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POCATELLO — After hours of deliberation that saw a public assembly of nearly 50 local residents, many from the Ammon Park area, the Pocatello City Council on Thursday approved the Park Place Townhomes planned unit development. The project will see the construction of 86 townhomes and two common or open space lots on 10.34 acres of land west of Interstate 15 and north of Ammon Park. The Pocatello City Council voted to approve the project unanimously. ...

Eagle Fun Days kicked off Friday night at Eagle High School, and Idaho News 6 was in attendance speaking with several who came out to enjoy the festivities.

BOISE — Ada County law enforcement agencies are banding together to help combat a problem that isn’t necessarily common but is of critical importance when the moment arises: child abduction. Last week, personnel from the Boise, Garden City and Meridian police departments, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, and Idaho State Police gathered for CART – a national entity also known as the Child Abduction Response Team training program. Training sessions took place at the Boise Police Department in west Boise and revolved around response to...

BYU-Idaho's Art Department usually puts on a student art show every 4th semester in the Jacob Spori Art Gallery which allows students to showcase their artwork, be awarded cash prizes and gain experience. Going forward, the Spori Gallery art show and the student art show will take place once every...

Sam Renner from Bend, Ore., won the 122nd Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur Championship with a 2-up victory over Bryden Brown from Moscow, Idaho, in the 36-hole final match. The championship was held this week, July 8-13, at Wine Valley Golf Club. The championship began with 36 holes of stroke-play...

Cooper Bowman logged two hits and two RBIs, as the Pocatello Post 4 Razorbacks A team downed the Minico Storm A team 8-5 in the opener of a doubleheader Friday. Gavin Flynn drove in three runs and also picked up the win on the bump. He allowed just one earned run and threw four strikeouts. The nightcap was still in progress at press time. ...

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POCATELLO — With 176 projects in active design, planning and construction for Idaho State University, there is plenty to look forward to as improvements continue on outdated infrastructure, building remodels and the modernization of facilities. The total cost for all the projects come in at around $177 million, but much of that cost is offset by the deferred maintenance funding from the state that will be provided over a two-year period, amounting to $92.5 million. ...

MAMMOTH, Wyo. (NEWSnet/AP) — Five people escaped a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in went off the road and into an inactive geyser, park officials said Friday. The passengers were able to get out of the 105-degree Fahrenheit water...

Local and state officials were quick to convey their concern for former President Trump and condemn the rally violence in statements via email and X, formerly known as Twitter. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers during his last rally before the Republican National Convention opens Monday when bangs started ringing through the crowd. The rally was in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump...

Summer vacation is almost over for the world's wealthiest people in Sun Valley, Idaho. The yearly Allen & Company get-together will wrap up on Saturday. This year's event could be the most popular one in recent memory, as some have speculated that Boise's airport has been used to handle the overflow of jets to the much smaller Hailey Airport.

It was almost 20 years ago to the date that Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, predicted that a certain technology would be obsolete by 2014. That prediction was off by about a decade, this latest bankruptcy filing supports exactly what he said all those years ago. In 2004, a German publication...

IDAHO, USA — The Bureau of Land Management/Fire (BLM) has issued a red flag warning for the state. The warning is in effect from noon until 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. A red flag warning is when wildfires can easily start. "A Red Flag Warning is in effect...

You may have noticed the dark orange shade at sunrise. Fire season has arrived in Idaho with a vengeance. I had guests on my radio show from Fish and Game on Thursday morning. They came and told me they could smell the smoke drifting from fires as far away as Boise. As of Friday morning, I could look out a window in Twin Falls and see the haze to the north and west.

The exodus from Gavin Newsom's California continues as more people move to Idaho. Idahoans, known for their warm and welcoming nature, are embracing newcomers while upholding traditional American values. Their love for the country is evident, and they are not in favor of big-government liberals trying to take control of their lives.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — As huckleberries begin to ripen on the Idaho Panhandle, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests shares tips for foraging Idaho’s state fruit legally, courteously and safely. Forage for personal use only. Huckleberries may be harvested for personal use anywhere on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests...

The Open Primary Initiative is headed to the ballot, there's a petition from the Attorney General's office to hear the Hecox v. Little case, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has voiced her support for President Biden and we a look at firework laws. It’s Friday, which means it's time for our...

An Idaho law barring women and girls who are intersex or transgender from participating in women’s sports is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2020, Idaho lawmakers banned trans females from sports teams that aligned with their gender identity. The law was immediately challenged and put on hold. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Idaho's Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.