Former president Jimmy Carter took a float trip on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River which inspired him to save millions of acres of Alaska's wilderness.

This column was first published on Rocky Barker’s “Letters from the West” blog on Dec. 30, 2024. The most significant land conservation act in American history started on a raft trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

In case there was any doubt, President Donald Trump made it clear in his inauguration speech that during his second term "we will drill, baby, drill."

A man was arrested in the deadly shooting of an employee at an Alaska bar, police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man who threatened to “come back with a firearm” after being kicked out of a ...

We will see mostly sunny skies after scattered morning fog. The high will be near 40 on Thursday. Tonight we will see clear skies and lows in the mid-20s.

BOISE — Alaska Airlines is continuing its expansion of non-stop destinations out of Boise with service to Orlando, Florida.

Getting to Disney World is now a little easier, thanks to a new seasonal non-stop flight from Alaska Airlines.

The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as inflation rises.

Snowpack across Idaho saw impressive gains beginning in late December, making up for a slow start to the water year in October and November, according to the Jan. 1 water

Idaho’s largest health system is suing Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador in federal court, seeking to extend court protections that have allowed for emergency abortions despite the state’s near total-abortion ban. St. Luke’s Health System filed its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Idaho on Tuesday.

The two men “left without incident” but then returned to pick up Thompson’s son, according to prosecutors. An argument broke out and Thompson fired at Finau 17 times with a 9mm gun, according to prosecutors. Then as Thompson left, Smith came in “and fired seven more shots at Finau,” prosecutors said.

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