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The US Supreme court ruled in favor of an Idaho couple who sued the Environmental Protective Agency when it stopped them from building a home near Priest Lake in northern Idaho. 

The Boise Police Department is looking for an endangered missing vulnerable adult.

American Falls J R Simplot Elementary School has been awarded the prestigious STEM School Designation by the Idaho STEM Action Center.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Idaho Falls Regional Office is requesting permission to sample private wells within the Ashton-Drummond Nitrate Priority Area, which is known to be impacted by elevated nitrates in groundwater.

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

Idaho Governor Brad Little proclaimed May as Wildfire Awareness Month, and on Monday, he brought attention to the biggest cause of wildfires by declaring the week of May 22 as Wildfire Prepare and Prevent Week.

The North Zone of the Salmon-Challis National forest will be implementing several seasonal road system openings in late May and June. 

The Idaho Community Foundation has grants of up to $25,000 available for nonprofits, schools and other qualified organizations that serve east and southeast Idaho through its Forever Idaho East Grant Program.

Governor Brad Little announced Friday the details of the Idaho State Police (ISP) deployment he directed to support the State of Texas’ efforts to secure the border and improve Idaho’s ability to interdict illicit drugs to protect Idahoans.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issues an Air Quality Advisory for Clark, Fremont, Lemhi and Madison counties.

Best-selling novelist James Patterson is teaming up with investigative journalist Vicky Ward on a book about the 2022 killing of four University of Idaho students.

There will be multiple training sessions occurring in the Salmon area this spring. 

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in April, unchanged from March.

The United States District Court for the District of Idaho announced Judge Amanda K. Brailsford took the oath of office Thursday afternoon.

Memorial Day weekend will soon be here, and the weekend marks the beginning of the summer season for many outdoor enthusiasts. 

The second cohort of the State Board’s Rural and Underserved Educator Incentive program is now underway.