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Boise-based Albertsons got a shot in the arm from its inclusion in the federal program to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the public through its pharmacies. The grocery and pharmacy retailer will receive a direct allocation of  COVID-19 vaccine once it ...

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Bowlers to Veterans Link announced that Anthony Colangelo of Meridian has joined the BVL Board of Directors. BVL is a national nonprofit 501c3 charity that funds recreation therapy programs to address the emotional and physical needs of veterans and active-duty ...

CFAC is like the Eveready Bunny: it just keeps going, despite the looming end to the relief programs authorized through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. CARES Act relief for Idaho was a $1.25 billion. Governor Brad Little formed ...

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Back in the 1960s, “urban renewal” got a bad rap. In the guise of getting rid of so-called “blight,” it bulldozed entire neighborhoods — vibrant if sometimes shabby — and replaced them with concrete Brutalist buildings that weren’t to human ...

November 18’s Ada County Highway District meeting featured one of the most-forward-looking votes to cross ACHD is a while: the approval of the the raised bike lane design for the greenbelt-to-North End bike lane along 11th Street in Boise. This ...

With this year’s Black Lives Matter movement, a number of people are looking for ways to support Idaho’s Black-owned businesses. However, it isn’t always easy to find them. Enter the African American Chamber of Commerce. Chapters have been springing up ...

Governor Brad Little has appointed Ron Davies of Clayton as the Idaho Fish and Game Commission Salmon Region representative.  Davies is a retired battalion chief with the Pocatello Fire Department, where he served for nearly 26 years. Since moving to ...

With the world’s eyes trained on the mass graves being filled with the carcasses of 17 million COVID-19-infected mink in Denmark and an aggressive virus that shows no signs of relenting, it’s time for Idaho’s leaders to consider the public ...

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The care providers of Idaho’s hospitals are currently faltering from staffing shortages after months of pandemic exhaustion. As a result, Governor Brad Little called up the National Guard to help with health care staffing on Nov. 13. To pay for ...

The City of Boise and its peck of pickleball partners picked Nov. 12 to open a new state-of-the-art outdoor pickleball and tennis complex at Hobble Creek Park on the west side of the city. The park also opened a brand new playground ...