Billings family dinner turns deadly: Eight killed, including children
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for…
Authorities arrest man in connection with Spokane wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of…
Cooler weather may aid firefighters battling wildfires in eastern Washington
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters battle…
5,000 homes evacuated, 600 structures destroyed in Spokane-area fires
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by…
Record-breaking heat wave prompts safety warnings across Western US
A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western U.S. on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs,…
Montana man hikes himself to rescue with pole impaled in his side
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and…
Heat wave continues across central and southern US
At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United…
Bison attack in Yellowstone: Grandfather survives campground encounter
Bison that appear to be grazing peacefully are able to accelerate into a terrifying pace, making them among…
US nixes protections for imperiled species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and…
Interior Department narrows Endangered Species Act protections
PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species…
Trump administration launches US Wildland Fire Service amid worsening wildfires
The deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire are casting a spotlight on the Trump…
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into US without permission
DETROIT (AP) — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox…