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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 15 hours ago

Asbestos victim's dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet's railroad

BNSF attorneys have denied the claims and are scheduled to lay out their defense beginning Tuesday

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic

The Seattle-based tech giant made an initial investment of $1.25 billion in Anthropic in September and indicated then it had plans to invest up to $4 billion.

Updated 3 weeks ago
Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

Only a few Nevada moose, perhaps just one, will be killed across an area larger than Massachusetts and New Jersey combined. But state officials expect thousand…

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
'Saved!'

“Saved!” is made up of a combination of recognizable Christian hymns, including “Nothing but the Blood of Jesus” and “How Can I Keep from Singing,” as well as …

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

Branson, of Cusick, Washington, sold an unidentified purchaser two sets of golden eagle tail feathers — highly prized among many Native American tribes — for $…

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes

The state Legislature earlier this month overwhelmingly approved the tribes bill expected to provide nearly $8 million total each year until at least 2031 for …

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
French bulldogs remain the most popular US breed in new rankings. Many fans aren't happy

After Frenchies, the most common breeds registered were Labs, golden retrievers, German shepherds and poodles. Then came dachshunds, bulldogs, beagles, Rottwei…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million, more than doubling her planned gifts to nonprofit applicants

Some 6,353 nonprofits applied for the $1 million grants when applications opened

Updated 1 month ago
Home sellers are cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates

The pickup in the share of home listings with price cuts is a sign the housing market is shifting back toward a more balanced dynamic between buyers and sellers

Updated 1 month ago
Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500

The actor issued an apology on his Instagram account Thursday, saying he “made an impulsive mistake” and calling himself an environmentalist with “the utmost r…

Updated 1 month ago
Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preserves

In 2019, Schubarth paid $400 to a hunting guide for testicles from a trophy-sized Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep killed in Montana

Updated 1 month ago
House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell

TikTok, which has more than 150 million American users, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.

Updated 1 month ago
The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states

Certain taxpayers in Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming, Arizona, Massachusetts, California and New York can p…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing? The wild and wacky skijoring

Every winter, thousands of people converge on the old mining town of Leadville, Colorado, high in the Rocky Mountains

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Orchard expansion in Canada's wine country stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed

Terbasket and other experts worry man-made barriers are already hurting the corridor's habitat connectivity, further threatening at-risk species and jeopardizi…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness last year to its highest reported level, a federal report found