A longtime GOP activist and former aide to Idaho Rep. Helen Chenoweth has come forward and identified herself as "AlmostInnocentBystander," the anonymous commenter on the Huckleberries Online blog whose comment about Kootenai County GOP Chair Tina Jacobson triggered a lawsuit from Jacobson. Linda Cook said…
The case of a five-week-old Boise baby with a slight fever who was brought to a local emergency room and then removed forcibly from her family's custody after the mom refused to consent to a spinal tap and antibiotics goes before 9th Circuit judges on…
Trapping is back in the spotlight in Idaho, the Times-News reports, with a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to enshrine the right to hunt, fish and trap. Sen. Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls, pushed for the amendment; opponents are objecting that trapping shouldn't have been…
Idaho, Oregon and Washington have jointly launched a "Squeal on Pigs" campaign to combat the latest invasive species - feral swine - that's turned up in all three states. Originating in Europe and Asia and imported for domestic use, the wild pigs, also known as…
The presidential campaign is on its way to Idaho, with both the Republican and Democratic candidates planning major fundraisers in Sun Valley - within a two-day span. Mitt Romney has a $1,000-a-head reception scheduled for the Sun Valley area on Aug. 3, possibly followed by…
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