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A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo)
Feb 20, 2026

Oil nears six-month highs amid rising US-Iran tensions and supply concerns

Oil prices approach six-month highs as US-Iran tensions escalate and crude inventories fall, supporting a weekly gain despite ongoing supply surplus concerns.

Idaho Community Foundation's Supporting Housing Initiative Fund awarded its first grant for $50,000 to Terry Reilly Health System. (PHOTO: ICF)
Feb 20, 2026

Idaho health system awarded first SHIF grant for supportive housing

Terry Reilly Health Services in Idaho received the first SHIF grant to support permanent supportive housing and health services in Ada County.

A lineman works on a power pole. (PHOTO: IDAHO POWER)
Feb 20, 2026

Idaho Power transfers portion of ownership to Oregon agency

Idaho Power has sold its Oregon service area to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative for $154 million, focusing future efforts on Idaho communities.

UnitedHealthcare sign outside of its office building in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 11, 2025. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Tim Evans/File Photo)
Feb 19, 2026

Idahoans among millions of US Medicare Advantage enrollees forced to switch plans, study finds

Nearly 3 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, including many in Idaho, must switch plans in 2026 due to insurer market exits and reduced options, a JAMA study shows.

Feb 19, 2026

AARP community challenge grant returns to Idaho for quick-action projects

The AARP Community Challenge grant program is open for Idaho submissions until March 4, supporting quick-action projects that improve age-friendly community spaces.

Mobile health care providers like Idaho Outreach Medicine, owned by Dori Healey, pictured above and on the facing page, are able to reach patients who are unable to travel for care. (PHOTO: IDAHO OUTREACH MEDICINE)
Feb 18, 2026

Mobile medicine and treatment on the go in the Gem State

Patients can attend virtual appointments from home or work, which can minimize the time they need to take off from work and reduce transportation costs.

Feb 18, 2026

INL partners with NVIDIA to accelerate nuclear deployment with AI

The partnership, dubbed Prometheus, will use AI for the designing, licensing, manufacturing, construction and operation of reactors, speeding up the time it would generally take to complete such projects at more than 50% the costs

Feb 18, 2026

What’s new for the buildings where health care happens in Idaho

From innovative diagnostic equipment to new models of patient-centered care, modern medicine requires spaces that are as advanced as the treatments themselves.

Feb 17, 2026

US homebuilder sentiment dips in February amid high costs and low buyer traffic

US homebuilder sentiment fell to 36 in February 2020 due to high land and construction costs and affordability challenges, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo index.

Feb 17, 2026

Idaho organic farmers get back to their roots at Grower’s Own Conference

Idaho organic farmers gathered in Caldwell for the Grower’s Own Organic Farming Conference to promote sustainable agriculture and share knowledge.

Feb 17, 2026

How health care providers are addressing patient care in Idaho

Idaho health care providers use data-driven strategies to expand clinics and bring specialty and primary care closer to patients amid growing population needs.

Feb 16, 2026

How health care is being addressed in rural communities with or without physical clinics

“Building a health care workforce ready to meet the needs of our population is an almost universal concern for those of us delivering health care in rural Idaho,” McGrath shared.