BOISE — An explosion Saturday at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho heavily damaged a building, injured three workers and left one man missing, officials said.
A new Bureau of Land Management program will help provide fire departments and volunteer groups in rural Idaho with desperately needed equipment.
POCATELLO — A 55-year-old Pocatello man who was shot inside his Pocatello home early Friday morning may have witnessed a pair of suspects attempting to break into a nearby business, police said.
For the sixth year in a row, Idaho National Laboratory exceeded its goal to work with small businesses, spending nearly $235 million or 59.1 percent of its total business with small businesses.
The U.S. Forest Service will hold four public meetings later this year in Idaho to present amendments to its sage grouse recovery plans.
BOISE — The federal government violated environmental laws by approving a Canadian company's plan to search for gold in key wildlife habitat in eastern Idaho, two conservation groups say in a federal lawsuit.
Victor writer Molly Absolon is among the winners of the 2018 National Outdoor Book Awards.
BOISE — Free of criminal sanctions, an Idaho woman is back in court suing state and county agencies after she says an apparent clerical error put her on probation and in jail even after a judge ordered her sentence completed — and the Idaho Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in.
This year’s ski season will mark the 30th anniversary of snowboarding at Grand Targhee Resort as well as the resort’s 50th anniversary.
Yellowstone National Park is reporting another uptick in visitors for October.
Fighting wildfires in California has become a regional effort in the western United States.
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BOISE — Two unexploded military devices were found during construction under the Idaho Highway 45 bridge over the Snake River, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
Nurses are often called the backbone of the medical system. Doctors and hospital administrators regularly praise their role in providing care to patients and juggling a wide range of responsibilities.
The city of Blackfoot plans to hold a town hall meeting in the coming weeks to collect public input on the future of the city’s swimming pool, which closed Saturday.
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The city of Blackfoot plans to hold a town hall meeting in the coming weeks to collect public input on the future of the city’s swimming pool, which closed Saturday.
PARADISE, Calif. — The blue of an unfurled body bag has become a gut-wrenching splash of color in this apocalyptic landscape as pressure mounts to account for the hundreds of missing people after a wildfire roared through the California town of Paradise.
MINIDOKA, Idaho (AP) — A wind-swept parcel of ground on the edge of the tiny town of Minidoka once cradled the remains of at least 40 people.
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — A University of Utah track athlete who was shot by a sex offender parolee she had briefly dated has been buried in her hometown of Pullman, Washington.
MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — Police say an Idaho woman has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and a man is dead after what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide at a Meridian home.
Ten years ago, Zahan Billimoria was a busy man working in Jackson, Wyo., with a wife and kids. But he carved out time for skiing by getting up at 5 a.m. in the dark before work and skiing with his friend Wray Landon.
An accident prevention bulletin issued on Jan. 12, 1966, sets the scene.
Both nature and humans share blame for California's devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump's claims, fire scientists say.
More than 40 years ago a young Mark Boyce landed his first teaching job at the University of Wyoming’s Department of Zoology and Physiology.
Voter turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds in the 2018 midterm elections was 31 percent, according to a preliminary estimate by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — One was a veteran police officer who didn't hesitate to run toward danger. Another had survived the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Others were an art student, an aspiring lawyer, an Army recruit, a caregiver for special-needs children, and a security …
Pocatello City Council members said during a Thursday morning study session they’re supportive of a proposed ordinance making it illegal to drive in city limits while using a handheld mobile electronic device, such as a cellphone.
LOGAN, Utah — Logan Mayor Holly Daines wants to pull out of a plan to support construction of a small modular nuclear reactor just north of Idaho Falls, but many council members are interested in continuing project participation, potentially at a lower megawatt amount.
MIDDLETON — Middleton Heights Elementary School staff pictured in a controversial Facebook post last week will be returning to their classrooms in the next few days.
ONTARIO, Ore. — Voters in Ontario, which borders Idaho, approved the recreational sale of marijuana, unofficial election results show.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Friends are remembering sheriff's sergeant who was killed trying to stop a shooting rampage at a California bar as a "cop's cop" who didn't hesitate to run toward danger.
Montana Democrat Jon Tester won a third term in the U.S. Senate by beating Republican Matt Rosendale in a race that was too close to call until Wednesday morning.
A North Idaho jury awarded a Hayden-area couple $75,000 last week, ruling a homeowners association engaged in religious discrimination in a story billed as a “war on Christmas” by some national news outlets.
NORTH OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mayor who was also a Utah Army National Guard major training commandos in Afghanistan was fatally shot by one of his Afghan trainees, officials said Sunday.
As temperatures drop and winter encroaches on Idaho, the risk of driving in the snow becomes a major concern in the state.
MIDDLETON — A petition supporting 14 Middleton School District staff who were placed on administrative leave Saturday after wearing costumes on Halloween depicting national and ethnic stereotypes has been signed by almost 12,000 people.
Idaho Department of Water Resources officials say they're in the home stretch of an effort to get thousands of irrigation wells that draw from the East Snake Plain Aquifer fitted with flow meters.
MIDDLETON — On Saturday morning, after last-minute special meeting of the board of trustees of the Middleton School District, the board condemned the teachers’ actions and created a six-pronged action plan moving forward. The 14 staff members involved are on paid administrative leave.
The authors of the new book “Wild Migrations: Atlas of Wyoming’s Ungulates” will present their findings of a six-year collaborative study during a program in Jackson, Wyo., on Sunday.
As the number of teenagers vaping remains a concern, local school district officials are taking different approaches to address their use on campus.
It took the efforts of a llama whisperer and three friendly llamas to persuade Ike to leave his renegade life roaming the Yellowstone National Park backcountry.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials soon will close most of the park’s entrances to prepare for the winter season.
Paulette Jordan launched her first TV ad of the fall campaign for governor on Tuesday, just a week before Idaho voters head to the polls.
A new campaign commercial promoting Cindy Wilson for state superintendent of schools isn’t actually from the Wilson campaign — it’s an independent expenditure campaign largely underwritten by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff and his wife, Susie.
The Pocatello business owner at the center of a local cannabis oil controversy will not be charged by police even though her product tested positive for THC, according to Pocatello police Capt. James McCoy.
Compass Academy’s senior government students held their last candidate forums of this election cycle Tuesday, hosting a forum for the House and Senate contenders in District 33.
The good news is that the Yellowstone caldera is not expected to explode in a mega eruption anytime soon.
Republican Brad Little outraised Democrat Paulette Jordan in the final campaign finance reporting period, raising $265,548 to Jordan’s $125,265. He also outspent her 2-1, as Little ramped up his TV advertising campaign; he spent $324,073 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 21, while Jordan spent $152,255.
The daughters of a Coeur d’Alene woman, who is facing federal wire fraud charges and is the suspect in the death of her husband, pleaded guilty to charges related to their mother’s case Tuesday in federal court.
BOISE — Their anger is all over social media for the whole world to see, with rants about minorities, relationships gone bad or paranoid delusions about perceived slights.
President Donald Trump will be coming to Bozeman on Saturday to campaign for Montana’s Republican congressional candidates ahead of the Nov. 6 election.
SAN FRANCISCO — She was a self-described "adrenaline junkie," and he took "wow-worthy photos" of the couple posing at the edge of cliffs and jumping from planes that appeared on social media and a travel blog that attracted thousands of followers.
BOISE — About 10 percent of a national network of 8,300 stream gauges used to measure potential flooding isn't reporting information and workers are giving highest priority to fixing gauges where expected rainfall could cause flooding, officials said Friday.
LEWISTON — A small group of students at the University of Idaho has designed a nonpartisan billboard intended to encourage civic engagement and self-reflection during the November midterm elections.
BOISE — Six Idaho state lawmakers — of both parties — have voiced their support for a new bill that would allow first responders coverage for psychological injuries under Idaho’s Worker’s Compensation Laws.