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The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Spokane Transit Authority a $2 million grant Friday to further the design of transportation improvements through one of Spokane’s busiest streets.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little stopped in Hayden Monday to tout his funding proposals for the 2026 budget first unveiled in his State of the State address last week.

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged nine people with looting Monday in areas wrecked by the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, and accused another man of intentionally setting a blaze in an Azusa park during last week's firestorm. One trio of men is accused of stealing $200,000 worth of valuables from a home in Mandeville Canyon early Thursday, while another group is accused of stealing ...

The Transportation Security Administration delivered some advice last week to would-be air passengers – leave your guns at home.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A nurse practitioner with licenses registered in Stockton and New York who allegedly sold opioids and other addictive drugs to clients around the country is the subject of a civil lawsuit announced Monday by federal prosecutors in Sacramento. In the lawsuit filed last week in federal court, acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith said Joan Rubinger traveled the country ...

A second teen died following last week’s crash that caused a car to become wedged underneath the trailer of a semitruck in Airway Heights.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom asked legislative leaders Monday to approve at least $2.5 billion in response to the wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles County — a move that expands the focus of the special session in California beyond strictly fighting President-elect Donald Trump. The wildfire aid comes as Democrats at the state Capitol find themselves under mounting pressure to ...

Family members and authorities said a body found recently in the Snake River appears to be that of a Treasure Valley man who went missing in November.

The City Gate, a charitable ministry that has provided food and spiritual support for the homeless of downtown Spokane for nearly 40 years, closed its doors suddenly just days before Christmas after several leaders, including figurehead Pastor John Murinko, walked away without warning, according to a remaining board member.

The holding company for Wheatland Bank, which has two branches in Spokane and several in Eastern Washington, has signed an agreement to acquire the Idaho Falls-based Bank of Idaho. 

OLYMPIA – Monday’s start of Washington’s 105-day legislative session also marked a new beginning for several Spokane-area lawmakers.

A body was found Sunday in Cheney.

As electric cars get more popular, South Florida cities say they’ll be the ones paying the price. Westlake Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor has urged the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation to push for a new state bill to find an alternative to pay for transportation funding as electric cars evade the gas tax, and the idea has the attention of Tallahassee politicians. Floridians pay 38.6 cents on ...

Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California face a second week of fierce winds that are turning wildfires into blowtorches, putting lives at risk and destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks.

TJ Martin started working as a volunteer firefighter in Ferndale in 2001. She moved to the Yakima Valley a dozen years later, where she started working as an EMT.

SpaceX knocked out another launch on Monday sending up the fifth Space Coast mission of the year. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 satellites took off through overcast skies at 11:47 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis called Monday for a special legislative session to help implement President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, saying he anticipates the new administration will enact “ambitious policy changes” on day one and Florida needs to be ready to assist.