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...
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...
Asian giant hornet nest destroyed in Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. — Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was located...
Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave people exposed
BILLINGS, Mont. — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke...
Nine women now serving as governors in US, tying a record
Taking over on short notice for a scandal-plagued predecessor in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul began her tenure...