These are among the excellent providers of daily news journalism in the American West.
Albuquerque Journal
Anchorage Daily News
Arizona Daily Star
Bozeman Chronicle
Casper Star-Tribune
Colorado Sun
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Idaho Statesman
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Los Angeles Times
Missoulian
Oregonian
San Diego Union-Tribune
San Francisco Chronicle
Sacramento Bee
Salt Lake Tribune
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Times
For legal journalism, please consider these excellent options:
American Lawyer
Law 360
Lawyers Weekly
Los Angeles Daily Journal
National Law Journal
Recorder (San Francisco)