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Tourists stop to take a photo of the Nisqually Glacier at Mount Rainier, a half-mile hike from Paradise Inn.

Earthquakes continue to rattle Mount Rainier, now biggest seismic event in recent history

A swarm of small earthquakes is still shaking Mount Rainier , marking the most significant seismic activity at the Cascade volcano in decades. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano … more

Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/10/25

Supporters, critics weigh in on Trump scrapping Biden’s Snake River dam deal

Less than a month after President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum revoking a Biden-era agreement regarding the potential removal of the Lower Snake River dams in southeastern Washington … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 7/10/25

A Yellowstone wolf (Courtesy NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposes increased wolf harvest quotas as population remains steady

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is recommending increasing the number of wolves that can be killed by 50% next season, following the department’s latest report showing the wolf population in … more

By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan | 7/10/25

Mountain biker uses helmet straps to slow bleeding after 500-foot fall, Washington state cops say

A mountain biker used his helmet straps to slow his bleeding after falling 500 feet in Washington, deputies said. The 51-year-old man from Seattle texted 911 “HELP” at 11:39 a.m. … more

Helena Wegner / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 7/10/25

Avalanche Creek Gorge (Photo by NPS / Jacob W. Frank)

Glacier National Park visitors rescued, survive fall into Avalanche Creek

Three visitors to Glacier National Park are in stable condition after falling into Avalanche Creek on Sunday, park officials said Tuesday in a news release. Shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, park … more

By Daily Montanan Staff | 7/10/25

Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his annual State of the State address on Jan. 6, 2025, on the House floor at the Statehouse in Boise. (Photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)

Idaho preps to roll out artificial intelligence in state government

Visitors to the Idaho Division of Human Resources’s website can get quick answers from a new chatbot — powered by artificial intelligence, or AI — that combs through state … more

By Kyle Pfannenstiel / The Idaho Capital Sun | 7/10/25

A week after layoffs linked to AI cost, Microsoft pledges $4B to AI education

Microsoft plans to donate $4 billion worth of cash, technology and training to enhance artificial intelligence education, a substantial bequest as the Redmond, Washington-based software giant aims to … more

Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a fugitive in 2020.

Alaska governor’s office says state has no plans to build ‘Bear Alcatraz’ to jail ICE detainees

After a Fox News interview raised the possibility of Alaska building a “Bear Alcatraz” Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, the office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on … more

By Corinne Smith / The Alaska Beacon | 7/10/25

The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)

U.S. Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid

WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting … more

By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom | 7/10/25

Should WA Cares funds be invested in the stock market? Gov. Bob Ferguson says yes

Washington’s Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson and Senate Republican Leader John Braun have teamed up to persuade voters to let the state make stock market investments with tax dollars collected for … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 7/10/25

Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, joined demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, May 15, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s effort to strip birthright citizenship from the Constitution. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)

Federal judge to pause President Trump’s birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would rewrite the constitutional right to … more

By Ariana Figueroa / The Washington State Standard | 7/10/25

The Spokesman-Review's downtown offices.

More ‘musical chairs’ as Washington state newspaper closes press

Over the fading rumble of The Spokesman-Review's production facility, Pete Negrola waxed philosophical about the loss of another newspaper press. Negrola, 63, began printing at 15 and is now the … more

Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Amid rising risk, can a Washington state utility company shut off power during a heat wave?

As temperatures in parts of eastern Washington reached triple digits on Tuesday, it’s safe to say that summer is in full swing. A heat wave can put the power grid at risk of being … more

Daniel Schrager / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/10/25

With Texas floods and Northwest fire season in mind, Cantwell questions Trump's NOAA nominee on weather research cuts

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency that oversees weather told senators at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that a proposal to cut more than a quarter of the agency's … more

Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/10/25

Authorities have released updated photos of Travis Decker, who’s wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters, warning the 32-year-old suspect may have changed his appearance.(Chelan County Sheriff's Office/TNS)

U.S. marshals end Idaho search for man suspected of killing 3 daughters

Authorities said Wednesday that they ended their search in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest for a man accused of killing his young daughters after confirming that someone seen by witnesses … more

Shannon Tyler / The News Tribune (TNS) | 7/10/25

One-word text leads to lifesaving airlift near Snoqualmie Pass

After a mountain biking accident left a Seattle man with a severe leg injury, a text to 911 likely saved his life, according to the Kittitas County sheriff's office. The man, 51, may have fallen … more

Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Washington state will backfill $11M in federal cuts to Planned Parenthood, says Ferguson

Washington leaders plan to backfill the loss of about $11 million in federal funding for local Planned Parenthood services if cuts to the organization by the latest U.S. spending bill are approved by … more

Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Trump wants to cut research centers like the one in this PNW forest

Budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could lead to the closure of 26 long-term ecological research, or LTER, facilities across the United States, including the H.J. Andrews Experimental … more

Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/10/25

Lawsuit blames oil companies for Washington state woman's 2021 heat wave death

In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, big oil companies – including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell – are facing a climate change wrongful death lawsuit from the family of … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 7/9/25

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters about federal cuts to Medicaid funding outside a Planned Parenthood clinic alongside advocates, state lawmakers and statewide elected officials on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Seattle. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)

Gov. Bob Ferguson commits to backfilling Planned Parenthood funding cut by Congress

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson vowed Wednesday to use state dollars to plug a hole Republicans left by barring Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood services in their sweeping tax cut and spending … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 7/9/25