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
Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered
Overworked officers assigned to guard Epstein had failed to recognize he had amassed a surplus of bed linens
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes a wide area of Southern California, no injuries reported
The quake was felt as a slight rocking in downtown Los Angeles
California restaurant's comeback shows how outdated, false Asian stereotype of dog-eating persists+
Still, there were moments where Rasavong felt like nobody, even media, was on his side. He said a few reporters approached him assuming the claims were true.
Bomb threats lead to brief lockdowns and the evacuation of multiple state capitols
Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated statehouse offices or buildings
Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
Of the roughly $1.2 billion a year spent on endangered and threatened species, about half goes toward recovery of just two types of fish: salmon and steelhead …
Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper's funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print
About a week before Christmas, the Eugene Weekly found inaccuracies in its bookkeeping
The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show
Others worry the dangers will again be played down.
As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest
Yet not everyone agrees on what type of assisted migration the region needs — or that it’s always a good thing
Teenager Najiah Knight wants to be the first woman at bull riding's top level. It's an uphill dream
She also wants to be a role model for women and for Native Americans.
For a new generation of indie rock acts, country music is king
c. According to the Midyear Music Report for data and analytics platform Luminate, country music experienced its biggest streaming week ever this year, a whopp…
Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn't breathe
As the sun went down Thursday, a crowd that included family members of Ellis gathered near a mural of him in Tacoma, temporarily blocking an intersection
Pacific storm dumps heavy rains, unleashes flooding in California coastal cities
The storm swept through Northern California earlier in the week as the center of the low-pressure system slowly moved south off the coast
States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire
An Associated Press investigation found that at least 15 states, from Alaska to Vermont, have tossed some of their trove of PPE because of expiration, surpluse…
It's not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization
In an open letter to employees Tuesday, Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan decried the vandalism of stores and escalating protests in the U.S. and abroad.
4 teenagers killed in single-vehicle accident in Montana
Police said speed, no seatbelts and possibly alcohol contributed to the accident just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning in Billings