Idaho

The previously unidentified former roommate at the King Road house in Moscow where four University of Idaho students were killed in late 2022 has publicly come forward in her efforts to contribute to the lasting legacy of her friends. Ashlin Couch, a winter 2021 U of I graduate and sorority sister to two of the stabbing victims, said she chose to speak out for the first time to honor the lives ...

Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little told reporters Thursday that he did not veto a new transportation budget that blocks the state’s sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s former Boise headquarters because he worried about jeopardizing $200 million in state funding for road and bridge repairs.

Idaho state government agencies must ensure only 20% of their workforce is out of the office, under a new policy limiting remote work implemented this spring.

May 3—The prosecution and defense in the Bryan Kohberger case pointed fingers at each other during a Thursday hearing regarding whether certain information about evidence should be made public. Latah County District Judge John Judge ultimately decided to keep a May 14 hearing closed to the public despite the wishes of Kohberger's attorney Anne Taylor. Kohberger's defense claims it has ...

When Boise City Council Member Elaine Clegg stepped down in November to join Valley Regional Transit as CEO, she told the Idaho Statesman that “rail is a big issue of mine” and would be a focus for her in the new role at the regional public transportation authority for Ada and Canyon counties. “I think there’s a tremendous opportunity to do regional rail here,” Clegg said. “That could be a ...

Supporters of the Idaho open primary ballot initiative are turning in their final signatures to local county clerks for verification after building up what they believe is a comfortable margin to qualify for November’s upcoming general election.

A 40-year-old man from Idaho was arrested at Yellowstone National Park in April after rangers received a report that he harassed a herd of bison and kicked one of them in the leg.

Apr. 26—Mobile home residents in the Moscow area continue to be frustrated with a landlord who has significantly raised their rents and asked them to sign leases that attorneys say do not hold up to the law. Hurst & Son, LLC, manages six mobile home communities in the Moscow area. The western Washington-based company manages Abiel, Appaloosa, Bluebird, Evergreen, Palouse Hills and Woodland ...

Supporters of the open primaries ballot initiative in Idaho are offering voters one last chance to sign their petition before next week’s May 1 deadline to submit signatures for verification.

Former Rocky Mountain High assistant coach Russell Brunson will not face criminal charges after striking a 14-year-old wrestler from another school multiple times in January. The Nampa Police Department recommended battery and injury-to-child misdemeanor charges for Brunson after he ran onto the mat at his son’s match and hit a freshman from Nyssa, Oregon, at least three times, video shared ...