Aug 03 Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate By John Hanna, Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press Light winds and lower temperatures are in the forecast to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area. Continue reading
Aug 02 Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes By John Hanna, Associated Press The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western U.S. — stretching the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them. Continue reading
Aug 02 Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say By Associated Press Investigators are confident that the gunman, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, acted alone during the shooting Saturday in Twin Falls, Police Chief Matthew Hicks said at a news conference. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Pirro’s office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian, David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it went through a renovation. Continue reading
Aug 01 Heat wave expected to bring record-breaking temps, heighten wildfire risk to parts of Western U.S. By Tammy Webber, Sarah Raza, Associated Press A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the ground — what’s known as a heat dome — from Arizona to Montana, though the good news is that it will be relatively short-lived, National Weather Service meteorologists said. Continue reading
Jul 31 Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal for Colorado River By Wufei Yu, Dorany Pineda, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal spares four other states from facing mandatory cuts for now. Continue reading
Jul 31 Social media companies sued over deaths of 4 teens amid rising pressure over child safety By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 4:53 Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks By Kate Tobin, Azhar Merchant, Miles O'Brien After years of battles over its use — and a long-running drought — states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks. Years of gridlock among the states prompted the federal government to step in. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 5:49 Unaccompanied migrant children at risk of losing legal representation By Ali Schmitz, Ali Rogin Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation, now that a federal contract with legal aid groups representing the minors is expiring. That contract, held by the non-profit Acacia Center for Justice, had funded legal services for unaccompanied children… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 10:42 Brooks and Capehart on Blanche's stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Todd Blanche’s stalled confirmation to be attorney general, Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund,' turmoil inside the Democratic National Committee and the… Continue watching