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Washington on guard for troublesome mussel found in Idaho last year
KENNEWICK - Washington is upping efforts to keep an invasive freshwater mussel from gaining a shell-hold in the state’s rivers and lakes, using tactics ranging from DNA testing to shellfish-sniffing dogs. Quagga mussels can cause major problems as layers of them crust over components of hydroelectric dams and locks,...
Unauthorized immigrants have been playing a key role in Idaho's economy, report shows
SEATTLE - It's nothing new, but a recent report conducted by the University of Idaho revealed that unauthorized immigrants play an important role in the state's economy, just like all around the United States. Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that the overall number of unauthorized immigrants across the country reached 12.2 million in 2007 before declining to 10.5 million in 2021. Out of that number, around 35,000 live in the state of Idaho and work in industries such as agriculture, services and construction.
First heat wave of the season will bring scorching temps in the 90s and 100s across the region
Excessive Heat Alerts are in place across all of Washington, most of Oregon and Idaho this week as triple-digit temperatures arrive during the first heat wave of the year. From Saturday to Friday, the Inland Northwest will be under either an Excessive Heat Warning or Advisory as daytime highs reach well into the 90s and triple digits, especially by Tuesday and Wednesday -- Spokane is under the warning. Sunday's forecast highs will trend in the low-to-high 90s for most of eastern Washington and North Idaho, with Spokane's high temperature expected to reach 96 degrees. However, places like Lewiston, Tri-Cities, and Vantage will cruise into the triple digits.
Youth group exposed to rabies during girl's camp in Idaho
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho – A girl's camp experience gone awry. The Bear River Health Department said a group of young women from Box Elder County were staying at a cabin at Camp Chi-Keena in Soda Springs, Idaho, that was apparently infested with multiple bats. Karen Valcarce, an epidemiologist with...
Idahoans React to Obnoxious Neighborhood Fireworks Shows
Did you get any sleep last night? If you live in Idaho, the chances are you didn't get a whole lot of sleep. The reason our night and our upcoming nights of discontent will continue is that Idahoans love their fireworks. Never mind that firing off aerial fireworks are illegal, the nights of loud sounds and excessive lights will continue.
Crime in Idaho 2023 Report: Canyon County sees significant drop in criminal offenses
Among all the facts and figures presented in the Idaho State Police Crime in Idaho 2023 Report, a number of statistics stood out. One of which was a significant decrease in crime in Canyon County, which is among the most populous regions in the state and continues to grow precipitously.
The Idaho Cattle Association Holds Summer Round Up Event
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) recently held its annual summer meeting in Lewiston, ID June 24-25, 2024. The event was last held in Lewiston in 2019. 2024′s meeting featured sessions on a variety of topics. A portion of attendees opt for participation in either the range tour or annual golf tournament. This year’s tour visited beef facilities & programs located in Moscow at the University of Idaho, while the golf tournament was played at Bryden Canyon Golf Course in Lewiston.
Experts say a teen needs psychiatric residential care. Idaho still won’t pay for it.
This story was first published by InvestigateWest on July 1, 2024. In a dark and sterile hospital room, the light from a cellphone highlighted the exhaustion on Brandon Wheeler’s face as he checked for an email offering help for his son. It wasn’t there. He looked over at the hospital bed where Austin crammed another […] The post Experts say a teen needs psychiatric residential care. Idaho still won’t pay for it. appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Idaho's First Nurse Anesthesia Degree Program
MERIDIAN, Idaho — The Idaho State University's School of Nursing is offering the first nurse anesthesia degree (CRNA) program in Idaho. If the accreditation is granted by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, the first cohort starts in the Fall of 2025 at the the ISU Meridian campus.
RECALL: Bacteria Risk For Dog And Cat Food Distributed In Idaho
A voluntary recall has been issued by a North Carolina company that manufactures raw pet food. The product is currently distributed to all 50 states. Viva Raw LLC has voluntarily recalled select packages of its dog and cat raw turkey food as a precaution against potential listeria contamination, according to information published by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Viva Raw entered into the pet food business in 2020 and uses organic natural supplements and USDA-inspected meats, according to the company's website.
Looking back: This week in eastern Idaho history
100 years agoWith the November 1924 election only a few months away, prospects were looking rosy for Republicans in Idaho. Voters were rallying to President Calvin Coolidge “because they feel that at last there is someone who is not an orator but a doer,” said W. Lloyd Adams of Rexburg. “This feeling has been contributed to by the tactics of the Democrats in their reconvention campaign. … In eastern Idaho, there is much enthusiasm for the state administration and I doubt if the Progressives will be able to carry even Teton County, where the Samuels’ coal mine is.” The state nominating convention was set to be held in Idaho Falls, and word was that promoters had leased the Colonial Theatre for a special event. “Eastern counties are planning to send double and triple delegations, some sending as high as five delegates to every vote, to create enthusiasm,” Adams said.
Hutson discusses extremists in Idaho on KTVB
Royce Hutson, an associate professor of social work, shared his research in a recent three part series on the Idaho television channel KTVB. Hutson conducts research on countering and preventing violent extremism, as well as disaster needs, asset assessments and disaster survey methodology. Hutson said hate in Idaho “ebbs and...
Idaho’s OB-GYN exodus throws women in rural towns into a care void
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining brought Jonell Anderson more than anxiety over diagnosis and treatment. For Anderson and other patients in this rural community who need gynecological care, stress over discovering an illness is...
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