Nate Hegyi

In Libby, Mont., an estimated 1 in 10 have an asbestos-related illness, after decades of pollution from a now-shuttered mine. With lungs already scarred, many fear contracting the coronavirus.

More than 24 local public health officials have quit since April amid backlash against coronavirus restrictions. A historian says that's unprecedented. Health officials describe what pushed them out.

The economy may be on life support due to COVID-19, but housing sales across the nation soared in June , according to a report released Wednesday from...

This is part of a collaboration between the Mountain West News Bureau and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation looking at how U.S.-Canada border towns...

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Some communities in the Mountain West are again facing testing delays and...

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Lots of wildfire smoke in the summer can lead to more flu outbreaks in the...

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Nearly two-thirds of residents in the Mountain West believe Trump isn't doing a...

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. As Black Lives Matter rallies continue across the country, some counter...

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. As Native American tribes across the country struggle to contain the...

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Short-term vacation rental bookings are surging across the Mountain West, even...