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Othel Pearson, 80, pleaded guilty to failing to report his killing of a grizzly bear in Troy, Montana in 2020 and tampering with evidence.

The new report estimates natural grizzly emigration from northern Montana to the Bitterroot will result in a breeding population forming in the next several years.

One way or another, grizzly bears are expected to begin fully returning to the Bitterroot Ecosystem within the next decade.

The cold snaps duration and bitterly cold daily high temps made it one of the most pernicious arctic blasts to grip the Treasure State. Although no all-time low temperature records were broken, many places set daily records for coldest lows on a given day, and daily records for the coldest high temps recorded on a given day.

South Lincoln County locales, including Libby, Troy and Happy’s Inn, may see between seven and 17 inches from Tuesday night through Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Several inches of snow is blanketing the landscape with more on the way, according to National Weather Service forecasters.

SPOKANE — Federal officials have released the final version of a new plan for a 1,200-mile national scenic trail that crosses northern Washington, a document that sets guidelines for management

According to information from Lincoln County Unite for Youth, fentanyl poisoning is the No. 1 cause of death in people ages 18 to 35 in the county. There have been two confirmed fentanyl poisoning deaths in the county since November 2022.

SPOKANE — Federal officials have released the final version of a new plan for a 1,200-mile national scenic trail that crosses northern Washington, a document that sets guidelines for management

“When a company chooses to operate in the epicenter of key habitat for a threatened species, it must take some responsibility to adapt practices to minimize its impacts on these animals."