Report: Tariffs exacerbated Oregon's economic slowdown
President Donald Trump’s tariffs contributed to a $442 million loss in Oregon’s 2025-27 budget cycle, state economists estimate.
Out West
Spokane fires: ‘Overwhelming amount of damage’
Three fires that are part of the Spokane Complex have burned more than 8,000 acres and hundreds of structures, homes in Washington
Nuke deal would require Idaho to store radioactive waste
Idaho would be required to accept spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste if the state becomes one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.
Feds threaten deep water cuts for states along Colorado River
The Bureau of Reclamation's plan leaves room for states in the river's basin to continue negotiations amid unrelenting drought and burgeoning populations.
3 dead, 2 injured in Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting
Three people are dead and two are injured after a shooting Saturday afternoon at the Twin Falls In-N-Out, according to a city spokesperson.
Forecast east of WA’s Cascades sparks dire wildfire warning
Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove is urging residents to follow evacuation notices and use caution to prevent more fires from sparking.
Idaho to submit ‘Opportunity Zone’ proposals for development
A state advisory council has submitted its top recommendations for Idaho communities to be considered for a revamped federal tax incentive program meant to drive development.
Groups sue Trump administration over livestock grazing in Arizona
A pair of nonprofits sued the Trump administration Wednesday in an effort to stop what they say is “unlawful cattle grazing” in southeast Arizona.
WaState to offer toll discount for lower-income motorists
Drivers with low incomes will soon be able to pay less to travel on two of Washington’s newest tolled roadways.
Tribes sue feds over renewed approval of Mojave Desert pipeline
Under the Biden administration, the Bureau of Land Management had withdrawn its previous permission to use the water pipeline across federal land, but the Trump administration reversed course earlier this year.