In 2006, Montana voters sent a third-generation, seven-fingered farmer— he lost three fingers on his left hand in a ...

From oil in the Arctic to the Ambler Road, Alaska's resource and conservation battles await a new administration’s fate, affecting communities, ecosystems and industries alike.

A new alternative to Uber and Lyft aspires to give workers more income and more say over their working conditions.

But as the region warms — average temperatures since 2000 have been 1.8 to 2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than they were over the previous century — and the once-high water table drops, those who love ...

Grizzly 399’s death sparks a broader conversation on how to live with wildlife.

The exhibit offers a variety of objects and personal histories from decades of the quinceañera tradition in the Yakima Valley’s Latino community. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News Este ...

Ratepayer pushback: Energy bills typically rise in the summer and winter, particularly as climate change drives up demand for heating and cooling. In January, some residential customers in Oregon saw ...

A construction site across the street separated the Senior Center from its brand-new low-income apartments, and new million-dollar housing was going up near the Tolt River, a half-mile to the south.

At 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, most of North America will observe a twice-yearly ritual: the seasonal changing of the clocks. From Florida to Alaska and from California to Nunavut, the vast majority of ...

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A few miles outside Pullman, Washington, a remnant of the Palouse Prairie lies on a small hill, surrounded by undulating wheat fields and studded with cracked and weathered headstones from the late ...