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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 1 day, 7 hours ago

Search underway along Alaska's western coast for plane carrying 10 people

The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with …

Updated 1 day, 16 hours ago
Shoshone new Rapid Action Team busts meth lab

The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in Pine Creek on Tuesday morning, leading to the discovery of a significant metha…

Updated 2 days, 5 hours ago
What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims

A few days before the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 8, 2023, fire, Gov. Josh Green announced that seven defendants accused of causing the tragedy had ag

Updated 3 days, 4 hours ago
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?

For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator R…

Updated 5 days ago
Beyoncé wins album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for 'Cowboy Carter'

In winning album of the year with “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé has become the first Black woman to win the top prize in the 21st century. The last was Lauryn Hill …

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder

Chun Oakland didn't know Momohara, who was 16, but the unsolved death has haunted her and other McKinley students and staff for nearly half a century. That was…

Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments

In Grants Pass — where officials have struggled for years to address a homelessness crisis that has divided residents — the decision paved the way for the new …

Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is almost here. Here's how to watch and donate

FireAid will be broadcast and streamed live on Apple Music, Apple TV+, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Netflix/Tudum, Paramount+, Prime Video, the Amazon Music Channe…

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Commissioner doubles down on Mountain West's commitment to remain viable after 5 teams leave in 2026

Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming and Hawaii have executed a grant of rights agreement that binds the schools together through the c…

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Frontier makes a second bid for Spirit as budget airlines struggle

Spirit said almost immediately that it's not interested in the sale, and an attempted merger between the two airlines came to nothing in 2022, yet Frontier has…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Snow briefly closes major interstate north of LA as needed rain douses California fires

In southern Kern County, snowy conditions late Sunday shut down the mountainous Tejon Pass section of Interstate 5, a key north-south artery for the state. It …

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Aerial attack helps firefighters maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles

There was no growth overnight and crews were jumping on flareups to keep the flames within containment lines, fire spokesperson Jeremy Ruiz said Thursday morni…

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Gusty winds, extreme fire weather return to Southern California

The National Weather Service issued a warning of a “ particularly dangerous situation ” for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from Monday afternoon thr…

Updated 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Former newspaper editor sentenced for paying girls to send him explicit videos

Smith pleaded guilty in November to one count of exploitation of a minor and three counts of first-degree possession of child pornography as part of a plea agreement, KHQ-TV reported at the time.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Firefighters need better weather to fight California's flames. When will they get relief?

The level of humidity affects moisture in soil, trees and other organic matter. When potential fuels are more moist, then fire danger is reduced because they'r…