CNN reported on Thursday that Washington state’s Supreme Court ruled the death penalty was unconstitutional, citing racial bias, making Washington the 20th state in the nation to outlaw capital punishment. The state high court said the death penalty’s use frequently varied depending on the race of the accused — a violation of the state’s constitution...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was celebrating the decision last week by the Washington State legislature to deny issuing a proposed ‘carbon tax’ on coal-fired energy from Montana.
Frenchtown Fire crews staged a rescue operation near the Alberton Gorge on the Clark Fork River Sunday afternoon, when a large party of canoeists capsized, however one male drowned in the incident.