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More than 80% wildfires on Idaho state land caused by humans this year
Prosecutor: Couple talked by phone on day kids' bodies found
A prosecutor on Tuesday played a recorded jailhouse phone call between an Idaho couple accused of hiding their children’s bodies months after they went missing…
Court hearing held in notorious case of children's deaths
A detective Monday described in excruciating details how investigators unearthed the remains of two children who had been missing for months while searching th…
Rural counties in Idaho report low census response rates
The U.S. Census Bureau says rural counties in Idaho are struggling to get citizens counted, with some counties reporting a response rate of less than 50%
Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths
nvestigators said they found the bodies by tracking the movements of Lori Vallow’s brother, Alex Cox, using cellphone data
US: Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon
The U.S. government says four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help endangered salmon migrate to the ocean
Portland, Oregon, protests relatively calm after US drawdown
The first nightly protest in Portland, Oregon, since a deal was struck for federal agents to withdraw from the city was largely peaceful after state troopers t…
Idaho Democrats cancel in-person convention because of coronavirus
The Idaho Democratic Party has canceled next month’s in-person platform convention in Boise, citing the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Treasure Valley.
Woman who walked away from prison arrested in Rupert
BOISE — A woman who walked away from the South Boise Women’s Correctional Center was arrested in Rupert Thursday afternoon, the Idaho Department of Correction said.
Idaho suspect in pursuit, shootout appears in court
A former participant in an armed occupation in 2016 at an Oregon wildlife refuge appeared in court this week
Supreme Court halts Idaho online signatures for initiative
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Oregon reports 416 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths
State officials reported 416 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon on Thursday
Montana announced 2 COVID deaths as unemployment declines
Montana health officials announced two additional deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 57
Idaho inmate with COVID-19 dies at Boise hospital
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Correction "with great sadness" on Wednesday reported the death of an incarcerated man hospitalized in Boise with COVID-19.
US officials OK eastern Idaho phosphate mine expansion
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US agents to pull back in Portland but will stay on standby
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says federal agents who have been guarding the U.S. courthouse during violent protests in downtown Portland, Oregon, will begin withdraw…