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
Thieves nab pricey bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after faking a seizure, sheriff says
They got into a gold Cadillac Escalade with tinted windows and no license plates that pulled up outside the store, the sheriff's office said.
Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike
The hospital doctors at Providence St. Vincent in Portland and providers at the women's health clinics ratified their new contracts earlier this month.
Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks including a weekend death in Colorado
Saturday's avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a week in that state, according to the Colorado Avalanche …
How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse
It's hard to quantify exactly how the wildfires are affecting the rental market, but LA rents rose faster than prices nationwide in January compared to the pre…
Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home
FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed, and while Peltier acknowledged firing shots during the confrontation, he denied being the person whose s…
2 people killed in Oregon avalanche near a snowmobile trail, authorities say
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday it responded overnight to an area known as Happy Valley, which is west of the city of Bend and northeast of Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort
Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota
Much of the Midwest including Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska also is gripped by low temperatures double digits below zero.
Southern California hit by destructive debris flows caused by heavy rains
First responders searched every vehicle in a pileup Thursday near Multnomah Falls, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Portland, Oregon, the Multnomah Count…
Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as freezing rain, snow aim for Oregon
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued in areas where hillsides were burned bare by the Palisades Fire, which was the most destructive in LA history, over …
Search underway along Alaska's western coast for plane carrying 10 people
The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Ala…
Shoshone new Rapid Action Team busts meth lab
The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in Pine Creek on Tuesday morning, leading to the discovery of a significant metha…
What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
A few days before the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 8, 2023, fire, Gov. Josh Green announced that seven defendants accused of causing the tragedy had ag
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator R…
Beyoncé wins album of the year at the 2025 Grammys for 'Cowboy Carter'
In winning album of the year with “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé has become the first Black woman to win the top prize in the 21st century. The last was Lauryn Hill …
Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder
Chun Oakland didn't know Momohara, who was 16, but the unsolved death has haunted her and other McKinley students and staff for nearly half a century. That was…