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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Eagle Transit changes routes, schedule
Flathead County residents can expect changes to local public transportation now through April 13. According to Eagle Transit’s website, these temporary changes are due to a shortage of drivers the department is exp…
Landmark rural restaurant destroyed by fire
A Northwest Montana landmark was destroyed in a fire Tuesday.
Mexico will receive cruise ships, but fumigate passengers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday it would continue to receive cruise ships “for humanitarian reasons,” but that passengers would be "individually fumigated" before being taken to airports fo…
First signs of disruption appear in housing; markets 'calm'
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at …
Flathead County woman tests positive for virus
A woman in her 20s has tested positive for coronavirus in Flathead County, bringing the total number of people in the county with the disease to five, according to a Wednesday afternoon report from the Governor’s C…
Pennsylvania lawmakers delay primary to June 2 over COVID-19 outbreak
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers delay primary to June 2 over COVID-19 outbreak.
Getting home: Hockey players travel scrambled by coronavirus
Ryan Stanton would pull off the highway every few hours to give his pregnant wife, Kirsten, a chance to stretch her legs.
Wyoming lawmakers debate special education funding
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would have lifted a cap on special education funding in Wyoming has failed to pass the Senate before the end of the legislative session.
Nevada bracing for budget hit with virus hurting tourism
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With Nevada's world-famous nightlife and gambling at a near standstill to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, state leaders are bracing for a serious hit to the state budget just as demand for …
'We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy
MADRID (AP) — By the time Patricia Núñez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks bee…
Primary purgatory with no 12th Democratic debate on horizon
ATLANTA (AP) — There is no 12th Democratic presidential debate on the horizon now that the nominating process is in a holding pattern because of the coronaviru…
Drugmaker backpedals on specialty status for COVID-19 drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that could h…
Chicago uses hotels for quarantine to ease hospital demand
CHICAGO (AP) — Hours before his first shift cooking for people with mild cases of COVID-19 who are being quarantined in a downtown Chicago hotel, Jose Gonzalez…
Airlines, others to benefit from $2 trillion rescue bill
The White House and Senate leaders agreed early Wednesday on a $2 trillion economic rescue package, the largest in the country's history. The bill comes in res…
Netanyahu ally resigns, deepening Israeli political turmoil
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament speaker abruptly resigned Wednesday, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and deepening the country's polit…