Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts…
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Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area larger than Los Angeles
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the…
Continue Reading Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
Associated Press Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive…
Continue Reading Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
Associated Press BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour…
Continue Reading Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area size of Los Angeles
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the…
Continue Reading Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a…
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Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town
William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a lightning-sparked wildfire began tearing…
Continue Reading Scores of wildfires are scorching swaths of the US and Canada. Here’s the latest on some of them
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon,…
Continue Reading People flee Idaho town through a tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one where a man drove past…
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California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening…
Continue Reading US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest to…
Continue Reading A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting wildfire that has become California’s largest this year, prosecutor says
OROVILLE, Calif (AP) — A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting wildfire that has become California’s largest this year, prosecutor…
Continue Reading Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Associated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced…
Continue Reading Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday…
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Surprise Yellowstone geyser eruption highlights little known hazard at popular park
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A surprise eruption of steam in a Yellowstone National Park geyser basin that sent people scrambling for…
Continue Reading Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students wants trial moved to Boise
Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students are urging a judge to move…
Continue Reading Surprise blast of rock, water and steam in Yellowstone sends dozens running for safety
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into…
Continue Reading Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and…
Continue Reading Wildfires plague the West amid a scorching heat wave and high winds
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — At least a half-dozen homes lay in ruins Monday after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly swept into a…
Continue Reading A man kills a grizzly bear in Montana after it attacks while he is picking berries
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a…
Continue Reading Idaho inmate gets life sentence for escaping state custody at Boise hospital
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho inmate was sentenced Friday to life in prison for escaping state custody at a Boise hospital after…
Continue Reading How boot camps are helping to address the historic gap in internet access on US tribal lands
Associated Press There’s a home movie theater with orange walls and plush recliners at the top of a steep hill on Matthew Rantanen’s ranch in…
Continue Reading Money from Washington’s landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes…
Continue Reading Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had…
Continue Reading Judge rejects effort by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to get records from Catholic church
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena…
Continue Reading 5 people escape hot, acidic pond after SUV drove into inactive geyser in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Five people were able to escape a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were…
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US Forest Service pilot hikes to safety after helicopter crash near central Idaho wildfire
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that was responding to a small wildfire in central Idaho before crashing in the Sawtooth National…
Continue Reading US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of…
Continue Reading West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement…
Continue Reading Families of workers killed in Idaho airport hangar collapse sue construction company
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The families of two construction workers killed when an airport hangar in Idaho collapsed are suing several…
Continue Reading Pilot killed when firefighting plane crashes into Montana reservoir while scooping up water
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The pilot died when a single-engine firefighting aircraft crashed into a Montana reservoir Wednesday afternoon while scooping…
Continue Reading Groups sue to restore endangered species protection for US northern Rockies wolves
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent federal government decision not to protect…
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Tax preparation company Intuit to lay off 1,800 as part of an AI-focused reorganization plan
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax preparation and financial software company Intuit announced an AI-focused reorganization plan Wednesday…
Continue Reading Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit…
Continue Reading Gunman who was killed by Yellowstone rangers had planned a July 4 mass shooting, park reveals
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The warning from a woman in Yellowstone National Park came in just after midnight on July Fourth:…
Continue Reading Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Associated Press DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being…
Continue Reading Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths amid heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths amid heat…
Continue Reading Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Associated Press DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. were still drawn…
Continue Reading Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday,…
Continue Reading More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that…
Continue Reading Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Records tumbled across the West as a slow-moving heat wave of potentially historic proportions tightened its…
Continue Reading Ranger injured and armed person making threats dies at Yellowstone, park says
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — An armed person who was making unspecified threats at Yellowstone National Park died and a park ranger was…
Continue Reading 1 shot at shopping mall food court in Seattle suburb
LYNNWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A person was shot in a shopping mall food court in a Seattle suburb on Wednesday evening, law enforcement officials said.…
Continue Reading To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
Associated Press To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy…
Continue Reading Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay $5M
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must…
Continue Reading In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to…
Continue Reading After Supreme Court decision, the Biden administration reminds doctors they must provide emergency abortions
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Supreme Court decision, the Biden administration reminds doctors they must provide emergency…
Continue Reading Some cities facing homelessness crisis applaud Supreme Court decision, while others push back
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces will…
Continue Reading JBLM servicemen say the Army didn’t protect them from a doctor charged with abusive sexual contact
Associated Press Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who…
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Yellowstone officials: Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth
Yellowstone National Park officials said Friday a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June…
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Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner’s death and as Mideast tensions rise
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted on Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim…
Continue Reading Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what’s a kinkajou, anyway? One of the mammals — which look like a cross…
Continue Reading First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police
Associated Press A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a…
Continue Reading Suburban Seattle officer found guilty of murder in first conviction under law lowering bar for prosecutions of police
KENT, Wash. (AP) — Suburban Seattle officer found guilty of murder in first conviction under law lowering bar for prosecutions of…
Continue Reading Years after Idaho college students were stabbed to death, judge eyes 2025 trial for suspect
Associated Press It could be another year or more before a man accused in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students goes to…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted opinion
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted opinion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a reversal foreshadowed by a prematurely posted…
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Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone
Dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of how a mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times featured in Native American…
Continue Reading What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to…
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Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court seems poised to rule emergency abortions are allowed in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to rule emergency abortions are allowed in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report…
Continue Reading Native American ceremony will celebrate birth of white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park
Ceremonies and celebrations are planned Wednesday near the west entrance of Yellowstone National Park to mark the recent birth of a white buffalo…
Continue Reading Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
Associated Press WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — In a gathering near a picturesque lake outside Yellowstone National Park, hundreds of people…
Continue Reading Three weeks after a landslide, Wyoming will reopen a highway critical for commuters
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Crews were almost done building a temporary route on Tuesday around a landslide that closed a vital road for thousands of…
Continue Reading Town in Washington state to pay $15 million to parents of 13-year-old who drowned at summer camp
SEATTLE (AP) — A town in Washington state will pay the parents of a teenage boy $15 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit they filed after he…
Continue Reading 2 inmates charged with attempted murder after attack on Montana jail guards
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two Montana inmates were charged with attempted murder Tuesday after allegedly using makeshift weapons to attack corrections…
Continue Reading The Lahaina fire worsened Maui’s housing shortage. Now officials eye limiting tourist Airbnb rentals
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and…
Continue Reading Maui ponders its future as leaders consider restricting vacation rentals loved by tourists
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests,…
Continue Reading Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults…
Continue Reading Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without parental approval
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee prepares to become the second U.S. state to enact a ban against adults helping minors get an…
Continue Reading Jury awards more than $13 million to ultramarathon athlete injured in fall on a Seattle sidewalk
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A jury awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was severely injured when she fell on a Seattle…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books – and on themselves
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached…
Continue Reading Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ placed on hold
SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure. King…
Continue Reading Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A relentless heat wave continued to bake most of the United States on Friday, with numerous areas expected to…
Continue Reading 2 crop dusting airplanes collided in southern Idaho, killing 1 pilot and severely injuring the other
ARCO, Idaho (AP) — Two crop dusting airplanes collided near an airport in southern Idaho on Thursday and crashed to the ground, killing one of the…
Continue Reading 2 killed in helicopter crash in Washington state, authorities say
BLUESTEM, Wash. (AP) — Two men died in a helicopter crash in eastern Washington state, authorities said. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief…
Continue Reading Jury to begin deliberating in murder trial of suburban Seattle officer who killed a man in 2019
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A suburban Seattle officer who fatally shot a homeless man in 2019 ignored his training and should be convicted…
Continue Reading Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth…
Continue Reading US government, for the 1st time, details how Northwest dams devastated the region’s Native tribes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and…
Continue Reading US government for the first time acknowledges how damming of Pacific Northwest rivers devastated region’s Native tribes
SEATTLE (AP) — US government for the first time acknowledges how damming of Pacific Northwest rivers devastated region’s Native…
Continue Reading Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with little political experience when…
Continue Reading An Oregon nurse faces assault charges that she stole fentanyl and replaced IV drips with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse at a southern Oregon hospital is facing criminal charges that she harmed nearly four dozen patients by stealing…
Continue Reading Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
By EUGENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a…
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Biden’s Title IX rule blocked by judge in 6 additional states
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six…
Continue Reading Severe weather forecast around US with high Southwest temperatures, Gulf rain and Rockies snow
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Heat and cold extremes are expected this week in the U.S. Officials warned Southwest residents to…
Continue Reading Judge could soon set trial date for man charged in killings of 4 University of Idaho students
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge could soon decide on a trial date for a man charged in the deaths of four University…
Continue Reading Crews rescue 30 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 30 people Friday after they were stuck for close to half an hour dangling upside down high…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone isn’t the last word on the abortion pill
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Supreme Court ‘s ruling on technical grounds Thursday keeps the abortion pill mifepristone available in…
Continue Reading Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo
By MATTHEW BROWN, MEAD GRUVER AND AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Standing at the edge of a bluff…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students…
Continue Reading Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in…
Continue Reading Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died
By STEVEN DuBOIS and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Neil Goldschmidt, a former Oregon governor whose confession that he had sex with a…
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Bull that jumped the fence at Oregon rodeo forced to retire from competition, owner says
Party Bus, a 3-year-old bull bred for bucking, has performed in his first and last…
Continue Reading Off-duty guard charged with killing Seattle-area teen after mistaking toy for gun, authorities say
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press An off-duty security guard has been charged with murder after authorities say he stopped three teens outside a…
Continue Reading Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide…
Continue Reading Bull that jumped the fence at Oregon rodeo to retire from competition, owner says
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Party Bus, a three-year-old bull bred for bucking, has performed in his first and last rodeo.…
Continue Reading Idaho police force loses millions worth of gear and vehicles in fire
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police in northern Idaho lost millions of dollars worth of law enforcement equipment and vehicles in a fire that…
Continue Reading Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota…
Continue Reading Bureau of Land Management shrinks proposed size of controversial Idaho wind farm project
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management’s preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern…
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