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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 …
Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
National Guard troops were called in to help evacuate patients and staff from Eastern State Hospital, a 367-bed psychiatric facility in Medical Lake.
City empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Kieron Testart, who was going door-to-door checking on people, said it’s “kind of like having a pint at the end of the world.”
3 deaths suspected in the Pacific Northwest's record-breaking heat wave
On Wednesday, daily high records were broken again in the same cities with temperatures from 102 to 105 degrees (38.9 to 40.6 C)
Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Canada has seen a record number of wildfires this year — contributing to choking smoke in parts of the U.S.
States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand
More than 89,000 transgender people ages 13 to 17 live in states that limit their access to gender-affirming care
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
Julia Olson, an attorney representing the youth, released a statement calling the ruling a “huge win for Montana"
Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
Most Black Americans identify as Christian
Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims
A seven-person jury in June found the clinic submitted 337 false claims that made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received
Power at the gas pump: Oregon lets drivers fuel their own cars, lifting decades-old self-serve ban
That leaves New Jersey as the only state that prohibits motorists from pumping their own gas
Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river
No efforts to catch or remove any of the animals because it's believed to have been a defensive attack
Woman's escape from cinder block cell may have spared others from similar nightmare, FBI says
'Police say she beat the door with her hands until they were bloody in order to break free'
Progress made against massive California-Nevada wildfire but flames threaten iconic Joshua trees
The fire started on private lands within the preserve, but the cause remains under investigation
Ex-Washington state newspaper editor pleads not guilty to paying girls for sexually explicit images
The victims, 10-to-14-year-old girls, sent images to an Instagram account and received money through a cash app account. Internet activity of those accounts was traced to Smith’s Spokane home, the documents said
Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren't ready
Hawaii's temperate climate means homes don't need to trap heat, so most don't have an additional wall to contain insulation. Structurally, their foundations ar…
Anchorage homeless face cold and bears
A record eight people died of exposure while living outside last winter and this year promises to be worse after the city closed an arena that housed 500 peopl…