Trained members of Idaho law enforcement with demonstrated firearms proficiency are expected to fill slots for carrying out the death penalty by firing squad as the state prison system transitions to the controversial execution method next month. Six volunteers certified for no less than three years apiece through Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, will be recruited to ensure the ...
A trial whose outcome could impact Idaho’s abortion laws is underway in federal court in Boise, and the first two days have included expert witness testimony from the high-risk pregnancy specialist suing government officials and from several other specialists who detailed myriad potential pregnancy complications they said could necessitate abortion care. Dr. Stacy Seyb, a maternal-fetal ...
Johnny Brower, the accomplished concert promoter from Toronto who helped organize the ill-fated Nor'Wester '76 outdoor festival, called the bands Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Heart personally to tell them to avoid Stateline, Idaho, 50 years ago.
In April, six transgender Idaho residents sued over the state’s new bathroom law, which makes it a crime for people to use restrooms or changing rooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. On Friday, attorneys presented their arguments over a request for a preliminary injunction, asking the court to prevent the law from taking effect as it applies to bathrooms. U.S. District Judge ...
When news broke that the Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. intended to buy Silverwood Theme Park from its owners and founder, regular park-goers were quick to wonder how this would change the largest theme park in the Pacific Northwest.
Jun. 2—A federal court has set a trial date for the families of the 2022 Moscow murder victims suing Washington State University over the school's handling of convicted killer and former student Bryan Kohberger. The trial will take place Sept. 13, 2027, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle ...
State Sen. Jeff Wilson, D-Longview, is calling for a state-led investigation of the deadly chemical incident and spill at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill in Longview.
Idaho law enforcement agencies are investigating the killing and mutilation of livestock across Southern Idaho in recent weeks, according to a news release that Idaho State Police shared Friday. The agency said the State Brand Inspector, which verifies livestock ownership through brands, and multiple county sheriff’s offices are investigating incidents of cattle shot and killed in Jerome and ...
An Ada County district judge has affirmed a jury’s decision to find a Meridian man guilty in a 2024 encounter with police that went viral after the arresting officer knelt on the man’s neck. The decision comes a year after 23-year-old Samson Allen appealed his guilty verdict of resisting and obstructing police. Judge Gerald Schroeder of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District on May 22 affirmed that ...
First, the undocumented Idaho mother’s partner of 18 years was detained by U.S. immigration authorities. Sick in detention, she said in Spanish, he opted to leave the country rather than fight.
May 27—MOSCOW — Affordable housing continues to be an elusive issue for Moscow city officials given the city's staff and budget constraints. The Moscow City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss general housing issues. No vote was taken. According to data provided by Moscow City Administrator Bill Belknap, the average Moscow home value in 2025 was over $467,000. The average rent ...
ADA COUNTY, Idaho – More than 1,000 miles of irrigation canals and ditches thread through the Treasure Valley in Idaho, transforming what was once an arid and remote high desert into one of the most fertile and fastest-growing parts of the country.
Idaho State Parks and Recreation is making an earnest bid to provide the best camping accommodations for that annual camping trip to Farragut State Park.
On the afternoon of March 30, Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford railed against what he called “bad legislation,” after lawmakers resurrected a plan to mandate law enforcement apply to join cooperation agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The attempt to require applying for what are known as 287(g) agreements was just one part of a swath of failed legislation on immigration. The ...
Three years ago, opponents filed a lawsuit challenging an Idaho law that bars transgender students from using school bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. Now, that challenge is on the verge of dismissal.
Hidden in the forested hills just west of Lake Pend Oreille, a 170-acre plot of land, known as the Panhandle Bike Ranch, is gearing up to open on Memorial Day weekend.
After years of debate over whether rural eastern and southern Oregon would be better off as part of Idaho, Wallowa County has become the first in Oregon to reverse course on the push to leave the state.
Two military aircraft collided in the sky near Mountain Home Air Force Base on Sunday. Officials said all crew members survived the crash, but the same can’t be said for the fighter jets, of course — and replacing them won’t be cheap.
