Out West

California and the Mexican state of Sonora will work together to combat climate change and strengthen economic ties after the governors of the two states signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday.

It was only five years ago in August 2020, during the turbulence and uncertainty of the pandemic, that the price of an ounce of gold reached $2,000 for the first time.

The government of British Columbia filed legislation Thursday that would permit the province to levy tolls on vehicles between the Lower 48 and Alaska.

Emily Pike’s death sparks calls for justice as community places hundreds of red handprints in memorial.

An annual wildfire briefing earlier this week between staffers for Southwestern members of Congress and Forest Service officials was unusual for two reasons, according to a congressional aide in attendance:

The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved funding to fight wildfires and bonuses for wildland firefighters during a meeting Friday at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise.

‘Bye Felicia,’ one lawmaker posts on social media, saying ‘Sundance does not fit in Utah anymore.’ Boulder, Colorado, is a festival relocation finalist.

A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.

A string of storms in California and Nevada brought some moisture back to the West this winter, improving snowpack in the region, but not enough to erase deficits in the state.

The proposal to use outdated groundwater models was rejected as concerns about future Colorado River supplies mount.