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![In San Francisco, talk of decline haunts iconic city](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-California-transportation.jpg?w=980&q=75)
In San Francisco, talk of decline haunts iconic city
Is the famous West Coast port city caught in a “doom loop” of falling population and city revenue, or is it just evolving once again? Experts say the truth may lie somewhere in the middle.
![Federal judge temporarily blocks Idaho’s transgender bathroom bill](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-trans-PRIDE.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Federal judge temporarily blocks Idaho’s transgender bathroom bill
The temporary restraining order against Senate Bill 1100 prevents Idaho from forcing school districts to adopt policies enforcing sex-separated facilities.
![Biden designates national monument near Grand Canyon](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-arizona-water.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden designates national monument near Grand Canyon
Biden’s executive order will create the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument and protect land in Arizona’s Coconino and Mohave counties from any future uranium mining.
![Feds can allow gas drilling in sage grouse habitat, Tenth Circuit rules](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/06/2017-06-08T013102Z_1_LYNXMPED5702Y_RTROPTP_4_USA-SAGEGROUSE-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Feds can allow gas drilling in sage grouse habitat, Tenth Circuit rules
Gas drilling can go ahead in the Wyoming land where sage-grouse live and migrating pronghorns pass through, a Tenth Circuit panel ruled.
![Self-serve gas comes to Oregon’s big cities](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Oregon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Self-serve gas comes to Oregon’s big cities
Oregon’s new self-serve gas law went into effect on Friday, allowing drivers in all counties to pump their own gas for the first time in 72 years.
![Oregon man accused of kidnapping woman, locking her in cinderblock cell](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Oregon-crime.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Oregon man accused of kidnapping woman, locking her in cinderblock cell
Alanna Madden
(CN) — A 29-year-old man is in federal custody for interstate kidnapping on Wednesday after a Washington woman escaped a makeshift cell in his Oregon home, and the FBI believes there may be other victims in other states.
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![Judge blocks plan to build pipeline into Montana wilderness lake](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-wilderness.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge blocks plan to build pipeline into Montana wilderness lake
A federal judge in Missoula on Wednesday stopped the installation of a mile-long oxygenated water pipeline into a Montana wilderness area.
![Phoenix records hottest month of any US city in history](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-Arizona-Cactus.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Phoenix records hottest month of any US city in history
With an average monthlong temperature of 102.7 degrees Fahrenheit, the capital of Arizona made history in July.
![Colorado man accused of planning to join terror group pleads not guilty](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/06/Flag-colorado.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Colorado man accused of planning to join terror group pleads not guilty
A Colorado man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he had planned to join the Islamic State group.
![The Sphere mesmerizing Las Vegas months before opening](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/07/attachment-Las-Vegas-Sphere.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Sphere mesmerizing Las Vegas months before opening
The band U2 will be the opening act for the 20,000-seat venue this October, but the Sphere is already drawing in crowds with graphic displays that can be seen for miles.