California Aims to Tap Beavers, Once Viewed as a Nuisance, to Help with Water Issues and Wildfires July 26, 2023 By Amy Taxin For years, beavers have been treated as an annoyance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams, leading... Read More
Bodies of 4 Killed in Alaska Helicopter Crash Are Recovered from Lake July 25, 2023 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three scientists on... Read More
Editor's Picks Insurer’s Failure to Cancel Motor Carrier’s Insurance Certificate Did Not Continue Coverage July 25, 2023 By Jim Sams Coverage from a commercial auto policy does not remain in effect after the policy’s expiration date merely because the insurer... Read More
Judge Orders Montana Health Clinic to Pay Nearly $6 Million over False Asbestos Claims July 24, 2023 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) __ A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government... Read More
Train Derailment in Northern Montana Spills Freight, but Hazmat Car Safe July 24, 2023 HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a... Read More
Deck Collapse at Montana Country Club Leaves Multiple People Injured, Police Say July 24, 2023 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A deck collapsed at a Montana country club, leaving up to 25 people injured on Saturday... Read More
Tropical Storm Calvin Passes over Hawaii and Leaves Minor Flooding in its Wake July 21, 2023 By Audrey McAvoy HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii`s Big Island on... Read More
Officials Worry About Confusion with Alaska’s Tsunami-Warning Alert System July 20, 2023 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a... Read More
Industrial Fire at Washington Paper Mill Worsens Air Quality in Portland July 20, 2023 LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A commercial fire fueled by wood chip piles at a paper mill in southwest Washington is... Read More
Alaska Volcano Spews Ash Cloud High Enough to Draw Weather Service Warning for Pilots July 17, 2023 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air... Read More