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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.
A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
In the wake of the fentanyl crisis, the rejection of drug liberalization measures in Oregon and states across the …
Amazon unveils a "smarter and more conversational" Alexa amid AI race among tech companies
The company says its also working on a “speech-to-speech” model that will, for example, allow Alexa to exhibit human-like attributes, such as laughter and phra…
Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
Byrd said the initial death tally was too high for several reasons, adding that the lower tally now was the “normal and natural” progression of the long-term f…
Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon's novel psilocybin experiment takes off
No prescription or referral is needed, but proponents hope Oregon's legalization will spark a revolution in mental health care.
Former firearms executive Busse seeks Democratic nomination for Montana governor
During a 25-year career in the firearms industry, Busse said, he directed the sale of almost 3 million guns from the manufacturer Kimber America
Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate and governor, won't seek reelection in 2024
Romney noted that he would be in his mid-80s at the end of another six-year Senate term
Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear is doing well but has long recovery ahead, family says
One of the two hunters shot at the bear and it left the area, said Morgan Jacobsen, a spokesperson for Montana's wildlife department
Phoenix on track to set another heat record, this time for most daily highs at or above 110 degrees
The desert city set a record in July with a 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees. The previous record was 18 straight days, set in 1974
Amazon CEO says 'it’s probably not going to work out' for employees who defy return-to-office policy
In July, Amazon also rolled out a policy that requires some workers in smaller offices to move to main offices located in bigger cities, according to multiple …
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs recently announced new regulations through the heat emphasis program
North American grassland birds in peril, spurring all-out effort to save birds and their habitat
Sprague’s pipit, a songbird that’s lost more than 75% of its population since 1970 and breeds only in portions of Montana, North Dakota and small patches of th…
Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
Almost half of the estimated 48,000 gallons (180,000 liters) of molten petroleum asphalt that spilled has not been recovered, officials said
At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
The issues today appear eerily similar to the issues in 1963
As Tropical Storm Hilary shrinks, desert and mountain towns dig themselves out of the mud
Hilary first slammed into Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula as a hurricane, causing one death and widespread flooding before becoming a tropical storm
Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars
Mud and boulders spilled onto highways, water gushed onto roadways and tree branches fell in neighborhoods from San Diego to Los Angeles
1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
The blaze began shortly after midday Friday on the west side of Medical Lake, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Spokane, and then expanded