School ages near toxic plumes as Nevada tribe calls for help
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Cracked windows, a bat colony in the ceiling, spotty heating and close…
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Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator’s mining bill
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen. Harry Reid’s role as chief…
Continue Reading Washington, Minnesota become trans refuges, shield abortions
By LISA BAUMANN and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington and Minnesota won’t cooperate with attempts to prosecute…
Continue Reading Washington governor signs legal protections for people who travel there seeking abortions, gender-affirming health care
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington governor signs legal protections for people who travel there seeking abortions, gender-affirming health…
Continue Reading Black parents seek schools affirming their history amid bans
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Every decision Assata Salim makes for her young son is important. Amid a spike in mass…
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New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun…
Continue Reading Texas man involved in online romance scams gets 3 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years in prison for his role in an online romance scam in which the…
Continue Reading Oregon nursing program risks closure amid leadership void
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A leadership void is putting a nursing program in Portland, Oregon, at risk of closure, causing concern for students and…
Continue Reading Court denies request to lift gag order in Idaho killings
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag…
Continue Reading Planned Senate bill would counteract Mining Law ruling
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada Democratic U.S. senator is looking to Congress to ensure mining companies can use…
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Haaland defends Willow, says US won’t end oil drilling
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious…
Continue Reading Early morning fire destroys wing of Idaho high school
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was…
Continue Reading Oregon secures 3-year supply of abortion-inducing medication
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication…
Continue Reading Washington state officially abolishes death penalty
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee…
Continue Reading US inventory: old forests cover area larger than California
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square…
Continue Reading Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington state Legislature
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on…
Continue Reading Ban on many semi-automatic rifles passes Washington state Legislature as mass shootings soar; governor expected to sign
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Ban on many semi-automatic rifles passes Washington state Legislature as mass shootings soar; governor expected to…
Continue Reading Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought
By MEAD GRUVER and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their…
Continue Reading Panel: Seattle police should apologize for protest violence
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department should “offer a sincere, public apology” for its violent response to people demonstrating after…
Continue Reading Son confronts mom, testifies in doomsday plot murder trial
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The only surviving child of a woman charged in the murders of her two youngest children and a…
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