Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12, while UTEP goes to Mountain West
AP Sports Writer Rebuilding the Pac-12 Conference centered around football. It’ll be a pretty good basketball conference, too, after landing…
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AP Player of the Week: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe wins top honors for 2nd time in 3 weeks
The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 5 of the season: Jalen Milroe, Alabama The Crimson Tide quarterback was…
Continue Reading Wyoming moves ahead with slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and…
Continue Reading Ashton Jeanty runs for 259 yards and 4 TDs, No. 25 Boise State beats Washington State 45-24
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 259 yards and four touchdowns, Matt Lauter had four catches for 96 yards and two scores…
Continue Reading Hastings throws three TD passes, Larison accounts for 2 TDs as UC Davis beats Idaho 28-26
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Miles Hastings was 25-of-33 passing for 248 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night, Lan Larison accounted for two…
Continue Reading Humphrey runs for 159 yards, 3 TDs to lead Montana State to 37-17 win over Idaho State
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Scottre Humprey ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns and Montana State pulled away for a 37-17 Big Sky Conference opening…
Continue Reading A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
Associated Press By all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old,…
Continue Reading Boise State forfeits volleyball match at San Jose State set for Saturday
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Boise State women’s volleyball team announced Friday that it will forfeit Saturday’s match against San Jose…
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New judge sets expectations in case against man charged with killing 4 Idaho university students
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A routine status hearing for a man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students drew a small…
Continue Reading UNLV and Air Force to remain in Mountain West with financial incentives, AP source says
AP College Football Writer UNLV and Air Force have decided to remain in the Mountain West as the conference thwarted off attempts at further poaching…
Continue Reading UNLV and Air Force to remain in Mountain West with financial incentives, AP source says
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — UNLV and Air Force to remain in Mountain West with financial incentives, AP source…
Continue Reading The northern lights might again be visible in the US as solar activity increases
Associated Press The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada. It’s been a good year for…
Continue Reading Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted…
Continue Reading Pac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in ‘poaching’ penalties
AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would…
Continue Reading Pac-12 adding Utah State, in talks with Gonzaga, as Mountain West tries to hold UNLV, AP sources say
AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the…
Continue Reading AP Top 25 Reality Check: Boise State returns to rankings 3 years after 19-season streak was snapped
AP College Football Writer For two decades, Boise State has been the most reliably sucessful program outside major college football’s power…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: No. 5 Tennessee continues to climb and Boise State enters poll for first time since 2020
AP College Football Writer Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up…
Continue Reading Tennessee rises to No. 5 and Boise State enters the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Tennessee rises to No. 5 and Boise State enters the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time since…
Continue Reading Madsen accounts for 4 TDs, Boise St. has 609 total yards in 56-14 win over Portland St.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Maddux Madsen threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score Saturday night to help Boise State beat Portland State…
Continue Reading Wagner throws 2 TD passes, Idaho forces late turnover to beat Abilene Christian 27-24
ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Jack Wagner threw two touchdown passes and Idaho forced a late turnover to beat Abilene Christian 27-24 on Saturday night.…
Continue Reading Hays, Brooks have big days, Idaho State turns back Southern Utah 38-28
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Hunter Hays ran for two touchdowns and Dason Brooks added a key 75-yard score to lift Idaho State to a 38-28 win over…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping…
Continue Reading Authorities were warned that gunman was planning to attack Yellowstone facility
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Hours before a gunman opened fire at an entrance to a Yellowstone National Park employee dining hall,…
Continue Reading Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho…
Continue Reading Woman suffers leg burns after hiking off trail near Yellowstone Park’s Old Faithful
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and…
Continue Reading Accusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial…
Continue Reading US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as…
Continue Reading Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over plans to hold an offshore wind energy…
Continue Reading Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved
The man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise, where his trial was moved last week, Ada…
Continue Reading Wagner’s 2 TD passes leads Idaho past Albany 41-13 in an FCS quarterfinal rematch
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Jack Wagner threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jordan Dwyer and Nate Thomas ran for two more as No. 4 Idaho rolled to a 41-13…
Continue Reading Belquist, Romfo help lead North Dakota to 52-28 win over Idaho State
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Bo Belquist had a career-high 165 yards receiving including a touchdown, Simon Romfo threw for two scores and North Dakota…
Continue Reading Oregon State AD says the new Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly
AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said the newly rebuilt Pac-12 will look to add at least two…
Continue Reading The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining…
Continue Reading The Biden administration is asking an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted protections for gray wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is asking an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted protections for gray…
Continue Reading All welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections
News21 LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas’ Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shopping plaza that serves as a hub for the…
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Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves two critically injured and others presumed dead
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and fire…
Continue Reading Idaho’s high court moves the trial for the killing of 4 university students to Boise
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The trial of a man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students will be held in Boise,…
Continue Reading Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State from the Mountain West, starting in 2026
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State from the Mountain West, starting in…
Continue Reading Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West
AP College Football Writer After being poached almost into oblivion, the Pac-12 is fighting off extinction by plucking schools from the Mountain…
Continue Reading Pac-12 set to begin rebuild, targeting Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State, AP sources say
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 set to begin rebuild, targeting Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State, AP sources…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
Associated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California’s mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of…
Continue Reading Wildfires burn out of control in Southern California and more evacuations ordered
Associated Press TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters…
Continue Reading Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated
Associated Press Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form…
Continue Reading An Oregon man is charged in the killing of a nurse days after her wedding
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A neighbor of an Oregon nurse who was found dead just days after her wedding was arraigned Monday on charges of…
Continue Reading A judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of the man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students…
Continue Reading Judge agrees to move trial of man charged in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students to a different city
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Judge agrees to move trial of man charged in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students to a different…
Continue Reading AP Player of the Week: Arizona St. workhorse Cam Skattebo runs for career-high 262 against Bulldogs
The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 2 of the season: Cam Skattebo, Arizona State The Sun Devils’ fourth-year…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation’s water and soil is contaminated
Associated Press OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded…
Continue Reading A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
Associated Press OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of…
Continue Reading No. 7 Oregon beats Boise State 37-34 on last-second field goal
AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is clearly still trying to find an identity. For the second straight week the Ducks struggled, but…
Continue Reading Tracy throws 4 TD passes, Idaho State adds defensive and special teams scores in 50-10 victory
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Kobe Tracy threw four touchdown passes, Idaho State added a blocked punt and a fumble return for touchdowns, and the…
Continue Reading Keyshawn James-Newby’s 3 sacks help Idaho get 17-13 win at Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Elisha Cummings and Nate Thomas combined for 116 yards rushing, Keyshawn James-Newby had three sacks and Idaho beat Wyoming…
Continue Reading Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities on Friday identified the three victims of a small plane crash near Portland, releasing the names of the…
Continue Reading AP Player of the Week: Arizona’s McMillan records first 300-yard receiving game since ’22 Rose Bowl
The inaugural Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 1 of the season: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona McMillan, an AP…
Continue Reading QB Dillon Gabriel says there’s room for improvement after debut for No. 3 Oregon
AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The final outcome wasn’t necessarily what he had hoped for, but quarterback Dillon Gabriel was solid in…
Continue Reading No. 3 Oregon struggles but prevails over Idaho 24-14
AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw for 380 yards and two touchdowns in his Oregon debut, but the third-ranked Ducks…
Continue Reading Oregon State relies on ground game in 38-15 victory over Idaho State
Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jam Griffin and Anthony Hankerson each ran for over 150 yards and combined for four rushing touchdowns as…
Continue Reading Ashton Jeanty rushes for school records of six TDs and 267 yards and Boise State wins 56-45
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for school records of six touchdowns and 267 yards and Boise State overcame Georgia Southern 56-45 on…
Continue Reading Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — So-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that don’t have serial numbers and are largely untraceable, will be…
Continue Reading No. 3 Oregon introduces QB Dillon Gabriel in opener against Idaho
AP Sports Writer With all the excitement over joining the Big Ten this season, it’s important for the third-ranked Oregon Ducks to be ready for…
Continue Reading Idaho judge considers whether to hold quadruple murder trial in small university town or elsewhere
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the man charged in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students asked a judge…
Continue Reading Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
Associated Press U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out…
Continue Reading Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles
Associated Press Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado’s ambitious wolf…
Continue Reading Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a…
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Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against US regulators’ objections
Associated Press Writers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers,…
Continue Reading US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its…
Continue Reading Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first
AP Business Writer The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and…
Continue Reading ‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of…
Continue Reading LGBTQ advocates say Mormon church’s new transgender policies marginalize trans members
The Associated Press The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disheartened LGBTQ+ activists after issuing a slew of new policies this week…
Continue Reading Pick Six: Boise State, Liberty and UTSA are top contenders for the Group of Five’s spot in playoff
AP College Football Writer Boise State has won 83 of 100 Mountain West games and five championships since joining the conference in 2011, and the…
Continue Reading Injured Montana man survives on creek water for 5 days after motorcycle crash on mountain road
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Montana motorcyclist who was missing for five days after crashing along an Idaho mountain highway survived by drinking creek…
Continue Reading Starting QBs at LSU and USC have a featured role after staying patient in the transfer portal era
AP Sports Writer At a time when switching schools is easier than ever, Southern California’s Miller Moss and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier are showing…
Continue Reading Arrest made in Seattle carjacking that killed a beloved 80-year-old dog walker
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police arrested a suspect Wednesday who they say carjacked a beloved 80-year-old dog walker who died after…
Continue Reading Canada lynx confirmed in Vermont for 1st time since 2018
SHREWSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther…
Continue Reading Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse court finding that it submitted hundreds of false claims
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals…
Continue Reading Lawsuit accuses Oregon police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon is suing the city of Medford, saying its police department has been unlawfully…
Continue Reading Utah lawsuit seeks state control over vast areas of federal land
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican leaders made good Tuesday on a decade-old vow to launch a legal challenge aimed at…
Continue Reading DNA search prompts arrest of Idaho murder suspect in 51-year-old cold case, California police say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a woman in California more than 50 years ago,…
Continue Reading In Wyoming, Bill Gates moves ahead with nuclear project aimed at revolutionizing power generation
Associated Press Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he…
Continue Reading Idaho Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging a ballot initiative for ranked-choice voting
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state’s attorney general over a ballot…
Continue Reading House Democrats dig in amid ongoing fight in Congress over compensation for US radiation victims
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that…
Continue Reading Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground in Montana just north of Yellowstone…
Continue Reading Millions of campaign dollars aimed at tilting school voucher battle are flowing into state races
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Millions of dollars are being spent this year to steer voters toward candidates for Republican-led…
Continue Reading Judge enters not guilty plea for escaped prisoner charged with killing a man while on the run
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of an escaped prisoner charged with killing a man while he was on the…
Continue Reading Older pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous…
Continue Reading Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling votes to ban camping except in some areas
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to…
Continue Reading 15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected…
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Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law
Associated Press Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that…
Continue Reading Federal infrastructure funding is fueling a push to remove dams and restore river habitat
Associated Press BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece…
Continue Reading Idaho prosecutor says he’ll seek death penalty against inmate accused of killing while on the lam
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man…
Continue Reading Heat, erratic winds and possible lightning could complicate the battle against California wildfire
Associated Press CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned dozens of homes and…
Continue Reading Families face food insecurity in Republican-led states that turned down federal aid this summer
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Crystal Ripolio had tears in her eyes as she walked the produce line at the Good News…
Continue Reading 1 person killed in Colorado wildfires as blazes torch large areas of the U.S. West
Associated Press LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A person was killed in one of several wildfires threatening heavily populated areas of the Colorado…
Continue Reading Providence patients’ lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV
Associated Press Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a…
Continue Reading Firefighters make progress against massive blaze in California ahead of warming weather
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews worked Tuesday to hold on to the progress made against the largest blaze in California this…
Continue Reading Construction company in Idaho airport hangar collapse ignored safety standards, OSHA says
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — Federal safety investigators on Monday cited a construction company in the deadly collapse of an Idaho airport hangar, saying…
Continue Reading California man defends his home as wildfires push devastation and spread smoke across US West
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — In the small forest community of Cohasset, Ron Ward watched as flames hundreds of feet high from…
Continue Reading 3 dead, 2 critically injured after 25-foot pontoon boat capsizes on Lake Powell in northern Arizona
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A woman and two children have died and two others were hospitalized after a pontoon boat capsized on Lake Powell in northern…
Continue Reading Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts…
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