Regional News
What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.
Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada shool shooting is ordered detained
Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear is doing well but has long recovery ahead, family says
One of the two hunters shot at the bear and it left the area, said Morgan Jacobsen, a spokesperson for Montana's wildlife department
Phoenix on track to set another heat record, this time for most daily highs at or above 110 degrees
The desert city set a record in July with a 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees. The previous record was 18 straight days, set in 1974
Amazon CEO says 'it’s probably not going to work out' for employees who defy return-to-office policy
In July, Amazon also rolled out a policy that requires some workers in smaller offices to move to main offices located in bigger cities, according to multiple …
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs recently announced new regulations through the heat emphasis program
North American grassland birds in peril, spurring all-out effort to save birds and their habitat
Sprague’s pipit, a songbird that’s lost more than 75% of its population since 1970 and breeds only in portions of Montana, North Dakota and small patches of th…
Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment
Almost half of the estimated 48,000 gallons (180,000 liters) of molten petroleum asphalt that spilled has not been recovered, officials said
At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
The issues today appear eerily similar to the issues in 1963
As Tropical Storm Hilary shrinks, desert and mountain towns dig themselves out of the mud
Hilary first slammed into Mexico’s arid Baja California Peninsula as a hurricane, causing one death and widespread flooding before becoming a tropical storm
Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars
Mud and boulders spilled onto highways, water gushed onto roadways and tree branches fell in neighborhoods from San Diego to Los Angeles
1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire
The blaze began shortly after midday Friday on the west side of Medical Lake, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Spokane, and then expanded
Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
National Guard troops were called in to help evacuate patients and staff from Eastern State Hospital, a 367-bed psychiatric facility in Medical Lake.
City empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Kieron Testart, who was going door-to-door checking on people, said it’s “kind of like having a pint at the end of the world.”
3 deaths suspected in the Pacific Northwest's record-breaking heat wave
On Wednesday, daily high records were broken again in the same cities with temperatures from 102 to 105 degrees (38.9 to 40.6 C)
Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Canada has seen a record number of wildfires this year — contributing to choking smoke in parts of the U.S.
States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand
More than 89,000 transgender people ages 13 to 17 live in states that limit their access to gender-affirming care