Idaho has reported its first flu death of the season, an elderly south-central Idaho resident. “Our condolences go out to the family of the person who died from complications of the flu,” said Dr. Leslie Tengelsen, deputy state epidemiologist with the Idaho Department of Health…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — An 8-year-old boy survived a 38-foot fall from an Idaho chairlift with no visible injuries after ski patrollers moved a lift-tower pad beneath him to break the force of the impact. KTVB-TV (http://tinyurl.com/mjhxrla…
The FAA has announced the six states it’s chosen to be test sites for drone technology, and Idaho’s not among them, nor is Washington. Instead, the six states are Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia. Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Boise, who sponsored legislation…
Freshman Idaho Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell, has defaulted on his home mortgage and hasn’t paid a house payment since June of 2012, four months before he was elected to the Legislature. The news, first reported by the Caldwell Guardian and detailed in a Sunday article…
There’s not usually a lot of news over the holidays, but there was some last week while I was gone. Here’s a quick roundup: Wolf derby: A federal judge on Friday declined to block a “Predator Derby” scheduled over the weekend in Salmon targeting wolves…
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