SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 28, 2023, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2023": * * * Idaho had 58,000 job openings in April 2023, compared to 57,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho was 6.4 pe  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $29 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 65,000 students n  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, is expected to transition to an F-16 Fighting Falcon mission. The transition will better align the Department of the Air Force to support the National Defense Strategy and will allow the 124th FW to leverage existing fighter aircraft operations and maintenance expertise once its A-10 Thunderbolt IIs retire, beginning fall 2026. The decision to hos  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on June 29, 2023: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced criminal charges against two defendants today as part of the Department of Justice's 2023 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. This two-week nationwide law enforcement action resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that inclu  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on June 30, 2023: Dalila Miller, 39, of San Diego, California, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, on October 23, 2020, U.S. Border Patrol agents spotted Miller's vehicle in a remote area in North Idaho near the U.S. and Canadian Bo  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: An Idaho man was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit program, in the department's largest Post-9/11 GI Bill fraud case. According to court documents, Michael Bostock, 54, of Nampa, was the founder and CEO of California Technical Academy (CTA), a VA-approved school that offered technic  more

SPOKANE, Washington, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Vanessa R. Waldref, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Alexander Borys Mischenko, age 76, of Priest River, Idaho, was sentenced to three years of probation and a fine of $12,060 for criminal violation of the Clean Air Act in connection with asbestos contamination at a site in Spokane  more