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
Oregon's Cannon Beach reopens after cougar sighting on iconic coastal rock led to closure
State biologists believe the cougar ventured to Haystack Rock at low tide Saturday night to hunt birds, a behavior they have not previously witnessed at that s…
Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say
Officials did not use the word “serial killer” in announcing the connection between the death
LA County sheriff calls video of deputy tackling woman 'disturbing,' opens inquiry
Deputies were responding to a robbery in progress after receiving a 911 call from a store employee saying that two customers were assaulting “loss prevention e…
Help arrives to battle wildfire in Washington state near Columbia River Gorge
early 375 people are fighting the fire
The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
A much-feared backup of U.S passport applications has smashed into a wall of government bureaucracy
'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter
Its prevalence this summer is particularly striking on ridges and in mountain ranges where snow would have melted by now in drier years
Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it
The stuck weather pattern is “awfully unusual,” said NOAA's Carbin who had to look back in records to 1980 to see anything even remotely similar
Superfund town's health clinic accused of submitting false asbestos claims
The case focuses on the Center For Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana
US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places
The enormity of the task is evident in an aerial view of California's Tahoe National Forest, where mountainsides are colored brown and gray with the vast numbe…
No sign of threat from the hazardous train that plunged into Yellowstone River, regulators say
Water testing began Saturday and will continue throughout the cleanup of the derailment site
A bridge over Yellowstone River collapses, sending a freight train into the waters below
The train crew was safe and no injuries were reported
Scrutiny rises on Titan sub's unconventional design after deep water disaster
Furthermore, the Titan's hull had been subjected to repeated stress over the course of about two dozen previous dives, Graham-Jones said.
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
"In light of the treaty's text and history, we conclude that the treaty does not require the United States to take those affirmative steps.”
Insufficient prototype testing could put Titanic sub passengers in extreme danger, a lawsuit says
In the first piece of good news since the search began, a Canadian aircraft detected underwater noises
Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Welcome to one of the fiercest rivalries in U.S. politics, featuring dueling term-limited governors who represent opposite ends of the ideological spectrum and…