Regional News
What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.
Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko gets legal status to protect their daughter's inheritance
Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko the status of temporary guardian of Kaya's estate until a long-term admi…
Family mourns loss of Cattle Baron Supper Club
The family business has been at the junction of Highway 89 and the Many Glacier Road, just outside Glacier National Park, in one form or another for more than …
Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
Saturday’s celebration brought plenty of fans with long dreadlocks and wearing tie-dye clothing, some using walkers. But there were also young couples, men in …
Washington scrambles to regulate license-plate cameras that could aid stalkers
To Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the installation of automatic license plate reader cameras has been revolutionary.
6 puppies treated for a suspected opioid overdose in Washington will find new homes soon
Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose — and some of them might go home with th…
'Hamnet' and 'One Battle After Another' take top honors at Golden Globes
Coming off years of scandal and subsequent rehabilitation, the Globes and host Nikki Glaser put on a star-studded ceremony that saw wins for the streaming sens…
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two peo…
Two Southern Arizona data centers move forward — so do fights over power, water and growth
After Marana approved rezoning for a new data center Tuesday night, and Pima County closed on the land sale for Project Blue on Christmas Eve, the two projects…
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said.
The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say
Investigators say a shooting outside a church building in Salt Lake City that killed two people and injured six others grew out of a dispute between people who…
California loses $160M for delaying revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants
The state notified these drivers in the fall that they would lose their licenses after a federal audit found problems that included licenses for truckers and bus drivers that remained valid long after an immigrant’…
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws that include the country’s first explicit ban on abortion pills, ruling Tu…
Rain continues in parts of California reeling from flooding and high tides
To the south near the San Francisco Bay Area, waters were slowly receding after roadways from Sausalito to San Rafael were flooded during heavy rain that coinc…
Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack
A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of th…
Yellowstone grizzly range contracts by 4%
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem trends — which include another high mortality year — are not a cause for concern, federal and state grizzly bear managers say
Roses in the rain? New Year's Day parade in Pasadena gets wet forecast. Bundle up for NYC ball drop
For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's Day event that attracts thousands…