Idaho

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., testified he will work to keep any language that would promote breaching the four lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington out of a key House water infrastructure bill. He spoke to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at a recent hearing on the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. He opposes any language that would allow not only the ...

An Idaho doctor known for his controversial stances around protections against the coronavirus has had his medical license restricted in Washington state. The Washington Medical Commission ruled Thursday to restrict the license of Dr. Ryan Cole, a pathologist and CEO of Cole Diagnostics in Garden City, after a lengthy investigation into his conduct surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, according ...

Jan. 10—In January, when many people are intent on slimming down their waistlines, Karen Richel is focused on fattening peoples' pocketbooks by slimming down their expenditures. "Broke January," a 31-day online challenge to reset and re-examine personal monthly expenditures, is in its second year of experience. Richel, a University of Idaho Extension certified money coach, developed the ...

The Supreme Court said Friday it will review a case challenging Idaho’s strict abortion ban, which the Biden administration says conflicts with a federal law requiring emergency room doctors to perform the procedure in some circumstances.

The University of Idaho’s complex plan to acquire the University of Phoenix includes formation of a new nonprofit and board of trustees that oversees the primarily online education program, which has raised questions about who will control its direction in the shift away from its history as a for-profit college. The contentious $550 million purchase agreement, which awaits trial over an open ...

Following a ban that prevented the crop from entering most of Mexico until 2022, Idaho officials in a recent trade mission were eager to spotlight the state’s cherished pride and joy: fresh potatoes.

The Idaho State Capitol in Boise was searched and cleared early Wednesday after Idaho was among several states that received nonspecific, emailed bomb threats that day, Idaho State Police confirmed.

Jan. 3—GRANGEVILLE — Skyrocketing construction costs are forcing the Idaho County commissioners to make some dramatic changes to plans for a new jail to be built north of town. The commissioners met in regular session Tuesday with a contractor and an architect to discuss major cutbacks and shifts in expenditures to the proposed 48-bed, $12.9 million design. The original plan, which was ...

The recent mayoral election in Eagle, a sleepy, conservative town nestled in the Foothills outside Boise, didn’t hinge on which Republican candidate was a fiercer supporter of former President Donald Trump, or who was a stronger opponent of abortion. The key issue? Who was the least Californian. Both staunchly conservative candidates were refugees from the Golden State. The incumbent had ...