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Northwest tribes receive millions in federal funding to build new housing
Tribes in Idaho, Oregon and Washington are building new tribal housing with grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “There was a total of $150 million nationwide, of which we had four awardees in the Northwest totaling about $12 million dollars,” said Tom Carney, the administrator for the HUD Northwest office of Native American programs.
One Dead After Friday Crash in Southern Idaho
FRUITLAND – Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle collision that occurred on Friday. According to police, at approximately 4:21 p.m., a 30-year-old male from Nampa was driving a Toyota Corolla westbound on State Highway 52 near milepost 6, east of Fruitland. The driver of the Corolla reportedly lost control and drove off the roadway and onto the left-hand shoulder. The driver struck a utility pole.
'Frozen in place': High housing prices, incongruent wages keep Idaho's housing market at standstill
Idaho’s housing market is largely stuck in an expensive place, as is the nationwide market, with high interest rates keeping many people from buying and selling. “We’re all just kind of sitting here frozen in place, waiting for this thing to unthaw,” Idaho Department of Labor Economist Sam Wolkenhauer said. Wolkenhauer on Tuesday provided an overview in a Department of Labor webinar of local and national housing market conditions and...
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