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As life increasingly shifts online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, so too is mental health care, with a growing number of providers offering virtual services via the web.
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An estimated 90 percent of Idaho businesses were allowed to reopen May 1, according to Gov. Brad Little, with another 5 percent getting the green light this past weekend.
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When the second phase of Gov. Brad Little’s plan to reopen Idaho businesses went into effect Saturday, allowing restaurants and gyms to open their doors to the public, so did another development: a relaxing of social distancing guidelines for out-of-state visitors.
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission turned down a petition Thursday aiming to alert trail users to active wolf-hunting zones and require trappers to place signs at trailheads and campgrounds within 25 feet of traps and snares.
A high school in Minidoka County cancelled their plans to hold a traditional graduation ceremony for its seniors on May 21, following a rise in cases and a press release from the South Central Public Health District that reported community spread in the county.
Since the outbreak began, the South Central Health District has tracked down every person who has tested positive for COVID-19, along with anyone whom they may have contacted.
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Of the 28 public comments received by the Idaho Department of Lands on a lease application by AT&T to build a 195-foot-tall communication tower on a site near Redfish Lake, 25 oppose the project, according to the department’s response to a public records request filed by the Idaho Conser…
The final version of the Big Wood River Atlas was presented to the Blaine County commissioners last week, wrapping up years of research, discussion and design.
Idahoans have until Tuesday to request an absentee ballot in this year’s primary elections, which will be conducted entirely through the mail.
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Low winter snowfall, a dry spring and predicted warm and dry weather are shaping up to put the Wood River Valley into a drought this summer.
Three conservation groups are asking a federal court to stop Wildlife Services from killing coyotes in Idaho until the agency analyzes the environmental impacts of that activity on local areas, especially in the south-central part of the state.
The Department of Fish and Game is reminding anglers this spring that transporting or stocking live fish in Idaho without a permit is both illegal and potentially harmful to ecosystems.
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Celebrations will look a bit different this year for the roughly 3.7 million high schoolers the U.S. Department of Education expects to graduate in 2020—nine seniors at Camas County High School included. They swapped a traditional commencement for a parade through Fairfield on Saturday, May …
As high school graduation season gets underway, celebrations might look a bit different than what graduating seniors had imagined.
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Within the next two weeks, 400 Blaine County residents will have a vial of blood collected that will play a key role in better understanding the COVID-19 virus, its DNA structure and—most importantly—what antibodies might mean for immunity and the creation of a new vaccine.
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The Trump administration an-nounced Sunday that the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, launched April 27, had distributed 2.2 million loans totaling $175.7 billion. According to CNN, the average loan amount was $79,000, indicating that smaller businesses are being better accomm…
The Salmon-Challis National Forest will begin a multi-year project to reduce conifer intrusion into sagebrush habitat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Twin Falls police say they have not received any reports of Blaine County cars getting vandalized there since the outbreak of COVID-19.
State officials on Monday released additional details about the cash grants Idaho is offering to small businesses, including a list of criteria for businesses that hope to receive funding.
Lincoln County leaders have created a hotline to connect residents to resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, the county announced Wednesday.
Carey Mayor Randy Patterson said he’s eager for an end to stay-at-home isolation orders today and has no plans to enforce additional recommendations from the state or county to restrict business operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under a newly issued regulation, Idaho residents will now need to recreate in groups of 10 or fewer while on national forest system lands, the U.S. Forest Service’s Intermountain Region announced Wednesday.
The Idaho State Department of Education has extended the deadline to nominate educators for Idaho’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.
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The co-owner of a Twin Falls furniture store says a Facebook post that went viral last week claiming the retailer had banned Blaine County shoppers due to COVID-19—and, subsequently, spurring hundreds of angry comments and phone calls—was “a big misunderstanding.”
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The first stage of reopening Idaho businesses will begin on Friday as planned, Gov. Brad Little announced Thursday.
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It’s been nearly one month since the Idaho State Legislature adjourned for the year, wrapping up budgeting and bill-writing just as the novel coronavirus arrived in Idaho.
Following a recent strong earthquake in the mountains northwest of Stanley, the Idaho Conservation League is asking federal and state land-management agencies to reassess the potential for collapse of a 676-foot-tall tailings pond dam at the Thompson Creek Mine, which is just north of the Sa…
Camp Rainbow Gold is replacing its regular summer camp programming with virtual events and activities this year due to COVID-19, the organization announced this week.
Eric Parker has disagreed with Ammon Bundy before.
One day before the International Day of Transgender Visibility last Tuesday, Gov. Brad Little signed two historic transgender-related bills into law.
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Already on edge due to a deadly viral pandemic, Wood River Valley residents were further rattled Tuesday night by the second largest earthquake ever recorded in Idaho.
Idaho’s primary election will still take place on May 19, the state announced this week—but the election will be conducted by mail.
Census Day has come and gone, but don’t expect a knock on your door.
Already on edge due to a deadly viral pandemic, Wood River Valley residents were further rattled Tuesday night by the second largest earthquake ever recorded in Idaho.
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It’s been nearly two weeks since Blaine County residents were ordered to stay home when possible, and one week since the rest of the state followed suit.
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A 6.5 magnitude earthquake occurred at 5:52 p.m. northwest of Stanley on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Following a filing deadline of March 13, two of the three District 26 lawmakers will face Republican challengers.
By a 24-11 vote, the Idaho Senate passed a bill Monday that would bar transgender girls and women from competing as females in high school and collegiate sports, following the bill’s passage through the House of Representatives last month.
Joe Biden—the winner of Idaho’s Democratic presidential primary—took home more votes than Sen. Bernie Sanders in every District 26 county but Camas, election results show.
An agreement forged Wednesday between six conservation groups and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, which kills animals preying on livestock or damaging farm fields, restricts the federal agency’s wolf-killing activities in Idaho.
The Idaho Senate is considering a bill aiming to bar transgender girls and women from competing as females in high school and collegiate sports, following the bill’s passage through the House of Representatives last month.
The American Red Cross is urging healthy, eligible people to give blood or platelets now to prevent a blood shortage that could result in low donor participation.
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The local hospitality industry is waiting to feel the brunt of COVID-19 coronavirus, which hoteliers expect to intensify in coming weeks as major metropolitan areas around the world face increasing travel restrictions.
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The good news: Homeowners in the Wood River Valley won’t have to worry about flooding this spring.
Xiomara Zontelli of Hailey holds a sign encouraging people to go to the polls on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, voting day in Idaho’s presidential primary elections. Democrats, Republicans, and Constitution Party members all cast their votes for party nominees Tuesday. Zontelli said she’s supporti…
Idaho’s South Central Public Health District has opened an informational hotline for those with concerns about the novel coronavirus, the district announced Friday.
The South Central Public Health District has opened nominations for the 2020 Health Heroes, for members or an organization in the community going the extra mile to keep residents healthy.
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Though no coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have yet been announced in Idaho, school and health systems across Blaine County are preparing for a potential community-level outbreak amid a worldwide pandemic that has so far resulted in over 3,250 deaths.
As generally expected, the three federal agencies that operate the Columbia River System have once again rejected breaching the four lower Snake River dams to benefit migrating salmon and steelhead, preferring instead to continue a program of increased spill over the dams that began last spring.
Since a new law went into effect in June, Idaho has collected about $45 million in sales tax from online retailers based out of state, with the money going into a dedicated fund for tax relief.
Idahoans might want to get to bed an hour earlier on Saturday night, or risk losing an hour of sleep. Clocks “spring forward” at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, for the start of daylight saving time.
The number of children and teenagers arrested in Blaine County has been cut in half over the past two years, data from the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections show.
The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that would erase the bipartisan membership requirements of the Fish and Game Commission, sending the bill to the Senate.
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