COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case are adding greater uncertainty to whether Oregon legislators will...
6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt
Six Native American tribes sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that...
EXPLAINER: What are ‘Crisis Standards of Care?’
BOISE, Idaho — As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care...
Biden faces limits of $1.9T COVID aid as some states resist
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, but $1.9 trillion...
Biden slammed for challenging nuclear workplace health law
SPOKANE, Wash. — Officials in Washington state are upset the Biden administration is challenging a law making it easier for workers who become ill...
Portland scraps Texas boycott, allocates abortion funds
PORTLAND, Ore. — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits...
US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after...
Climate change, logging collide — and a forest shrinks
CUSTER CITY, S.D. — Looking down a hillside dotted with large stumps and nearly devoid of trees, a pair of retired U.S. Forest Service...
US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
MADISON, Wis. — Dozens of American Indian tribes asked the Biden administration Tuesday to immediately enact emergency protections for wolves, saying states have become...
Washington hospital execs: little capacity to help Idaho
SEATTLE — Washington is facing its own COVID-19 crisis and has little capacity to help neighboring Idaho deal with an overwhelming surge of cases...