State wildlife officials in central Idaho say they killed an orphaned black bear cub rather than send it to a rehabilitation facility because success isn’t guaranteed, and Idaho already has a healthy black bear population.

A Washington woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for her role in the killing of a woman whose body was found in Idaho.

A downed feeder line knocked out power for several thousand homes in Spokane Valley Saturday morning for about an hour.

Spokane County Marriage licenses

Idaho will start enrollment in its newly expanded Medicaid program on Nov. 1, with benefits starting Jan. 1, and the state already has identified about 70,000 people it knows are likely to be eligible and sign up.

Some smaller Idaho school districts are struggling to retain teachers who are tempted by the bigger paychecks and increased resources offered by larger districts. The Post Register reports records from the State Department of Education show that 184 teachers have changed school districts in Idaho since the 2014 school year. Many switched from a smaller district to a larger one where base pay salaries can run at least $4,000 higher.

Spokane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old man Thursday after several Medical Lake residents reported he entered, tried to enter or damaged their property.

As the Trump administration has all but stopped allowing Central American families to seek asylum in the U.S., Mexican parents and children are arriving in increasing numbers at the southern border and seeking asylum amid escalating cartel violence