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Five Vandals Named Preseason All-Big Sky
SPOKANE, Wash. – Five Vandals were named to the Big Sky Conference Preseason All-Conference team, announced by the league Sunday as part of the Big Sky Kickoff weekend in Spokane. Junior tight end Jake Cox was the lone Idaho offensive player on the list. He caught just 12 passes...
Idaho Fish and Game brings sockeye in unseasonably warm river to Eagle
IDAHO, USA — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is taking steps to protect sockeye salmon, an endangered species, from the extreme heat. More than a hundred fish are now at the Eagle Hatchery after the state agency started trapping them at the Lower Granite Dam near Lewiston earlier this summer.
WARNING: Idaho’s Climate Apocalypse Fizzles Out
The Democrats staffing America’s newsrooms would have us believe man-made activities cause our summer heatwave. I would post the latest scaremongering from the New York Times, but it’s behind a paywall. Also, you already know the routine. Blame farming, cattle, and efficient automobiles. None of This is New.
Idaho inmate gets life sentence for escaping state custody at Boise hospital
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho inmate was sentenced to life in prison for escaping state custody at a Boise hospital after the corrections officers guarding him were violently attacked. Skylar Meade pleaded guilty to the escape and to sentencing enhancement for being a persistent violator and for causing bodily...
Boise sees just 1 cent drop in gas prices, says GasBuddy
BOISE, Idaho — According to GasBuddy, the average price of a gallon of gas in Boise is now priced at $3.60 per gallon on Monday. GasBuddy surveys 216 stations in the Boise area, and what they found was that prices in Boise are 10 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, and sits at 19 cents lower than a year ago.
Gang member arrested after man fatally shoots himself at Caldwell party
CALDWELL, Idaho (CBS2) — Caldwell Police officers responded to a call on July 20 at 2:30 a.m. from a home in the 200 block of Friar Drive reporting a shooting. Officers found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head at the front door of the home. Medics were dispatched and the male was declared deceased.
Boise sets new temperature record with scorching 108 degrees on Sunday
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — According to the National Weather Service, Boise officially hit 108 degrees on Sunday, setting a new record. The record for July 21 was set back in 2005 when it was 107 degrees.
Shuttered since 2020, plans finally in place for Boise’s historic pools
Two longstanding Boise city swimming pools are about to undergo significant facelifts, both from structural and location standpoints. Under a plan presented by the Boise Department of Parks and Recreation, Lowell Pool will be renovated to retain its original design and a new pool will be constructed at Whitney Elementary School to replace South Pool. South Pool's structure will be preserved, with its future purpose to be determined at a later date. ...
Idaho’s Dangerous Scorching Temperatures Continue
Remember when our June temperatures were unseasonably low? Do you remember when it was raining? It's been years since we've had a break from temperatures that aren't in the triple digits. The last time we had a summer like this was several years ago. Unlike other parts of the country,...
Durkee Fire balloons to 182 square miles, Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for Durkee Fire in Baker County as officials say it has ballooned to 116,431 acres, or about 182 square miles, Sunday morning, with 0% containment.
Areas of smoke with a thunderstorm chance
Areas of smoke with isolated thunderstorms for Sunday evening. An overnight low around 60°. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Patchy smoke and hot for Monday. A high temperature in the lower to mid 90’s. A few thunderstorms for the afternoon and evening. Sunny and hot for Tuesday, with...
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 17-year-old
LEWISTON, Idaho – The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 17-year-old girl. According to the sheriff’s office, Michealle Debord was last seen at around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday leaving her home to go to a friend’s house. “It is possible that she was...
Former area college baseball players still grinding in the pros
Jul. 21—On Tuesday, Drake George became the 140th player from the Lewis-Clark State Warrior baseball program to be drafted by a major league club. The right-handed pitcher is the first Warrior to be drafted since Jake Taylor took the reins in 2019 and the first LC State player to be selected since Gage Burland was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round in 2018. "We are all very ...
Group that quarterbacked effort to build playground in Soda Springs now raising funds for industrial shades to protect park-goers from sun
SODA SPRINGS — Laura Lind clearly remembers the hot summer days of 2014-15, taking her children to the various playgrounds located in and around Soda Springs. Pushing a stroller in one hand, holding a baby in the other, while watching her older kids run amuck trying to ride the fastest slide or go on the highest swing, each located on opposite sides of the park, was nothing short of exhausting for the young mom. ...
Falls fire continues to grow in eastern Oregon; 15% contained
The Falls fire northwest of Burns has grown to 120,900 acres, the Northwest Incident Management Team 8 reported, a 3% increase since Saturday. The management agency said a little over 1,600 people were battling the fire, including by digging a trench around its perimeter. The slow fire growth is due...
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