WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) South Travel Management Plan Environmental Assessment. The proposed plan defines a comprehensive system of motorized travel routes through central Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho,   more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Dec. 11, 2023: During the holiday season, online criminals increasingly target Idahoans through online scams and fraud schemes. Today, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, along with the FBI, the Idaho State Police, the Ada County Prosecutor's Office, the Ada County Sheriff's Office, the Boise Police Department, the Meridian Police Department, and the Garden City Police Department,   more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Dec. 14, 2023: Andrew Samargis, 69, a former Idaho resident was charged yesterday for conspiring to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business by collecting money from various wire and bank frauds schemes and then sending the funds to his coconspirators, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. The indictment alleges that from approx  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Dec. 11, 2023: Anubor Bagbi, 63, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, between May and December 2022, Bagbi obtained fraudulent or stolen checks issued to legitimate companies, then established fraudulent bank accounts in variou  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: On Earth Day of 2021, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) announced an ambitious plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2031. At INL, reaching net-zero is a monumental task. The laboratory is essentially a small city that includes roughly 900 square miles of facilities, 600 vehicles, 320 buildings and 6,000 employees. Reducing, capturing or offsetting all its carbon emiss  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Contractor employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently used an innovative method to ensure the integrity of radioactive material storage containers currently in long-term dry storage in SRS's L Disassembly Basin. "Two 30-gallon drums currently stored in the Dry Fuel Storage Area in L Basin contain radioactive materials that were shipped from the Idaho Chemical Proces  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: HAILEY, Idaho--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and partners Blaine County and the cities of Bellevue and Hailey, along with the Wood River Land Trust want to remind the recreating public to be mindful of deer and elk during the winter months. Your help is critical for their survival. We can all be part of the solution; and together we can balance recreation opportunities a  more