Forty-one lakefront cabin sites on Priest Lake will be auctioned off Saturday by the Idaho Department of Lands at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. All of the sites currently have cabins on them, and are leased to the people who own the cabins; if someone else…
A story circulating on social media and anti-Muslim and conspiracy-oriented websites is falsely claiming that three young Syrian refugees raped a young girl at knifepoint at an apartment complex in Twin Falls that supposedly is the site where about 50 Syrian refugees had been resettled – when in fact, no Syrian refugees have been resettled...
No Democrat has represented North Idaho’s legislative District 2 since 1994, but newly retired St. Maries teacher Kathy Kahn thinks she’s got a shot, in her challenge to third-term Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens. First off, she and her campaign manager, former state Sen. Mike Blackbird, D-Post Falls, point to the numbers. Sure, Barbieri...
Eighteen current Idaho lawmakers are “double dipping” – receiving a state retirement pension while also receiving their legislative salaries, the Associated Press reports. The practice is both legal and private – their names aren’t disclosed. The highest state pension a current lawmaker is receiving is…
Officials in Ketchum have begun enforcing a city ordinance banning the use of cellphones while driving. KTVB-TV reports that the city of Ketchum passed the ordinance in April, but officials wanted to give residents enough time to learn about the new ban and put up signs. Currently, Ketchum and Sandpoint are the only Idaho cities...
At the Idaho Democratic Party’s three day state convention, which wrapped up over the weekend, delegates approved a resolution calling for changing the party’s current caucus system for presidential nominee selection to something more inclusive – something “at least as inclusive” as a primary election....
Idaho’s state Capitol was illuminated in bright rainbow colors over the weekend for Boise Pridefest, thanks to private sponsors and fundraising that’s still ongoing. This came after the state Department of Administration said it couldn’t do it. Here’s what state Rep. Melissa Wintrow, D-Boise, posted on Facebook over the weekend about the rainbow...
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