Out West

After 30 years of drought, hydrologists say the Hoover Dam will lose 80% of hydropower production by spring 2027.

A three-judge panel took cues from the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which found that camping bans are not cruel and unusual punishment and do not violate the Eighth Amendment.

It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices.

Organizers of America250 celebration in Idaho announced a new fundraising campaign Wednesday that is designed to bring Idaho’s replica of the Liberty Bell on a tour of all 44 counties after the bell is restored.

As the state faces the possibility of big cuts to its share of Colorado River water, a new poll shows that protecting the water supply is a top issue for likely Arizona voters across the political spectrum.

Like other host cities around the U.S., hotel bookings are trailing early expectations. But boosters of downtown and the hotel industry are trying to stay upbeat.

Critic says the move will leave millions of acres across the West newly vulnerable to oil and gas extraction and mining.

A key account is expected to have a deficit by June. Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove argues his decision to set aside some older forests is not to blame.

The federal government called it a coincidence, not a conspiracy, when cuts to the National Center for Atmospheric Research were announced following President Donald Trump's criticism of Colorado's prosecution of former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters.

Oregon’s senior U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said the rhetoric from fire officials tasked with cross-agency coordination was worrying in face of fire season ahead.