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Idaho Forecast: Cool Tuesday Followed by Rising Temperatures and Fire Alerts
Pocatello, ID – Idaho residents should brace for a week of fluctuating weather conditions, including severe heat, fire danger warnings, and air quality concerns. The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued Red Flag Warnings from noon today until 9 PM due to high winds and low humidity, significantly increasing fire risks.
EPA awards $37 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to the Nez Perce Tribe
From wildfires and floods to droughts and wildlife losses, the Nez Perce Tribe has been working for several years to address the impacts of the climate crisis. The tribe is going to use the money for specific projects, like building homes with solar power and providing an off-grid resiliency center during evacuations. The projects will help the tribe’s primary goal of reducing its climate footprint.
FIVE BY FIVE: Twenty-five notes as Boise State gets ready to open fall camp
The season inches closer for the Boise State football team. The Broncos open fall camp next week, with coach Spencer Danielson holding his preseason press conference Monday and the team officially opening practice on Wednesday. Over the course of the next month, the Broncos will be working to build towards the season, which officially kicks off Aug. 31 at Georgia Southern. Here are five notes in five different categories —...
Three White Supremacists Sentenced for Plotting to Destroy Power Grid
The men “planned and trained to attack America’s power grid to advance their violent white supremacist ideology,” the government said. A press statement from the Department of Justice says that the three men who planned a white supremacist attack on an energy plant in Idaho or one of the states nearby were sentenced on July 25.
Smoke and sunshine today with a weak front expected tonight
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Another day of smoke and sunshine ahead of us in southwest Idaho. Highs will be in the low to mid-90s today. An air quality alert will be in effect through 3 p.m. this afternoon. A weak front will arrive in southwest Idaho early on Tuesday...
Late July is mud season for EC Enterprises
Jul. 28—It was another hot, dry July day in the valley, but fans at EC Enterprises Motorsports Park on Albright Grade were treated to the sight of mud in abundance on Saturday as the venue played host to its first Summer Redneck Games. The centerpiece of the Redneck Games was mud bog racing, where two trucks at a time would attempt to traverse a perimeter around the dirt track of Freedom ...
Smoke Returns To Wyoming But From A Different Direction
Wyoming and some other Western states did get a couple of days of smoke relief the last weekend of July. Sorry, but here it comes again. The good news is that Canada is not producing much smoke anymore. The bad news is that California is. We won't get another look...
Magical ‘Space Phenomena’ May Appear Over Idaho Skies Tonight
What on earth is a 'geomagnetic storm' and why has this been such a hot topic for discussion in Idaho this year? While the scientific answers may be above our pay grade, seeing the images that come from these types of storms never gets old. You may recall that in...
Grass fire claims multiple homes as neighbors help one another evacuate
GILLETTE — Carol McPheeters sat in the driver’s seat of her parked pickup watching the smoke rise. Within her view and maybe a mile down the road were a number of Campbell County firefighters, trucks and dozers fighting to contain a fire where her home used to be.
Direct Admissions: How to Get Into College Without Applying
This fall, high school seniors may find college acceptance letters in their mailboxes before they complete a single application. It’s not a scam — it’s a nascent college admissions program called “direct admissions,” offered by a growing number of states and third-party organizations.
Two Utahns killed in motorcycle crash in Idaho
SPENCER, Idaho — Two Utahns riding a motorcycle in Idaho were killed in a crash on July 22, Idaho State police say. According to a press release, the single-vehicle accident happened on the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 at approximately 10:51 a.m. Police said the motorcycle, driven by a 69-year-old man from Farr West, Utah, lost control of the bike and crashed.
Winco Foods Removes Self-Checkouts in Oregon, WA Next?
Winco Foods, which has stores in WA, OR and its state of origin, Idaho, has apparently begun to remove self-checkout stands from some of its stores in Oregon. Online social media posts indicate some are gone. According to Reddit users online, at least one Portland, OR area Winco has removed...
Labor Department slams Big D Builders for safety negligence in Boise hangar collapse
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Department of Labor has concluded that the construction company that was building a hangar that collapsed at the Boise Airport earlier this year had "Appalling disregard of safety standards." In January of this year, a hangar that was under construction at the Boise Airport...
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