Author: Kristin Lam, USA TODAY

A Washington county is requesting permission to scare away bald eagles, the nation’s mascot, by shooting fireworks near them at a landfill.

Frustrated by liberal policies, some Oregon residents are petitioning to leave the state by moving the border with Idaho.

The governor of Illinois on Thursday urged police to investigate the alleged wrongful arrest of Jaylan Butler, a black college student swimmer.

Utah lawmakers got a potty-mouthed funding request Monday: $150,000 to prevent toilet flushers from clogging sewers across the state.

White supremacist Conor Climo pleaded guilty on Monday for planning bomb and shooting attacks at a synagogue and LGBTQ bar in Las Vegas.

A Minnesota Catholic leader rejected remarks made by a priest who called Islam the “greatest threat in the world” to the US and Christianity.

An Oregon jury awarded two dog breeders $400,000 because a bank mistakenly destroyed frozen semen from esteemed Labrador Retrievers, documents show.

At least one person was killed and seven others injured after a shooting in front of a McDonald’s in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night.

A 16-year-old boy was charged Wednesday after being accused of carrying out what appears to be the worst mass shooting in Utah in 13 years.