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…
A California family was about to cut the cake when gunfire erupted at a toddler's birthday party
“This is a time for our community to show that we will not put up with this type of behavior, when people will just walk in and kill children,” Withrow said Su…
Landowners, Adams district, Nez Perce Tribe restore 1.25 miles of the Little Salmon River
Fencing cattle off of streambanks can make a significant improvement in an area’s water quality
Arctic front to deliver blast of snow Thanksgiving night
The busiest travel weekend of the year could be treacherous as a major Arctic intrusion bears down on Northwest Montana beginning Thanksgiving night.
BP finds leak in major Pacific Northwest pipeline, resumes delivering fuel to Seattle-Tacoma airport
But late Monday, after excavating in an area where two pipes run alongside each other — one that carries gasoline and another that carries jet fuel — BP said it found the leak in the gasoline pipeline. That allowed…
Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu
The person from Grays Harbor County, about 78 miles (125 kilometers) southwest of Seattle, had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials said.
Fire aboard a Los Angeles container ship briefly prompted a shelter-in-place order
A fire broke out aboard a Los Angeles container ship on Friday, briefly prompting a shelter-in-place order for surrounding communities over concerns about haza…
Torrential rains return to Southern California, prompting new flash flood fears, threat of mudslides
In Huntington Beach, much of the water had receded by Friday morning. One neighborhood remained flooded after a local pond overflowed, spilling water into the …
Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida
The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that c…
Congress approves measure to overturn Biden-era management plan for Alaska petroleum reserve
Congress has passed a measure to overturn a plan enacted during the Biden administration that put off limits to oil and gas leasing nearly half a vast petroleu…
Leavenworth named top-two trending US city for Christmas festivities
HomeToGo named Leavenworth as the second most popular U.S. city for Christmas festivities.
Idaho Republican wanted to save an Army ROTC program. He called in Trump
The University of Idaho’s U.S. Army officer training program, better known as ROTC, was placed on the chopping block as part of federal cuts before President D…
Atmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods and deaths on stormy seas
The long plume of tropical moisture that formed over the Pacific Ocean began drenching the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday and unleashed widespread rain ov…
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts from its vast ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples from Canada, as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture…
Cases jump to 23 in the botulism outbreak tied to baby formula. Here's what to know
Nearly two dozen babies in 13 states have been sickened in a growing outbreak of infantile botulism linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula, federal health o…
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell concedes reelection fight to progressive activist Katie Wilson
First-term Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded his reelection fight to progressive activist Katie Wilson on Thursday, handing another victory to leftist Democ…