Hamilton Montana

The Hog Trough fire is burning about 300 acres in the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area in both the Bitterroot and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.

In the Bitterroot Valley, as in most of Montana, there’s a housing crisis and increasing need for shelter beds. A recent survey found over 100 people without homes, nearly three times numbers a decade ago. Until recently, there was no winter shelter in the valley, but the death of one man led to change.

Farmers and educators in the Bitterroot Valley are researching how to make a healthier and more local school lunch. The two-year research project in…

State lawmakers have passed a measure creating a Bitterroot Valley Community College District.The joint resolution triggers a process to transition…

Over the past month, health officers in two rural Montana counties have resigned over disagreements with county officials and residents over local…

Protests against how the state and federal government is handling coronavirus have surged across the country and in Montana. Most recently, animal...

A federal government lab nestled in a town of 5,000 people in the Bitterroot Valley is responsible for finding the first vaccines for Rocky Mountain…

A wild horse and burro adoption event in Hamilton this weekend was postponed following the deaths of two horses.One horse died, and another was euthanized…

UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline today announced $100 million of new investment in its Hamilton manufacturing site.The company said in a statement that…

Across the country there’s growing concern that Chronic Wasting Disease, found in wildlife, might someday spread to humans. Scientists speaking Thursday,…