California Aims to Tap Beavers, Once Viewed as a Nuisance, to Help with Water Issues and Wildfires 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air... Read More