Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador is the sixth-poorest member of Congress, according to a comparison by InsideGov.com, with an average net worth, based on his federal financial disclosures, of minus $216,000. That’s far eclipsed by the poorest member, Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., whose $25 million-plus in...
Idaho’s state tourism office has launched a series of “virtual reality” videos to give viewers a chance to virtually raft the Payette River, zip-line in the Snake River Canyon, go paddle-boarding and BASE-jumping, bike the Boise Greenbelt, and experience a whitewater kayak competition, among others.…
A southwest Idaho wildfire burning timber in rugged terrain on Thursday crossed a state highway fire officials had hoped to use as a firebreak. Officials say the 20-square-mile blaze burning west to east crossed state Highway 21 about 5 miles south of Lowman. About 23 miles of the highway are closed from north of Idaho City to south of Lowman...
Ada County has become the fifth county in southwestern Idaho where West Nile virus has been identified in local mosquitoes. No human cases have been reported so far this year, but last year Idaho had 13 human cases of the virus, with five of those...
A pilot project that launched nationwide Monday is intended to prevent hobby drones from interfering with planes and helicopters fighting wildfires, the AP reports. The project, announced by the U.S. Interior Department, uses a smartphone app and real-time wildfire information to create virtual boundaries, or…
Idaho officials have announced workshops throughout the state to help telephone customers transition to a second area code and the resulting need for 10-digit dialing. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission says voluntary 10-digit dialing begins in November and mandatory 10-digit dialing starts in August 2017...
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