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Tunnel to Towers to pay off mortgages for two fallen Idaho firefighters
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has announced plans to pay off the mortgages of the homes belonging to two fallen first responders from Coeur d’Alene. Battalion Chief Frank Harwood of Kootenai County Fire & Rescue and...

The Big Beautiful Bill Shouldn't Forget Idaho's Seniors
Idaho’s Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) sits at the crossroads of some of the most important decisions facing our country’s economic future. As Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, he is responsible for guiding President Donald J. Trump’s...

Tunnel to Towers Foundation pays off mortgages for families of slain Idaho firefighters
The foundation aids the families of the fire fighters that were shot and killed in an ambush attack on June 29, 2025 IDAHO, USA — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has announced it will pay off the mortgages of two Idaho firefighters who were killed...

HELOC Products; Bank Builder JV; Customer Service and Compliance; Employment Data
HELOC Products; Bank Builder JV; Customer Service and Compliance; Employment Data Tomorrow is the 4th of July, the only time of the year Americans say the day and month in the correct order. We find ourselves in the traditional “dog days of...

Idaho researchers collaborate with US company to develop novel nuclear fuel to preserve, improve today’s reactors
Father and son entrepreneurs Mehul and Milan Shah have patented a new nuclear fuel design that could reduce nuclear waste, enhance safety and lower costs for today’s pressurized heavy water reactors. The Shahs — CEO and chief operating officer,...
Idaho student murders: The key evidence that helped catch Bryan Kohberger and the mysteries that remain
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to...

Idaho maker of fries for McDonald’s faces big change forced by activist investor
BOISE – An activist investment partnership just scored a victory in its effort to shake up a struggling Idaho french-fry maker. First, the investment group built a stake in the company. Then it forced the CEO to step aside. Now it has won the...

US investor-owned utilities in Idaho, New Mexico seek to add energy storage, solar PV
Idaho Power filed its 20-year energy plan with state regulators on 27 June. The public utility commissions of Idaho and Oregon will set a schedule for public review and comment before the plan is officially acknowledged. Over the next 20 years,...

Q-Tip, spotless car were key evidence linking Kohberger to murders of 4 Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho — The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing more than two years ago laid out his key evidence Wednesday at a court hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who...

Evidence linking Pa. man to 4 Idaho students’ murders included Q-tip, spotless car
By JESSE BEDAYN, The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing more than two years ago laid out his key evidence Wednesday at a...

‘End the ban:’ Idaho organizers start gathering signatures for abortion rights ballot initiative
On Saturday, organizers with Idahoans United for Women and Families held a rally at the Idaho State Capitol Building in downtown Boise for a new ballot initiative that seeks to establish abortion rights in Idaho. (Courtesy of Idahoans United for...

Other voices: Opportunity Zones could help small businesses, struggling neighborhoods
CHICAGO TRIBUNE There’s plenty not to like about President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” that narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday, not least of which is that it would enlarge the national debt. But at least one part of the budget bill...

Idaho potato equipment company sells assets as part of bankruptcy
Published 4:24 pm Wednesday, July 2, 2025 A two-row potato harvester manufactured by Double L of Heyburn, Idaho, is shown in this file photo. More than $2 million worth of Double L assets have recently been sold as part of a bankruptcy proceeding....

How a discarded Q-tip helped solve the Idaho college murders case
The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing more than two years ago laid out his key evidence Wednesday at a court hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to...

How Health Care Remade the U.S. Economy
For years, the United States labor market has been undergoing a structural transformation. As jobs in manufacturing have receded, slowly but steadily, the health care industry has more than replaced them. The change has been particularly visible...

Unpacking Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea deal to avoid death penalty in Idaho student killings
(CNN) — Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday. At a change-of-plea hearing before state...

Deal Digest: EMF Pays $8 Million To Enter Tampa Market.
STATION SALES Tampa – Educational Media Foundation has filed an $8 million deal to buy classic rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB from Beasley Media Group. The transaction marks EMF’s entry into the Tampa Bay market, where it is expected to put the...

BUSINESS BUZZ: $23.6M for supportive housing property, NKL rebuild on the rise
$23.6 million. That’s what B.C. Housing has agreed to pay for the Nelson property selected as the site of a four-storey, 43-unit supportive housing complex at 45 Government Rd. in Nelson. Back in March of 2023, the partially completed property was...

Idaho Power 20-Year Plan Aims to Add 2.15 GW of RE Capacity
Idaho Power Co. has filed a new 20-year plan that favors cleaner electricity to meet surging demand in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. The 2026-45 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) would add about 2.15 gigawatts of renewables-sourced generation:...

Idaho murders timeline: Bryan Kohberger plea caps yearslong quest for justice
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to killing four University of Idaho students. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BOISE, Idaho – The long‑running University of Idaho homicide case has reached a decisive turn: Bryan...