BOISE, Idaho, June 9 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on June 7, 2023: Two Pocatello Police Department officers--Corporal Demetrius Amos and Patrolman First Class Mackenzie Handel--received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing at a ceremony presided over by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Monday in Washington, D.C. Corporal Amos and Patrolman Handel were two of only nineteen  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Based on June 1, 2023 conditions, Idaho winter wheat production is forecast at 60.9 million bushels, down 5 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 700,000 acres, is down 10,000 acres from 2022. Yield is expected to average 87.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from the May 1 forecast but down 3.0 bushels from last year.  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. * * * Rudy Soto has been appointed Acting Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs Rudy Soto has served as USDA's Rural Development State Director for Idaho since January 2021. In this role, Soto has been instrumental in promotin  more

SPOKANE, Washington, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Vanessa R. Waldref, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a grand jury returned an Indictment charging David Antonio Becerril, M.D., age 67, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and formerly of Selah, Washington, with sixteen counts of conspiracy, fraud, and false statements in connection with Dr. B  more