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Sandpoint’s favorite frothy festival
The year’s tastiest celebration, Beerfest, returns for its 10th anniversary Saturday, July 6 at Trinity At City Beach (58 Bridge St., in Sandpoint) from noon-5 p.m. Festival goers can relax in the sun and enjoy live music as they sample more than 20 craft beers, ciders and seltzers. “Like...
4th of July 2024: Celebrations in and around the Treasure Valley
BOISE, Idaho — The day commemorating independence for the United States of America "ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more," future President John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, in 1776.
Geis seated on national forensic committee
Boise’s Leo Geis has been seated on a federal NIST Forensic Sciences Committee on digital imaging. NIST provides expertise in science enhancing the U.S. economic competitive posture and integrity. Geis’ foci include admissibility and veracity of visual evidence; his expertise includes optics, ocular physiology and neurology, and other photonic...
2024 Annual Street Preservation - Seal & Fog Coat Project Announced by City of Lewiston
LEWISTON - The City of Lewiston has partnered with Poe Asphalt Paving, Inc. for this year’s Seal & Fog Coat project, a key component of the Annual Street Preservation program. Pavement patching commenced on Monday, with Seal & Fog Coat operations set to begin on July 22nd. Project Details:
Boise Area Fire Teams Prepare For Insane Fireworks Night
Idaho is not perfect, and this week will prove the folly of one of our many state laws. The famous Idaho fireworks law states that you can legally purchase aerial fireworks, but you must pledge not to use them. Fireworks sellers must have individuals sign affidavits that they understand and will not violate state law by firing off their fireworks purchases.
Two adults, two juveniles arrested after state police find 18 pounds of meth in car following traffic stop near Pocatello
POCATELLO — The Idaho State Police removed 18 pounds of methamphetamine with a potential value of $150,000 off of local streets following a traffic stop on Tuesday. The incident unfolded on Interstate 86 near Pocatello when the Idaho State Police Domestic Highway Enforcement team conducted a traffic stop on a white 2015 Hyundai Genesis with a registration that was invalid, state police said in a recent news release. The driver...
New UPS Store in Pocatello to hold grand opening on July 11
POCATELLO — The new UPS location inside the Shaver Pharmacy building on South Fourth Avenue will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 11. Meagan Miller, operator of the store, said the store has been open for about two months now. It is located on the first floor of the building along with the Hallmark. “The compounding pharmacy is still in full swing,” Miller said. “The first...
Multiple agencies respond to structure fire in Payette on Tuesday
BOISE, Idaho — On Tuesday, Payette Fire received a call about a grass fire, that quickly became a fully structure fire. Payette Fire wanted to say thank you to New Plymouth Fire Protection District, Ontario Fire and Rescue, and Fruitland Fire Department for their assistance with the house fire.
Increasing our spiritual capacity to receive personal revelation
After taking her three-year-old son to the hospital because he swallowed caustic poison, Jennifer Hunter was told he was alright and could take him home. She examined the X-rays the doctor had taken from her son’s lungs and saw there was a blurry cloud in the lower left lung. Feeling some doubt in herself due to the fact she had no medical expertise whatsoever, she felt prompted to further push the issue and ask the doctor what the cloud was in the image. Another doctor overheard her question and after a second opinion, it turns out the poison was solidifying in her son’s lungs, and he wouldn’t have made it the night.
Vallivue alum honors friend, highlights mental health through basketball camp
CALDWELL, Idaho — A hot summer morning in the Treasure Valley – the perfect time to get inside and get to work on the hardwood. A new camp at Vallivue High School looks to teach all the fundamentals of basketball – dribbling, passing, shooting form – but what makes it unique is the other skill it brings into focus.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Bold Predictions
The 2023 season gave of us one of the biggest surprises in recent memory. Perennial doormat UNLV emerged from the ashes to knock off some of the Mountain West’s top team on their way to a spot in the conference championship game. Also, Boise State fired their coach, went on a roll, and managed to win the Mountain West championship. It was one of the most improbable conference championship match ups we have ever seen. Will 2024 be another season full of surprises? In this edition of “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly,” we are going to take a shot at some bold predictions for this upcoming season.
Is It Illegal To Shoot Down A Drone in Idaho?
Paranoia is at an all-time high these days and honestly, we get it. You never know who you can trust and shoot, throw in the fact that we're in an election year... it feels like we all have to watch our backs these days. Don't let your paranoia get you...
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