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By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday to add electrocution and the use of nitrogen gas as means of administering the death penalty. The legislation comes one day after the country’s most

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top elections official in a rural Nevada county roiled by false claims of widespread election fraud that led to a controversial hand-count in the 2022 midterms is resigning, according to a resignation letter the county received. The reason for Nye County Clerk Mark

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Desi-Rae Young scored 13 points and No. 24 UNLV used a late 10-0 run to pull out a 63-57 win over Boise State on Wednesday night for its 10th-straight win. The Lady Rebels were down five with eight minutes to go when Young fed Nneka Obiazor for a layup. Kiara Jackson

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate who has long said he’s innocent and claims that his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence faces execution Wednesday for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu was condemned for the killing of

KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after failed attempt at lethal injection.

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When life cancels your primary, have a caucus. That’s what Idaho Republicans will do this Saturday when they gather in meetings across the state to help pick their party’s presidential nominee. State legislators originally hoped to save money by consolidating the March 12 presidential primary with their

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The hour of Thomas Eugene Creech’s death has been set, and it is rapidly approaching. On Wednesday morning Idaho prison officials will ask the 73-year-old if he would like a mild sedative to help calm him before his execution at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution south

By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Tyson Degenhart’s 21 points helped Boise State defeat Air Force 79-48 on Tuesday night. Degenhart had five rebounds for the Broncos (20-8, 11-4 Mountain West Conference). Chibuzo Agbo scored 17 points while shooting 5 for 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature. State lawmakers in the House and Senate passed House Bill 1455 this session after the measure stalled in the Senate last year and other bills failed to gain traction

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck north of Boise, Idaho, on Monday, reportedly causing no major damage or injuries, authorities said. The quake happened at 10:25 a.m. and was centered about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) north of Smiths Ferry, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Two smaller earthquakes followed in the

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans. The FTC filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oregon on Monday. It was joined

WASHINGTON (AP) — US sues to block $24.6 billion merger of US grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it will lead to higher prices.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced an advertising campaign to combat proposals in several Republican-controlled states to prohibit out-of-state travel for abortions and other reproductive care. The multistate ad campaign and an online petition effort will launch Monday, beginning with a TV commercial about a measure under consideration in Tennessee.

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day, checking on him during rounds and taking him to medical appointments. This Wednesday, some of Idaho’s prison staffers will be asked to kill him. Barring any last-minute stay, the

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Miguel Tomley scored 26 points, Brayden Parker added 25 and Idaho State beat Weber State 80-62 on Saturday night. Tomley also contributed six rebounds for the Bengals (12-16, 7-8 Big Sky Conference). Parker added 11 rebounds and three blocks. Maleek Arington finished with 12 points, 10 assists

By The Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Tyson Degenhart had 22 points in Boise State’s 92-72 win over Wyoming on Saturday night. Degenhart shot 8 for 10 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (19-8, 10-4 Mountain West Conference). O’Mar Stanley scored 19 points

By The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Quinn Denker’s 20 points helped Idaho defeat Northern Arizona 86-76 on Saturday night. Denker also contributed seven rebounds and seven assists for the Vandals (11-17, 5-10 Big Sky Conference). Julius Mims scored 15 points, going 7 of 9 and 1 of 3 from the free throw line.

By GENE JOHNSON and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Friday declined to delay Idaho’s scheduled execution next week of one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates. Thomas Creech was sentenced to death in 1983 for killing a fellow prison inmate, David Jensen, with a battery-filled

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US appeals court panel declines to delay Idaho’s execution of one of the nation’s longest-serving death-row inmates.

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. The plan, announced in December, stopped short

By The Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Saint Thomas’ 20 points helped Northern Colorado defeat Idaho 76-62 on Thursday night. Thomas also had eight assists for the Bears (17-10, 10-4 Big Sky Conference). Brock Wisne scored 19 points and added six rebounds. Dejour Reaves had 13 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — More than 50 Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took effect in August 2022, according to a newly released report. Data compiled by the Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative also shows that only two obstetricians moved to the state to practice in the last

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart’s 15 points helped Boise State defeat San Jose State 82-50 on Tuesday night. Degenhart had eight rebounds for the Broncos (18-8, 9-4 Mountain West Conference). Max Rice shot 5 for 10, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Chibuzo Agbo

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart had 24 points in Boise State’s 90-66 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night. Degenhart had nine rebounds for the Broncos (17-8, 8-4 Mountain West Conference). O’Mar Stanley shot 6 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Kyson Rose and Kristian Gonzalez scored 11 points apiece as Idaho beat Idaho State 55-53 on Saturday night. Gonzalez’s layup gave Idaho a 54-53 lead with 1:44 remaining, and he added a free throw with 59 seconds left to cap the scoring. Idaho State missed its last

By JONATHAN MATTISE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year. The reasons for the rejections, all from states with Republican governors,

By The Associated Press CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Casey Jones had 26 points in Eastern Washington’s 88-82 victory over Idaho State on Thursday night. Jones had three steals for the Eagles (17-8, 11-1 Big Sky Conference). Ethan Price and Ellis Magnuson added 11 points apiece. Price grabbed seven rebounds and Magnuson had seven assists. Brayden

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Dillon Jones scored the last two points and finished with 29 points in Weber State’s 70-69 win over Idaho on Thursday night. Jones made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left. Quinn Denker missed a 3-pointer to end it. Jones had six rebounds and nine

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has hired former Boise State assistant Bush Hamdan as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following Liam Coen’s departure to the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hamdan, 38, is a 15-year coaching veteran who previously worked in the Southeastern Conference at Missouri and Florida. He also spent the 2017 season in the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, said they will declare a state of emergency Wednesday evening due to potential snow. Up to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of snow could fall in the Portland area Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts of up

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would be the latest state to make it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent under legislation that advanced Tuesday inside the GOP-controlled Statehouse. The proposal stems from the growing push among anti-abortion advocates to get states to

BEND, Oregon (AP) — Public health officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague in a local resident who they said likely contracted it from a pet cat. All close contacts of the person and the cat have been contacted and provided medication, Dr. Richard Fawcett, the health officer for Deschutes County, said

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former professional wrestler William Albert “Billy Jack” Haynes Jr. has been taken into police custody in connection with the death of his wife in Portland, authorities said. Portland police said in a statement over the weekend that Haynes, 70, was in police custody at a local hospital, undergoing treatment “for a

By CARSON HILTON Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Mason Falslev scored a season-high 25 points and No. 22 Utah State blew out Boise State 80-61 on Saturday night to grab sole possession of first place in the rugged Mountain West Conference. Darius Brown II added 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Miguel Tomley had 18 points and Idaho State held off Portland State 68-65 on Saturday night. Tomley was 6 of 15 shooting, including 3 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Bengals (11-14, 6-6 Big Sky Conference). Kiree Huie

By The Associated Press CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Ethan Price had 22 points in Eastern Washington’s 87-79 victory over Idaho on Saturday night. Price shot 8 for 13 from the floor (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (16-8, 10-1 Big Sky Conference). Cedric Coward

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information about the deaths of three endangered gray wolves from the same pack in southern Oregon. The collars from two gray wolves sent a mortality signal Dec. 29. State wildlife officials responded and found three dead wolves, two with collars and one

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps released the names Friday of the five Marines killed when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went down in the mountains outside San Diego during a historic storm. All of them were in their 20s. The decorated Marines were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Brayden Parker scored 20 points as Idaho State beat Sacramento State 68-40 on Thursday night. Parker had five rebounds for the Bengals (10-14, 5-6 Big Sky Conference). Miguel Tomley scored 13 points while going 5 of 11 (3 for 8 from 3-point range), and added five rebounds.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican state lawmakers in Idaho ousted a senior member of the Republican leadership Thursday in an escalation of a dispute over the way budgets for state agencies are passed. Rep. Megan Blanksma of Hammett was removed from her position as House majority leader in a vote by colleagues, the Idaho Statesman

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving when she was actually experiencing a life-threatening brain bleed and booked her into jail where officials mocked her instead of getting her medical attention, according to a civil rights lawsuit. The federal lawsuit filed Feb. 1 in Tacoma

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection after two decades in Congress. McMorris Rodgers, 54, the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a statement Thursday she made the decision “after much prayer and reflection.” She did not give a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man scheduled to be executed at the end of the month is asking a federal court to put his lethal injection on hold and order a new clemency hearing after the previous one resulted in a tie vote. Thomas Eugene Creech is Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate. He was

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. Environmental and public health groups hailed the new Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Wednesday as

By The Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens scored 16 points and distributed 11 assists and Colorado State’ beat Boise State 75-62 on Tuesday. Joel Scott added 13 points while shooting 4 of 6 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line and Patrick Cartier scored 10 for the Rams

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle gun shop and its former owner will pay $3 million for selling high-capacity ammunition magazines despite a state ban, the Washington attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the settlement with Federal Way Discount Guns and Mohammed Baghai after a King County judge found last year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — EJ Neal scored 15 points off the bench to lead Idaho to a 61-45 victory over Sacramento State on Monday night. Neal made 5 of 7 shots with two 3-pointers for the Vandals (9-14, 3-7 Big Sky Conference). Kyson Rose had 14 points and four assists. Julius Mims totaled 10 points,

By The Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Julius Mims’ 15 points helped Idaho defeat Montana State 81-75 on Saturday night. Mims also contributed 14 rebounds for the Vandals (8-14, 2-7 Big Sky Conference). D’Angelo Minnis added 14 points while shooting 6 for 15, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc, and had three

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart’s 29 points helped Boise State defeat Air Force 94-56 on Saturday night. Degenhart also added six rebounds for the Broncos (16-6, 7-2 Mountain West Conference). O’Mar Stanley scored 14 points while going 4 of 6 and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Chibuzo

By The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Kiree Huie scored 20 points as Idaho State beat Northern Arizona 81-79 on Saturday night. Huie added five rebounds for the Bengals (9-14, 4-6 Big Sky Conference). Brayden Parker scored 19 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range,

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down the hillside. He had triggered an avalanche. Within seconds, the fury of accelerating snow flipped the snowmobile on top

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no danger of extinction as some states seek to reduce their numbers through hunting. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service also said it

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The names of three Idaho men killed when an airport hangar under construction in Boise collapsed were released by the Ada County Coroner on Friday. Mariano Coc Och, 24 and Mario Sontay Tzi, 32, both of Nampa, were pronounced dead at the scene along with Craig Durrant, 59, of Boise. Nine

By The Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Dischon Thomas, Brandon Whitney and Te’Jon Sawyer all had 14 points in Montana’s 73-70 win over Idaho on Thursday. Thomas added 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Grizzlies (15-7, 6-3 Big Sky Conference). Whitney was 4 of 7 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal investigators were working Thursday to try to determine what caused a steel airplane hangar that was under construction in Idaho to collapse the previous evening, killing three people and leaving several others badly injured. The Boise Fire Department said in the morning that the scene

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After begrudgingly agreeing to tweak Tennessee’s strict abortion ban last year, the Republican-dominant Legislature is once again facing pressure to reconsider when doctors can legally offer the procedure to pregnant patients. The push comes as confusion and fear continues among residents in many GOP-controlled states over

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it’s erasing $137 million more in outstanding debt for tens of thousands of others — to settle the state’s allegations that it overcharged those patients and then

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the man charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in late 2022 are seeking a change of venue, saying he cannot receive a fair trial in the community where the killings occurred. Anne Taylor, Bryan Kohberger’s lead public defender, this week asked Judge John Judge of

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Max Rice scored a career-high 35 points and Boise State beat No. 19 New Mexico 86-78 on Wednesday night, handing the Lobos their first home loss of the season. Chibuzo Agbo added 16 points for Broncos (15-6, 6-2 Mountain West), and O’Mar Stanley had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Donovan Dent

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say 3 people were killed and 9 injured in collapse of Boise, Idaho, airport hangar.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Multiple people have been hurt after a building collapsed Wednesday in Boise, Idaho, fire officials said. Emergency responders were at scene of the reported building collapse near the Boise Airport at West Rickenbacker and Luke streets, the Boise Fire Department said in a post on X Wednesday afternoon. Search and rescue

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first day of Missouri’s new legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden tried to cajole colleagues into congeniality with a rhetorical question: “Will we focus on principled progress or political pandemonium?” Progress was intended. But pandemonium ensued. Within days, a newly

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Utah became the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth. Under the legislation, transgender people can

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several elected leaders in Oregon declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson made the declaration for a 90-day period during which collaboration

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican Oregon lawmaker has suggested that “you don’t want” Muslims, atheists and other non-Christians to serve in elected office. Rep. E. Werner Reschke, of the small town of Malin near the California border, made the comments in a Jan. 17 appearance on “Save the Nation,” a talk show streamed on

By The Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Maleek Arington, Miguel Tomley and Isaiah Griffin all finished with 14 points to guide Idaho State to a 74-64 victory over Weber State on Saturday night. Arington added five rebounds and seven assists for the Bengals (8-13, 3-5 Big Sky Conference). Tomley hit two 3-pointers and all

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Darius Brown II had 19 points, Josh Uduje and Ian Martinez scored 18 apiece and Utah State rallied past Boise State 90-84 in overtime on Saturday. Brown added five assists for the Aggies (18-2, 6-1 Mountain West Conference). Uduje had six points in overtime and finished with

By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Darius Brown II scored 19 points, Ian Martinez had 18 and No. 18 Utah State beat Boise State 90-84 in overtime on Saturday. Great Osobor had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Utah State (18-2, 6-1), which earned its second straight win. Josh Uduje

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Saint Thomas’ 20 points helped Northern Colorado defeat Idaho 89-68 on Saturday night. Thomas also added 13 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals for the Bears (12-8, 5-2 Big Sky Conference). Dejour Reaves scored 18 points while going 7 of 10 (4 for 5 from 3-point range).

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Trenton McLaughlin had 25 points in Northern Arizona’s 75-60 victory against Idaho on Thursday night. McLaughlin also contributed three steals for the Lumberjacks (10-10, 3-3 Big Sky Conference). Carson Basham scored 17 points and added six rebounds. Oakland Fort had 14 points and was 6 of 11

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides Wednesday. The protesters were among tens of thousands who rallied downtown and in the

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer violated policing standards when he made callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India who was struck by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk last year, the city’s Office of Police Accountability said this week. Police Chief Adrian Diaz will decide on discipline, which could

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys extremist group members was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after he berated and insulted the judge who punished him. Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted Chief Judge James Boasberg before he handed down the sentence,

By The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Max Rice scored 16 points as Boise State beat Fresno State 72-68 on Tuesday. Rice shot 6 for 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Broncos (14-5, 5-1 Mountain West Conference). Chibuzo Agbo scored 16 points

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the deadly blazes. “We are

OPHIR, Colo. (AP) — An avalanche killed a 67-year-old man as he was snowboarding solo in the Colorado backcountry, authorities said Tuesday, marking the fourth U.S. avalanche death this winter. The victim, Peter Harrelson, was a doctor and longtime resident of the small town of Ophir in southwest Colorado, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office

By The Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Brandon Walker scored 19 points, Robert Ford III had a double=double and Montana State beat Idaho State 77-70 on Monday night. Walker added seven rebounds for the Bobcats (9-10, 4-2 Big Sky Conference). Ford finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Chika Nduka shot 6 of 11

SEATTLE (AP) — The last known set of remains linked to the Green River serial killer in Washington state belonged to a teenage girl who had previously been identified as a victim, authorities confirmed on Monday. The remains were identified as those of 16-year-old Tammie Liles, the King County Sheriff’s Office said in a news

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Ethan Price had 16 points and Eastern Washington won for a seventh straight time, beating Idaho State 79-67 on Saturday night. Price was 6 of 11 shooting (2 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Eagles (11-7, 5-0 Big Sky Conference). Jake Kyman shot 4 for 6,

By The Associated Press OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Blaise Threatt scored 24 points as Weber State beat Idaho 88-65 on Saturday night. Threatt had five rebounds for the Wildcats (12-7, 3-3 Big Sky Conference). Dyson Koehler scored 23 points and added seven rebounds. Dillon Jones had 14 points and was 2 of 8 shooting, including

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — O’Mar Stanley’s 17 points helped Boise State defeat San Diego State 67-66 on Saturday. Boise State led for the final 7 1/2 minutes and it was a late 3-pointer that got San Diego State within one point as time ran out. Stanley added seven rebounds for the

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Brayden Parker’s 18 points helped Idaho State defeat Idaho 64-59 on Thursday. Parker also contributed eight rebounds and three blocks for the Bengals (7-11, 2-3 Big Sky Conference). Maleek Arington scored 14 points and added six rebounds. Kiree Huie and Miguel Tomley scored 12 points apiece. The

By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red SUV with a downed power line on it. Her neighbor’s pregnant, 21-year-old daughter was

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. construction company that built solar farms across the country will pay $2.3 million in penalties to settle claims that it violated federal and state water protections in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois, the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. Swinerton agreed to pay the penalty

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.” The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are receiving $104 million in Energy Department grants that

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Rob Whaley Jr. led UNLV over Boise State on Tuesday night with 18 points off of the bench in a 68-64 win. Whaley added six rebounds for the Rebels (9-7, 2-2 Mountain West Conference). Justin Webster scored 15 points, going 5 of 9 from the floor, including

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer can become college basketball’s all-time wins leader this week when the Cardinal face Oregon and Oregon State at home. The Hall of Fame coach, who already has the most victories in women’s basketball, sits one win behind former Duke men’s coach Mike Krzyzewski’s record of

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued that the $25-billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices, The Seattle Times reported. Kroger and

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on Monday and linger through at least midweek, prolonging a bitter cold that set record-low temperatures in parts of the country and threatens to further disrupt daily life, including an NFL playoff game

Associated Press Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic storms threatened near-blizzard conditions in the northeast and several inches of snow in portions of the South. The National Weather Service warned that windy, subfreezing conditions in Montana and the Dakotas could push wind chills

By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Zee Hamoda scored 17 points and hit a jumper with one second remaining to rally Sacramento State to a 66-64 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night. Hamoda was 7 of 8 shooting and 2 of 3 from the free throw line for the Hornets (6-11, 2-2

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Casey Jones had 14 points in Eastern Washington’s 79-58 win over Idaho on Saturday night. Jones shot 5 of 6 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line for the Eagles (9-7, 3-0 Big Sky Conference). Ethan Price scored 13 points and added eight rebounds.

MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in Idaho on Friday located and retrieved the body of a man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with two other men who were rescued the previous day. The two men were located after authorities received a GPS alert of a possible fatality in an avalanche near

By The Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 20 points as Boise State beat Nevada 64-56 on Friday. Degenhart had nine rebounds for the Broncos (12-4, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Chibuzo Agbo scored 12 points while shooting 5 for 9, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc, and added nine rebounds.

By JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding snow, freezing rain and whipping winds. Governors from New York to Louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren’t enough beds in homeless shelters. The justices will hear an appeal from the city of Grants Pass, in southwest Oregon, that

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyrone McDougald wore a long-eared, leopard-style hat as he sorted through racks of warm clothes at a homeless service center in Portland, Oregon. He was already wearing multiple layers, but with no roof of his own, he grabbed two more coats to help him face a