Members of several Native tribes will travel to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to get lawmakers to revive a program aimed at helping them afford healthcare due to toxic poisoning.

Vending machines selling ammunition already exist in places such as Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. A few may come to Colorado later this month. It makes some people nervous in Las Vegas, which marks the seventh anniversary of the worst shooting in U.S. history on Oct. 1 and is still dealing with the trauma of that event.

Some senators want the National Park and Forest services to reconsider plans restricting the use of fixed anchors for rock climbing.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate a rule that removed gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections.

A new system of transmission lines and two large solar projects in Nevada are among the new clean energy proposals announced by the federal government.

Eastern Idaho and western Wyoming are hotspots for salmon shares from Bristol Bay, Alaska. Customers are increasingly buying wild sockeye in bulk because they say it tastes better, and they want to support small businesses.

Those tourism dollars often help keep local economies running, but there’s also major stresses on infrastructure that is not built to withstand the crowds.

Between 2001 and 2020, 18,000 doctors were hired through the program. Most are required to practice in underserved communities for at least three years.

Experts say a temporary measure that extended the life of the farm bill last year is likely to expire at the end of this month.

Research shows climate change is causing bridges across the U.S. to age faster than expected. Many of the bridges affected are in parts of the Mountain West.