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Idaho prison officials say 364 inmates exploited vulnerable software in the JPay tablets they use for email, music and games to collectively transfer nearly a quarter million dollars into their own accounts. The department’s special investigations unit discovered the problem ...

Federal officials say target shooters illegally using exploding targets on public land have started five wildfires in eastern Idaho and officials will pursue recovering the costs of fighting the fires from those responsible. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said ...

Fire-lookout towers perched atop remote, craggy peaks across the U.S. West may seem like quaint reminders of an era before satellites, smartphones and jet-propelled air tankers. Indeed, some of the structures are more than 100 years old. But with their ...

That hot lunch delivered to your door? Your health insurer might pick up the tab. The cleaning crew that fixed up your apartment while you recovered from a stroke? The hospital staff helped set that up. Health care is shifting ...

Idaho ranks nearly last in the nation when it comes to the percentage of women judges on the state’s courts. But nearly last is a slight improvement: In 2012, Idaho had the lowest percentage in the nation at just 12 ...

The NCAA plans to study how the expansion of legalized betting could affect college athletics and member schools. The NCAA announced July 19 it will create a working group of “subject matter experts” to assess areas such as officiating, NCAA ...

Some Idaho residents may have to wait until next year to get the new shingles vaccine. The Idaho Statesman reports the vaccine, Shingrix, has been on high demand nationwide since it was released in February. That’s caused a lack of ...

Authorities have suspended a southwestern Idaho day care’s state license after workers left a 3-year-old behind at a local park. Little Angels Daycare/Preschool Operator Angelina Diordyuk told the Idaho Press July 19 that staff didn’t realize that the child was ...

Idaho’s unemployment rate in June remained unchanged from the previous month at 2.9 percent. The Idaho Department of Labor on July 20 said June was the 10th consecutive month Idaho’s unemployment rate was at or below 3 percent. The agency ...

As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced July 17 that it will ...