Idaho

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. A construction project at the historic Assay Office building in Boise has unearthed artifacts of items that were thrown away and buried as far back as 150 years. While technically the items are trash, they’re no less valuable for the historical record and provide a window to the past. “Initially we believed that when they dumped their trash, they ...

Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey found wildfires are increasing mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams.

CHICAGO – Delegates at the Democratic National Convention were fired up on Wednesday as Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the party’s vice presidential nominee, took the stage to rally the party faithful and make a pitch to the voters who will decide the election.

In 2009, hydroelectricity made up 80% of the electricity generated in Idaho. Last year, that number was 49%, according to reports from the Idaho Office for Energy and Mineral Resources.

A child care program for low-income children in Idaho faces a $15.5 million budget shortfall this year, after the state expanded eligibility and reduced what families are required to pay each month while day care costs rose, according to the Health and Welfare Department. The deficit has prompted state health officials to temporarily stop accepting many new families into the Idaho Child Care ...

The iconic Lady Liberty statue that sits on the edge of Lake Pend Orielle and Sandpoint City Beach Park is indisposed for four weeks due to damage that will be repaired.

The defense for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of the University of Idaho student homicides, rejected arguments from prosecutors that Moscow remains an acceptable place for the suspect to receive a fair trial next summer. Elisa Massoth, one of Kohberger’s attorneys, continued the push to move their client’s capital murder trial 300 miles south to Boise. The North Idaho region has been tainted ...

A little mussel not much bigger than a nickel that could wreak havoc on Idaho’s waterways has been on the minds of state officials for years. Last fall, they were confronted with the nightmare of a species for the first time.

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador refiled a lawsuit aimed at quashing a ballot initiative to end closed primary elections on Friday, this time in the Fourth Judicial District. The move came just days after the Idaho Supreme Court rejected a similar petition for failing to file the complaint in a lower court and because it was too early to rule on the measure’s constitutionality. The ...

The Trans Youth Emergency Project is expanding into Idaho, offering families of transgender Idaho youth financial and logistical assistance to access transition-related care for minors.