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Highway 55’s iconic Rainbow Bridge is set to retire later this decade and the Idaho Transportation Department is looking for public input on its successor.
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Idaho’s top priorities for electric vehicle charging stations are all in the southern and eastern parts of the state, according to transportation officials.
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President Biden announced that he will discontinue his campaign to seek a second term in the White House, throwing the Democratic race for 2024 wide open.
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An interview with Erik Larson, author of the new book, The Demon of Unrest. The book examines the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War.
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Many parts of the West are in for at least a weekend of extreme heat – with daily temperatures exceeding normal readings by as much as 35 degrees. The group Climate Central says that 40 million people in the region are set to experience heat made at least three times more likely by human-caused climate change. Parts of states including Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Colorado are expected to see temps made five times more likely.
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Idaho Art Gallery's July Art Show Exhibition starts Friday in downtown Meridian. The event will feature everything from landscapes to abstract resin works to charcoal fantasy pieces.
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A wildfire burning east of Kendrick, Idaho, has prompted evacuations across Nez Perce and Latah Counties.
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Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey is beginning negotiations to build a second private jet hangar.
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Struggles with the new FAFSA have been blamed for falling completion rates: 35.7% in Idaho as of July 5, and 46.6% nationwide. That's down 11% year-over-year.
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In the wake of the devastating Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in 2022, the U.S. Forest Service paused prescribed fires – which started the infernos – to review the agency’s program. A newly released Government Accountability Office report looks into how well the agency has implemented changes since then. While acknowledging that changes necessary to resume burning have been made, the government watchdog says more work remains.
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Four new cases of bird flu have been found in humans since the virus first showed up in a Texas dairy this spring, bringing the U.S. total to eight. No human cases have been detected in Idaho so far.
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With wildfire season ramping up in the West, smoke has contributed to more polluted air across the Treasure Valley.
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Triple digit temperatures in the Treasure Valley are taxing the power grid. For the first time this summer season, Idaho Power has triggered a flex program to help ease demands for electricity.
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