Regional News
What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.
Flash-flood risk lingers across the Southwest after Rachel’s remnants swamped Nevada
Protests over immigration raids continue across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, as officials in cities from coast to coast get ready for major demonstra…
More than 30 arrested in downtown Spokane as ICE protesters clash with police
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown declared a state of emergency amid ICE protests downtown and issued a curfew to begin at 9:30 p.m.
Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of US lands
Sharp disagreement over such sales has laid bare a split among Republicans who support wholesale transfers of federal property to spur development and generate revenue, and other lawmakers who are staunchly opposed…
IOC leaders praise Los Angeles amid unrest in 2028 Olympics host city
Olympic officials meeting Wednesday in Switzerland took a calm, longer view of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles after days of images of deployed military a…
Authorities believe they spotted ex-soldier Travis Decker, who is wanted in deaths of 3 daughters
The off-trail hiker ran from sight as the helicopter passed, the sheriff's office said. Teams later found a trail, and K-9 teams tracked the person to the area…
Los Angeles mayor imposes curfew on downtown following increased nighttime violence
The curfew will be in place in a 1 square mile section of downtown that includes the area where protests have occurred since Friday. The city of Los Angeles en…
Bison gores man in Yellowstone after visitors get too close
Bison gored at least two people in Yellowstone last year including an 83-year-old South Carolina woman who was seriously injured. A bison gored an Arizona woma…
What to know about Trump's deployment of the Marines and National Guard to LA's immigration protests
Marines and additional National Guard troops headed to Los Angeles on Tuesday, sent in by President Donald Trump in response to protests over immigration raids…
California governor plans to file lawsuit against Trump over National Guard deployment to protests
While much of the city was spared from any violence, clashes swept through several downtown blocks and a handful of other places. It could take days to clear t…
Search expands for former Army soldier accused of killing his 3 young daughters in Washington state
Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Friday night that he was ordering the state’s National Guard to help with the search, saying “we will be providing helicopter transportation for law enforcement as they search in remote …
Search expands for former Army soldier accused of killing his 3 young daughters in Washington state
Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army …
2 arrested with arsenal and Nazi paraphernalia after base robbery were ex-military, prosecutors say
The federal complaint charges them with robbery, assault and theft of government property. They also face investigation on state charges of unlawful possession…
Washington man supplied chemicals used in California fertility clinic bombing, authorities say
Federal authorities allege Park shipped 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate to Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, who bombed the clinic and was killed in the blast. The chemic…
Authorities are searching for a Washington state father of 3 dead girls
On Friday the mother of the girls, ages 9, 8 and 5, reported that their father did not return them after a planned visit, police said. Over the weekend auth…
Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices
Normally it would have taken months, if not years, for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to review plans to reopen a project like Anfield Energy's Velvet-Wood…