Rafters are being pulled off the Salmon River above Riggins in Idaho in an unprecedented nearly 18-mile river closure due to the approaching Tepee Springs Fire. The rafters are being loaded into hastily arranged shuttles and buses for a two-hour ride down a bumpy dirt road...
Nearly 18 miles of the Lower Salmon River upstream of Riggins has been closed to all recreational activities, due to the Tepee Springs Fire, authorities announced today; it’s part of a huge area closure due to the fast-growing fire that’s expected to reach the river today; it had...
Rand Paul told a crowd of just over 300 at Boise State University today that at a recent barbecue, the guy ahead of him was taking two plates of food, so he advised him he wasn’t going to live long eating like that. “He said...
Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador told today’s “Stand With Rand” rally that many promising candidates have been elected to Congress. “The dirty little secret is when they got to Washington, D.C., they forgot the promises they made to their constituents,” he said. “Sadly, I saw that...
Ann Michelle Ciampini, chair of the BSU College Republicans, was the first to take the podium at today’s “Stand With Rand” rally, introducing a video of Rand Paul’s wife, Kelly Ashby Paul, talking about how she met him and who he is. She said Rand…
People are gathering in the BSU Student Union for Rand Paul’s rally this morning, which has been moved to the Hatch Ballroom from the smaller Barnwell Room. The 258 chairs are mostly full, and a few are starting to gather in standing room in the...
GOP presidential hopeful Rand Paul holds a rally at Boise State University's SUB this morning at 11:30, followed by another at the Nampa Civic Center at 2:45; both events, like another last night at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, are billed as “Stand With...
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