The wildfire blazing in southern Latah County and northern Nez Perce County along the Clearwater River have spread to a combined 20,000 acres as of Friday afternoon, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.
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The wildfire blazing in southern Latah County and northern Nez Perce County along the Clearwater River have spread to a combined 20,000 acres as of Friday afternoon, according to the Idaho Dep…
ASOTIN — The Cougar Creek Fire remained at 14,026 acres and 26% containment Friday, with crews focusing on securing the Grouse Flats area to protect properties on the southwest side of the blaze.
BOISE — Pat Lambert has teetered on the edge of homelessness. She nearly tipped over the edge this summer as she stayed in hotels and a Nampa shelter until she managed to get into a public housing apartment.
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ASOTIN — The Cougar Creek Fire remained at 14,026 acres and 26% containment Friday, with crews focusing on securing the Grouse Flats area to protect properties on the southwest side of the blaze.
BOISE — Pat Lambert has teetered on the edge of homelessness. She nearly tipped over the edge this summer as she stayed in hotels and a Nampa shelter until she managed to get into a public housing apartment.
Five local high school students will compete in the annual Washington Distinguished Young Women Program at 4 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Pullman High School Theater.
A person walks down the Lewiston Levee Parkway Trail as smoke from nearby wildfires fills the valley on Friday in Lewiston. Residents of the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley woke up to thick smoke Friday morning, and the air was labeled “hazardous” by airnow.gov. By Friday afternoon, the air qualit…
A fast-spreading wildfire ripped through the Juliaetta and Clearwater River areas Thursday, resulting in a “go now” evacuation order for several small communities and the closure of U.S. Highway 12.
Tribally owned or operated salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest will receive an infusion of federal money to address needed maintenance and upgrades to the aging facilities.
COLFAX — The company proposing a new wind farm in Whitman County is hoping to soothe the public’s fears that the machines will be an eyesore on the Palouse.
ASOTIN — The Cougar Creek Fire reached the 14,000-acre mark Thursday as it moves through the Blue Mountains. Containment is estimated at 26%, according to the latest update.
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If you’re wondering why your public schools remain shortchanged, why homeowners are getting nailed on property taxes or why the Gem State is hemorrhaging medical doctors who can’t relieve their patients’ suffering during a crisis pregnancy without risking a prison term, it’s because the elec…
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September.
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Five local high school students will compete in the annual Washington Distinguished Young Women Program at 4 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Pullman High School Theater.
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PARIS — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River.
POCATELLO, Idaho — The Lewis-Clark Twins rallied from six runs down, but fell to the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen 8-7 in a loser-out game at the American Legion State AA Tournament on Friday.
CHICAGO — Josh Rojas, Dylan Moore and Victor Robles hit consecutive homers in Seattle’s eight-run first inning and the Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 10-0 on Friday night to end a three-game slide.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension worth $220 million, a person familiar with the deal said Friday.
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Nearly 7,000 athletes representing the best in the world in their respective disciplines are set to step foot onto boats in Paris’ Seine River for the Summer Olympics’ opening ceremony today (10:30 a.m. Pacific on NBC/Peacock).
The Lewis-Clark Twins lost a seventh-inning lead to the Nampa Chiefs, falling 5-4 at the American Legion Baseball Idaho AA state tournament Thursday in Pocatello.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first.
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PARIS — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked…
POCATELLO, Idaho — The Lewis-Clark Twins rallied from six runs down, but fell to the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen 8-7 in a loser-out game at the Am…
CHICAGO — Josh Rojas, Dylan Moore and Victor Robles hit consecutive homers in Seattle’s eight-run first inning and the Mariners beat the Chica…
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension worth $220 million, a person familiar with the…
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Nearly 7,000 athletes representing the best in the world in their respective disciplines are set to step foot onto boats in Paris’ Seine River…
The Lewis-Clark Twins lost a seventh-inning lead to the Nampa Chiefs, falling 5-4 at the American Legion Baseball Idaho AA state tournament Th…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received som…
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The trip of a lifetime for Dustin Johnson and Mike Kramer began on the anniversary of D-Day, which seems appropriate for a whirlwind tour of World War battlefields, cemeteries and memorials in Europe.
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