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
Northern lights could be visible again in some US states after weekend solar storms
Auroras could be visible — especially in darker, rural areas — in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Main…
Millions of honeybees abuzz after truck overturns in Washington state
Deputies, county public works employees and several bee experts responded to the scene. The box hives later came off the truck, and local beekeepers swarmed to…
Supreme Court backs Utah oil railroad expansion and scales back a key environmental law
The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law for projects around…
Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion
Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Thursday to unravel several laws regulating abortion in the state.
Bigfork Whitewater festival marks 50 years on the 'Wild Mile'
Held Friday to Sunday, the festival marks five decades of whitewater tradition on the “Wild Mile,” a scenic and challenging Class IV stretch of the Swan River …
A music talent agency says 3 employees died on a plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood
The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the private plane that crashed into a…
Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
The GOP effort to kill the rules could have a profound impact on California’s longtime efforts to curb air pollution. The push comes after Senate Republicans e…
Police and firefighters respond to an explosion rocking the California city of Palm Springs
Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are on their way to the scene to help assess what happened, according to spokesperso…
Scam leads to almost a $1 million loss for elderly victim in Missoula
When the victim said she did not purchase any equipment, the Amazon representative claimed the victim’s identity was stolen and transferred the victim to the “Social Security Department” and the “U.S. Marshal," the…
Yellowstone National Park officials kill bear that repeatedly broke into trash for human food
It is the first grizzly bear killed through park management actions since 2017, when a different grizzly bear damaged tents and accessed human food near a backcountry campsite, Yellowstone officials said Wednesday.…
Climber who survived 400-foot fall that killed 3 others was unconscious before seeking pay phone
One climber was rappelling off the piton — a metal spike pounded into rock cracks or ice that climbers anchor their ropes to — and the three others were tied i…
Microsoft to lay off about 3% of its workforce
Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but will focus on reducing the number of managers. Notices to employees began going out on Tuesday. Microsoft a…
A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
Who should control such sites has long been a burning source of disagreement in the West, where about half the acreage is under federal control and cities that…
3 die in North Cascades National Park climbing fall
A party of four climbers from Renton was involved in the fall while descending a steep gully in the area of North Early Winters Spire. The post said three people died at the scene and the fourth person freed themse…
Police deem Mother’s Day killings in Kalispell a murder-suicide
Officers eventually entered a residence where they discovered four individuals had died from apparent gunshot wounds, according to information from Kalispell P…