Severin Erickson News Today

Stories in this Regional News Roundup are excerpted from weekly newspapers from around the region. This is part two, with part one having appeared in Saturday’s Tribune.

Reports of human remains in a Washington State river ended up being a Halloween prank as police found a skull beer bong made of plastic, according to a Facebook post shared by officers.

Ya gotta love a good moose story! Officer Severin Erickson with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife...

Authorities in Washington state said the attempt to pull the moose to safety was a calculated decision.

Video captured the moment fish & wildlife officers saved a moose that was trapped in icy water in Spokane, Washington.

Video captured the moment fish & wildlife officers saved a moose that was trapped in icy water in Spokane, Washington.

Video captured the moment fish & wildlife officers saved a moose that was trapped in icy water in Spokane, Washington.

The rescue involved five hours of lassoing the moose and clearing a channel in the ice in order to drag her out.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Homeowners in Elk caught a crisis on camera when a moose fell through icy water as its baby watched helplessly from the shore, and rescuers jumped into

SPOKANE — In the early morning on Friday, 12 elk were freezing to death in the Kettle River south of Barstow, in Ferry County.