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Man charged after driving through school gates
A driver allegedly crashed through two closed crossing gates at Washington Elementary in Sandpoint, prompting new …
New avalanche director plans to use social media
SUN VALLEY (AP) - The new director of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center in central Idaho plans to use social media to make avalanche information more easily available to the public.
Prosecutor picked
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Bonneville County commissioners have unanimously voted to have Chief Deputy Prosecutor Bruce Pickett become the next county prosecutor.
Idaho highway panel finds $543 million in needs
BOISE (AP) - A state task force on transportation funding has determined Idaho will need to come up with an additional $543 million annually to fully address its needs to maintain highways and bridges.
Putting a fine edge on his work
MIDVALE - He almost blushes as he pulls out the knife he keeps in his jeans pocket a folding knife purchased through a mail-order catalog for $20.
Idaho Briefs November 21, 2010
Rape charge dismissed
The quality of Idaho water
BOISE - State regulators, environmentalists and cities are pushing for Gov. Butch Otter and the Legislature to restore $350,000 in funding to resume monitoring pollution in Idaho's lakes and rivers, saying eliminat…
Group: Idaho poll shows support for cigarette hike
BOISE (AP) - An anti-smoking group aiming to convince Idaho lawmakers to raise tobacco taxes has released a poll showing half of residents strongly favor hiking the 57-cent-per-pack cigarette tax.
Vandals dominate food drive event
MOSCOW - Mark one up for Idaho.
State tax agency to request $2.7 million to hire collectors
BOISE (AP) - A State Tax Commission official says the agency will request $2.7 million in the upcoming Legislature to permanently take on workers who were hired on a temporary basis to collect unpaid taxes.
Ex-County worker sues over firing
REXBURG (AP) - A former Madison County building inspector is suing local government officials in federal court, saying he was fired to clear the way for an ex-county commissioner to take his job.
Family puts focus on shaken babies
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Bright blue eyes and a mischievous smile made Hannah Covington the star of any room she entered.
ISU to help develop screen system
POCATELLO (AP) - An Idaho university is slated to help a Kentucky-based company develop a cargo and baggage screening system aimed at improving the detection of dangerous materials, such as explosives.
Hanks' 'money pit' in arbitration
KETCHUM (AP) - Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have started a new round of arbitration to resolve a long-standing contract dispute with the architec…
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GOP schism plays out on Internet
BOISE - Towns like Moyie Springs and Coolin on Idaho's northern panhandle are separated by miles of winding forest highway, so residents rely on the blessings of technology like the Internet to bring them together.