Idaho news

Drivers using the downtown parking garage in Nampa will need to start paying for parking after the first hour starting on Feb. 4. (PHOTO: NAMPA MAYOR'S OFFICE)
Jan 27, 2026

Free parking at Nampa garage comes to an end after almost 3 years

Paid parking returns to the downtown Nampa parking garage Feb. 4 after nearly three years free, with the first hour still free and rates at $1 per hour.

Jan 23, 2026

A turtle in a bra? This and other finds make TSA most unusual list in Idaho and abroad

Boise Airport ranked No. 1 on the TSA’s 2025 list of most unusual checkpoint finds after a replica pipe bomb was discovered in a checked bag.

Nov 25, 2025

Nearly $3M approved for aging Idaho water infrastructure by board

Idaho approved $22.9 million in infrastructure grants to support 38 water user groups and conservation districts, funding key projects across four districts.

Idaho Foodbank’s Meridian base of operations. (PHOTO: IDAHO FOODBANK)
Nov 11, 2025

SNAP lapse in November to put strain on Idaho food resources

With SNAP funds halted by the Trump administration, 130,000 Idahoans face food insecurity, pushing local food banks to prepare for a 25% surge in demand.

Patti Perkins, director of The Idaho Department of Finance, which governs state-chartered banks and credit unions, has retired from her role on Oct. 3, 2025. (PHOTO: IBR FILE)
Oct 13, 2025

Perkins retires from IDOF after 5 years in role

After nearly six years of leadership, Patricia “Patti” Perkins has retired as Idaho Department of Finance director, with Salvador Cruz named interim.

Idaho Gas Prices
Oct 7, 2025

Gas prices slowly cool as fall weather rolls in

Idaho gas prices dropped two cents to $3.47 per gallon this week, following a national downward trend as cooler fall temperatures settle in.

Maddy Baldwin, a lift mechanic at Bogus Basin, was recently honored in a national challenge for her work at the nonprofit ski area. (PHOTO: CASSIDY CARTER)
Aug 19, 2025

Bogus Basin lift mechanic wins national skilled trade challenge

Baldwin was chosen out of five national finalists, receiving 1,540 votes out of the total 3,893 that were submitted.

The new Central Services Facility for St. Luke's in Meridian is more than 300,000 square feet in size. (PHOTO: ST. LUKE'S)
Jul 28, 2025

Meridian hospital streamlines supply chain with new service center

The new facility brings those services in-house and will give the organization better inventory oversight, improved demand planning and forecasting, streamlined ordering and fulfillment, better logistics, greater cost savings and more benefits.

May 1, 2025

500 Idahoans to be lauded in new publication ― here’s your chance to nominate them

The Idaho 500, a new publication from Idaho Business Review, will publish on Sept. 26, 2025, and will focus on people from various industries, organizations and backgrounds to showcase their careers and leadership and how they are working to make the state a better place to live.

Mar 11, 2025

Thousands raised by Idaho convenience chain to combat hunger

During the campaign, store employees would ask customers to make a donation at the point of sale. Cook said the company’s founders always helped to inspire the philanthropic mission of Stinker.


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