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Idaho Job Pays $400,000 Without College Degree
Can you ever have too much money? During the Biden Administration, most of us are working more and getting less for our money. Some folks have a magical number for a yearly salary like six figures, big six figures or seven figures. Side hustles are not optional for some folks who dream of making enough money to live the American Dream. Others continue to work to hopefully one day own their own home.
Committee to look into buying or building governor's residence; housing stipend fund running low
Idaho is one of just five states that doesn’t have a designated residence for its governor — but that may change as the housing stipend fund is nearing depletion. The Governor’s Housing Committee said at a meeting Wednesday that they want to begin looking into building or buying a home. Gov. Brad Little, who has a salary of $138,202, currently receives a monthly stipend of $4,550.67 to pay rent and utilities at a downtown Boise condo. Little and his wife, Teresa, also live at their...
Idaho to be stage for next round of US/Japanese discussions
Idaho to be stage for next round of US/Japanese discussions. Idaho will be the site of the annual bilateral meeting between U.S. and Japanese agricultural officials, with ongoing efforts to open the Japanese market to U.S. fresh potatoes likely to be a main discussion point. Representatives from the USDA’s Animal...
Idaho Robbed Of Chance To Win Olympic Breakdancing Gold In 2028
Now that the Olympic games have ended, many of the lesser-known athletes who won medals will be forever immortal in sports history. One interesting athlete from Australia who somehow managed to qualify for the games in the "sport" of breakdancing nicknamed "Raygun" has also achieved worldwide fame, showing that anyone can make a name for themselves if given the right opportunity.
PCG keeps the Miller Cup
PINEHURST –– Make it three in a row for team Pinehurst Golf Course, after beating Shoshone Golf Club for the Miller Cup this past weekend. Led by club champion and Miller Cup MVP, Danny Kenyon, the Pinehurst golfers got the threepeat in a hotly contested battle that featured all sorts of golf drama.
Cooler and calmer weather for Wednesday
A 40% chance of scattered storms, by the afternoon. Noticeably cooler and partly sunny and breezy with gust to 20 from the SW. Highs in the lower 80's, 81 for Idaho Falls, 83 for Pocatello. Some lower 70's in the mountains. Clouds tonight and chilly, lows in the low 50's...
Two Boise residents extracted from roll over vehicle 26 miles southeast of Grangeville
GRANGEVILLE - The Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash that occurred today at 3:03 p.m. on SH14. A white 2008 Ford F350 pickup pulling an enclosed trailer driven by an 85-year-old male from Boise was traveling westbound on SH14 at milepost 16.6, approximately 26 miles southeast of Grangeville, ID. The vehicle struck a large rock on the right side of the road causing the driver to lose control and overturn the pickup. The pickup landed on its top blocking both lanes of travel. Extrication was needed to remove the driver and the passenger, an 85-year-old female from Boise. Both occupants were transported to a local hospital by ambulance.
Amid statewide school closures, Blackfoot opens a new elementary
BLACKFOOT — While a handful of districts statewide are closing schools due to funding shortages and enrollment declines, the Blackfoot School District is opening a new elementary this month. Superintendent Brian Kress acknowledges that growth didn’t necessitate the new Riverbend Elementary — Blackfoot’s enrollment has continually declined since at...
New coin celebrates 140 years of the Sunshine Mine
WALLACE –– A special edition 1-oz silver coin commemorating the 140th anniversary of the Sunshine Mine is now available at the Sierra Silver Mine Tour gift shop. The Sierra Silver Mine Tour is known for giving people an immersive mining experience, but manager Stacey Strange leaped at the opportunity to allow visitors to take a piece of Silver Valley mining history home with them.
Apothecary, natural medicine clinic set to open in downtown Boise
A hub for natural medicine resources is moving up into its own space in west downtown Boise. For the past five years, The Vervain Collective operated its full-service apothecary stocked with plant medicine, dried herbs, powders, tinctures and health foods out of a section of the Roots Zero Waste Market on Chinden Boulevard. Now, the shop is looking to spread its wings and relocate to a larger space of its own on the ground floor of the new Travis condo building at the corner of 17th and Bannock Streets later this year.
Idaho inmate convicted of first-degree murder in killing of fellow inmate
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A 28-year-old man serving time in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution has now been convicted of murder while incarcerated. Juan Santos-Quintero was convicted of first-degree murder of 26-year-old Junior Garcia, according to the Ada County Prosecutor's office. Santos-Quintero was accused of murdering Garcia after he...
UI President Scott Green Highlights Success in State of the University Address-Enrollment Expected to Increase Again This Fall
MOSCOW - University of Idaho President Scott Green delivered another positive state of the university address Tuesday. Green highlighted UI successes over the past year. He announced that fall enrollment is expected to increase once again. That would mark the 7th straight semester for enrollment growth at the UI. Green...
Stalking Suspect from Nampa Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Southern Idaho
BOISE - The U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force has reportedly arrested Austin Allen Genius, a suspect wanted on charges of first-degree stalking, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service. The arrest took place on August 12, 2024, in the 200 block of W. Varsity...
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