Kirk Siegler

Many conservatives cheered President Trump's State of the Union pledge to end America's "endless wars." How do they feel about military action against Iran and sending troops back to the Middle East?

The Trump administration has extended the appointment for the controversial acting head of the Bureau of Land Management, which is in charge of roughly 10% of all the land in the U.S.

In Oregon, Harney County's economic hardships became a flashpoint four years ago when armed, far-right militias took over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Today the county's economy is rebounding.

The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place a lower court ruling that says cities can't ticket the homeless for sleeping on public property until they've found shelter for everyone who needs it.

The denial upholds a lower court ruling that put severe limits on cities' ability to enforce anti-camping ordinances on streets and in public rights of way. Advocates for the homeless lauded the move.

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits bans on camping in public parks and rights of way.

Western cities dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that sharply limits camping bans in parks and other public places.

A local artist is turning the mountains of plastic garbage that wash up on beaches into dramatic sculptures of the very marine life threatened by the deluge of plastics.

A year after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history devastated Paradise, the state grapples with tough questions about how to rebuild in the era of worsening wildfires.

A year after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history devastated Paradise, the state grapples with tough questions about how to rebuild in the era of worsening wildfires.

Despite historically strong winds, California firefighters have been making progress containing multiple major fires. And the damage to homes has been light compared to recent years.

It's been a week of wildfires both large and small throughout California, in the southern and northern part of the state. It's also been a period of widespread deliberate blackouts to prevent fires.

Firefighters in California are bracing for more unusually strong winds in the days ahead. Scientists are studying whether these types of wind events are getting more severe and frequent.

The state of Washington is moving to aggressively thin forests to reduce the worsening wildfire risk. The initiative signals a rare truce between loggers and environmentalists.

Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins' strategy is to meet as many people as possible and make connections on common issues such as trade and student loan debt.

The Trump administration says the controversial acting head of the Bureau of Land Management is keeping his job through the end of the year, despite legal questions surrounding his appointment.

The contract for the controversial acting head of the Bureau of Land Management was extended on Monday. Democrats and former federal land managers were pushing hard for it not to be renewed.

The number of refugees being allowed into the U.S. is the lowest it's been since 1980. Some smaller resettlement agencies are closing, putting refugees' lives further in limbo.

Authorities have recovered 20 bodies and presume all 33 passengers died after a commercial diving boat caught fire on Monday. Federal investigators are interviewing the surviving crew members.

Dozens of people are missing after a fire ignited on a boat near Santa Cruz Island in California. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people. The search continues for those unaccounted for.