The Rio casino in Las Vegas is scrambling to find alternate lodging for guests after a power outage led to the evacuation of 900 rooms just before the busy New Year's Eve weekend

Hawaii officials are exploring what it would take to run a ferry between the islands

Donald Trump's election as president has made many small business owners more upbeat about 2017

Officials at Mount Rainier National Park south of Seattle are considering proposals by two carriers to provide cellular service inside the park

The U.S. Energy Department is authorizing its contractor to begin disposing of radioactive waste again at the nation's only underground repository

The national fight over sugar-loaded soda is bubbling up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where voters in November will consider a tax on the drinks that many health experts say contribute to diabetes, obesity and tooth decay

California's treasurer says he's suspending some of the state's business with Wells Fargo amid allegations bank employees opened millions of accounts without customers' permission

The city of San Bernardino, still struggling with bankruptcy and the wounds from last year's terror attack, is now grappling with a spike in killings and violent crime