Regional News
What's happening in the region? Here's a roundup of news from Spokane, Montana and other regional areas.
Inflation forces homebuilders to take it slow, raise prices
The constraints on homebuilders are unwelcome news for homebuyers
Wildfire victims left with nothing get hope from donated RVs
For now, there are more than 100 families on EmergencyRV.org’s waitlist
New push on to expand nuclear radiation compensation in US
Advocates have been trying for years to bri
COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
oth parties have used walkouts — a tool made available by the Oregon Constitution — in the past
Lawsuits claiming 2020 ballots were manipulated come to WA
Suits contend about 6,000 votes were flipped, more than 400,000 were added or removed
Oregon to charge out-of-state RV campers 25% more
Fee will be assessed starting next year at 56 campgrounds
6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt
Hunters blew past their limit during a court-ordered hunt in February
Sequoia National Park's giant trees at risk as fires grow
The Colony Fir about a mile from Giant Forest
Climate change, logging collide -- and a forest shrinks
Timber sales from federal forests nationwide more than doubled over the past 20 years
US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
Idaho law passed in July allows hunters to kill up to 90% of that state's wolves
Groups push to resume enforcement in Montana mining dispute
Lawsuit sought to block Hecla Mining Co. and its president, Phillips Baker Jr., from involvement in two proposed silver and copper mines
Washington hospital execs: little capacity to help Idaho
About two-thirds of Washington residents age 12 and older had been fully vaccinated
Portland mayor: Keeping police away from protest a mistake
A spokesperson for the police bureau said officers were monitoring the fight from an airplane
Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
Employers’ next steps could redefine how and where people work
Prized trout streams shrink as heat, drought grip US West
Heat waves and drought have raised water temperatures and imperiled fish species in several states