Shoshone County woman sentenced for provider fraud
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said a Shoshone County woman was sentenced Tuesday for provider…
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Colorado’s 1st gray wolf pack since 1940s now has 6 pups
Colorado’s first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s has grown to include six pups.…
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Salt Lake City hits record high as heat wave persists
Salt Lake City has set another heat record, and high temperatures are expected to continue amid an excessive heat warning.…
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Lightning storms moving across Idaho causing multiple fires
Lighting storms with multiple strikes have resulted in fires in north and north central Idaho.…
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Woman sentenced for providing false birth certificate information to DHW
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a Kootenai County woman was sentenced on Thursday for furnishing false information regarding a birth…
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New tool allows landlords, tenants to resolve eviction cases online
Landlords and tenants in Ada County have a new way to resolve certain eviction claims.…
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ITD seeks input on revised federal draft proposal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program works to provide a level playing field for under-represented female and minority-owned…
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Little appoints Bill Gilbert to State Board of Education
Governor Brad Little announced his appointment of Bill Gilbert of Boise to the State Board of…
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Driven by delta variant, COVID-19 surges again in Utah
Hospital leaders in Utah are renewing their pleas for people to get vaccinated as the state experiences another surge in COVID-19 cases from the…
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Wildlife, air quality at risk as Great Salt Lake nears low
The Great Salt Lake in Utah has been shrinking for years, and a drought gripping the American West could make this year the worst yet.…
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Anti-mask protesters charged in school board meeting uproar
Several anti-mask protesters who disrupted a school district board meeting in Utah earlier this year are now facing criminal charges.…
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Utah receives final portion of $615M federal school relief
Schools in Utah have gained access to an additional $205 million in federal relief after the U.S. Education Department approved plans from several…
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Wyoming’s 1st female federal district judge to semi-retire
Wyoming’s first female federal district judge plans to semi-retire in 2022.…
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Residents of small Idaho town evacuate as wildfire grows
The Idaho County sheriff’s office says residents of the small, remote community of Dixie are being evacuated as a wildfire threatens the area.…
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Rescuers searching for hiker missing in Beartooth Mountains
Search and rescue teams are still looking for a 23-year-old woman who has not been in contact with family since last week, when she started a hike in…
Continue Reading Gov. Little appoints Roker to Third Judicial District, O’Neill to Fourth Judicial District
Governor Brad Little announced he appointed Matthew Roker of Caldwell as District Judge in the Third Judicial District and Derrick O’Neill of Boise…
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in woman’s death
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder in the death of a Sandy woman whose body was discovered along a riverbank after had been reported…
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Oregon requiring ranchers to vaccinate mink against COVID
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has filed a temporary emergency rule requiring all mink ranchers to vaccinate their animals against COVID-19.…
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Fatal crash near Hazelton
Idaho State Police investigated a crash at 2050 E 1010 S, just south of Hazelton Sunday around 11:47 p.m.…
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Person drowns in North Platte River in Casper
A person drowned Saturday in the North Platte River in Casper.…
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Small quake hits sparsely populated central Wyoming
A small earthquake Sunday struck a sparsely populated area of central Wyoming.…
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Silver Creek Preserve closed to fishing due to heat
The Nature Conservancy has closed its Silver Creek Preserve in central Idaho to fishing due to low water levels and extreme heat.…
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Rare wolverine caught on Utah neighborhood doorbell camera
Wildlife officials say a rare animal spotted in a Utah neighborhood is likely on the move in search of a new place to live.…
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Sockeye salmon facing hot water will be trapped, trucked
Sockeye salmon at risk from high water temperatures will be captured at an eastern Washington dam to save as many of the endangered fish headed for…
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Huckleberry pickers find human remains in western Montana
Officials in western Montana say huckleberry pickers found human remains near an Interstate 90 rest area in Montana near the Idaho border.…
Continue Reading Man kills himself amid search in Wyoming missing woman case
A Wyoming man killed himself after authorities began searching his property for a woman missing since…
Continue Reading Record heat gives way to thunderstorms in parts of Nevada
A heat wave in the U.S. West that brought three consecutive days of record-high temperatures to Lake Tahoe is forecast to continue into the holiday…
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Utah leaders urge residents to forgo fireworks this July 4th
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and other local leaders are urging state residents to forgo using personal fireworks this summer as the state faces a historic…
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An American tradition will be missing in cities across the West this 4th of July due to the extreme weather
As the West deals with a historic drought, officials in some cities are banning fireworks to help prevent more…
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Most COVID-19 restrictions set to lift in Washington state
Washington state is set to lift most of its COVID-19 restrictions even though it’s falling short of a 70% goal of those 16 and up initiating…
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As drought deepens, reports of water misuse in Ogden rise
Reports suspected water waste are keeping Ogden’s conservation coordinator busy this summer.…
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Fire rips through Salt Lake City apartment building
Fire officials say a five-alarm fire ripped through a Salt Lake City apartment building early Monday morning, causing extensive damage. Salt Lake…
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Chemical spill at Boise pool sends 14 to hospital
The Boise Police Department says 28 people were sickened when an unidentified chemical was spilled at a popular Boise public pool on Friday…
Continue Reading Wyoming man calls to ask why he wasn’t arrested, is arrested
A Wyoming man who asked a sheriff’s dispatcher why he hadn’t been arrested soon found himself in handcuffs.…
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Plane hits unoccupied house in northern Utah, killing pilot
A small airplane crashed into an unoccupied house in northern Utah, killing the pilot.…
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Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks.…
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Earliest Grand Targhee snow melt
All the remaining snow at Grand Targhee Snow Tel station has melted off as of June…
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Wyoming state trooper injured, suspect dead after traffic stop gunfire exchange
A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper is seriously injured and a suspect is dead after a traffic stop around 3:26 p.m. Friday.…
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Single-vehicle crash in Camas County injures 1
Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash northbound SH46 at milepost 135, south of Fairfield Thursday around 7:42…
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Man dies after double shooting near Montana police station
Authorities say a 22-year-old Illinois man has died after in a shooting that left a teenager with gunshot wounds.…
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Home on Lake Coeur d’Alene listed for sale at $27 million
A home on Lake Coeur d’Alene is for sale for $27 million, making it the most expensive home currently listed in Idaho and an indicator of what the…
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Montana considers new rules to curb wolves amid public ire
Montana commission has advanced proposed rules that would allow the use of snares to hunt wolves and extend the wolf trapping season after the…
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Cold water released from N. Idaho dam to help salmon
Authorities have started releasing cold water from a northern Idaho dam to keep Snake River water temperatures cool to help migrating salmon and…
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Police chief settles with Utah city for $70k
The police chief of the Salt Lake City suburb of Cottonwood Heights has been paid a $70,000 settlement after filing a lawsuit claiming the city had…
Continue Reading Salt Lake City issues fireworks ban amid historic drought
Salt Lake City has issued a fireworks ban as drought conditions worsen throughout the…
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Environmentalists threaten to sue Montana over new wolf laws
A coalition of environmental advocacy groups is threatening to sue the state of Montana if it implements new laws passed earlier this year permitting…
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Henry Fire was human caused
The Bureau of Land Management reports the Henry Fire was fully contained at 9:00 p.m.…
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Chris LeDoux statue arrives at Cheyenne’s Frontier Park
World champion rodeo cowboy and country music singer Chris LeDoux has returned to Cheyenne Frontier Days in the form of a huge statue.…
Continue Reading Montana woman, granddaughter killed in Utah plane crash
A family member has identified the victims of a plane crash in Utah last week as a Montana woman and her 6-year-old granddaughter.…
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Boise mayor’s budget proposal increases police force
The mayor of Boise has proposed a budget that adds 17 police department workers, including 11 officers.…
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Wyoming 15-car derailment delaying shipments
Some rail shipments are delayed after about 15 train cars derailed in southeastern Wyoming.…
Continue Reading Retired fire captain honored for life-saving measures in 1957
A retired fire captain was honored on Monday for his heroic efforts more than six decades…
Continue Reading Woman gets new sentence of 30 years in deputy’s 2014 death
A Utah woman will serve up to 30 years in prison for her involvement with the death of a police officer as a teenager.…
Continue Reading Deputy fatally shoots pet chimpanzee that attacked woman
Sheriff’s officials say a deputy shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in Eastern Oregon.…
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Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales
Records show the number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last…
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Arizona feeling brunt of wildfire activity across US West
Dozens of wildfires are burning in hot, dry conditions across the U.S. West, including a blaze touched off by lightning that was moving toward…
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Permitting to begin for 100-turbine Wyoming wind farm
Construction of a southeastern Wyoming wind farm could start as soon as 2023 after permitting begins this summer.…
Continue Reading Small Utah plane crash that killed 2 sparks wildfire
A small plane crash that killed two people has also sparked a wildfire west of Salt Lake City. …
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Long lines revive push for new system at Utah national park
Record visitation and long lines at Arches National Park in Utah are reviving a push for a reservation…
Continue Reading A Wyoming woman died after falling 200 feet off a cliff during a sunrise hike
A woman died this week after she fell more than 200 feet from a Wyoming peak while on a sunrise hike with her husband, according to the Sheridan…
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PacifiCorp proposes big build of Rocky Mountain region wind
The wind farms would add more than 1,600 megawatts of power capacity in Wyoming.…
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More visitors arriving at Glacier when tickets not required
Glacier National Park says it’s seeing more visitors showing up early in the morning and in the evening when the park’s new ticketed entry system…
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Montana fire aircraft return to duty after helicopter crash
Montana ’s firefighting aircraft are returning to duty Friday after a helicopter crash grounded a state agency fleet as major wildfires broke out…
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Salt Lake housing prices skyrocketed 31% over the last year
Home prices around Utah’s capital jumped a staggering 31% over the last year in the latest sign of Utah’s housing crisis.…
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Las Vegas weighs tying growth to conservation amid drought
Cities in the U.S. West are preparing for considerable growth in the coming decades despite a historic drought and shrinking water supplies.…
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Conservation groups offer $15K reward for info on wolf death
A coalition of conservation groups is offering a $15,000 reward for information on the poaching of the breeding female of the Wedge wolf pack in…
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Northwestern Band of Shoshone sues Idaho over hunting rights
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is suing Idaho Gov. Brad Little and state wildlife officials in federal court, contending the state has…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to hate crime in stabbing of man
A Colorado man accused of stabbing another man in a racist attack at an Oregon truck stop has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime.…
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EXPLAINER: What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?
Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history…
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Nonstop flights from Boise to Moscow
Alaska Airlines is going to offering non-stop flights between Boise and the Pullman-Moscow Regional…
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Boise officials set goal of being carbon neutral by 2050
Officials have approved a plan for Boise government to be carbon neutral by 2035 and the entire city by 2050 to fight climate change.…
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New vaccine lottery announced for military in Washington
Washington’s military, veterans and family members will be eligible for a new vaccine incentive lottery announced by Gov. Jay Inslee.…
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Ada County man arrested for alleged possession of child pornography
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Boise man on Monday…
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Utah lawmakers say no to full fireworks ban, despite drought
Republican state leaders are not currently planning to seek an all-out fireworks ban.…
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Large structure fire in Salt Lake
moke is billowing out of a large structure fire in the Millcreek area in Salt Lake…
Continue Reading Group killed man for beating pregnant girlfriend, police say
A group accused of beating a man to death behind a Utah grocery store may have done so because they believed he gave his pregnant girlfriend a black…
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Utah state attorney apologizes for email to LGBT politician
A Utah state attorney angry about being awakened from a nap has apologized for sending an expletive-laden email to an LGBT politician campaigning to…
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King County: COVID-19 mask mandate to end June 29
Health officials say 70% of eligible people in Washington state’s most populous county have received either the one-dose Johnson and Johnson COIVD…
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Wind-whipped Montana fires burn structures, spur evacuations
Wildfires burning in Montana have exploded in size over a 24-hour period and have triggered evacuations from rural areas.…
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Oregon inches closer to lifting COVID-19 restrictions
As Oregon inches closer to reaching the statewide vaccination target, at least 22 of the state’s 36 counties have moved into the “lower risk”…
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Salt Lake City hits hottest day of the year, breaks record
Salt Lake City has set another heat record and is experiencing its hottest day of the year as the state’s record-breaking heat wave…
Continue Reading Robertson Draw Fire threatens homes
The Robertson Draw Fire is threatening some homes in the Beartooth Mountains near Montana’s border with…
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Alcohol-involved Utah traffic deaths doubled during pandemic
Transportation officials have reported nearly twice as many people died in alcohol-involved crashes on Utah roads last year compared to the year…
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Woman dead in cliff fall in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains
A woman is dead after falling off a cliff in northern Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains.…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered in wildfire south of Moab
A wildfire sparked by an abandoned campfire is forcing evacuations south of Moab.…
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Temple Square to slowly reopen this summer
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced it will start to reopen Temple Square in Salt Lake City starting…
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Wildfires burn across Utah with hotter weather looming
Several wildfires were burning Friday as weather forecasts called for hotter weather in the coming days.…
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Gonzaga to require COVID-19 vaccines for students
Gonzaga University is joining the list of schools that will require students to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to participate in…
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Investigators: Salt Lake officer justified in shooting
Salt Lake County prosecutors have ruled an officer was justified in shooting a man who fired a gun at him and attacked another…
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Unique endowment land auction brings in a sale price of $35.2 million
Two adjacent agriculture college endowment parcels amounting to 282 acres adjacent to Caldwell’s Vallivue High School and Middle School sold Friday…
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Idaho district begins summer school to address education gap
School district officials in Idaho have started offering a full summer school program to catch up all students who may have fallen behind…
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Washington’s ‘joints for jabs’ vaccine program falling flat
Washington’s new “joints for jabs” vaccination incentive program is off to a rough…
Continue Reading 2 die in underground vehicle accident at Montana metals mine
Two employees have died in an underground accident at the Stillwater palladium and platinum mine in southcentral Montana.…
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Montana crews likely to help fight fires in other states
A historic drought in the southwest will likely mean Montana firefighters will be asked to help out in neighboring states and smoke from out-of-state…
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Mayor: Seattle 1st major city to fully vaccinate 70%
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says 70% of city residents ages 12 and up have been fully…
Continue Reading Wildfires smolder across dry, drought-stricken Southwest
Firefighters have gained a toehold on a massive wildfire in Arizona, one of several burning across the Southwest in states facing dry heat and…
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Officials in Oregon reacting to drought and wildfire risks
In northeast Oregon’s Union County, the snowpack is so thin that it has completely melted away in measurement sites.…
Continue Reading 1st gray wolf pups since 1940s spotted in Colorado
State wildlife officials say the first gray wolf pups since the 1940s have been spotted in Colorado.…
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Utah governor calls for reduced water usage amid drought
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is urging residents and businesses to cut down on their water usage to combat the worst drought the state has experienced in…
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Wildfires burn in Utah amid extreme drought conditions
Several wildfires are burning in Utah amid hot, dry conditions and with most of the state mired in extreme drought.…
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