COVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon

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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

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Six Native American tribes sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that...

Union members vote to accept new Mondelez contract

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HENRICO, Va. — Striking union members voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that...

Land agency moving back to DC, reversing Trump-era decision

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WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the national headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees 245 million acres in Western...

EXPLAINER: What are ‘Crisis Standards of Care?’

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BOISE, Idaho — As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in much of the U.S., public health leaders have approved health care...

Illegal marijuana farms take West’s scarce water

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LA PINE, Ore. — Jack Dwyer pursued a dream of getting back to the land by moving in 1972 to an idyllic, tree-studded parcel...

Fighting fire with fire to protect ancient sequoia trees

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LOS ANGELES — With flames advancing toward the signature grove of ancient massive trees in Sequoia National Park, firefighters on Thursday fought fire with...

Fighting fire with fire to protect ancient sequoia trees

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LOS ANGELES — With flames advancing toward the signature grove of ancient massive trees in Sequoia National Park, firefighters on Thursday fought fire with...

Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92

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LOS ANGELES — Jane Powell, the bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star of Hollywood's golden age musicals who sang with Howard Keel in “Seven Brides for Seven...

Union, Mondelez reach tentative agreement amid strike

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HENRICO, Va. — A tentative contract agreement reached between snack company Mondelez and striking union workers could end a walkout that began last month. ...