In COVID-slammed Idaho, schools risk buckling hospitals
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Idaho public health officials announced this week that northern hospitals were so crowded with coronavirus patients that they would be allowed to ration health care, roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d'Alene were packing lunches, climbing on buses or grabbing backpacks for their first day of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
In COVID-slammed Idaho, schools risk buckling hospitals
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Idaho public health officials announced this week that northern hospitals were so crowded with coronavirus patients that they would be allowed to ration health care, roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d'Alene were packing lunches, climbing on buses or grabbing backpacks for their first day of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
In COVID-slammed Idaho, schools risk buckling hospitals
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Idaho public health officials announced this week that northern hospitals were so crowded with coronavirus patients that they would be allowed to ration health care, roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d'Alene were packing lunches, climbing on buses or grabbing backpacks for their first day of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
In COVID-slammed Idaho, schools risk buckling hospitals
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Idaho public health officials announced this week that northern hospitals were so crowded with coronavirus patients that they would be allowed to ration health care, roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d'Alene were packing lunches, climbing on buses or grabbing backpacks for their first day of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Officials: Health care rationing could spread across Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's move to “crisis standards of care” is allowing some hospitals to ration health care as they struggle with an onslaught of coronavirus patients, and officials are warning the procedures could spread statewide. But the main hospital affected by the designation was already operating under extreme …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho enacts crisis hospital care standards amid COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders activated “crisis standards of care” for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'Loss of hope': Idaho hospitals crushed by COVID-19 surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, reliant on life support and locked in a silent …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'Loss of hope': Idaho hospitals crushed by COVID-19 surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, reliant on life support and locked in a silent …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'Loss of hope': Idaho hospitals crushed by COVID-19 surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, reliant on life support and locked in a silent …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'Loss of hope': Idaho hospitals crushed by COVID-19 surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, reliant on life support and locked in a silent …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho hospitals nearly buckling in relentless COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged or younger, paralyzed and sedated, reliant on life support and locked …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho hospitals nearly buckling in relentless COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All unvaccinated, mostly middle-aged, paralyzed and sedated, reliant on life support and locked in a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 forces Idaho hospitals past capacity, toward crisis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide. But many Idaho residents don't seem to feel the same urgency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 forces Idaho hospitals past capacity, toward crisis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide. But many Idaho residents don't seem to feel the same urgency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 forces Idaho hospitals past capacity, toward crisis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide. But many Idaho residents don't seem to feel the same urgency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 forces Idaho hospitals past capacity, toward crisis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide. But many Idaho residents don't seem to feel the same urgency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
COVID forces Idaho hospitals past capacity, toward crisis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide. But many Idaho residents don't seem to feel the same urgency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho state lawmaker refused to answer questions she deemed “irrelevant” during a hearing Monday to determine whether she violated ethics rules by publicizing in disparaging social media posts the name of a woman who accused another lawmaker of rape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho state lawmaker refused to answer questions she deemed “irrelevant” during a hearing Monday to determine whether she violated ethics rules by publicizing in disparaging social media posts the name of a woman who accused another lawmaker of rape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho state lawmaker refused to answer questions she deemed “irrelevant” during a hearing Monday to determine whether she violated ethics rules by publicizing in disparaging social media posts the name of a woman who accused another lawmaker of rape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho state lawmaker refused to answer questions she deemed “irrelevant” during a hearing Monday to determine whether she violated ethics rules by publicizing in disparaging social media posts the name of a woman who accused another lawmaker of rape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Hearing begins for lawmaker who shared rape accuser's name
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of violating ethics rules by publicizing the name of an alleged rape victim in disparaging social media posts — and then allegedly misleading lawmakers about her actions — said in an ethics hearing Monday that she did nothing wrong and claimed the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Idaho intern reported rape, faced 'overwhelming' harassment
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The harassment began soon after a report by a 19-year-old intern, who alleged an Idaho lawmaker raped her, became public.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho intern reported rape, faced 'overwhelming' harassment
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The harassment began soon after a report by a 19-year-old intern, who alleged an Idaho lawmaker raped her, became public.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho intern reported rape, faced 'overwhelming' harassment
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The harassment began soon after a report by a 19-year-old intern, who alleged an Idaho lawmaker raped her, became public.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of rape by a 19-year-old legislative intern has resigned after an ethics committee found he should be formally censured.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of rape by a 19-year-old legislative intern has resigned after an ethics committee found he should be formally censured.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of rape by a 19-year-old legislative intern has resigned after an ethics committee found he should be formally censured.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker accused of rape by a 19-year-old legislative intern has resigned after an ethics committee found he should be formally censured.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Ethics panel: Lawmaker accused of rape should be censured
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who was accused of rape by a 19-year-old intern should be formally censured and suspended from office, a legislative ethics committee found on Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho transgender athlete ban is template for other states
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmaker Barbara Ehardt was on her evening walk back in 2018 when she was struck by worry. The longtime basketball coach had recently heard about some talented transgender athletes — a pair of high school girls from Connecticut who were regularly winning sprint championships.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Idaho transgender athlete ban is template for other states
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmaker Barbara Ehardt was on her evening walk back in 2018 when she was struck by worry. The longtime basketball coach had recently heard about some talented transgender athletes — a pair of high school girls from Connecticut who were regularly winning sprint championships.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Idaho transgender athlete ban is template for other states
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmaker Barbara Ehardt was on her evening walk back in 2018 when she was struck by worry. The longtime basketball coach had recently heard about some talented transgender athletes — a pair of high school girls from Connecticut who were regularly winning sprint championships.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn't retreating
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As rioters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups: militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations, anti-maskers and fanatical supporters of President Donald Trump, standing shoulder to shoulder in rage.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn't retreating
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As rioters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups: militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations, anti-maskers and fanatical supporters of President Donald Trump, standing shoulder to shoulder in rage.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge rejects lawmakers' coronavirus control requests
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge says he won't order the Idaho Legislature to require stricter coronavirus precautions while a lawsuit from two lawmakers moves forward. Meanwhile, disability-rights groups filed another lawsuit against the Legislature on Monday also seeking more coronavirus protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho man arrested in connection with US Capitol riot
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man whose photograph was included on a federal list of those considered “persons of interest” in the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has been jailed in Boise, the Ada County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho man arrested in connection with US Capitol riot
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man whose photograph was included on a federal list of those considered “persons of interest” in the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has been jailed in Boise, the Ada County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge rejects lawmakers' coronavirus control requests
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge says he won't order the Idaho Legislature to require stricter coronavirus precautions while a lawsuit from two lawmakers moves forward. Meanwhile, disability-rights groups filed another lawsuit against the Legislature on Monday also seeking more coronavirus protections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Legislature asks judge to nix lawsuit over virus rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature says a judge shouldn't force its leaders to make additional accommodations for lawmakers during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Legislature asks judge to nix lawsuit over virus rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature says a judge shouldn't force its leaders to make additional accommodations for lawmakers during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Armed statehouse protests set tone for US Capitol insurgents
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When President Trump-supporting insurrectionists on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the presidential election, the nation was shocked. But not unwarned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Armed statehouse protests set tone for US Capitol insurgents
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When President Trump-supporting insurrectionists on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the presidential election, the nation was shocked. But not unwarned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Armed statehouse protests set tone for US Capitol insurgents
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When President Trump-supporting insurrectionists on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the presidential election, the nation was shocked. But not unwarned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic, politics and protests make Idaho's top 2020 news
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The novel coronavirus pandemic affected nearly every aspect of Idaho residents' lives in 2020, impacting our financial security, our education, our workplaces, our elections and our recreation. As the year came to a close, more than 124,000 residents had been infected by the novel coronavirus, and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Pandemic, politics and protests make Idaho's top 2020 news
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The novel coronavirus pandemic affected nearly every aspect of Idaho residents' lives in 2020, impacting our financial security, our education, our workplaces, our elections and our recreation. As the year came to a close, more than 124,000 residents had been infected by the novel coronavirus, and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health board rejects regional mask, distancing order
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed public health order that would have included a mask mandate for Idaho's most populated region was voted down on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters again gathered outside the Central District Health building in Boise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health board rejects regional mask, distancing order
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposed public health order that would have included a mask mandate for Idaho's most populated region was voted down on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters again gathered outside the Central District Health building in Boise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health leaders OK crisis health care rationing rule
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's top public health leaders on Friday cleared the way for state officials to impose crisis standards of care if the number of COVID-19 patients increases so much that the state's already strained hospitals wind up completely overwhelmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health leaders OK crisis health care rationing rule
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's top public health leaders on Friday cleared the way for state officials to impose crisis standards of care if the number of COVID-19 patients increases so much that the state's already strained hospitals wind up completely overwhelmed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus leading killer of Idaho residents in November
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little warned residents that car crash victims could be treated in hospital conference rooms and diabetics with infections could be denied beds if hospitals continue to fill and the state has to initiate crisis standards of care.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus leading killer of Idaho residents in November
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little warned residents that car crash victims could be treated in hospital conference rooms and diabetics with infections could be denied beds if hospitals continue to fill and the state has to initiate crisis standards of care.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health board meeting halted after 'intense protests'
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health officials abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday after the Boise mayor and chief of police said intense protests outside the health department building — as well as outside some health officials' homes — were threatening public safety.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Anne Frank Memorial defaced with swastika stickers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise police are investigating after the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial was defaced by swastika stickers earlier this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Anne Frank Memorial defaced with swastika stickers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise police are investigating after the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial was defaced by swastika stickers earlier this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health board meeting halted after 'intense protests'
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health officials abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday after the Boise mayor and chief of police said intense protests outside the health department building — as well as outside some health officials' homes — were threatening public safety.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho health board meeting halted after 'intense protests'
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health officials abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday after the Boise mayor and chief of police said intense protests outside the health department building — as well as outside some health officials' homes — were threatening public safety.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As days turned into years, Brett Woolley came to accept that his father’s murderer would never be found — and that his family’s private tragedy had become a Wild West legend, the kind of thing folks shared when they were a few too many drinks deep …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As days turned into years, Brett Woolley came to accept that his father’s murderer would never be found — and that his family’s private tragedy had become a Wild West legend, the kind of thing folks shared when they were a few too many drinks deep …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Health workers, nursing homes at front of Idaho vaccine line
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents will be first in line to get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available in Idaho in the next few weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As days turned into years, Brett Woolley came to accept that his father’s murderer would never be found — and that his family’s private tragedy had become a Wild West legend, the kind of thing folks shared when they were a few too many drinks deep …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Health workers, nursing homes at front of Idaho vaccine line
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents will be first in line to get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available in Idaho in the next few weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Health workers, nursing homes at front of Idaho vaccine line
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents will be first in line to get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available in Idaho in the next few weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Supreme Court: State must reveal execution drug source
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials must turn over information about where they got lethal injection drugs used in recent executions, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, the latest turn in a long-running challenge over transparency in executions that's playing out nationwide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Idaho's largest city to begin enforcing mask orders
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of Idaho's largest city says local police will begin enforcing mask orders starting next week in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Idaho's largest city to begin enforcing mask orders
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of Idaho's largest city says local police will begin enforcing mask orders starting next week in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Idaho docs: Rationed care looming as virus quickly spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Doctors serving Idaho and eastern Oregon spent hours Tuesday trying to sway health districts, city leaders and the public to do more to stop the spread of coronavirus, warning that rationed care is looming in Idaho's future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
US judge rejects inmates' lawsuit on Idaho execution plans
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from two death row inmates seeking more information about Idaho's execution plans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
US judge rejects inmates' lawsuit on Idaho execution plans
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from two death row inmates seeking more information about Idaho's execution plans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Idaho docs: Rationed care looming as virus quickly spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Doctors serving Idaho and eastern Oregon spent hours Tuesday trying to sway health districts, city leaders and the public to do more to stop the spread of coronavirus, warning that rationed care is looming in Idaho's future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Idaho docs: Rationed care looming as virus quickly spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Doctors serving Idaho and eastern Oregon spent hours Tuesday trying to sway health districts, city leaders and the public to do more to stop the spread of coronavirus, warning that rationed care is looming in Idaho's future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Idaho's 2nd-largest school district goes online-only, again
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's second-largest school district will move to online-only classes after the end of next week because skyrocketing coronavirus cases have forced nearly 1,600 students and staffers into quarantine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Celebrations marking Veterans Day gave way to somber virtual gatherings Wednesday, with many of the nation’s veterans homes barring visitors to protect their residents from the surging coronavirus that has killed thousands of former members of the U.S. military.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's 2nd-largest school district goes online-only, again
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's second-largest school district will move to online-only classes after the end of next week because skyrocketing coronavirus cases have forced nearly 1,600 students and staffers into quarantine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's coronavirus surge overwhelms primary care clinics
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's unchecked spread of the coronavirus has become so overwhelming in some areas that medical care providers are struggling to even answer all the phone calls from would-be patients, a health care executive said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's 2nd-largest school district goes online-only, again
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's second-largest school district will move to online-only classes after the end of next week because skyrocketing coronavirus cases have forced nearly 1,600 students and staffers into quarantine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Celebrations marking Veterans Day gave way to somber virtual gatherings Wednesday, with many of the nation’s veterans homes barring visitors to protect their residents from the surging coronavirus that has killed thousands of former members of the U.S. military.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's coronavirus surge overwhelms primary care clinics
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's unchecked spread of the coronavirus has become so overwhelming in some areas that medical care providers are struggling to even answer all the phone calls from would-be patients, a health care executive said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Celebrations marking Veterans Day gave way to somber virtual gatherings Wednesday, with many of the nation’s veterans homes barring visitors to protect their residents from the surging coronavirus that has killed thousands of former members of the U.S. military.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New, continuing unemployment claims climb slightly in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's unemployment claims climbed slightly, with 3,919 people filing for new unemployment benefits during the last week of October — about 57 more than the previous week, officials said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New, continuing unemployment claims climb slightly in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's unemployment claims climbed slightly, with 3,919 people filing for new unemployment benefits during the last week of October — about 57 more than the previous week, officials said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
The Latest: Republican Jim Risch retains Idaho Senate seat
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch has been reelected to Congress, defeating Democratic challenger Paulette Jordan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
The Latest: Republican Jim Risch retains Idaho Senate seat
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch has been reelected to Congress, defeating Democratic challenger Paulette Jordan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Jordan, Risch vie for Idaho's U.S. Senate seat
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democrat Paulette Jordan is no stranger to long shots, occasionally touting her trips to the shooting range during her campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Jim Risch. Still, Jordan's race against Risch is likely her longest shot yet in the ultra-red state of Idaho.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge says couple to face trial together over missing kids
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A couple charged with conspiring to hide the bodies of two missing children in a case connected to the parents' doomsday beliefs and the mysterious deaths of their previous spouses will stand trial together, an Idaho judge said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge says couple to face trial together over missing kids
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A couple charged with conspiring to hide the bodies of two missing children in a case connected to the parents' doomsday beliefs and the mysterious deaths of their previous spouses will stand trial together, an Idaho judge said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US sets coronavirus infection record; deaths near 224,000
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US sets coronavirus infection record; deaths near 224,000
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US sets coronavirus infection record; deaths near 224,000
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Hospitals are full but some parts of Idaho refuse mask rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Moments after hearing an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and looking at sending people as far away as Seattle for care, members of a regional health department board voted Thursday to repeal a local mask mandate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some hospitals in crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Hospitals are full but some parts of Idaho refuse mask rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Moments after hearing an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and looking at sending people as far away as Seattle for care, members of a regional health department board voted Thursday to repeal a local mask mandate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Hospitals are full but some parts of Idaho refuse mask rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Moments after hearing an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and looking at sending people as far away as Seattle for care, members of a regional health department board voted Thursday to repeal a local mask mandate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's coronavirus cases spike again, doctors urge action
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is seeing its largest coronavirus spike since the pandemic began, with new cases increasing by 46.5% percent over the past two weeks. That trend has some health care experts urging Gov. Brad Little to take additional action to slow the spread.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's coronavirus cases spike again, doctors urge action
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is seeing its largest coronavirus spike since the pandemic began, with new cases increasing by 46.5% percent over the past two weeks. That trend has some health care experts urging Gov. Brad Little to take additional action to slow the spread.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho's coronavirus cases spike again, doctors urge action
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is seeing its largest coronavirus spike since the pandemic began, with new cases increasing by 46.5% percent over the past two weeks. That trend has some health care experts urging Gov. Brad Little to take additional action to slow the spread.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Idaho gov urges 'personal responsibility' as COVID spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's coronavirus cases are rising fast and hospitals are seeing an influx of COVID-19 patients, Gov. Brad Little said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho gov urges 'personal responsibility' as COVID spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's coronavirus cases are rising fast and hospitals are seeing an influx of COVID-19 patients, Gov. Brad Little said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho gov urges 'personal responsibility' as COVID spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's coronavirus cases are rising fast and hospitals are seeing an influx of COVID-19 patients, Gov. Brad Little said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho coronavirus cases rise, doctors urge careful behavior
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health care experts say coronavirus is increasing as kids are returning to school — but most of the new infections aren't happening in school buildings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho coronavirus cases rise, doctors urge careful behavior
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health care experts say coronavirus is increasing as kids are returning to school — but most of the new infections aren't happening in school buildings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho prisons tell inmates about relief check eligibility
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — People who had their coronavirus relief checks wrongly denied or seized because they were behind bars now have a few more days to apply to receive the money.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho prisons tell inmates about relief check eligibility
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — People who had their coronavirus relief checks wrongly denied or seized because they were behind bars now have a few more days to apply to receive the money.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho reports 1st case of inflammatory pediatric syndrome
An Idaho hospital is reporting the state’s first case of a pediatric inflammatory illness associated with the coronavirus
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Idaho signs on for Trump's unemployment benefit bump
Some Idaho residents will be able to get up to an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits under President Donald Trump’s supplemental plan, Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Monday, but the state won’t be chipping in the required quarter match to bring the weekly amount up to the maximum …
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Judge: Anti-transgender birth certificate law violates order
A federal judge says Idaho officials’ latest attempt to ban transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificates violates a court order issued two years ago
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Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths
nvestigators said they found the bodies by tracking the movements of Lori Vallow’s brother, Alex Cox, using cellphone data
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Federal court to review 'protest bans' in Portland arrests
U.S. court officials in Oregon are reviewing bans on future protesting that were placed on some people arrested during demonstrations in Portland after some raised concerns that the prohibitions violated the First Amendment
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Supreme Court rejects age-related death row appeal
James Harvey Hairston was sentenced to death in 1996 in connection with the shooting deaths of an elderly couple
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Police say missing kids' mom helped keep their bodies hidden
Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy the kids’ bodies
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Relatives: Bodies found are 2 kids missing since September
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The bodies of two children uncovered in rural Idaho are a boy and his big sister who have been missing since September, relatives said Wednesday, bringing a grim end to a search that captivated people worldwide but no fewer questions about a case that has put …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Police, FBI search again at man's home in missing kids case
Investigators returned Tuesday to search the Idaho home of a man with ties to the mysterious disappearance of two children who haven’t been seen since last year
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Reclaim Idaho sues for more time to collect signatures
The backers of a proposed ballot initiative to increase Idaho’s public education funding are suing the state in federal court, contending emergency orders during the coronavirus pandemic unconstitutionally limited their ability to collect signatures
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Nursing homes account for 60% of Idaho COVID-19 deaths
New numbers released by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare show that more than 60% of Idaho’s coronavirus-related deaths are among residents of long-term care facilities like nursing homes
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Supreme Court won't put transgender inmate surgery on hold
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t put an Idaho transgender inmate’s gender confirmation surgery on hold while a lawsuit over the procedure moves forward
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Turnout looks to be big in Idaho's first mail-only primary
County election workers across Idaho were bustling for the state primary Tuesday morning, but the tasks were far from the usual routine
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho inmates sue, claiming overcrowding at state prison
A group of inmates at Idaho’s largest prison is suing the state for overcrowding, saying cell blocks are so packed that the prison department can’t maintain sanitary toilets, putting them at risk during the coronavirus outbreak
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Idaho's unemployment benefit fund looking strong, for now
Before the surge of coronavirus-related joblessness hit Idaho, the state estimated it had enough money to cover nearly 16 months’ worth of unemployment benefits
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
'I heard the roar': 6.5 earthquake hits Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.
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'I heard the roar': Big earthquake hits Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A large earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest per-capita rates of confirmed coronavirus infections in America.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest per-capita rates of confirmed coronavirus infections in America.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Sun Valley Resort is in Blaine County, which has the highest rate of cases outside New York City
BOISE — A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest per-capita rates of confirmed coronavirus infections in America.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Board of Education orders schools closed statewide
BOISE — The Idaho State Board of Education has ordered schools statewide to close until at least April 20 in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Idaho Board of Education orders schools closed statewide
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education has ordered schools statewide to close until at least April 20 in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Board of Education orders schools closed statewide
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education has ordered schools statewide to close until at least April 20 in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Idaho Board of Education orders schools closed statewide
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education has ordered schools statewide to close until at least April 20 in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Boise mayor issues social distancing order to slow virus
BOISE — The mayor of Idaho’s capitol city has enacted a social distancing order, requiring Boise businesses and venues to keep groups of people to fewer than 10 at least 6 feet away from each other and follow stringent cleaning practices.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Idaho could have 9-plus patients for every bed in outbreak
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has fewer than 2,300 general care hospital beds statewide, with fewer than half of them estimated to be empty and available to take new patients on any given day, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports data.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Idaho could have 9-plus patients for every bed in outbreak
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has fewer than 2,300 general care hospital beds statewide, with fewer than half of them estimated to be empty and available to take new patients on any given day, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports data.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Different doctors make different calls on coronavirus tests
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials say people who think they need to be tested for coronavirus should talk to their doctors. But whether someone meets the criteria for the test could depend on which doctor they visit, with some health care centers using strict guidelines and others evaluating …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Different doctors make different calls on coronavirus tests
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials say people who think they need to be tested for coronavirus should talk to their doctors. But whether someone meets the criteria for the test could depend on which doctor they visit, with some health care centers using strict guidelines and others evaluating …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Idaho's virus cases reach 5, gov declines to close schools
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little declined to order a statewide closure of schools on Sunday, instead telling school leaders that the decision on whether to close to slow the spread of coronavirus should be made locally.
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Idaho's virus cases reach 5, gov declines to close schools
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little declined to order a statewide closure of schools on Sunday, instead telling school leaders that the decision on whether to close to slow the spread of coronavirus should be made locally.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Controller: Scammers stole roughly $500,000 from state
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The FBI is investigating after scammers stole roughly half a million dollars of Idaho state payments that were intended to go to state contractors.
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Idaho Controller: Scammers stole roughly $500,000 from state
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The FBI is investigating after scammers stole roughly half a million dollars of Idaho state payments that were intended to go to state contractors.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Mom of missing kids gets bond reduced to $1 million in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother of two missing children after her lawyer contended at her first hearing in Idaho that the amount had been set too high because of media attention.
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Mom of missing kids gets bond reduced to $1 million in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother of two missing children after her lawyer contended at her first hearing in Idaho that the amount had been set too high because of media attention.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
FBI wants Yellowstone tourist photos to help search for kids
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. authorities are asking Yellowstone National Park tourists to review their vacation photos to see if they can spot any clues about two missing children whose mother has been brought back to Idaho to face charges.
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FBI wants Yellowstone tourist photos to help search for kids
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. authorities are asking Yellowstone National Park tourists to review their vacation photos to see if they can spot any clues about two missing children whose mother has been brought back to Idaho to face charges.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bill banning public funding to abortion providers advances
BOISE (AP) — A bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions was approved Friday by a panel of lawmakers despite opposition from people on both sides of the abortion debate, including some who complained that it still allowed exceptions for pregnancies …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Science standards draw debate
A panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony on the state's education standards for science
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Science standards draw debate
BOISE (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers heard contentious testimony Wednesday on the state’s education standards for science.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Officials: At least 2 kids died from flu
BOISE (AP) — Idaho state health officials say at least two children have died of influenza-related causes recently and a third child’s death is under investigation because it appears to be flu-related.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge upholds two death sentences for Duncan
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge has upheld two of three death penalties for a man convicted in a gruesome child kidnapping and murder case, and put a third death sentence on hold for now.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Tougher ballot initiative bill may be changed
BOISE (AP) — A bill that would dramatically toughen the requirements to get an initiative or referendum on the Idaho ballot is headed to the state Senate for possible changes.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
New Idaho Medicaid expansion 'sideboard' bill introduced
BOISE (AP) — Legislation that would limit Medicaid expansion by requiring some recipients to work and others to keep private insurance was introduced Monday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Bedke: Still short on Medicaid votes
BOISE (AP) — Idaho Speaker of the House Scott Bedke says he doesn’t have enough votes to pass either a basic Medicaid expansion bill or a Medicaid expansion bill that includes work requirements, and it could be weeks before a compromise is found.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Ranchers who inspired Oregon occupation report to prison
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho asks judge to toss ag bill lawsuit
BOISE (AP) — Attorneys for Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter are asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit challenging a new law that makes it illegal to secretly film animal abuse at agricultural facilities.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Feds: Idaho welfare funds were spent correctly
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Four couples sue Idaho over same-sex marriage ban
BOISE - Four Idaho couples are suing the state in federal court to challenge laws banning same-sex marriage and denying recognition to same-sex couples who married in other states.
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United pilot suffers heart attack during flight
BOISE - A United Airlines pilot died after suffering a major heart attack while flying from Houston to Seattle, forcing crew members to make an emergency landing in Idaho while two doctors on board did CPR in the first-class cabin.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Idaho ordered to pay $376K over abortion lawsuit
BOISE - The state of Idaho has again been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney's fees after losing a court battle over the Legislature's latest anti-abortion law.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Teen found safe, suspect killed in Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Search for kidnapping suspect enters Gem State
CASCADE - A car belonging to a man suspected of killing a California woman and her young son and then fleeing with the 16-year-old daughter was found in the Idaho wilderness on Friday after a horseback rider reported seeing the man and girl hiking in the area two days earlier, …
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Judge to open documents in Idaho prison lawsuit
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Jury sides with schools in special ed lawsuit 4,800 mink released at mink farm
BOISE - A federal jury has sided with two Idaho school districts in a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen with Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder.
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4 men sue Boy Scouts, LDS church in Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Group seeks to make Medicaid lawsuit class-action
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
ACLU-Idaho files brief in school funding system lawsuit
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Decision on Duncan's competency goes to judge
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Teachers' unions debate resumes in Legislature
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Attorneys ask judge to foreclose on Hart
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Lawmaker compares abortion, prostitution
BOISE - A lawmaker from North Idaho drew audible gasps Wednesday morning when he asked representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union-Idaho if their pro-abortion rights stance also means that they support prostitution.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Duncan's attorneys request closed court
BOISE - The former attorneys for convicted murderer Joseph Duncan are asking a judge to let them testify in secret about whether Duncan was mentally competent during his death penalty hearing four years ago.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Murderer back in court for competency hearing
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Idaho suicide hotline returns after five-year absence
BOISE - Five years ago, Idaho became the only state without a certified, statewide suicide prevention hotline.
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Court: Judge can decide whether to seal case
BOISE (AP) — A judge has the discretion to seal a convicted sex offender’s case because his criminal record is hurting his finances, the Idaho Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Judge: Expert can examine Duncan
BOISE - A federal judge says prosecutors can have their own psychologist interview a convicted child killer as they fight to prove he was competent when he waived his right to appeal his death sentence.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Idaho executes inmate as witnesses watch
BOISE (AP) — Idaho prison officials on Tuesday executed a convicted killer for brutally stabbing a woman nearly three decades ago, marking the first time witnesses were allowed to watch the whole process of lethal injection in the state after a challenge by media organizations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Joseph Duncan returns to Idaho
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Some Medicaid clients sue Idaho over budget cuts
BOISE - A group of 12 severely disabled residents are suing the state after the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare refused to disclose why it cut their Medicaid benefits by as much as 40 percent.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Micron CEO dies in crash
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Judge orders Medicaid increase
BOISE - A federal judge says the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare needs to increase Medicaid payments for some services for the developmentally disabled in a ruling that will cost the state at least $4 million more a year.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Idaho executes inmate for 1987 slayings
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Death row inmate given execution date
BOISE - A 7th District Judge has scheduled death row inmate Paul Ezra Rhoades to be executed next month. He would be the first person put to death in Idaho since 1994 and the state's second execution since 1957.
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Idaho asks federal court to toss execution lawsuit
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Boespflug now wanted by judge
BOISE - An Idaho judge on Friday declared the French developer of a failed central Idaho ski resort in contempt of court for missing yet another hearing in the resort's ongoing foreclosure case.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Idaho Supreme Court considers gang recruitment law
BOISE - Idaho's highest court is deciding if a law against gang recruitment is constitutional after hearing arguments from attorneys Monday over whether gangs exist solely to commit crimes or if they offer cultural, educational or other benefits to members.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Former U.S. Sen. James McClure of Idaho dies
BOISE - Former U.S. Sen. James McClure, who spent six years as chairman of the Energy Committee and fought to keep Idaho's wilderness areas controlled by the state, has died. He was 86.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Judge: Idaho can't cut program
BOISE - A federal judge has temporarily barred Idaho from cutting a cash assistance program for some developmentally disabled adults, saying the state must do more to make sure recipients or their guardians are properly notified of the changes.
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Inmates say problems continue at state facility
BOISE - More than 25 years after a federal judge ordered Idaho to change the way it handled medical care, overcrowding and other issues at the Idaho State Correctional Institution, attorneys for inmates say problems in some areas of the prison near Boise are just as bad.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Supreme Court says no to parent drug testing
BOISE - The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the parents of a girl who committed petit theft can't be forced to undergo drug tests as a condition of their daughter's probation.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Voters keep Burdick on Supreme Court
BOISE - Idaho Supreme Court Justice Roger Burdick will retain his seat on the Idaho Supreme Court, beating challenger 2nd District Judge John Bradbury on Tuesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Court: Idaho's election law unfair to independents
BOISE - A federal judge says Idaho's election laws are unconstitutional and unfairly biased against would-be independent presidential candidates.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Prison company asks court to toss lawsuit
BOISE - A private prison company has asked a federal judge to bar a lawsuit brought by 24 inmates and the American Civil Liberties Union over violence at Idaho's only private prison, saying the primary plaintiff should go it alone in court.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Judge gives Tamarack chance to reorganize debt
BOISE - A federal bankruptcy judge agreed Friday to give Tamarack Resort a chance to reorganize its debt and ask creditors to change the terms of its loans rather than selling of all its assets to pay back creditors. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Terry Myers granted Tamarack's request to switch its …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Credit Suisse says lawsuit has no merit
BOISE (AP) - Defense attorneys want a federal judge to throw out a $24 billion predatory lending lawsuit filed against Credit Suisse Group by investors in broke resorts in the West and the Bahamas.
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