7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (711+ words) The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, had burned about 12.5 square miles (about 32 square kilometers) by Monday and filled the sky with smoke and haze. Light winds and lower temperatures arrived to help firefighters, but at least…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) Republican Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap sued the predominantly GOP board of supervisors in June 2025, alleging it illegally took control of certain aspects of election administration. The board called the lawsuit frivolous and said Heap was wasting taxpayer money. They…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (699+ words) With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were remembered as…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (908+ words) The firefighters deployed emergency shelters for themselves during the so-called burnover — which occurs when a fire spreads and closes off all escape routes — on Saturday in Mesa County, Colorado, the U.S. Interior Department said. They worked for the U....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (632+ words) The decision announced Thursday marks the third such fake elector case filed by states to be dismissed, though the Democratic attorney general is vowing to bring it back to a grand jury in hopes of securing another indictment. The legal…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1882+ words) The men’s March Madness bracket is set, and Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida have claimed the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament. Duke, the No. 1 overall seed in the men’s tournament, will take on No. 16 Siena in the first round....