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Containment of the Bench Lake Fire improves over Saturday
STANLEY, Idaho — On Saturday, the Bench Lake Fire continued to grow to 2,538 acres. The fire is now 13% contained, and 439 personnel are helping to fight it. According to Great Basin Team Four, strategic foresight and the correct complement of firefighting personnel bolstered containment efforts to 13%. The additional hotshot crews and aviation resources assigned to the Bench Lake Fire were critical in securing firelines.
Global tech outage affects Boise Airport
BOISE, Idaho — The global tech outage Friday morning affected airports, banks, hospitals and even baristas. In Boise, airline passengers are feeling the effects. As of Friday evening on July 19, the Boise airport had 11 cancellations and 25 delays, according to Flight Aware. Nationally, only 23% of flights were departing on time.
The Toughest Colleges to Get into in the Northwest
February normally marks the time college applicants normally find out if they’ve been accepted. The University of Washington, traditionally with the lowest admission rate in the state (admitting 46% in 2017) got knocked off by another school, which I admit I haven't heard of until today. Scroll down to...
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