west coast
Though the closure will affect tens of thousands of jobs, few are opposed to it. Many fishers say they want to take action now to guarantee healthy stocks in the future.
It’s a disease known as “sea star wasting syndrome” and it causes a starfish’s arms to literally escape from their bodies. The appendages detach and then just “walk” away.
President Donald Trump and Democratic governors are clashing over the role of climate change in the wildfires ravaging the West Coast.
Thousands were evacuated to escape the flames that scorched their homes in Oregon and Washington state.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The sky has an eerie red and yellow glow in parts of Oregon and California as the region battles the record blazes.
The states join California, Oregon and Washington in an alliance for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fires threaten homes and tourism in Montana, Washington and California.