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Updated 1 year ago
Hunter charged by grizzly bear in Boundary County

Idaho Fish and Game is advising extra caution following an interaction between a hunter and a grizzly bear on state land near the Canadian border earlier this week.

Updated 1 year ago
California to begin selling affordable state-branded insulin beginning next year

It is one piece of California's effort to lower prescription drug costs by offering generics as a cheaper alternative. Newsom announced in April that the state will sell the overdose medication Naloxone. The drug, …

Updated 1 year ago
Records show Little, Risch weren’t aware Qatar announcement was coming

Hague wrote that “Brass at (Mountain Home Air Force Base) was also unaware.” A spokesperson for the Mountain Home base could not immediately be reached for com…

Updated 1 year ago
Ace Frehley, Kiss' original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled gui…

Updated 1 year ago
What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their low-lying communities over the weekend, wiping away h…

Updated 1 year ago
Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House

Trump was already scheduled to meet on Friday with Zelenskyy, who has been seeking weapons that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deeper into Russian territory. Zelenskyy has argued such strikes would help com…

Updated 1 year ago
Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Democrats say they won't budge until they get a guarantee on extending the tax credits for the health plans. They warn that millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance — such as small business owners, …

Updated 1 year ago
Most Idaho prison workers accused of sexually assaulting inmates go unpunished, investigation finds

To verify their claims, InvestigateWest interviewed witnesses, former employees and whistleblowers; pored through thousands of pages of court records, Departme…

Updated 1 year ago
'Solara' subdivision advances in Rathdrum

The Rathdrum Planning and Zoning Commission will recommend approval of the Solara subdivision preliminary plat to City Council following a public hearing Wedne…

Updated 1 year ago
Historic highway markers unveiled at Farragut State Park

Historian Keith Petersen has spent three and a half years of his “retirement” writing Idaho history, 100 words at a time. When he was first approached by I…

Updated 1 year ago
'Sense and Sensibility' opens tonight at Lake City High

"Two British girls trying to find love and struggling." This is how sophomore Ruby Klein sums up the story at the heart of the play "Sense and Sensibility,"…

Updated 1 year ago
Paws and Pages with Parker: Inspiring first graders to read

Reading sparks imagination, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning. A child’s early experiences with books can shape how they feel about reading for year…

Updated 1 year ago
IPUC approves Avista rate hikes

The Residential Exchange Program provides federal power system benefits to residential and small farm customers. Avista applies these benefits as monthly bill credits. The approved change lowers the credit from 36.…

Updated 1 year ago
'No Kings' demonstrated planned for Saturday

A 'No Kings Day of Peaceful Action' demonstration is planned for Saturday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the corner of HWY 95 and Appleway Avenue.

Updated 1 year ago
Early voting begins Monday in Kootenai County

Early voting begins next week in Kootenai County.