Prison pot; on-duty officer plays hopscotch; organic alfalfa scam

COALINGA, Calif. — A small city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley is considering a proposal to allow a marijuana cultivation operation at…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Huntington Beach police Officer Zach Pricer jumped to help an 11-year-old homeless girl.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — State prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Wasilla man who was shot and wounded by a homeowner as he fled Ala…

LAS VEGAS — Authorities say a minivan driver that caused a five-vehicle crash injuring six was picking up debris in the middle of the highway.

KELSO, Wash. — Kelso police say a man has turned himself in in Salt Lake City for a cold case homicide from 1994. Brandon Wright is expected t…

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — A high school teacher is facing drug distribution charges for allegedly giving pot candies to two students after having lu…

COOS BAY, Ore. — Prosecutors say an Oregon man fled his trial during a lunch break and wasn't present to hear the judge's guilty verdict.

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — A spring snow dump has extended the season at two of Southern California's most popular ski mountains.

CASPER, Wyo. — President Barack Obama has commuted the prison sentence of a Casper woman convicted of drug crimes.

BOISE, Idaho — A southern Idaho couple is facing prison time in an organic alfalfa scam.

LAS VEGAS — Smoking is no longer allowed at one of Las Vegas's largest sports books.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — State transportation officials say Thursday is the last day for Washington and Oregon drivers to remove their studded tires o…

PENDLETON, Ore. — After five months of pregnancy, "Magnificent Mary" was so big she could barely walk.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana officials are trying to kill off a handful of bighorn sheep in the Tendoy Mountains, the last members of a disease-pr…

JACKSON, Wyo. — It was mostly dark, the temperature was dropping and a bison intent on being testy was parked between our group and the entran…