Evaporation ponds that are pinkish-red due to high salinity levels are visible on the north section of the Great Salt Lake in August 2021 near Corinne, Utah. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images [...]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is preventing many military promotions from a quick vote in protest over the Pentagon’s abortion travel policy. “This is serious business. If he wants to change [...]
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Six top members of the Ada County Republican Party, including its chairman, quit Thursday, citing decisions by the state party that have made it “impossible” to [...]
The following is a news release from College or Eastern Idaho: IDAHO FALLS — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is gearing up for a surge in student enrollment for the [...]
BLACKFOOT – Bingham County’s Chief Deputy prosecutor has officially been sworn in as the new prosecutor. Bingham County Commissioners appointed Ryan Jolley to serve the rest of Paul Rogers’ term, [...]
IDAHO FALLS — Stop in Jalisco’s just about any time and you’ll likely find a steady stream of hungry customers looking for a bite of delicious authentic Mexican food. Walls [...]
For some librarians, celebrating Banned Books Week has lost its appeal. State Librarian Stephanie Bailey-White chalks it up to “banned book fatigue” — the result of contending with an unprecedented [...]
Four senior Idaho Attorney General staffers are leaving the office, according to an office email and other local news reports. Idaho Solicitor General Theo Wold and Labrador’s chief of staff, [...]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers’ sexual behaviors [...]
There is plenty to talk about when it comes to politics. School board elections from West Ada to West Bonner. An early start to the 2024 legislative elections — further [...]
A record influx of state and federal funding is paying for a $140 million transformation of Idaho state parks that officials say will benefit Idahoans and visitors for generations to [...]
IDAHO FALLS — Since a local nonprofit was burglarized in March, there have been ongoing issues with theft on the property and now the executive director is asking for help. [...]
An Ada County judge Thursday reined in Attorney General Raúl Labrador and his staff’s far-reaching requests to depose State Board of Education members. While procedural, District Judge Jason Scott’s ruling [...]
IDAHO FALLS — A craft fair will take place in Idaho Falls this weekend and community members are invited to attend the free event. The Harvest and Holiday Craft Fair [...]
SANDPOINT — Seniors from all three Lake Pend Oreille high schools will get a taste of adulthood next week during their annual personal finance fair. “Our seniors, they’re hungry for [...]
An opinion from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office says opioid settlement funds spent in recovery centers must go exclusively toward people who have issues with opioids. The opinion — which [...]
Do you want to know what’s happening in the eastern Idaho business scene? We’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of this week’s business news across the valley. BIZ [...]
Mackay High School career technical education instructor Trent Van Leuven was named Idaho’s 2024 CapEd Credit Union Teacher of the Year. Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield presented Van Leuven [...]
The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS — There will be less congestion and motorists will experience a smoother flow of traffic with [...]
Lakeland School District’s monthly parent advisory meeting addressed traditional topics like enrollment and curriculum, but participants also talked through the unusual topic of “furries,” the wearing of an animal costume [...]
The new COVID-19 vaccine is available in Idaho, while the coronavirus spreads around the state more than usual lately. The uptick in spread is nowhere near as sharp as huge [...]
REXBURG — The Madison County sheriff has accepted a new job and will begin working for a local university later this month. Madison County Sheriff Rick Henry will become the [...]
WASHINGTON — Dissident Republicans in the U.S. House voted with Democrats on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a historic move that came just nine months after he secured [...]
IDAHO FALLS — It started as an April Fool’s Day joke but was such a hit that Culver’s is bringing it back for a limited time. The CurderBurger is a [...]
Gov. Brad Little touts the liftoff of the Idaho Launch postsecondary grant program during a brief Tuesday morning ceremony at Boise State University. Idaho Launch officially got off the ground [...]
Officials with the Idaho State Controller’s Office are able to verify state revenue collections unofficially as the state transitions to a new, wide scale business system called Luma. Chief Deputy [...]
The state of Iowa is allowing an athletic trainer to keep his license after another state sanctioned him over allegations of improprieties with female college students. Idaho state records indicate [...]
MIDVALE — One person is dead and three others were injured in a two-vehicle collision south of Midvale Monday morning. It happened at 7:54 a.m. on U.S. Highway 95 at [...]
I have been involved in public education in Idaho for over 50 years, starting as a teacher, retiring as superintendent of the state’s largest school district and now I am [...]
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – When the sky turns dark, and the sun becomes an ominous, burning “ring of fire” later this month, don’t worry; the apocalypse isn’t upon us. It’s [...]
West Ada students enrolled in a fire services program receive hands-on training in professions such as fire fighting. These photos were taken for Idaho Education News by Brandon Schertler. “Let’s [...]
Complaints about student debt relief scams are increasing as borrowers restart payments on their student loans after more than a three-year pause. Consumer protection advocates say that the Biden administration’s [...]
The following in a news release from Caribou-Targhee National Forest: POCATELLO — Starting Monday, Oct. 1 through Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Westside Ranger District plans to ignite a 1,259-acre prescribed [...]
Butler is expected to be sworn-in to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday by Vice President Kamala Harris. Newsom’s selection of Butler comes at a moment of immense change in California’s [...]
The following is a news release from Zions Bank: RIGBY– A Rigby Junior High student is the latest recipient of Zions Bank’s Pays for A’s scholarship. Eighth-grader Julie Erhardt won [...]
The following is a news release from the College of Eastern Idaho: POCATELLO — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) and Idaho State University (ISU) have joined forces with the Idaho [...]
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Saturday night that would stave off a government shutdown until at least mid-November, though the measure doesn’t include Ukraine aid backed by Republicans and [...]
The following is a news release from the Idaho National Laboratory: ARCO — For decades, light-water nuclear power plants have provided safe, reliable carbon-free energy in the United States and [...]
J.J. Saldaña, above all else, was a doer for his Boise community. He spent nearly 24 years dedicating his professional life to the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs, where he [...]
The bill McCarthy brought to the House floor didn’t just fund the government, it also included $16 billion in disaster relief and, as one White House official noted, avoided “any [...]
POST FALLS (Spokesman Review) — Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said he was “shocked” and “disturbed” at some of the books available to youths at local libraries, and he’s been [...]
The following is a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department: IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Transportation Department will close a portion of U.S. Highway 26 near Ririe starting Monday [...]
The Democratic Senate has its own troubles, well beyond a military promotion blockade: The death of one member, Dianne Feinstein, and the indictment of another, Bob Menendez. With two more [...]
POCATELLO — There are no limitations to the flavor of fudge — at least, that is how Jeremy Breen feels. Breen opened Far Out Fudge in Downtown Pocatello last fall. [...]
WASHINGTON — A sweeping government shutdown appeared inevitable on Friday, with the U.S. Senate stuck in a procedural holding pattern on its bipartisan stopgap bill and divided U.S. House Republicans [...]
The Boise School District sent a mass email to patrons Thursday evening — an attempt to clarify the circumstances surrounding Timberline High School teacher Laura Boulton’s suspension, which has sparked [...]
Emergency room doctors in Idaho are no longer protected from prosecution under the state’s abortion ban after the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an order that had been [...]
This story was originally published on Idaho Reports on Sept. 28, 2023. A dispute between the state Republican party and a local party continued in court on Thursday over whether the [...]
Dianne Feinstein, who surmounted an abusive childhood and early political failures to become the first woman to represent California in the Senate and a central figure in the rise of [...]
(CNN) — Prosecutors in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, demanded customer information from Amazon related to the [...]