WALLA WALLA, Washington, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District issued the following news release: AHSAHKA, Idaho -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is overseeing logging operations at Dworshak Dam and Reservoir's Dent Recreation Area. With as many as 25 logging trucks entering and leaving the area daily, visitors utilizing the boat ramp at Dent Recreation Area are advised to go slow and be aware of their surroundings. Those with access to a CB r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho -- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposed withdrawal that would protect 1,958 acres of public lands within the Mud Flat Oolite Site near the City of Grand View in Owyhee County. If approved, the withdrawal would protect rare plants and fossils in the area for 50 years from location and entry under the U.S. mining laws, but not from l  more

SEATTLE, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: Oswald Charles Reyna, 67, of Nampa, Idaho was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison following his conviction for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Reyna sold individuals methamphetamine on July 31, August 7, and August 21, in 2023, at his home in Nampa. On August 26, 2023, Reyna was contacted by police officers in Fruitland, Idaho   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: For Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers, success in technology development requires research and effective outreach. Outreach efforts include creating spaces where open dialogue about novel technologies and their positive and negative implications is encouraged. Education is vital to advancing more efficient, economic and environmentally friendly technologies while   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Two Idaho National Laboratory (INL) technologies earned the coveted title of 2024 R&D 100 Award winner following the R&D World Magazine's official announcement this morning. The competition, now in its 62nd year, celebrates technology innovations from across the public and private sectors. Winning an award is a prestigious distinction for inventors. Laboratories and compa  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on Aug. 7, 2024: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of three separate drug distribution cases in Southern Idaho today. "The case results announced today reflect stellar work by our prosecutors and staff," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "Together with our law enforcement partners, our office is rising to meet the challenge that drug trafficking poses to communities in Idah  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in Idaho and Montana to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will be conducted from July 2024 for approximately 5 months, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. Surveying may resume in the spring or summer of 2025 if data collection is not completed in 2024. Flights wil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in 19 Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams. The findings document increases in total mercury mobilization and conversion to the more toxic form, methylmercury. The scientists also found increased methylmercury bioaccumulation in some aquatic insect species. These increased   more