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Regional News

What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.

Updated 3 days, 8 hours ago

Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko gets legal status to protect their daughter's inheritance

Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko the status of temporary guardian of Kaya's estate until a long-term admi…

Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities

Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, stormed the Islamic Center on Monday before being driven back outside by a security guard who exchanged gunfire with the…

Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Glacier National Park plows at Big Drift, which is the last of the snow on the Going-to-the-Sun Road

While crews may be at the last of the snow, it still takes several weeks to get the road completely open for the summer season.

Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Arizona executes inmate convicted of killing another man set on fire in a 2002 attack

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office pressed for the execution, said: “My thoughts today are with the family and the loved ones of Charles Perez a…

Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

The flames were initially pushed by gusts that topped 30 mph, but firefighters were aided by calmer winds overnight, said department spokesperson Andrew Dowd.

Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Four crew members eject safely after two Navy jets collide during air show in Boise

BOISE — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, offic…

Updated 5 months ago
Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI's future

One of the jury’s tasks is to decide if Musk filed his lawsuit in time. Much of the testimony has centered on OpenAI’s early years after its 2015 founding, but…

Updated 5 months ago
Kouri Richins, author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband

Prosecutors said Richins, a 35-year-old real estate agent with a house-flipping business, was millions in debt and planning a future with another man. She had …

Updated 5 months ago
Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

What they found was sobering: Only five states plus the District of Columbia had meaningful growth in reading test scores from 2022 to 2025. Nationally, studen…

Updated 5 months ago
Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park

A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of the Gulf of Alaska descends on the Northern R…

Updated 5 months ago
Deadly bear attack in Glacier National Park is the first in decades at the iconic park

The hiker's body was discovered Wednesday in a densely wooded area about 50 feet off the Mt. Brown Trail. No other details were immediately released, but autho…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
A late spring snowstorm slams Colorado, closing schools and disrupting commuters

Commuters in Denver were dealing with slick roads. A few crashes were reported by the State Patrol but there was no word of serious injuries. Forecasters warne…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Bear attack injures two hikers in Yellowstone National Park

Park officials said one or more bears were involved, but did not specify which species. The park has populations of both grizzly bears and black bears, which c…

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman

Altman, OpenAI's CEO, was in attendance at the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, although he was not scheduled to testify on Wednesday.

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Settlement pending in lawsuit accusing Whitefish of racial profiling

A lawsuit in federal court accusing the city of Whitefish of racial profiling appears poised to end in a settlement after a judge dismissed several of the orig…