BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 5 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the statement by Chair Lauren Necochea on the Trump administration's immigration policies, specifically condemning the separation of children from their families: * * * Here is the text of the statement: At 1 a.m. on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, 76 unaccompanied children were awakened without warning and loaded onto planes bound for Guatemala. No explanation. No due process. Just terrified kids taken in the dead of night. Why th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Avista Corp., Spokane, Washington, has received full approval from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for a settlement agreement concerning its general rate cases for electric and natural gas services. The approval, which concludes a process that began with a filing on June 9, 2025, paves the way for new rates to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025, and again on Sept. 1, 2026. According to the company, the approved electric rates are designed to increase annual base electri  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 4 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * University, laboratory dedicate Idaho Falls facility for critical materials research to secure domestic supply of critical materials for energy and defense An evolving partnership between Idaho State University (ISU) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is helping secure the nation's supply of critical materials used to make a wide range of important technologies, including nuclear fuels. INL and Departm  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 3 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Receives Donation to Support Student Safety in Welding Program The Idaho State University College of Technology has received a transformative gift to its welding program that will enhance student safety and success. A longtime supporter of the program, who wishes to remain anonymous, has funded a personal air respirator protection (PAPR) hood for every student. This year's donation  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Slow Hazard: USU Peak Undergrad Research Fellow Uses Data Science to Protect Life, Property Math, statistics and computer science major Hannah Fluckiger, guided by faculty mentor Brennan Bean, condenses reams of hourly wind data to construct an improved snow drifting prediction model to bolster building codes for the conterminous United States. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto In January 2017 in the tiny northern Idaho com  more