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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature wrapped up the extended 2021 session after a Senate committee killed three bills having to do with COVID-19 vaccine legislation. The House and Senate each adjourned Wednesday afternoon to conclude the longest session in the state’s history. The chambers returned Monday after a

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Agriculture says a record number of watercraft fouled with invasive mussels were caught at the state’s boat inspection stations this year. But the Post Register reports that officials say Idaho’s waterways still remain free of the invasive quagga and zebra mussels. Nic Zurfluh with the Agriculture

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Several student demonstrators and adult counter-protesters clashed outside Grants Pass High School during a student-led walkout against the reinstatement of two educators who expressed public support for educational policies that favor a student’s biological sex over their gender identity. Students left class Tuesday to protest a Nov. 9 school board

FAIRVIEW, Ore. (AP) — A middle school in Oregon will return to online learning this week, but not because of COVID-19. Reynolds Middle School in Fairview, Oregon, says it will cancel in-person learning for three weeks to develop safety protocols to address student fights and other inappropriate behavior. Superintendent Danna Diaz said in an e-mail

By HOPE YEN Associated Press Americans may soon get a better glimpse into a future of green-friendly transportation by visiting a U.S. national park. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a pledge Wednesday that aims to test some of the newest and most innovative travel technologies on public lands. The plan

By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — When U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal returns home to Seattle, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman always goes for a walk along the Puget Sound. Jayapal’s ritual is calming at a time her career has rapidly ascended into the top tiers of U.S. politics, showcasing the progressive street cred

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The head of Washington state’s bipartisan redistricting commission that failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps urged state Supreme Court justices to still consider their work now that the high court will have to complete the process. The panel had a deadline of

By LISA BAUMANN and ELAINE THOMPSON Associated Press SUMAS, Wash. (AP) — People in the small city of Sumas, Washington, are assessing damage from flooding that hit an estimated three quarters of homes in the community near the Canadian border. Parts of Washington state and British Columbia are trying to dry out from an intense,

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho sheriff is under investigation by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, but the agencies in charge of the investigation declined to release any details. Bingham County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Rogers announced in a prepared statement Tuesday that the attorney general’s office was investigating Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland in

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The suit filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states was dated Monday. It comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule

CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — Caldwell police shot and killed a 92-year-old man early Tuesday after they said he raised a gun toward officers. The Caldwell Police Department said in a press release that officers were dispatched to a neighborhood for a report of a suspicious person driving a pickup truck in the area. When officers

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill making it easier for Idaho residents to get worker compensation if they become ill after taking an employee-mandated vaccine has passed the House and is headed for the Senate. The bill was among seven COVID-19-related bills the House passed and sent to the Senate

FRESNO, Calif. — Orlando Robinson had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno State defeated Idaho 69-62 in nonconference play. Deon Stroud had 13 points for the Bulldogs (3-0), while Isaiah Hill added seven rebounds. Mikey Dixon had 15 points to lead the Vandals (1-2).

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of an intern who reported she was raped by another legislator has been stripped of a committee assignment. Members of the Idaho House of Representatives voted on Monday to remove Rep. Priscilla Giddings from the Commerce and Human Resources

KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers in a first-ever move in state history reconvened the Legislature after more than five months off to put forward about three dozen bills dealing with COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements. The House never formally adjourned and came back Monday at the request of Republican House

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Days of heavy rainfall and high winds Monday coming from a powerful atmospheric river in Washington caused extensive flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations, closed schools and closed Interstate 5 south of Bellingham. More than 158,0000 customers were without power in western Washington Monday afternoon. Authorities

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican representative is warning the head of the state’s top business lobby not to show up at the Statehouse as lawmakers reconvene Monday to consider COVID-19 legislation. Rep. Chad Christensen in a social media post on Saturday told Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry President

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial. The trial started Monday after Ferguson rejected a half-billion-dollar settlement. He says they must be held accountable for their role in the opioid crisis. His gamble isn’t without

SEATTLE — Riley Grigsby had a career-high 30 points as Seattle routed Idaho State 77-51. Brayden Parker led the Bengals with 15 points.

By ROB CHANEY Missoulian GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. (AP) — Since lake trout were artificially introduced into Flathead Lake in the early 20th century, the non-native fish has become popular with anglers because of their capacity to reach lunker size. , They’ve also spread throughout the Flathead River basin — invading strongholds of native bull

IRVINE, Calif. — Collin Welp had 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists as UC Irvine defeated Boise State 58-50. Dawson Baker had 10 points for UC Irvine (1-1). Austin Johnson added five points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Marcus Shaver, Jr. had 14 points for the Broncos (1-1). Emmanuel Akot added 11 points and

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Jaden Ohlsen kicked a 41-yard field goal with four seconds left to give Cal Poly a 32-29 victory over Idaho State. Cal Poly (2-8, 1-6 Big Sky Conference) ended an eight-game losing streak while Idaho State (1-9, 1-6) has lost five straight. The game looked like it was headed

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Quarterback Tommy Mellott ran for his third touchdown with 2:16 remaining and Montana State held off Idaho for a 20-13 victory in a key Big Sky Conference matchup. Montana State (9-1, 7-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, entered tied with Sacramento State atop the conference standings,

ADRIAN, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district has been fined $11,000 for failing to uphold the state indoor mask mandate and other violations. The current state mandate requires students to wear masks indoors to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The Adrian School District, near the Idaho border, is a small district with about

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Keith Fisher III recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Pepperdine to a 65-60 win over Idaho State. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 13 points.

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Trevante Anderson scored 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting with seven rebounds seven assists and Idaho beat Division III-level George Fox 95-85. The Vandals led 49-48 at intermission before pulling away down the stretch. James Moore and Momo Stokes each scored 14 for George Fox which had 12 players enter the scoring

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former state lawmaker is suing Idaho’s redistricting commission, contending that the new map redrawing Idaho’s 35 legislative districts is unconstitutional because it splits up more counties than necessary. Branden Durst filed the lawsuit against the bipartisan Idaho Commission for Reapportionment and Secretary of State Lawerence

MONROE, Wash. (AP) — Students and parents who say they suffered brain injuries from exposure to toxic chemicals at a Monroe, Washington, public school were awarded $62 million by a jury this week. The Seattle Times reports that Wednesday’s decision is the second successful lawsuit involving noxious conditions at the school. More than 200 students,

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government attorneys have asked a federal judge to uphold a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of the country. The request during a Friday hearing before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in California came

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — About 13,000 pounds of marijuana valued at around $3 million was destroyed this week outside of three adjoining Touchet, Washington, cannabis farms accused of growing more than allowed by state law. The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reports Evergreen Nirvana, Black Diamond Cannabis and Green Volcano were each notified recently by the

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public records show police received multiple calls from people reporting an armed and threatening man in the months before he killed two people and injured at least four others in a shooting at a Boise shopping mall. The Idaho Statesman obtained the Ada County Emergency Dispatch records through a public record

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Joel Murray had 28 points as Long Beach State beat Idaho 95-89 in overtime. Trevante Anderson led the Vandals with a career-high 26 points.

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials say there’s growing concern more patients are becoming sick with respiratory viruses other than COVID-19 now that colder weather is nearing. The Seattle Times reports the state recorded a seven-day coronavirus case rate of 174.2 infections per 100,000 Washingtonians as of the last week of October, the most

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Democratic state Sen. Steve Hobbs as the state’s 16th secretary of state, marking the first time a Democrat will hold the office since the mid-1960s. Hobbs will replace Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who will leave office Nov.

Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana tribes and environmental groups have sued state regulators after Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration dropped a legal claim against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in state district court in Lewis and Clark County. The Department of Environmental Quality in

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho inmate who became the first person to receive court-ordered gender confirmation surgery after suing the Idaho Department of Correction is asking a judge to order the state to pay more than $2.8 million in attorney fees. The state has until Nov. 22 to

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has approved the killing of up to two wolves for preying on cattle in an area of new wolf pack activity in Columbia County in the southeastern part of the state. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday it

KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin over incumbent Republican Gov. Brad Little in the 2022 race for governor. Trump made the endorsement late Tuesday through his political action committee following visits from Little and McGeachin last week to his Mar-a-Lago club in

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s mayor-elect is criticizing a City Council plan to cut $10 million from the city’s police budget, saying voters just endorsed his plan to prioritize public safety. The Seattle Times reports Budget Committee Chair Teresa Mosqueda introduced her proposed balanced budget package Tuesday afternoon. Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell criticized the proposal, saying the

By BRITTANY PETERSON and SAM METZ Associated Press DENVER (AP) — More places around the U.S. are eyeing the practice of recycling wastewater for reuse in homes and businesses as tap water. Cities see it as a way to ensure water supplies as their populations grow and climate change intensifies droughts. A push in the

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Tree Fruit Association officials have lowered their 2021 estimate of the statewide apple harvest by 5.3%. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the estimate was decreased from 124.85 million to 118.255 million boxes. Association President Jon DeVaney said Tuesday the apple harvest is still wrapping up for some Washington varieties, but

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Devonaire Doutrive had 18 points to lead five Boise State players in double figures as the Broncos rolled past Utah Valley 76-56 in a season opener. Naje Smith added 15 points for the Broncos. Abu Kigab chipped in 12, Emmanuel Akot and Mladen Armus scored 11. Kigab also had seven rebounds.

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Tarik Cool scored 16 points and Robert Ford III scored 15 points as Idaho State easily beat Eastern Oregon 82-61. Xavier Lovelace led the Mountaineers on Tuesday night with 16 points.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sedona Prince had 18 points before sitting out the fourth quarter and No. 10 Oregon opened the season with a 91-34 rout of Idaho State on Tuesday night. Ducks forward Nyara Sabally went down with an apparent foot or ankle injury in the third

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The president of the state’s top business lobby group in a letter to Idaho lawmakers says the group will oppose any attempts by the Legislature to impose restrictions on businesses requiring COVID-19 vaccines. Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry President Alex LaBeau in the letter sent

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public health officials say an Idaho infant died of COVID-19 last month, marking the state’s first case of a pediatric coronavirus death. Elke Shaw-Tulloch is the administrator for the Idaho Division of Public Health and says public health officials’ hearts go out to the family of

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The council of a small Oregon city has approved a deal with Google that will enable the technology giant to build more water-guzzling data centers there, though some residents worry about drought and the secrecy. A single data center can churn through millions of gallons of

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide whether the identities of Seattle police officers who attended events in the nation’s capital on the day of the insurrection are protected under the state’s public records law. The justices must also decide

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho mayor is running for governor. Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad announced Monday in Lewiston that he’s running as a Democrat aiming to defeat first-term Republican Gov. Brad Little. The 47-year-old Rognstad says he’s running to break the one-party lock Republicans have had on the state for 30 years. He

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof has outpaced his main Democratic rivals in fundraising in the 2022 Oregon governor’s race. Kristof has raised more than $1 million in less than a month. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the list of contributions his campaign includes donors from around the country, with more

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035. The order requires the 24 executive branch agencies under Inslee’s control to buy battery-powered electric vehicles to replace passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks with internal combustion engines once

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A first-term Republican representative says he’ll run for a seat in the Senate following redistricting that left him as the only elected official from either chamber in a reconfigured legislative district in southwestern Idaho. Ben Adams of Nampa made the announcement on social media on Sunday. Adams is currently in District

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Wildlife managers in Wyoming have put tracking collars on two of four cubs belonging to a well-known grizzly bear that has been raiding human sources of food. Lately Grizzly No. 399 and her current litter of cubs have run into trouble getting into garbage, apiaries and animal feed in the Jackson

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges and is scheduled to stand trial next spring. Aaron von Ehlinger was a Republican state representative from Lewiston when a 19-year-old legislative intern reported that he brought her to his apartment under false pretenses and raped her.

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Due to the unprecedented way lawmakers are reconvening at the Statehouse next week, any laws they pass could end up in court and be declared null. Opponents say they could also target session costs and lawmaker living expenses. The House and Senate plan to meet starting

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are searching for two suspects after a shooting in Spokane that injured an agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. KREM-TV reports a third suspect was also hurt in the shootout Friday at a Motel 6 in the Sunset Hill neighborhood. The ATF agent was treated at an

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Hank Bachmeier passed for 283 yards and a touchdown and Boise State had five sacks and forced three turnovers to mute No. 25 Fresno State’s high-scoring offense in a 40-14 victory Saturday night. Boise State (5-4, 3-2) dominated in the rematch of the 2018 Mountain West

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Roshaun Johnson scored a school-record six touchdowns, all on the ground, and Idaho snapped a three-game losing streak with a 42-24 win over Southern Utah. Johnson had four touchdowns by halftime, tying the school record, and set the new mark with a third-quarter 10-yard run. He added a 9-yard score midway

By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jaren Hall threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, and No. 17 BYU demolished Idaho State 59-14. Baylor Romney took over in the second half for Hall, who finished 2 yards shy of his fourth 300-yard performance in the last five

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Two missing Oregon women were found in an Idaho forest Friday, the mother dead from the elements and the disabled daughter alive with their broken down vehicle. The Spokesman Review reports a hunter discovered the mother’s body in the Solitaire Saddle area of the Panhandle National Forest and reported it

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The company that runs a for-profit immigration jail in Washington state has suspended its detainee work program, rather than pay the detainees minimum wage for cooking, cleaning and other tasks. A federal jury last week ruled that the GEO Group must pay the detainees minimum wage instead

By DAVID A. LIEB, GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorneys general of 27 states have filed federal lawsuits challenging a vaccine mandate for employers issued by the Biden administration. They generally contend that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government. The

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state senators and staff will have to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to regular testing when on campus when the new legislative session starts in January. Under new regulations approved by a Senate committee Friday, senators will conduct their work through a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch this week sent a letter to the White House requesting a meeting about Idaho’s federal district judge vacancy. The senators say it cannot be filled without a mutual agreement between them and the administration. But the Idaho Press reports the system giving home-state senators

NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The teachers union in Newberg, Oregon, has filed a lawsuit over a policy passed narrowly by its school board, limiting what kinds of images or signs school employees can display on campus. The “Ensuring Safe Environments To Learn” policy bars school employees from displaying images “relating to a political, quasi-political, or

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle City Council President Lorena González has conceded the mayor’s race, after an updated vote tally on Thursday showed former Council President Bruce Harrell with an insurmountable lead. In a statement, González said she had called Harrell to congratulate him and wish him luck. The 63-year-old Harrell was elected with strong support

By The Associated Press No. 25 Fresno State returns to the Top 25 after more than a month away and is close to clinching a spot in the MWC championship game. The Bulldogs are 4-0 at home and are coming off back-to-back wins over Nevada and previously ranked San Diego State. Boise State is looking

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of immigrants working on illegal marijuana farms in southern Oregon that authorities say are run by foreign cartels are living in squalid conditions and are sometimes being cheated by their gangland bosses. The situation is so extreme in the rural region amid an increase in

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will join a multistate lawsuit against the Biden administration over an emergency rule mandating that employers with more than 100 workers require COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing by Jan. 4. Republican Gov. Brad Little said Thursday he’s working with Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and

By The Associated Press It’s senior day for No. 17 BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium with receiver Samson Nacua, defensive back Jared Kapisi and defensive lineman Uriah Leiataua being recognized. The Cougars face an Idaho State team that plays on the FCS level and its only win was Oct. 9 against UC Davis. The Bengals

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State health officials are reporting the first human death due to rabies in the state since 1978. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Central District Health in a news release Thursday say the west-central man from Boise County died in October after a bat became entangled in his clothing

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The trial of a former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate charged in the killing a 12-year-old Colorado girl has ended with jurors unable to reach verdicts on the most serious charges against him. Jurors on Thursday found Steve Pankey guilty of false reporting but could not reach agreement on murder and kidnapping

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin says she met with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. McGeachin in a news release Thursday said she spoke with Trump on Tuesday about Idaho-related matters and on continuing his America First agenda that involves nationalist tendencies and Trump’s

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A new national monument at Sutton Mountain near Central Oregon’s Painted Hills has bgeen proposed by Oregon’s U.S. senators. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Sutton Mountain stands in the backdrop of the iconic view overlooking the Painted Hills. The hills themselves are already featured as one of three distinct units of the

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho state senator who won the election to become mayor of Lewiston says he’ll do both jobs this year with help from his friends. Republican Sen. Dan Johnson tells The Lewiston Tribune that he’ll use substitutes to fill in for him at the Legislature while he’s in his mayoral

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work. But one project on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is progressing at a much lower price. The federal government

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s downtown business community is celebrating as the moderate candidates it backed take commanding leads in the races for mayor, city attorney and a key council race over liberals who had called to defund the police. Tuesday’s election was vastly different from city contests two years ago,

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In the hours after the COVID-19 vaccine was formally approved for use in younger children, social media pages lit up with eager parents seeking appointments for their grade-schoolers. So on Wednesday morning, it didn’t take long for some parents in the Boise region to figure out

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old Idaho woman is in jail after she was accused of stealing from the body of a security guard killed during a Boise mall shooting. The Idaho Statesman reports Wednesday that Mary Alyce Scarbrough of Boise is charged with felony counts of alteration of evidence, malicious injury to

BURNS, Ore. (AP) — Another rural, conservative county in Oregon has expressed interest in becoming part of Idaho. The OregonianLive reports that voters in Harney County on Tuesday approved a ballot measure which requires local officials to hold meetings about moving the county into Idaho. The measure passed with more than 63% of the vote.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press At least six state or local political candidates who won their races on Tuesday had attended former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. BuzzFeed News reported that at least 13 candidates on Tuesday’s ballots for state or local offices were

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s second most populous county has passed the state’s first ban on flavored tobacco products. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the Board of County Commissioners in Washington County voted 3 to 2 Tuesday to prohibit retail sales of any flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and vape pens. Ordinance 878 was created

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A private prison company has been ordered to pay more than $23 million over lawsuits that accused it of running its for-profit immigration lockup in Washington state on the backs of detainees. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered GEO Group to turn over $5.9 million in profits

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Division of Public Health Administrator Elke Shaw-Tulloch says the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations and newly confirmed coronavirus cases has been dropping in Idaho, but the numbers are still high enough to leave hospitals overtaxed. That means hospitals will remain under a “crisis standards of care”

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho colleges and universities will abide by President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates even as the state fights the rules by joining a federal lawsuit. The Idaho State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to join the lawsuit filed Friday to block contractor requirements in Biden’s

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon-based youth climate activists say settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice have failed six years after they first filed a federal lawsuit in Eugene. The 21 plaintiffs alleged in the original lawsuit against the U.S. that they have a constitutional right to a climate that sustains life and that

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Jurors are deliberating in the trial of a former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate charged with murder in the death of a 12-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared in 1984. Suspect Steve Pankey was a neighbor of Jonelle Matthews and her family when she vanished after being dropped off at her empty home

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge has found that new congressional districts passed by Oregon Democrats meet all legal criteria, with little evidence they amount to blatant partisan gerrymandering. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the tentative opinion, released Monday by retired state Judge Henry Breithaupt, is not the final word in an ongoing lawsuit, in which

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Moderate candidates were leading in early Seattle election returns following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice. In the mayor’s race Tuesday, Bruce Harrell, a former City Council president, was ahead of current City Council President

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have approved Idaho’s plan for growing and transporting hemp with up to 0.3% THC, the cannabis compound that gives marijuana its high. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture on Monday announced receiving the approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a new law

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland and Multnomah County leaders have nearly $40 million is being allocated to address the city’s ongoing homeless crisis. The investments announced Monday will go toward creating 400 more shelter beds, increasing the number of outreach workers, expanding behavioral health services and funding community

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to keep species protections in place for Canada lynx. A federal judge in Montana on Monday approved a settlement between the U.S. Interior Department and environmentalists who had sued to retain protections for the snow-loving wild cats. Lynx have been listed