Washington Supreme Court overrules 1924 conviction of Yakama hunter
(CN) — In a 7-2 ruling on Thursday, the Washington state Supreme Court overturned a century-old judgment of a Yakama tribal member that denied his right to hunt in areas once guaranteed through an...
View ArticleAlaska commission asks Ninth Circuit to disclose Willow drilling data
(CN) — An Alaskan regulatory commission asked the Ninth Circuit to toss a federal injunction on Monday that blocks the release of drilling data relating to ConocoPhillips Alaska’s massive Willow...
View ArticleOregon voters select Democratic candidates in key US House races
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Voters in Oregon cast their votes Tuesday in two key Democratic primary elections in races that could flip the U.S. House of Representatives come November. In Oregon’s 5th...
View ArticleConservationists appeal order protecting black bear baiting in grizzly territory
(CN) — Conservationists made their way to the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday in hopes of reviving a lawsuit to stop black bear baiting on federal lands containing threatened grizzly bears. In 2019,...
View ArticleBureau of Land Management cannot harvest spotted owl habitat for fire...
(CN) — An Oregon magistrate judge issued a recommendation on Friday that could omit commercial timber sales from a federal fire resilience and forest restoration plan in southern Oregon. The findings...
View ArticleStem cell transplants deliver promising treatments for mice with Alzheimer’s...
(CN) — Scientists on Tuesday revealed how young bone marrow stem cell transplants could be the future of treating immune cells that assist with the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. The findings in...
View ArticleMurder trial of doomsdayer Chad Daybell wraps up
(CN) — The theme of “money, sex and power” was ever-present Wednesday as prosecuting attorneys made closing arguments at end of a two-month murder trial of doomsday author Chad Daybell in Boise,...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists sue feds over Alaskan pipeline threats to protected species
(CN) — Environmental groups sued the federal government on Thursday for concluding that an 807-mile pipeline project across Alaska would not harm imperiled polar bears and Arctic whale species. The...
View ArticleDoomsdayer Chad Daybell found guilty of triple homicide
(CN) — A 12-person jury convicted doomsday author Chad Daybell of eight felonies on Thursday, including those involving the first-degree murders of his previous wife and the two youngest children of...
View ArticleNinth Circuit revives Seattle Pacific University’s fight against state’s...
SEATTLE (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel cut Seattle Pacific University a break Friday morning by partially reviving its First Amendment challenge against Washington state’s investigation of the religious...
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