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2 Idaho Fire Battalion Chiefs killed in ambush to be honored in upcoming services
FOX 28 - Washington State
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July 4, 2025
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — who were killed in the line of duty while responding to a brush fire will be honored in separate Celebration of Life services in July. According to the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, Battalion Chief John Morrison Jr., 53, of...
Supreme Court will rule on Idaho’s transgender athletics ban
East Idaho News
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July 3, 2025
BOISE (Idaho EdNews) — The five-year battle over Idaho’s transgender athletics ban is headed to the nation’s highest court. The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday said it will take up Idaho’s “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” which bans transgender...
The Idaho firefighter attack shows the cost of missing early signs of extremism
MSNBC
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July 3, 2025
Three firefighters were shot in Idaho this week, two of them killed, after a 20-year-old man set a fire and lured them into an ambush before attacking from a perch in a tree. Much remains unknown about the motive of the shooter, whose body was...
Utah pioneer trekkers evacuated from Idaho campsite due to wildfire
Deseret News - Utah
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July 3, 2025
A Latter-day Saint youth group participating in a pioneer trek reenactment was evacuated from their Idaho campsite Wednesday due to the ongoing Garden Creek fire. The group, which included more than 250 youth campers from the Draper East Ridge...
Push for answers in Idaho killings after Kohberger's guilty plea
1News
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With a series of "yes" replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the...
Kohberger admits to killing four Idaho students
The Vindicator - Ohio
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for months and took multiple steps...
Senate includes Idaho Downwinders in radiation exposure compensation bill
North Idaho Times
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July 2, 2025
Senator Mike Crapo, US Senator for Idaho | Sen. Mike Crapo Official WebsiteSenator Mike Crapo, US Senator for Idaho | Sen. Mike Crapo Official Website Idaho Downwinders may soon receive compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act...
Killer pleads guilty in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal - California
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July 3, 2025
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer Bryan Kohberger, the former criminal justice doctoral student charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022, on Wednesday entered a guilty plea deal that would spare him the death...
Women reveal 'heartbreaking' backstory behind SCOTUS legal battle over trans athletes
Fox News
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Former NCAA athletes Lainey Armistead and Madison Kenyon spoke to Fox News Digital about how they wound up in a lawsuit to protect women's sports in a case that's now going to the Supreme Court. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The...
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho college student murders
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Hakeem Jeffries breaks record for longest House floor speech 12:00 Rep. Josh Gottheimer says Trump's megabill will hurt U.S. economy 'for decades to come' 05:38...
Idaho Falls Police hiring new officers – Testing July 26 & test prep on July 12
KIFI Local News 8 - Idaho
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July 2, 2025
The following is a press release from the Idaho Falls Police Department: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Idaho Falls Police Department is hiring new police officers and a testing date just a few weeks out. “Being a police officer gives you an...
Impact of Trump’s Medicaid cuts ‘going to be devastating’: Non-profit CEO
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Hakeem Jeffries breaks record for longest House floor speech 12:00 Rep. Josh Gottheimer says Trump's megabill will hurt U.S. economy 'for decades to come' 05:38...
Rep. Boyle says House GOP who vote for Trump’s megabill ‘will lose their jobs’ next election
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Hakeem Jeffries breaks record for longest House floor speech 12:00 Rep. Josh Gottheimer says Trump's megabill will hurt U.S. economy 'for decades to come' 05:38...
Loveland, Berthoud law enforcement calls: Suspicious item turned out to be flower container
Reporter Herald - Colorado
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July 3, 2025
Loveland Police Department arrests Wednesday • 12:19 p.m. In the 200 block of South Lincoln Avenue, a 59-year-old transient on a misdemeanor warrant. • 3 p.m. In the 400 block of South Cleveland Avenue, a 38-year-old man whose hometown was not...
Idaho AG bans ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ signs at public schools, says the ‘political statement’ violates state law
New York Post
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July 3, 2025
Idaho’s attorney general has ruled that the “Everyone is Welcome Here” signs that stirred up controversy for “inadvertently” sparking division must be removed from every public school in the state. A legal opinion was released on Friday by...
Guilty plea doesn't end quest for more details in Idaho college student slayings
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Idaho State Police clarify criteria for issuing missing person alerts
IdahoNews
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MERIDIAN, Idaho – Idaho residents may have noticed an increase in alerts for missing people, prompting questions about the criteria for issuing such alerts. The Idaho State Police has provided clarity on the process, explaining that alerts are...
Idaho Republican Party members face threats online, by phone. What police say
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Idaho Republican lawmakers in recent days have been on the receiving end of threatening messages, the party’s leader said. A post on X threatened violence against members of the party, and Dorothy Moon, the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican...
Idaho firefighter improving after deadly Canfield Mountain shooting that killed two others
KNDU - Washington State
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July 2, 2025
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department provided an update on one of the firefighters critically injured during a shooting that left two other firefighters dead. In a press release, the department said Engineer Dave Tysdal remains...
Churches have a role in showing hope after Idaho shooting, says pastor
Biblical Recorder
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July 3, 2025
Photo courtesy of Jeremy Scott. Canfield Mountain in Coeur d'Alene is a popular hiking area for residents and visitors. COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (BP) — After finishing up Sunday morning services as pastor at Freedom Fellowship Church on June 29,...