WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho--After extensive work with local partners, the Bureau of Land Management today finalized a decision to create a comprehensive system of existing motorized routes through eastern Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho. The Canyonlands East Travel Management Plan allows the public access to hunting, hiking, biking, and off-highway vehicles, while also supporting workin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: LEWISTON, Idaho-For several years, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office has partnered with the Clearwater Management Council and the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy based in Pierce, to clean up trash and other debris left over from northern Idaho's busy summer recreation season. The annual Clearwater River Cleanup Day event held this fall featured an all-f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Boise, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment for slickspot peppergrass habitat. Slickspot peppergrass is a threatened, white-flowering plant that grows in southwestern Idaho's sagebrush steppe, home to a variety of wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently designated slickspot pepp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho--Addressing the increase in industry demand for renewable energy projects on BLM-managed public lands in southern Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is making available the Public Engagement Report, which compiles feedback received during four public meetings held in early spring. Based on public response, BLM Idaho has changed how we process renewable ene  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Against the backdrop of a windy Australian morning, the camera of a remotely piloted aircraft system zooms in on a military scene, complete with toy soldiers, helicopters and tanks. That same vehicle spent most of the previous week flying over the Queensland countryside, collecting data to support the Common Data Link initiative. Common Data Link, or CDL, is a di  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ninety-seven percent of U.S. dams don't make electricity. A new tool could help tap that resource. * * * The era of building big dams may be over in the United States, but hydroelectricity still has a significant and untapped role to play in the nation's energy future. Only 3% of the nation's approximately 80,000 dams are equipped to generate power. Most  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Oct. 25, 2023: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of five separate methamphetamine trafficking cases in Eastern Idaho today. "This series of cases shows my office's commitment to disrupting the flow of illegal drugs into Idaho," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "Through close collaboration with our state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners, we   more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Oct. 23, 2023: Kristen Bolling, 40, of Sheridan, Wyoming, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, from April 2017 through October 2019, Bolling conspired to commit health care fraud. Bolling accepted pre-filled medical orders from companies, signing the orders without seeing   more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Oct. 27, 2023: Jack Joseph Magness, 35, of Spokane, Washington, David Christopher Churchill, 50, of Sandpoint, and Jonathan Robert Chrysler, 26, of Post Falls, were sentenced in separate cases for federal drug crimes involving methamphetamine and clonazepam, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. On October 24, 2023, U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford s  more