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
Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel 'dangerous to impossible'
“Do not take this storm lightly,” the weather service in Reno warned.
Should schools ban cell phones?
Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules.
Small, nonthreatening balloon intercepted over Utah by NORAD
NORAD, a joint military command tasked with defending the airspace over the U.S. and Canada, has not said where the balloon came from or why it was flying over…
Native American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently rejected seven proposals for projects on the Navajo Nation, which stretches 27,000 square miles (69,000 squar…
A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
Ward's girlfriend told animal control they bought Winston at a reptile exhibition in Denver in October and another Gila monster named Potato from a breeder in …
Court lifts federal coal sales moratorium in a setback for Dems and environmentalists
More than 260 million tons of coal, or almost half of the nation’s total, was mined by private companies from leases on federal land in 2022
To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle
The goal of the agency's “ cetacean desk ” is to keep the marine mammals safe from boat strikes and reduce noise in the highly transited inland seawaters.
Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies
It also will give Discover's payment network a major credit card partner in a way that could make the payment network a major competitor once again.
California braces for flooding again as another wet winter storm hits
Thunderstorms in valleys around the state capital on Monday could bring “brief tornadoes, large amounts of small hail, heavy rain, lightning, and gusty winds,”…
Montana Rep. Rosendale drops US Senate bid after 6 days, citing Trump endorsement of opponent
In Washington, Rosendale is among the House’s most hard-right conservatives and a member of the House Freedom Caucus
Montana nuclear base lockdown lifted after suspicious person prompts active shooter report
No shots were fired and nobody was injured at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls
A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but 'super educational' spectacle
The 46-foot male whale washed ashore at Sunset Beach State Park south of Warrenton on Monday morning. It was entangled in rope.
Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp says he will aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Tuesday that his state’s National Guard will also coordinate with Texas officials
Oregon resident diagnosed with the plague
Here are a few things to know about the illness
US inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only grad
At his most recent news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell singled out persistently high services prices as a concern