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New Idaho law ‘isn’t anti-camping, it’s anti-survival.’ Housing advocates brace for change.
Idaho Capital Sun
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June 24, 2025
Stephanie Day, the executive director of CATCH, has worked the better part of two decades trying to solve the problem with homelessness in southwest Idaho. The Idaho Legislature has its own solution. On July 1, it will become a crime to sleep (in...
Tourism, education, and entrepreneurship drive regional growth
North Idaho Business Journal
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In North Idaho, entrepreneurial inspiration finds fertile ground in a region experiencing unprecedented economic transformation. From Coeur d'Alene and Sandpoint to Boundary County and the Silver Valley, the region's cities and small towns are...
JULY NIBJ Population trends in Idaho
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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June 24, 2025
It’s no secret that North Idaho has become a hot spot for tourists to lay down their roots and embrace the rural lifestyle that the Gem State has to offer. It’s apparent that the upper Idaho region has grown, with life-long residents often making...
Local education, training leaders discuss workforce development in a changing economy
North Idaho Business Journal
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Jeremy Fromm, with Idaho Forest Group, teaches a class in programmable logic controllers at the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center. Students learn skills in automation and control systems, which are essential to modern manufacturing...
How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Utilities industry in East Idaho Times publication area during 2024?
East Idaho Times
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June 24, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Idaho police issue Amber Alert for teens possibly headed to Cache County FLDS group
KSL - Utah
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MENDON, Cache County — Idaho police have issued an Amber Alert and are searching for two teenagers who may be traveling to a Fundamentalist LDS group in Cache County. The Amber Alert was issued in Idaho just before 1 p.m. Monday, saying Allen...
Former California State Assembly member shares father’s immigrant journey to Utah
KUTV - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It would only take a few short minutes for visitors to S. Floyd Mori’s home to get a solid glimpse of his Japanese heritage & legacy. Mori, who’s retired, lives in Salt Lake City with his wife. He’s dedicated years of work...
BYU-Idaho students organize Rexburg Meltdown
BYUI - Idaho
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June 23, 2025
BYU-Idaho students organize a music festival in effort to build connection and community. Students Seth Chamberlain and Blake Johnson assembled Rexburg Meltdown which will feature 16 bands and two acoustic singers spanning multiple genres....
Health and Human Services investigates Michigan health group for religious discrimination
Catholic News Agency
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June 23, 2025
CNA Staff, Jun 23, 2025 / 18:43 pm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating a Michigan health care provider for allegedly firing a medical professional who refused to participate in sex reassignment surgeries....
Bigots fight as pro-LGBTQ+ singer hijacks “Heterosexual Awesomeness” festival
LGBTQ Nation - California
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June 23, 2025
A Boise, Idaho “Heterosexual Awesomeness” festival drew paltry attendance last Saturday, attracting only “dozens” of attendees despite its promises of “live music, food trucks, kid-friendly chaos, and hard-hitting talks.” At one point during the...
Idaho seeks public input on spending state’s share of opioid settlement money
Idaho Capital Sun
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June 23, 2025
The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is asking for the public’s help in identifying priorities for spending the state’s share of funding from a settlement agreement with opioid manufactures. The fund from the settlement agreement provides about $2...
Boise School District releases tort claims totaling millions in damages
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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Since April, the Boise School District has received five tort claims, all of them directly or indirectly involving a former elementary school special education assistant. In total, the claims seek more than $100 million in damages. Idaho Education...
Amber Alert issued for missing Idaho teens; may be going to Utah
KREM 2 - Washington State
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June 23, 2025
Allen Fischer and Rachelle Fischer were last seen in Monteview, Idaho and may be headed to Utah. MONTEVIEW, Idaho — Idaho State Police have issued an AMBER Alert for two teens out of Monteview, Idaho. Allen Fischer, 13, and Rachelle Fischer, 15,...
Two Idaho teens missing in connection with FLDS church
Scroll - Idaho
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June 23, 2025
Two Idaho teens, Allen Fischer, 13, and Rachelle Fischer, 15, went missing Sunday from Monetville, ID, according to an Amber Alert sent out Monday afternoon. Their mother, Elizabeth Roundy, told ABC4 News that she believes the teens were taken to...
A Boise Bar’s “Hetero Awesome Fest” Was a Straight-Up Flop
them. - New York
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June 23, 2025
Sign up for The Agenda — Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. The heteros have never been more upseteros, after a musician interrupted an anti-LGBTQ+ “straight pride” event in Idaho by playing a song in...
AMBER Alert issued for 2 children in Eastern Idaho
ABC 6 - Idaho
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June 23, 2025
MONTEVIEW, Idaho — Idaho State Police have issued an Amber Alert for two children — 13-year-old Allen Fischer and 15-year-old Rachelle Fisher. ISP says the pair was last seen at 7 p.m. on June 22 in Monteview, Idaho in Jefferson County. Reports...
Missing teens believed to be heading to Utah over 'religious beliefs'
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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June 23, 2025
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Idaho — An AMBER Alert has been issued for two missing Idaho teens who are believed to be heading to Utah over what law enforcement officials say are "religious beliefs." Rachelle Leray Fischer, 15, and Allen Larand Fischer, 13,...
Du Bois Museum Foundation marks 40th anniversary of memorial centre for Pan-African culture
Joy FM
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June 23, 2025
The W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Foundation, in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the J.J. Rawlings Foundation, has marked the 40th anniversary of the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture with a grand...
An Idaho mother's fight for family reunification amid immigration challenges
IdahoNews
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BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Victoria Sethunya, a native of Lesotho, has become a vocal advocate for immigration reform in the United States, sharing her struggles as a legal permanent resident and mother of a son who was deported. Sethunya immigrated to...
Missing Idaho teens believed to be headed to Utah for religious reasons, deputies say
IdahoNews
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MONTEVIEW, Idaho (KUTV) — Two teens have been reported missing from Monteview, Idaho after sheriff's deputies said they may have gone south to Utah, due to what they described as "religious beliefs." The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it...