CHALLIS, Idaho, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: With funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the Bureau of Land Management is partnering with The Conservation Fund and the Carlson family to acquire 80 acres of habitat in Lemhi County crucial to sage-grouse, elk, mule deer, moose, and other wildlife. The acquisition, known as the Park Creek parcel, provides continuous access through the area for hiker  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Idaho - 2022": * * * In 2022, Idaho women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $851, or 78.4 percent of the $1,085 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: In order to enhance operational efficiency and address the growing demands on public lands, Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced today the establishment of two career Deputy Director positions at the BLM Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C. by splitting into two the career Deputy Director position. Michael Nedd, the current De  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: In 1951, the desert of eastern Idaho hosted Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, the first nuclear reactor to generate a usable amount of electricity. Four years later, researchers followed that success with BORAX-III, the first reactor to power an American city. The next two decades saw a flurry of research and development at that desert site -- what is now  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on March 12, 2024: Patricia Gomez, 42, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. In imposing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford ordered that Gomez serve three years of supervised release after her term of incarceration. According to court records,   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony March 16, at General Dynamics Electric Boat, in Groton, Connecticut. The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) for Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA), will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Senior representatives from the Navy, t  more