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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.
BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris has referred to the mining company as “the elephant in the room” in the BNS…
US job openings rise modestly to 8.8 million in February in strong labor market
Monthly job openings are down from a peak of 12.2 million in March 2022 but are still at a high level. Before 2021, they'd never topped 8 million
West Coast whale population recovers 5 years after hundreds washed up ashore
The population began to decline after numbering about 27,000 whales in 2016. The mortality event hits its peak between Dec. 17, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2020, the ag…
California's commercial Dungeness crab season will end April 8 to protect whales
The situation will be reassessed in mid-April.
Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Details on the proposed rules, which could take a year to finalize, were obtained by The Associated Press in advance of their public release.
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.
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…
'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 …
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 $…
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 …
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…
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
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
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…
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
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.