Idaho

Two state agencies, the Department of Juvenile Corrections (IDJC) and the Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) are teaming up to make it easier for youth in Idaho to receive help through Youth Behavioral Health Community Crisis Centers (YBHCCC) if they are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. 

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has had one new fire in the last week. 

The Trail Gulch Trailhead on the North Fork Ranger District will be closed periodically between Oct. 11 and Nov. 4 to allow for staging of aircraft in between aerial herbicide applications in the area.

Ruby Struble of Meridian has been selected by AARP Idaho to receive the 2022 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.

With many changes taking place in the program this year, Idahoans could find different options in price, coverage and plans.

This event is a quick and easy way to bring awareness to breast cancer which statistically affects one in eight women.

Registration closes on November 11, but participants are encouraged to sign up early as the event sells out quickly.

The Idaho Department of Insurance encourages Idahoans to discuss their life insurance needs with a trusted insurance agent and assess if they are sufficiently safeguarded.

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has implemented an emergency road closure.

The Idaho Department of Correction has launched a pilot program aimed at helping the department’s staff and residents address the impact of trauma on their mental and physical health.

A suction-dredge gold miner from California who operated in an Idaho river containing federally protected salmon and steelhead without permits required by the Clean Water Act must pay $150,000, a federal judge has ruled.

The human caused Moose Fire burning west and south of North Fork has burned 130,112 acres and is 53% contained.

Three well-known figures in Idaho’s court system were honored this week for their work benefitting the public.

The human caused Moose Fire burning west and south of North Fork has burned 130,112 acres and is 51% contained.

Serve Idaho Commission Vice Chair Charlette (Char) Kremer of Lewiston recently was named the 2022 Outstanding Commissioner of the year by America’s Service Commissions.

Interagency fire management officials in east-central Idaho will end Stage 1 fire restrictions, effective at just after midnight on Thursday. 

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has had three new fires in the last week.

The human caused Moose Fire burning west and south of North Fork has burned 130,110 acres and is 51% contained.