SEATTLE, Washington, May 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Seattle District issued the following news release: To ensure continued safe operations at Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown, Idaho, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' officials are modifying spillway operations after metal defects were discovered on a single gate undergoing routine inspection and rehabilitation. "Public safety is our top priority," said Amanda Smith, Albeni Falls Dam operating project manager. "Though only one gate showed s  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 3, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From March 2023 to March 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states and was essentially unchanged in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Idaho (+3.7 percent), Nevada (+3.4 percent), Alaska (+3.2 percent), and South Carolina (+2.8 percent). * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm e  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 30, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 21 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Washington of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to offset   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Two teams from Rigby High School competed March 29 in the first Pathways Student Challenge, sponsored by the Department of Energy's Feedstock Conversion Interface Consortium and supported with grants from Battelle Energy Alliance. The student teams were given a budget of $2,000 to design and build machines that could continuously grind biomass feedstocks like  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) was an influential American chemist most renowned for discovering plutonium in 1940. He also helped produce and isolate several additional synthetic transuranium elements and defined the actinide series. Seaborg received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951, had an element named after him (Seaborgium), and chaired the Atomic Energy Commission.  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary *Dates subject to change. May 2024: May 7th: Indiana (P)(S) May 14th: Maryland   more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on May 2, 2024: Quinn Michael Brockman, 34, of Libby, Montana, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Brockman was pulled over in the Coeur d'Alene area while traveling through Idaho with over 216 grams of fentanyl pills that he had recently acquir  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on April 29, 2024: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program-National Water Quality Initiative (EQIP-NWQI) is delivered jointly with State water quality agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency. EQIP-NWQI addresses sources of water pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, and pathogens in priority watersheds  more

SPOKANE, Washington, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jaycob Tyler Gonzales, age 29, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed a sentence of 108 months imprisonment to be followed by 5 years of supe  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 53,000 Idaho Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a month  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House sent to the Senate on May 2, 2024, the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Ronald L. Batory, of New Mexico, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Christopher R. Beall, term expired. * Elaine Marie Clegg, of Idaho, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, term expired. * Abigail L. Dressel, of Connecticut  more