Radioactive dump blast; Garfield Bandit arrested; buried Oregon treasure

EAST HELENA, Mont. — A freight train hit a herd of elk east of Helena, killing 23 animals.

LAS VEGAS — Nevada agencies are moving toward finding fault and a fix following an explosion and fire at a long-closed radioactive waste dump …

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas great-grandmother pleaded no-contest Thursday to misdemeanor battery for attacking a man in a courthouse hallway outsi…

SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Seattle law prohibiting people from carrying fixed-blade knives such as kit…

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas area could be particularly smoky on New Year's Day after kicking off 2016 with fireworks.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Authorities in Orange County have arrested a 52-year-old man on suspicion of robbing one bank, attempting to rob an…

DENVER — A judge was right to find that the Colorado state patrol discriminated against a former captain who was denied re-employment after th…

SAN FRANCISCO — A sinkhole in San Francisco has stopped a portion of a popular street car line.

EAGLE POINT, Ore. — Medina Russell pulled an antique medicine bottle from a zippered pouch belted to his waist.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Google is looking to expand at the former Alameda Naval Air Station, where the company plans to lease a third building.

SILVER CITY, N.M. — Federal officials have plans to stock about 10,000 Gila trout in southwestern New Mexico to boost recreational fishing opp…

HAILEY, Idaho — An Idaho homeowner recently woke up to find an elk in the basement -- just one in a string of problems caused by the animals s…

SANTA FE, N.M. — The state Department of Corrections is asking for millions of dollars to treat the large number of inmates in New Mexico pris…

SAN SIMEON, Calif. — Visitors to a Southern California elephant seal rookery were able to take a closer look than usual when one animal manage…

CASPER, Wyo. — Lawmakers are considering extending funding for a military program for at-risk teens.

DENVER — State officials are urging members of the public to phone the Colorado child abuse hotline when they suspect a child is being abused …

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 50-year-old man who was set to go to trial next month for killing another man with one punch at a Portland motocross event …

HUNTSVILLE, Utah — Police say a 14-year-old Huntsville boy was killed when the car driven by his father hit black ice and lost control.

SALT LAKE CITY — A couple who says officers shot their Ute tribal member son after a car chase has hit another roadblock in their attempts at …

SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for a Utah inmate have challenged a ruling that would allow jurors to read what a prosecutor says is a confession l…