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 officials downplay first-of-its-kind climate trial
Plaintiffs' attorneys say Montana has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project
A nun commends Dodgers' handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy
“A professional baseball team has shockingly chosen to honor a group whose lewdness and vulgarity in mocking our Lord, His Mother, and consecrated women cannot…
Bud Light, America's top beer for decades, falls to second following LGBTQ+ marketing criticism
Bud Light’s U.S. retail sales were down 24% the week ending June 3
Newsom spars with Fox News host Hannity over Biden, immigration and the economy
. After coasting to reelection as governor in 2022, Newsom took the millions of dollars left over in his campaign account to start a new political action commi…
Youth go to trial in a test of state's obligation to protect Montana residents from warming
Environmentalists have called the bench trial a turning point because similar suits in nearly every state have already been dismissed
Montana gas power plant can resume construction, judge rules
Plant would produce up to 175 megawatts of electricity
Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
Business and property owners were among those who backed the ordinance, saying campsites are causing them to lose customers and creating safety issues
'I can taste the air': Canadian wildfire smoke spreads hazardous haze at home and in the US
Canadian officials say this is shaping up to be the nation's worst wildfire season ever
Young, wild and free: Wolverine spotted in California for only second time in last 100 years
The animal could have traveled from the Rocky and Cascade mountain ranges, or from as far away as Canada or Alaska
Man pleads guilty to picking up Yellowstone bison calf that was rejected by herd, euthanized
Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd but were unsuccessful
Pain and terror felt by passengers before Boeing Max crashed can be considered, judge rules
At a hearing last week, Boeing lawyers sought to block testimony about pain and suffering by passengers in the minutes before the crash
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
More than 200 loads of retardant got into waterways over the past decad
Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it
The unidentified man pushed the struggling calf up from the river and onto a roadway, park officials said in a news release
Montana governor signs law to define 'sex' as only male or female
The Montana bill 'is an attempt to erase trans, nonbinary and two-spirit people from the code, thereby removing the rights, privileges and considerations that …
California, Arizona, Nevada offer landmark drought deal to use less Colorado River water — for now
In exchange for temporarily using less water, cities, irrigation districts and Native American tribes in the three states will receive federal funding