Residents of a small central Idaho town say they don't want a camp for kids with cancer in their neighborhood. Camp Rainbow Gold holds summer camps for children and families dealing with cancer at a private campsite in the Sawtooth Mountains. Organizers announced last month they were in the process of buying a larger property...
Three southwestern Idaho residents have come down with West Nile Virus, two in Canyon County and one in Payette County. That’s on top of the state’s first human case of the mosquito-borne illness, which was reported in Elmore County in early August. The new cases…
The College of Western Idaho is planning a $180 million, 25-year bond issue, the Idaho Press-Tribune reports today, and if voters approve, it would pay for major expansions and improvements at both its Nampa and Boise campuses. The bond would cost taxpayers about $22.31 per...
The giant Pioneer Fire is still burning, but cooler weather and some precipitation over the weekend have slowed its growth, and the number of firefighters battling the blaze is now down to 972, with the fire 56 percent contained and measuring 181,145 acres. As the…
Amid allegations of an affair between two Idaho legislators, the AP reports that adultery has been a felony in Idaho since 1972, and while rarely prosecuted, that criminal statute still is on the books in Idaho. Here’s the full report...
You may not have heard of Jerry Sturgill – few have – but campaign finance reports suggest he’s quite serious about his challenge to longtime Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo. The reports show the Boise businessman and Democratic candidate has raised...
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