An Ada County jury on Tuesday handed down a guilty verdict for a Nampa man who killed the suspect in his mother’s stabbing death. Raul Cuevas, 32, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Jesus Urratia. Cuevas could face life in prison for the slaying. The jury acquitted Cuevas of a […]
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Don’t worry, Idaho, you may still have one last chance to see the aurora Sunday night
Any Idahoans feeling like they missed out on a once-in-a-generation solar storm may have one last chance to see them Sunday night. The “ongoing geomagnetic storm will likely once again become intense” later in the day on Sunday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center said on social media. The prediction center […]
Idaho doctor with love of adventure dies in avalanche he apparently triggered while skiing
An Idaho emergency room doctor who connected adventure-seeking to acts of altruism died on Friday in an avalanche that he apparently triggered while skiing. The Sawtooth Avalanche Center reported that a skier was killed on Friday while backcountry skiing on Donaldson Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range. The Custer County coroner identified the skier as […]
An Idaho couple was accused of kidnapping neighbor’s son. Here is their plea deal
Initially accused of abducting their neighbor’s son, an Idaho couple have been placed on unsupervised probation after they struck a deal because prosecutors were concerned that a jury wouldn’t convict on kidnapping charges. Alisha and Matthew Rettkowski, of Middleton, were each charged with a single count of felony second-degree kidnapping in September after the Canyon […]
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Did you miss the northern lights, Boise? New forecast says South Idaho has another shot
Idahoans kicking themselves for missing the spectacle of the overnight light show brought by the aurora borealis Friday into Saturday appear as though they’ll be treated with a second chance. Saturday afternoon forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center indicate a second coming in and around the Gem State, […]
Pro-Palestine protester arrested in latest escalation near Idaho Capitol over encampment
Idaho State Police arrested an adult woman in Boise on Friday night on suspicion of resisting or obstructing officers as pro-Palestine demonstrations continued near the Idaho Capitol. State police ordered protesters to vacate the grass adjacent to the Capitol “for maintenance” by 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to Aaron Snell, ISP spokesperson. At about 9:45 p.m., […]
The northern lights dazzled Idaho skygazers. See photos from Boise and beyond
In Boise and throughout the state, Idahoans pursued dark overnight skies Friday into Saturday for the opportunity to spot a phenomenon that hasn’t presented itself in nearly two decades. The aurora borealis visited the state’s southern reaches starting around 8 p.m. Friday, with the strongest solar storm activity lasting through 8 a.m. Saturday. The sun […]
This Idaho gold mine just had air permit withheld by environmental review board. Here’s why
A state environmental board on Thursday withheld an air quality permit issued for a proposed gold and antimony mine near McCall. The Idaho Board of Environmental Quality, a seven-member advisory body at the Department of Environmental Quality, issued a decision that the agency had not followed the law when it analyzed the health effects that […]
Ex-roommate reveals final text sent to Idaho slayings victim Madison Mogen
A former roommate of the four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death in their off-campus home in 2022 shared the last text she sent to one of the victims, Madison Mogen. Ashlin Couch, a University of Idaho graduate who moved out of the house in May 2022, said in an interview with local news […]
Roommate to Idaho student homicide victims speaks out, honors friends with charity event
The previously unidentified former roommate at the King Road house in Moscow where four University of Idaho students were killed in late 2022 has publicly come forward in her efforts to contribute to the lasting legacy of her friends. Ashlin Couch, a winter 2021 U of I graduate and sorority sister to two of the […]
Racism in the workplace? Here’s how Idaho ranks for race-related discrimination cases
Idaho gets its fair share of flack regarding discrimination issues across the state. This year alone, three University of Idaho law students filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming they experienced hostility, racial aggression and a lack of response by the school when discrimination claims were brought to the administrator’s attention. All three students identified […]