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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 …
Dorli Rainey, symbol of Occupy movement, dies at 95
Rainey was back out protesting a couple days later
Utah judge reverses law banning transgender kids from sports
the panel will be allowed to ask for and assess the child's height and weight i
Yellowstone says foot in hot spring linked to July 31 death
foul play is not suspected
Climate bill's unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry
U.S. oil and gas production and emissions from burning fuels could keep growing, according to some industry analysts and climate experts
Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
Turbine blades hundreds of feet long are among myriad threats to golden eagles, which are routinely shot, poisoned by lead, hit by vehicles and electrocuted on…
Missoula Mayor John Engen dies of pancreatic cancer at 57
One of Engen's major accomplishments was using the city's power of eminent domain to acquire the water company that served the city.
Deadline looms for drought-stricken states to cut water use
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in June told the states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — to determine how to use at least…
Hawaii voters picking nominees in race to succeed Gov. Ige
Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state so voters have been mailing their ballots and placing them in drop boxes across the islands since late last month
Judge revives Obama-era ban on coal sales from federal lands
The coal program brought in $387 million for federal and state coffers through royalties and other payments in 2020
Groups get creative to help Alaska voters with ranked voting
Under ranked voting, ballots are counted in rounds. A candidate can win outright with more than 50% of the vote in the first round
Rep. Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Trump, concedes
Trump had targeted the six-term incumbent and endorsed Joe Kent, a former Green Beret, in the 3rd Congressional District contest
Drazan: Declare state of emergency for homeless crisis in OR
the estimated number of people experiencing homelessness spiked 25% in the Portland area between 2020 and 2022
In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways
Planners and farmers are coming at the problem of saltwater intrusion with a desalination plant, an artificial rock barrier and groundwater pumps
'Overwhelmed': Cops combat violent crime as ranks dwindle
Departments are scrambling to recruit in a tight labor market and also rethinking what services they can provide and what role police should play in their comm…
Montana sandwich shop sign returned 20 years after theft
With the box was a letter, where the two anonymous men explained what happened all those years ago