The West Ada School Board has made some decisions regarding the upcoming school year. In a special meeting held Tuesday, the board decided to push the start date of the 2020-2021 school to September 8. Guidance from medical professionals and suggestions from the West Ada School District administration team were taken into consideration before…
In the past two weeks, Idaho’s positive test rate has gone down, but remains far from the 5% rate recommended by health experts. During the week of July 19-25, 13% of test results statewide were positive, down from 15% the week of July 5-11; The Idaho Press reports, that week had the highest positive…
Local fire crews and the Bureau of Land Management knocked down a brush fire Thursday night north of Eagle and east of Highway 16. Several vehicles and dozens of crewmembers arrived shortly after 7 p.m. CBS 2 News reports, it looks like the fire was caused by human activity, but the cause is still…
Move-day at Boise State University is approaching quickly, but how does COVID-19 affect students living in the dorms this fall? As of now, BSU has about 3,000 students moving into the dorms in August. The school initially announced they were going to COVID test all students who will live on campus before they move…
The Boise State football team’s most anticipated game in years won’t happen — at least in 2020. A Sept. 19th matchup with Florida State inside Albertsons Stadium has been called off due to an ACC scheduling change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Idaho Press reports, it’s the first game to be canceled from…
After a long court battle, an Idaho prisoner has become only the second incarcerated person in the country to receive gender confirmation surgery while in prison. Adree Edmo received the surgery on July 10th. The Idaho Department of Correction, confirmed Edmo is currently at the Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino to facilitate follow-up medical care, but…
A Red Flag Warning will go into effect at 11am for portions of Eastern Oregon, the southwest Highlands, Vale and Burns BLM land as well as portions of southern Twin Falls County through midnight. Critical fire weather conditions are expected with wind gusts up to 60mph possible and scattered lightning is expected, meaning that…
There was a wildfire on Saturday near Lucky Peak Reservoir, about 7 miles east of Boise, but BLM crews were able to knock it down fairly quickly. The “Lucky Fire” as it was called burned about 100 acres in all on Saturday before being doused by BLM and Forest Service hand crews, who were…
Racism is more common than you think 6/4/20 By: Rick Worthington I guess this is as good a time as any to admit, the #BLM rallies in Idaho and the rioting in other areas has me thinking more about racism than I have in years. Let us speak honestly. Racism exists, and it is…
For the first time in history, the state of Idaho held its May 2020 primary election completely by mail. Results are as follows: United States Senator DEMOCRATIC Paulette Jordan (D) 60,529 86% Jim Vandermaas (D) 9,932 14% United States Senator REPUBLICAN 90% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING LAST UPDATED: 2020-06-03 00:37:25 Jim Risch (R /…
