Court mulls if bail is too high in Yale student killing case
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with whether a $20 million bond set for a former researcher at the Massachusetts...
Portland vote on banning city business with Texas delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland, Oregon, City Council vote on a draft emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from...
Officials: Health care rationing could spread across Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's move to “crisis standards of care” is allowing some hospitals to ration health care as they struggle with an onslaught...
Planned ban over abortion law could cost Texas $7M a year
PORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland, Oregon’s plan to boycott Texas goods and services over its new abortion law could cost Texas companies...
EXPLAINER: What are some key decisions in fighting fires?
SPOKANE, Wash. — Thousands of wildfires ignite in the U.S. each year, and each one requires firefighters to make quick decisions, often in difficult...
First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist...
US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire...
Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection
SEATTLE — Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November...
As districts insist on vaccines, some teachers push back
PORTLAND, Ore. — Some of the biggest school systems in the U.S. are taking a hard line with teachers and staff members who are...
Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot
SEATTLE — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a...