WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: SHOSHONE, Idaho--Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Fire Management Program transferred a wildland fire engine to the Notch Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA). Formed in 2016, members of this RFPA help to protect over 341,000 acres of private, state and federal lands north of Twin Falls. The engine was transferred under BLM's Rural   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 22 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 21, 2023, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - October 2023": * * * Idaho had 57,000 job openings in October 2023, compared to 55,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho wa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Challis Field Office seeks comment on Special Recreation Permit study CHALLIS, Idaho -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on a document analyzing the potential impacts of authorizing Special Recreation Permits on BLM-administered public lands. BLM manages commercial uses under SRPs. Commercial Outfitte  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: United States' policymakers, auto manufacturers, energy companies and ultimately citizens are investing trillions of dollars into electrifying vehicles. The purpose is to increase new electric vehicle sales to more than 50% of total sales by 2030, helping reduce the nation's carbon emissions. Now that the money is being spent on research and development, consumer incentiv  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory researchers and Idaho State University (ISU) nuclear engineering students developed the world's first nuclear reactor digital twin -- a virtual replica of ISU's AGN-201 reactor -- in a campus collaboration last August. Digital twins are virtual models of real-life assets, such as complex infrastructure, machines or buildings. By modeling nuclear   more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Maj. Robert Taylor, Idaho Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Ryan Robinson returned to the Idaho State Capitol Dec. 15 to administer the commissioning oath to the Idaho Army National Guard's newest officer: his son, 2nd Lt. Benjamin Robinson. Like his father, the lieutenant will begin his career in the Idaho Army National Guard after graduating from Boise State University's ROTC program and commissioning inside th  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: Following a court-authorized wiretap investigation, a federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment last week charging two executives, Ike Tomlinson, 60, of Terreton, and Kris Bird, 61, of Salmon, of competing companies with conspiring to rig bids and allocate territories in violation of the Sherman Act, conspiring to commit wire fraud, and committing wire fraud, U.S. Attorn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a court-authorized wiretap investigation, a federal grand jury in Boise, Idaho, returned an indictment (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-12/231212_idaho_fire_indictment_1-23-cr-00326-akb_dkt_2.pdf) this week charging two executives of competing companies with conspiring to rig bids and allocate territories in violation of the Sherman Act, conspiring to commit wire fraud and committing wire fraud.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused drought that occurred in the following primary counties in Montana and neighboring counties in North Dakota and Idaho, announced Associate Adminis  more

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: 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, released a fourth PSA   more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release: U.S. Embassy Jakarta, through the Regional English Language Office (RELO), welcomed Professor Dean Cloward from Brigham Young University Idaho, an expert in special needs education, on his two-week travel to learn about inclusive education in Indonesia from December 10-20. During the visit, Professor Cloward shared his perspective in Jakarta, Medan, Aceh, and Surabaya based on his thirty years of exp  more