Articles by Anita Snow

Some Western U.S. Cities Nixing July 4 Fireworks over Fire Dangers, Shortages

The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year – some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because …

13-Year Old Behind Wheel of West Texas Crash That Killed 9 People

Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in West Texas don’t know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a passenger …

Investigators Probing Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment

Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of vast farmland in far northern Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized over the weekend. The westbound Empire …

Arizona Seeking U.S. Supreme Court Involvement in Opioid Case

Arizona’s attorney general on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, to return billions of dollars they took out of the company. The court filing marks the first time the high …

Difficulty of Messaging After Tragedy Shows up in Vegas Rebranding

As volunteers streamed in to donate blood, doctors tended to the wounded and investigators scoured the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Las Vegas tourism officials moved quickly to protect their valuable franchise in a city …