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Trade war's losers could include microchips, energy, banks
Stan Choe, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 9:59am
Looking across the stock market, it's hard to find a company that isn't vulnerable in some degree to the U.S.-China trade war.
Far-right and antifa groups both claim victory at Portland
Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 10:09pm
With both the left and the right declaring victory following a long-hyped rally that had Portland, Oregon, on edge it seems the liberal city will continue to be a flashpoint in an increasingly divided country.
First human cases of West Nile infection in Idaho confirmed
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 4:28pm
Idaho public health authorities say they've confirmed two human cases of the West Nile virus infection.
Idaho man spent three days pinned to a tree after an ATV crash and survived
Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN | Posted Aug 17th - 12:34pm
A 66-year-old Idaho man spent three days pinned against a tree after he crashed his ATV, according to Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.
Arrests precede major demonstrations in Portland, Oregon
Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 2:27pm
Authorities arrested the leader of a right-wing group on the eve of a rally that's expected to draw people from around the U.S. to Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, prompting Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson to urge his followers to "show up one hundred-fold" in response.
Open-pit phosphate mines approved in Idaho with safeguards
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 11:23am
Federal officials have approved two open-pit phosphate mines in eastern Idaho that include environmental protections intended to prevent the type of pollution caused by past phosphate mining in the area.
Idaho man sentenced to 100 years in prison for producing child pornography
EastIdahoNews.com Staff | Posted Aug 14th - 9:41pm
Lex Bennett Goodwin, 34, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison for producing, transporting, and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced Tuesday.
Wyoming wind farm making same power with 80% fewer turbines
Mead Gruver, Associated Press | Posted Aug 14th - 2:13pm
Bigger, more efficient equipment will allow an electric utility to redevelop Wyoming's first commercial wind farm so it produces the same amount of power with far fewer turbines, an example of the growing feasibility of renewable energy in the top U.S. coal-mining state.
Man found dead in Idaho pond
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 12:53pm
The body of a man has been found in an Idaho pond.
Boise kills new library plan citing cost, ballot uncertainty
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 2:59pm
Boise's mayor says he's postponing the city's proposal for a new main library.
Aggressive bears close portion of Grand Teton National Park
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 11:20am
Part of Grand Teton National Park is temporarily closed due to aggressive bears.
Indiana, Kentucky Planned Parenthood seeing alliance boost
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 10:25am
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky is receiving a nearly $1 million funding boost and is adding staffers under its merger with the group's Seattle-based affiliate.
Energy Department taps Idaho as reactor innovation center
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 2:49pm
The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a program to develop advanced nuclear energy technologies that will be based at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho.
1 dead after car crash during police chase
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 2:35pm
A Nevada man is dead after his pickup crashed in Idaho during a high-speed chase.
1 killed in Spokane Valley, Washington, shooting
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 16th - 1:01pm
Authorities say an armed man was fatally shot after sheriff's deputies in Spokane Valley, Washington, responded to reports of gunfire at a business park.
EPA reverses approval for poison traps used by ranchers
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 15th - 3:25pm
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed its preliminary decision allowing continued use of deadly sodium cyanide traps, blamed for injuring people and pets as well as their intended targets of coyotes and other predators.
Woman arrested in murder of Milton-Freewater man
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 15th - 2:01pm
Police have arrested a woman in connection with the stabbing death of a man in Milton-Freewater, Oregon.
Boise says no to Ada County landfill wastewater
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 15th - 12:29pm
Boise city officials say the Ada County Landfill can't dump water that soaked through the region's trash into the Boise wastewater treatment system.
9th Circuit: Federal court can enforce tribal court rulings
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 15th - 11:48am
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Native American tribal courts can ask the federal courts to enforce rulings against non-tribal members.
