At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and ...

Driving along the Fisher River east of Libby offers a glimpse of what much of the Pacific Northwest looked like a century ago ...

Forcing Mike Lee to drop his public land sale proposal merits celebration, but history signals the fight is far from over, writes guest columnist Chris Madson.

Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early ...

The least visited U.S. states have the least tourists, but they're also home to some of the country's most dazzling sights ...

The president is calling for increased logging in national forests and raising trade protections against Canadian exports.

At least 135 people, including 37 children, died in the torrential downpour over the July 4 holiday weekend. The number of missing people dropped sharply on Saturday.

Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a trek around the United States (following 70-degree weather) and will report back from time to time their reflections. This is their ...

Police reports released by the authorities in Moscow, Idaho, detail what investigators found at the scene where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed.

The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that the United States has decided to exit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill and mine the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an ...