WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From December 2022 to December 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 30 states and was essentially unchanged in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada, at 3.8 percent, followed by Idaho and South Dakota (+3.0 percent each). * * * Map: Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2022   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory and Colorado School of Mines have agreed to expand their joint efforts in scientific research for the next five years. A memorandum of understanding signed in late October establishes a framework for both institutions to collaborate on projects involved with energy storage, high-temperature fuel cells, geothermal energy systems, nuclear fu  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on Jan. 31, 2024: Rigoverto Hernandez, 31, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, on April 4, 2023, officers with the Treasure Valley Metro Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at an AirBnB where Hernandez   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: In Idaho Falls' 159-year history, it would be hard to dispute the importance of May 18, 1949. That's the day the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) announced the city as the location for its National Reactor Testing Station headquarters. In type size normally reserved for events like Pearl Harbor or Kennedy's assassination, the Post Register's Page 1 hea  more