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No joke: Oregon’s marijuana sales are 420% stronger along its border with Idaho


PORTLAND — Marijuana sales in Oregon along the Idaho state line are 420% the statewide average, according to a state report. Idaho residents are purchasing recreational marijuana in Oregon because it is illegal in Idaho, the report released Friday by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis said. The report also showed stronger marijuana sales for […]




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Report: Idaho avalanche that killed 3 started by skiers


KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — An avalanche at an Idaho ski resort that killed three people last week was triggered by skiers, despite the efforts of the ski patrol to mitigate the danger, according to a preliminary investigation. The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center said the ski patrol had taken steps on Jan. 7 to prevent avalanches […]




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‘Just glad we can help’: Free Idaho potatoes are feeding people at home, across U.S.


Like many farmers and ranchers in Idaho, Ryan Cranney began feeling the effects of COVID-19’s disruption in the restaurant supply chain in mid-March. What was supposed to be a good year for Cranney Farms’ crops quickly turned into a surplus he couldn’t sell. That is when he took to Facebook and put out a call […]




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Idaho Conservation League v. Wheeler

(United States DC Circuit) - Petition denied. The Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to issue financial responsibility requirements for the hardrock mining industry was permitted because the agency's interpretation of "risk" received deference and their decision not to regulate was authorized.




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Idaho: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Idaho and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Idaho: Latest updates on Coronavirus

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Idaho and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Mw 6.5 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  Mw 6.5
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-03-31 23:52:31.3 UTC
Location  44.45 N ; 115.14 W
Depth  10 km




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Ml 4.1 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  Ml 4.1
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-05-08 13:04:00.8 UTC
Location  44.21 N ; 115.11 W
Depth  8 km




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Ml 2.0 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  Ml 2.0
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-05-09 11:10:59.6 UTC
Location  44.33 N ; 115.20 W
Depth  8 km




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Ml 2.9 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  Ml 2.9
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-05-09 12:40:05.3 UTC
Location  44.35 N ; 114.87 W
Depth  8 km




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Ml 2.1 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  Ml 2.1
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-05-09 13:31:07.6 UTC
Location  44.28 N ; 115.06 W
Depth  6 km




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ML 2.9 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  ML 2.9
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-05-09 13:54:48.4 UTC
Location  44.49 N ; 115.22 W
Depth  10 km




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ML 2.8 SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude  ML 2.8
Region  SOUTHERN IDAHO
Date time  2020-05-09 14:18:29.9 UTC
Location  44.29 N ; 115.13 W
Depth  10 km




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AT#327 - Travel to Sun Valley, Idaho

The Amateur Traveler  talks to Scott E. Jordan of Scottevest about his home in Sun Valley Idaho. 




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AT#644 - Travel to Idaho

Hear about travel to an Idaho road trip as the Amateur Traveler talks to Jaime Mazur about her honeymoon in Idaho.




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Groups seek injunction to stop Idaho transgender sports ban




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Wyoming, Idaho Laws Expand K-12 Computer Science Education

All districts in Wyoming will be required to provide K-12 computer science instruction, and Idaho high schools will offer at least one high school CS course.




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Groups seek injunction to stop Idaho transgender sports ban




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In his State of the State address, Gov. Otter said he has asked a group of business and education leaders to assess how much Idaho spends on education and where, and compare that with the spending of high-performing school systems in the United States and abroad.




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S.D. and Idaho Differ on Climate Change

South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have allowed science teachers to discuss strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary and climate change theories.




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Teachers Shortchanged On Bonuses in Idaho

Idaho lawmakers were upset to learn that nearly $17 million dedicated to giving teachers in leadership positions and assistants bonuses hasn't been distributed.




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Idaho Court Allows Ex-Teacher's Libel Claim to Proceed Against TV Station

Idaho's highest court says teachers are not public figures and a former teacher need not prove that news outlets acted with malice in stories about sexual misconduct.




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Finding Common Ground Through Data to Improve Idaho's Teacher Pipeline

A superintendent outlines the importance of various groups coming together to address teacher recruitment and retention challenges in Idaho.




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Tackling Teacher Recruitment and Retention Challenges in Idaho

Representatives from school districts, state education agencies, and institutions of higher education in Idaho convene to discuss teacher recruitment and retention.




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Idaho Educators Who Dressed Up as the Border Wall Put on Administrative Leave

After photos surfaced of staff at dressed in Halloween costumes as Mexicans and a border wall bearing the slogan "Make America Great Again," the employees responsible won't be returning to their classrooms on Monday.




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Moving to Mastery in Idaho

Schools in Idaho are moving towards competency-based education in order to provide more personalized learning for all students. Read more from Tom's recent visit.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Idaho

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Idaho

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Pushback Over SEL Bubbles Up in Idaho

When Idaho education leaders pitched social-emotional learning training for teachers, some state lawmakers compared the plan to dystopian behavior control. Some walked out of the meeting.




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Idaho's top school official sues lawmakers, education board




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Virus: Idaho school district furloughs 145 employees




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Idaho district to graduate seniors at drive-in theater




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Groups seek injunction to stop Idaho transgender sports ban




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An Idaho School Reopens. Are Its Precautions the 'New Normal'?

A private pre-K-12 school in Idaho welcomes students back after its coronavirus shutdown, but with shortened days, a closed cafeteria, no bus service, and other signs that things aren't back to normal.




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Groups seek injunction to stop Idaho transgender sports ban




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Missing Idaho kids' uncle died of blood clot in Arizona

A pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of an Idaho woman who’s facing charges in the disappearance of her children — a case that attracted worldwide attention with revelations of her doomsday beliefs and connection to three mysterious deaths




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Delaware firefighters now headed to Coin Mountain Fire in Idaho’s Payette National Forest

A team of Delaware volunteer firefighters who have been battling a blaze in Utah for the past week are now headed to a new assignment in the Payette National Forest near McCall, Idaho. According to Delaware state forester Michael Valenti of Dover, who is traveling with the team, Delaware's crew will be traveling over 500 miles from Utah to Idaho on August 20, and then begin its first operational period on August 21.



  • Department of Agriculture
  • Forest Service
  • Delaware Forest Service
  • Delaware wildland firefighters

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Update: First State firefighters battle blaze in Idaho’s Payette National Forest

A crew of 19 wildland firefighters trained by the Delaware Forest Service are on the front lines of the Howard Fire in Idaho's Payette National Forest, a blaze ignited by lightning in the rugged terrain east of Riggins, Idaho.



  • Department of Agriculture
  • Forest Service
  • Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Delaware Forest Service
  • Delaware wildfire crew
  • Delaware wildland firefighters
  • Idaho wildfires
  • National Fire Preparedness Level
  • National Interagency Fire Center

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Delaware wildfire crew on Idaho’s Copper Mountain Fire

Twenty wildland firefighters from Delaware are battling the Copper Mountain Fire, a 180-acre blaze located four miles east of Eastport, Idaho on the Canadian border that is 20% contained as of August 12. Delaware's crew comprises part of  the 137 personnel currently assigned to the incident.  Michael A. Valenti of Dover, Delaware's state forester and crew boss for the team, reports that firefighters are working in rough terrain and completing very long hikes to and from the fire each day. 




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Idaho Power sets goal for 100-percent clean energy by 2045; signs record-low solar PPA

Idaho Power unveiled a goal Tuesday to provide 100-percent clean energy by 2045 on the heels of an announcement that it will purchase 120-MW of solar energy through a PPA with Jackpot Holdings at a price of less than US $0.022 cents per kWh.




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Idaho Power sets goal for 100-percent clean energy by 2045; signs record-low solar PPA

Idaho Power unveiled a goal Tuesday to provide 100-percent clean energy by 2045 on the heels of an announcement that it will purchase 120-MW of solar energy through a PPA with Jackpot Holdings at a price of less than US $0.022 cents per kWh.




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Idaho Power sets goal for 100-percent clean energy by 2045; signs record-low solar PPA

Idaho Power unveiled a goal Tuesday to provide 100-percent clean energy by 2045 on the heels of an announcement that it will purchase 120-MW of solar energy through a PPA with Jackpot Holdings at a price of less than US $0.022 cents per kWh.




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IDAHOTB 2020: Bridging the LGBTI Inclusion Data Gap

The webinar will highlight the important role the MDBs are called to play in closing the SOGI data gap by supporting innovative forms of data generation and evidence-based policymaking in their countries.




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Four Individuals Indicted for Racially-Motivated Assault in Nampa, Idaho

Four individuals have been arrested and charged with carrying out a racially-motivated beating and conspiring to interfere with the civil rights of an African-American man in Nampa, Idaho.



  • OPA Press Releases

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Virginia Man Sentenced for Idaho Hunting Violations

Paul L. Arnold was sentenced today by Judge Ronald Bush of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to pay a $2,500 fine, serve two years probation, and perform 50 hours of community service for two misdemeanor violations of the Lacey Act, a federal wildlife enforcement statute, which occurred near Soda Springs, Idaho.



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Two Idaho Men Convicted for Federal Hate Crime Assault

Michael Bullard and Richard Armstrong were convicted yesterday by a jury in Boise, Idaho, on federal hate crime and conspiracy charges in connection with the racially-motivated assault of an African American man outside of a Wal-Mart store in July 2008.



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Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wendell, Idaho, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Wendell, Idaho, to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).



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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Against Idaho Condominium Developer

The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the developer of the Riverwalk Condominiums, a condominium apartment complex in Post Falls, Idaho, for violating the Fair Housing Act by constructing apartments that do not have required accessibility for individuals with disabilities.



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Three Idaho Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Assault

Michael Bullard, Richard Armstrong and James Whitewater were sentenced today in federal court in Boise, Idaho, for hate crime and conspiracy charges in connection with the racially-motivated assault of an African-American man outside of a Wal-Mart store in July 2008



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