Idaho

The Bureau of Land Management earlier this month counted the highest number of bald eagles at Lake Coeur d’Alene since it began keeping records nearly 50 years ago.

Many long-term residents of the Treasure Valley may remember what downtown Caldwell was like a few decades ago. In the ‘90s and early 2000s, the center of the city had a decaying core that offered jagged industrial edges, crime and emptiness. “Downtown Caldwell had been run down and had a poor reputation for a very long time,” said Travis Palmer, executive director of the Caldwell Chamber of ...

The recent mayoral election in this 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.

Idaho State University has been awarded $2.2 million in grants to train students and educators who will work with children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

After jouncing around the deep gullies that cows and water have carved into her 8,000-acre ranch, Mickey Steward got out of her ATV on a ridge and knelt down close to the soil. The 72-year-old pointed at the snakeweed, a plant indicative of overgrazing, scattered across the land she owns. She picked a small blade of grass near her knee, grabbing it closer and closer to the root, until none was ...

Near the small Silver Valley town of Osburn, Idaho, there is an overpass spanning Interstate 90 that no vehicle has crossed since it was built in 1969.

For the seventh year running, Idaho is one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S. based on percentage increase of population, though its annual gains are slowing. The repeat top-five rankings, which date to 2016, continue the Gem State’s streak of population growth at more than 1% per year. For the period from July 2022 to July 2023, Idaho netted nearly 26,000 more residents, or an increase ...

As the new year approaches, Dr. Marvin Alviso is helping his patients plan for the future.

Dec. 20—The historic Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow is trying to shine a little brighter. The theater was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Idaho Heritage Trust to restore its historic marquee on Main Street. On Tuesday, the Kenworthy board of directors gathered to celebrate the grant. The Idaho Heritage Trust awarded grants to nine historic theaters in Idaho, including ...

75 years ago, in August of 1948, a handful of white parachutes billowed out from the side of a small plane, each drifting toward the Earth with a wooden crate a few inches larger than an airplane carry-on bag dangling below it. As the parachutes touched down in a backcountry Idaho meadow, the ropes suspending the crates slackened, letting the two sides of the box fall apart. Inside each crate was an unusual passenger: a beaver.

Executives at two of Idaho’s four-year universities opposed a request from the College of Western Idaho to launch a bachelor’s of applied science degree in business administration. But the Idaho State Board of Education gave it the green light anyway. CWI says the new degree will help meet local demand and target students who already hold associate of applied science degrees. “This is in ...

Kootenai County’s prosecutor is attempting to have Magistrate Judge Clark Peterson removed from all cases involving his office after filing a sexual harassment complaint against the judge, according to court documents.