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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Months into a complex trial over their role in flooding Washington with highly addictive painkillers, the nation’s three largest opioid distributors agreed Tuesday to pay the state $518 million, with the vast majority being directed toward easing the addiction epidemic. Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the deal,

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s association with what a group of retired Idaho county sheriffs and police officers said are extreme, anti-law enforcement factions prompted them on Tuesday to announce they have joined together to oppose her run for governor. The 12 retired officials announced the

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Coronavirus cases are again edging upward in parts of Idaho, prompting some health care officials to urge renewed caution for big gatherings. “The data in the last 10 days is quite striking,” said Dr. David Peterman, the CEO of Primary Health Medical Group, which includes 22

By TOM BANSE Northwest News Network SEATTLE (AP) — Private electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest are planning tens of millions of dollars in upgrades to reduce the risk that their power lines could spark wildfires during extreme weather. Utilities such as Pacific Power, Avista, Idaho Power, Portland General Electric and Puget Sound Energy are

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When a legislative intern came forward with rape allegations against an Idaho state lawmaker last year, she was subjected to months of online harassment and abuse. She later testified about the attack at an ethics hearing, and some of the lawmaker’s supporters filmed her and chased

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday approved an emergency drought declaration for 34 of Idaho’s 44 counties. The Republican governor signed off on the emergency drought declaration issued on Thursday by Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman. Ten counties asked for the declaration. The emergency declaration allows temporary water

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping legislative intern.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Valley City Council in eastern Washington in an unusual move has banned newspapers from the City Hall lobby. The council voted 4-2 this week to prohibit third-party publications from the lobbies of City Hall and the Spokane Valley Police Precinct, The Spokesman-Review reported. The decision most notably affects free

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Tribal and local authorities and volunteers from a Minnesota-based missing persons foundation will search the Yurok Reservation in remote Northern California over three days for Emmilee Risling, a 33-year-old Native woman who went missing last October. The search, which will involve more than 30 people, several boats and 10 cadaver

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.” The intern told a Statehouse supervisor that Aaron von Ehlinger raped her at

SEATTLE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Seattle said Thursday it will pay $375,000 to settle two separate claims of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. The Roman Catholic archdiocese said in a news release that it settled a case involving allegations of childhood sexual abuse in the early to mid-1970s by David Pearson, a

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bell Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against computer chipmaker Micron Technology. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court contends that Boise, Idaho-based Micron is using without authorization a process for making semiconductor devices developed and patented by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Bell Semiconductor. Bell Semiconductor

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an effort to recall Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The justices upheld a Thurston County Superior Court decision that the charges made against Inslee did not provide factually or legally sufficient grounds to

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state doctor has been sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme in which she hired drug addicts and gave them blank prescription scripts for opioid pain medications and other controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, according to federal prosecutors. Dr.

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For a record nine years, Tina Kotek sat at the front of Oregon’s House of Representatives, wielding the speaker’s gavel as the Democratic Party increased its power in the Legislature. Now the staunch liberal is seeking the state’s highest position — the governor’s seat.

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman who reported she was raped by an Idaho lawmaker while serving as a legislative intern testified in the former lawmaker’s trial on Wednesday, haltingly describing the moments the assault began before abruptly leaving the witness stand. “I can’t do this,” the woman said, quickly

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 1994, Kyle Hedquist led a teenager down a remote logging road, then shot her in the back of the head because he feared she might tell police about burglaries he’d committed. This month, Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown granted clemency to Hedquist, who was serving a

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $1.1 billion verdict against the state over its forest management practices, the latest development in a decades-long dispute over the best use of vast tracts of forestland that cover much of the state’s rural areas. A Linn

SEATTLE (AP) — A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely — and illegally — ignored state and city mask mandates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and refused to obey direct orders from the chief to comply. The Seattle Times reports that a recently released review by the Office of Inspector

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A southern Oregon man was sentenced Tuesday for shooting at a Bureau of Land Management employee while the employee was taking photos of a campsite the man was occupying, officials said. Scott Dye, 56, was sentenced Tuesday to time served and three years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The trial for a former Idaho lawmaker accused of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern began Tuesday with a prosecutor telling jurors the case was about power imbalances and the defense saying the sex was consensual. Aaron von Ehlinger was charged with rape and penetration with a

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — One of two kayakers who did not return from a weekend trip has been found dead in the Long Tom River near Corvallis and a second kayaker remains missing, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Family members identified the body of Joseph Bendix, 26, of Eugene, on Monday morning. His

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Collecting piñon nuts has been tradition for Native American and Hispanic families in the Southwestern U.S. for generations. But environmentalists are concerned that without the pinyon jay — a very social bird that essentially plants the next generation of trees by stashing away the seeds

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A nuclear waste treatment plant in eastern Idaho had two unanticipated shutdowns this year, U.S. officials said Tuesday, continuing a lengthy history of setbacks. Trent Neville of the U.S. Department of Energy said they’re working on the problems at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at the

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A seafood processing plant has been fined $56,000 in connection with a 2021 COVID outbreak that left one employee dead. The Department of Labor and Industries announced the fine against Shining Ocean Inc. on Monday, Northwest News Network reported. According to the agency, a 65-year old employee of the Sumner company

PORTLAND, Ore (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19, his office said, as the virus continues to circulate among lawmakers and policymakers in the nation’s capitol. The Oregon Democrat tested positive during a routine screening and is experiencing mild symptoms, his office said in a statement. Wyden, 72, was working from

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where the rare animals would be protected, according to a legal agreement made public Tuesday. The U.S. Fish and

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — In a change of plans, a man on Monday pleaded not guilty to aggravated first-degree murder in the shooting of Everett, Washington, police officer Dan Rocha. Richard Rotter’s lawyer said last week that Rotter planned to plead guilty. But at a hearing Monday in Snohomish County Superior Court, Rotter entered three

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The recently formed Office of Police Accountability for the city of Boise has released a report on a March 2017 shooting that found the six officers involved acted in self-defense. The accountability office formed in July 2021 and recently came under scrutiny when the Idaho Statesman reported the office never publicized

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Oregon have voted to end a summer steelhead hatchery program on the North Umpqua River after severe declines in the number of wild steelhead returning from the Pacific Ocean each summer, agency officials and environmentalists said. The 4-3 vote by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission transitions the

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After efforts to restrict the use of natural gas in future commercial building heating systems in Washington stalled in the Legislature, the state’s Building Code Council adopted revisions to the state’s energy code that require new businesses and apartments to mostly use heat pumps to warm air and water starting next

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Kansas to revive a law that banned secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities but that was struck down by lower courts. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place a ruling by a federal appeals court panel that the so-called

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Police say officers had glass bottles and canned food thrown at them when they attempted to break up a party that drew as many as 1,000 people to a neighborhood near the University of Oregon. Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner said the weekend party included underage drinkers, college-age individuals and their

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman has been arrested in the alleged murder of her 3-year-old child. Police in Albany say the 32-year-old woman was pulled over in a traffic stop Saturday and they came to believe she was a danger to herself and others and that they needed to check on her child

By JOHN RYAN KUOW OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Portland State University professor Andrew Fountain has been researching the dwindling glaciers of the American West since the 1980s. Fountain told KUOW that last year, he had an epiphany that in 20 or 30 years, everything he’s studied is useless because there are no glaciers.”

QUILCENE, Wash. (AP) — A woman who accidentally dropped her cellphone into the hole of an outhouse in a national forest and fell in while trying to retrieve it had to be rescued by firefighters in Washington state. Brinnon Fire Department Chief Tim Manly says the woman was using her phone when it fell into

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state football coach who lost his job for praying on the field after games is making his case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Joe Kennedy says the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him continue praying

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Jurors in north-central Idaho convicted a 17-year-old boy of first-degree murder after about three hours of deliberation on Thursday. The Lewiston Tribune reports Demetri Ewing and his father Clyde Ewing were both charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 8, 2021, shooting death of Samuel Johns. Ewing, who was

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Defense plans to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho. The department late last week signed off on the plan to build the reactor and reactor fuel outside of Idaho and then assemble the

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a city ordinance that requires that guns be locked up and kept out of unauthorized hands is preempted by state law. The ruling affirmed a three-judge state of appeals ruling last year in the case sparked

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Oregon Health Authority employee  has been indicted by a Marion County grand jury for allegedly embezzling nearly $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 funds intended to support the state’s vaccination effort. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports an arrest warrant affidavit from the Oregon Department of Justice agent who investigated the case said

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Independent federal investigators say there are significant issues related to fire training at the U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico. The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General also found that firefighting vehicles at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant were in disrepair from

By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press TWIN BRIDGES, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires intensify across the West, researchers are studying how scorched trees could lead to a faster snowmelt and end up disrupting water supplies. Without a tree canopy, snow is exposed to more sunlight. Specks of carbon from burnt trees also darken snow and make

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s Republican attorney general candidates sparred over the validity of public health restrictions, the merits of lawsuits challenging federal policies and other topics during a televised debate Tuesday night. Incumbent Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is facing former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador and attorney Art Macomber in the Republican primary on May

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court is allowing state lawmakers to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law they passed earlier this year that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The court on Monday approved a request by Republican House Speaker Scott

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer for a man accused of fatally shooting an Everett police officer in March says he plans to plead guilty to first-degree aggravated murder and other charges. The Daily Herald reports Richard Rotter plans to enter the pleas in the death of officer Dan Rocha Monday in Snohomish County Superior

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke is being endorsed by the National Rifle Association for lieutenant governor ahead of the May 17 Idaho primary. NRA Idaho State Director Aoibheann Cline on Tuesday said Bedke’s dedication to the right to keep and bear arms earned him an A-plus rating with the group and

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — A mother charged with conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband and a lover’s wife refused to enter a plea to murder and other charges on Tuesday, prompting an Idaho judge to enter a not guilty plea on her behalf. Lori Vallow Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill into law that phases out the state’s agricultural overtime pay exemption. The Capital Press reports Brown wrote in a letter Friday to Senate President Peter Courtney and Speaker of the House Dan Rayfield that she views the bill as an important step to

SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines says masks will be immediately optional on their flights — after a federal judge voided the national COVID-19-related mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation. Alaska Airlines said in a statement on their website Monday afternoon that because of the judicial decision that guests and employees would have the

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Scientists in Idaho have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors. Officials at the Idaho National Laboratory said Monday that normal operations are expected to resume later this spring at the Advanced Test Reactor following low-power system checks. The

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little is being endorsed by the National Rifle Association ahead of the Republican Primary. NRA Idaho State Director Aiobheann Cline on Monday said the endorsement reflects Little’s A-plus rating in the group and his support of Second Amendment issues during his first term

ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) — Planned Parenthood is renting medical office space in the town of Ontario on the Oregon-Idaho border. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Planned Parenthood has not confirmed its plans for the space, but has said it’s preparing for an influx of out-of-state patients seeking abortions in Oregon because of multiple legal challenges to

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 19-year-old who disappeared from his family’s home in California nearly three years ago has been found in Utah, bringing astonishment and relief to his parents who feared they would never see him again. Sheriff Justin Martinez said Connerjack Oswalt was shivering and cold when

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A highly contagious form of avian influenza has been found in two Idaho chicken flocks, prompting state agriculture officials to warn bird owners to take extra protections when interacting with their flocks. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced Friday that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, commonly called bird flu, was detected

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A hovering arctic jet stream has brought biting cold, snow, rain and hail that is concerning growers across central Washington’s Yakima Valley. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports grower Mike Saunders with Apple King—Pro Orchard Management said orchards were laden with snow on Wednesday, an unusual sight. Freezing temperatures began early this week

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The sheriff of Oregon’s most populous county is sounding the alarm over a spike in arrests for violent crimes and says the number of people in jail for murder and attempted murder is the highest it has been in nearly 30 years. Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese says in an open

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he won’t participate in debates heading into next month’s Republican primary. Little’s campaign in a news release Friday says the governor’s accomplishments in his first term “are non-debatable.” Little has drawn several Republican challengers, including far-right Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin. The

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Forty-nine Yellowstone National Park bison were shipped to slaughter, killed by hunters or captured for relocation this winter —- well short of officials’ goal to remove 600 to 900 of the animals. The park has about 5,000 bison, also known as buffalo. The herds are culled annually under a federal-state agreement

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Newly released FBI documents show the Sumner man who stole an airplane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2018 seemed unsettled to his loved ones before the theft, which ended when he crashed the plane on Pierce County’s Ketron Island. The News Tribune reports Alaska Airlines ground worker Richard Russell entered the

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports will likely move forward after both sides agreed the woman who sued is again enrolled at Boise State University. Idaho in 2020 became the first state in the nation to ban transgender women and girls

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After four people were wounded in two separate shootings in Spokane last weekend, civic leaders are looking to Police Chief Craig Meidl for answers to the city’s apparent rise in gun violence. Meidl is creating a new task force at Mayor Nadine Woodward’s request to deal with the spike in shootings.

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A nationwide murder warrant has been issued for the father of a child whose body was found in eastern Washington in February. The Tri-City Herald reports Pasco Police initiated a missing child report for 8-year-old Edgar Casian in May 2021, but they were unable to find him. On Feb. 5, hikers

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Baristas and other employees at an Oregon Starbucks have voted to unionize, the first in the state and the latest in a nationwide push to organize the coffee shop chain. KLCC radio reports the South Eugene Starbucks unanimously approved the formation of a union Wednesday. This is the fourth U.S. Starbucks

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Church in Idaho to intervene in a lawsuit over a new state law banning nearly all abortions. The court did not explain Wednesday why the church was excluded after the Diocese of Boise on

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — Officials in northern Idaho say skeletal remains found in 1984 have been positively identified as an Oklahoma man who went missing in 1982 in his mid-20s. The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office says DNA testing with potential family members found through a genealogy database led authorities on Monday to identify the remains

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Climatologists say rare April snow along with rain sweeping across the Pacific Northwest this week could increase water supplies, slow snow melt and lengthen the irrigation season. The Capital Press reports the storm’s impacts will vary by region, and experts predict drought will persist. Washington state climatologist Nick Bond said irrigators

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The battle over who represents Oregon’s new congressional district has become heated as six Democratic candidates jointly denounced almost $1 million in support for a rival party member by a super PAC that focuses on electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives. The candidates in

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho governor and attorney general are seeking to add Idaho to the list of states that have filed a lawsuit to prevent federal officials from ending a public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border. Republican

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church in Idaho is asking the state’s Supreme Court to let it intervene in a lawsuit over a new law banning nearly all abortions. The Diocese of Boise filed the request in support of the abortion ban on Monday. Idaho last month became

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Providence Health & Services Washington will pay $22.6 million to resolve allegations that its Walla Walla hospital fraudulently billed Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs for medically unnecessary neurosurgery procedures. Vanessa R. Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, and Bob

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man authorities say fought with police during a stolen vehicle investigation was shot and killed by an officer in Salem, Oregon. KOIN-TV reports that around 8:30 p.m. Monday Salem police officers Susan Slivkoff and Joshua Buker were investigating a possibly stolen vehicle. Police say Tayler Osborne, who was sitting inside

SEATTLE (AP) — Officials with Washington State Ferries acknowledge the system is short on staff and in need of dozens of new recruits. KING-TV reports a March report from the ferry system says staff shortages are unprecedented in the system’s 70-year history. Washington State Ferry spokesman Ian Sterling said Monday that Ferries needs to hire,

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Police Department says two people who were reported to have died in a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning are still clinging to life. A total of three people were shot about 1:30 a.m. in front of Lucky’s Pub, and police now say all three are still alive. Police said

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Farmers who rely on a federal irrigation project on the California-Oregon border will get one-seventh of the Klamath River water they would receive in a wetter year as historic drought grips the U.S. West. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation didn’t release any water to irrigators in

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge says a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband and a lover’s wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges. The judge in Monday’s order says Lori Vallow Daybell has been restored to competency

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, received the first measurable snowfall in April in recorded history on Monday. The National Weather Service says one inch of snow fell at Portland International Airport, setting a record. The agency says it’s the only measurable snowfall in April in Portland since record-keeping started in 1940. Schools across the

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s wolf population grew in 2021 for the 13th consecutive year, showing a 16% increase from the previous year. That’s according to a report released Saturday by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the agency says there were 206

SEATTLE (AP) — A second defendant has pleaded guilty in federal court to a hate crime and making false statements in connection with a 2018 racially-motivated assault in the Seattle area. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown says 45-year-old Jason DeSimas of Tacoma, Washington, is one of four men from across the Pacific Northwest being prosecuted for

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two people have died and a third person is hospitalized in stable condition after a drive-by shooting in downtown Spokane, Washington. The Spokane Police Department said the shooting occurred 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning  near Lucky’s Pub. Arriving officers found three shooting victims, all with life-threatening injuries. Two of the victims, a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow it to be enforced through lawsuits. Idaho last month had become the first state to enact a law modeled after the Texas statute banning abortions after about six

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law modeled after Texas statute.

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho environmental officials are proposing a $1 million fine as part of a settlement agreement with Idaho Power involving pollution permits at 15 of the public utility’s hydroelectric facilities in southern Idaho. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality announced the proposed agreement on Thursday and is

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says the state has launched a new program to save 10,000 acres of forest land as a carbon reserve. The Seattle Times reported the state will lease the trees as carbon credits to emitters of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. In the first 10 years,

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho gubernatorial candidate and antigovernment activist Ammon Bundy has been fined $3,000 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt of court. Bundy was immediately handcuffed Thursday in Fourth District Court in Boise and taken to the Ada County Jail. Judge Annie McDevitt ruled Bundy failed to perform 40 hours

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon faces a dire shortage of public defenders and as a result, nearly three dozen criminal cases have been dismissed in Portland in recent weeks. Oregon’s Supreme Court chief justice is asking Gov. Kate Brown and legislative leaders to convene a summit to address the crisis. Because of pandemic court closures,

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A city audit is critical of the way the Portland Police Bureau collected and stored surveillance information regarding racial justice protests in 2020. KGW-TV reports auditors said police collected information about protesters who were not connected to any crimes, and kept some private information for too long. The audit was done

RICHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a wolf was killed in northeast Oregon and the state is seeking the public’s help to find the person or people involved. The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said Wednesday that the wolf was killed in the Keating Wildlife Management Unit. Fish and Wildlife officials say their

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials are seeing the first increase in positive COVID-10 test results in more than two months. The Oregon Health Authority also saw an increase in the number of tests being done statewide and a slight uptick in the percentage of tests that were positive for COVID. Hospitalizations continue to

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than half of Idaho is in a severe drought, and an Idaho water expert says that’s likely to worsen in the coming months. Idaho Department of Water Resources hydrologist David Hoekema told the Idaho Water Resource Board at a meeting last week that water shortages are expected in every basin

By MATTHEW BROWN, CAMILLE FASSETT, PATRICK WHITTLE, JANET MCCONNAUGHEY and JASEN LO Associated Press Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms. An Associated Press analysis found the number of outages tied to severe weather rose from about 50

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other state officials are highlighting one of the state’s largest-ever investments in behavioral health care. The Republican governor in a ceremonial event on Tuesday that included Idaho Supreme Court justices and lawmakers marked the $50 million approved by the Legislature in