhood, alongside his acquisition of affection for blues, swing and whatever …

Updated 1 week ago
FBI offers up to $25,000 reward for information about suspect behind Northwest ballot box fires

William Brooks, acting special agent in charge of the FBI's Portland field office, said multiple local law enforcement agencies were providing resources, such …

Updated 1 week ago
Man allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ churches, had sniper nest on a property

In the second matter on Nov. 2, he allegedly threatened churches, according to a police investigation.

Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China

California grows more than a third of the country's vegetables and three quarters of its fruit and nuts, according to state agricultural statistics. Pistachios…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Southern California firefighters make progress against wildfire as fierce winds start to subside

Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders Friday morning as the fire continued to threaten about 3,500 structures in suburban neighborhoods, ranches …

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Strong winds push wildfire through Southern California community, burning dozens of homes

Officials in several Southern California counties urged residents to be on watch for fast-spreading blazes, power outages and downed trees during the latest ro…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Wyoming moves ahead with selling land in Grand Teton National Park to federal government for $100M

Conservation and sportsmen's groups have made similar appeals to keep the property out of private hands even though selling to developers could net the state t…

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key US Senate seat in GOP-friendly Montana

Long lines were seen at Montana polling places as in-person voting got underway.

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

The contract’s ratification on the eve of Election Day cleared the way for a major U.S. manufacturer and government contractor to restart Pacific Northwest ass…

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

Boeing says average annual pay for machinists is $75,608 and would rise to $119,309 in four years under the current offer.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Vigil held for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicle

Wildlife guide Bo Weldon told the gathering the community was going to “pingpong through the stages of grief” but that was what they needed to do despite the d…

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Vigil set for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by a vehicle

A PBS documentary crowned her “Queen of the Tetons" and an Instagram account dedicated to her has amassed more than 60,000 followers.

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Los Angeles County sues Pepsi and Coca-Cola over plastic bottles

PepsiCo produces approximately 2.5 million metric tons of plastic and Coca-Cola produces approximately 3.224 million metric tons of plastic annually, according…

Updated 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected

“Heartbreaking,” said Greg Kimsey, the longtime elected auditor in Clark County, Washington, which includes Vancouver. “It’s a direct attack on democracy.”