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Imagine planning major public projects around millions of dollars in expected revenue, only to learn that state rules could put that money at risk. That is the concern facing Umatilla, Oregon, where city officials have declared an emergency over roughly $6 million in threatened revenue tied to planned data center developments.

Medicare Advantage members who use Sarasota Memorial in Florida, OHSU in Oregon, CarolinaEast Medical Center in North Carolina or InterMed in Maine face a network change on Jan. 1, 2027, and Medicare’s fall enrollment window closes Dec. 7. The four breaks involve three different insurers, so the name of a member’s plan, not the name […] The post Some Medicare Advantage members in Florida, Oregon, North Carolina and Maine may lose Sarasota Memorial, OHSU, CarolinaEast or InterMed on Jan. 1 unles

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A multi-agency law enforcement operation across the Las Vegas valley resulted in 25 DUI arrests during a Halloween enforcement blitz, authorities announced. Despite stormy weather and difficult conditions, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department teamed up with neighboring agencies to conduct targeted enforcement aimed at...

A weekend deluge unleashed over a month's worth of rain in parts of the Southwest, leaving at least one person dead and some roads underwater. A powerful atmospheric river unleashed widespread flooding across the Southwest from Friday through the weekend, leaving at least one person dead, flooding hundreds of homes and pushing rivers to historic levels.

For more than 100 years, open pits and mining waste defined the land along Henderson's eastern edge. Today, part of it holds pickleball courts and playgrounds. Greenbow Park, a 3.5-acre green space, now sits within Aries, a planned community being built on the site of the former Three Kids Mine.

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Arizona voters will decide whether to prohibit cities and counties from installing new speed and red-light cameras starting next year. Proposition 319 would ban new photo traffic enforcement systems while creating regulations for existing setups across the state. Under the measure, cities with active cameras by the end of the year could temporarily keep them, but those municipalities would have to seek voter approval in the next general election. If approved, the measur

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - After nearly three decades of brewing history in Tucson, another downtown business is preparing to close its doors. Brick Box Brewery, formerly known as Thunder Canyon Brewery, announced it will permanently close on Nov. 29, ending a chapter for a business that has served as both a brewery and a gathering place for Tucson’s local music community.

Pierce County jurors have awarded $10.7 million to the relatives of five people from Arizona who died in a Highway 509 crash in Tacoma three years ago, according to The News Tribune. Notably, the verdict found both drivers liable, but jurors rejected the plaintiffs' claims that the city or Washington...

Spud’s next chapter depends on whether another operator takes it on: Tracie Paul says she will not reopen the South End restaurant under her operation after the fire, break-ins and mounting costs became too much to overcome. The restaurant at 7025 Pacific Ave. has remained dark since a kitchen fire during a busy Saturday lunch rush in August 2025.

Washington’s state minimum wage will rise 3.5 percent to $17.73 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027, up from $17.13 this year. The state Department of Labor & Industries announced the new rate on Sept. 30, along with new pay floors for ride-hail drivers: at least $6.34 a trip within Seattle and $3.68 a trip everywhere […]