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SEATTLE - The legal fight between Seattle blues singer Lady A and the country stars using the same name has taken a new twist. The Seattle singer filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the country stars formerly known as Lady Antebellum. The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, aims to prevent the Nashville band from using the name Lady A - a moniker it adopted ...
On Monday, Lori Vallow’s defense attorney Mark Means filed a motion asking that she be allowed to wear “street” clothing during her court appearances.
OROFINO, ID - The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a wildfire near mile marker 2 on Upper Fords Creek Road in Orofino at about 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association, Orofino Fire, and Upper Fords Creek Fire responded to the fire.
COTTONWOOD - On Wednesday, September 16, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced the award of a wastewater planning grant for $51,960 to the city of Cottonwood in Idaho County.
LEWISTON - After more than 250,000 online votes cast in the 2020 Boutique Awards, Sonora Roads Boutique, owned by Chelby Smith, of Lewiston, was recently named Idaho’s #1 Online Boutique of the Year for 2020 and Runner Up as Idaho’s Overall Boutique of the Year by shoppers.
PULLMAN - The Pullman Regional Hospital Clinic Network, Sid’s Pharmacy, and Palouse Medical are partnering to provide drive-up influenza vaccination clinics throughout the month of October.
OROFINO - Total acreage of the Sunnyside Complex Fires outside Orofino has been reduced to 4,351 combined acres due to more accurate mapping of the fires. The Sunnyside Complex Fires currently includes the Clover Fire and MM49 Fire. The Iron Gate fire was added to the complex on Saturday, Se…
PULLMAN - Washington State University’s Cougar license plate program set another annual record, generating more than $673,000 in scholarship support for WSU students during the 2019-20 fiscal year. This is the highest annual total raised by any specialty plate in the State of Washington.
PULLMAN - The lawsuit against former Washington State University football coach Mike Leach from one of his former Cougar players will be heard on appeal Thursday morning (September 17, 2020).
LEWISTON, ID - Lewis-Clark State College was named one of the top four public regional colleges in the West by U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the 2021 best colleges, which were released this week.
OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Debate Coalition has announced that a gubernatorial debate between Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Police Chief Loren Culp has been set for October 7. The debate will be broadcast live by television stations across the state at 8:00 p.m., immediately fol…
Idaho is a big state with a diverse mix of habitats, elevations and climates, and the state contains a variety of upland game birds. Upland bird populations can vary tremendously on an annual basis, and their health and numbers typically depend on favorable weather conditions, which are often very localized.
Six months after the coronavirus pandemic came to Idaho, nursing homes and other care facilities are still battling outbreaks of COVID-19. But the latest reports from state and federal health agencies show a big shift from the fast-growing case numbers of recent months.
PULLMAN - The Washington National Guard resumed COVID-19 testing inside Beasley Coliseum Tuesday afternoon (September 15) following a pause due to poor air quality in the region.
TUMWATER, WA - The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is proposing no increase in the average price employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance for 2021. If the proposal is adopted, this will be the first time in 20 years that workers’ compensation rates ha…
LEWISTON - During a conference call meeting on Tuesday, September 15, the Idaho Fish & Game Commission approved a Coho Salmon season for the Clearwater River. Fishing for Coho on the mainstem Clearwater River begins immediately with fishing allowed 7 days a week.
COLFAX - The 23-year-old Lewiston man wanted on an arrest warrant for failing to appear at his felony eluding trial in Colfax has turned himself in.
OROFINO - According to the daily update from the Idaho Department of Lands, the Sunnyside Complex Fires comprised of the Clover Fire, MM49 Fire and the Iron Gate Fire are a combined 4,614 Acres, and approximately 70% contained.
MOSCOW, ID - A Tuesday memo from University of Idaho President Scott Green says since the university started official COVID-19 testing August 6, over 8,500 tests have been completed, and the overall percent of positives now stands at 1.11%.
At least 10 people are dead and 22 are missing in the dozens of fires that have burned more than 1 million acres and filled skies with choking smoke across the state.
ELK CITY, ID - A lighting caused fire that has been burning since August 17 near Elk City has nearly doubled in size over the last week. According to the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, the Shissler Fire is now estimated to be over 6,000 acres in size. On September 7, the fire was l…
BOISE – Beyond the marquee matchup of Biden vs. Trump, there are five more names on Idaho’s presidential ballot, from Kanye West to Rocky “Rocky” de la Fuente.
BOISE - U.S. Senators for Idaho Jim Risch and Mike Crapo recently announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award the City of Ponderay $1.4 million and the Nez Perce Tribe $19.1 million in funding as part of the Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) comp…
OLYMPIA - Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has extended his emergency order on Telehealth once again, directing all state-regulated health insurers to make additional coverage changes to aid consumers during the coronavirus pandemic. His order is now in effect until October 14…
BOISE - U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis recently announced that Genesee Joint Schools, Minidoka School District 331, Highland Joint School District 305, and Joint School District 391 will receive a combined $923,990 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services …
COLFAX - A 23-year-old Lewiston man is wanted on an arrest warrant after he failed to show up for his felony eluding trial in Whitman County Superior Court Monday morning.
LAPWAI - Nimiipuu Health will open a Flu Clinic beginning Tuesday, September 15 that will run through December, 20, 2020, with no appointment necessary. The clinic will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00am - 4:00pm in the Community Health Department for those wishing to get their f…
LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has extended an Air Pollution Forecast and Caution through September 18, 2020 to notify residents of Latah, Nez Perce, Lewis, Clearwater, and Idaho Counties off the Nez Perce Reservation of degraded air quality. Due to wildfire s…
LAPWAI - The Air Quality Advisory issued for the Nez Perce Reservation will remain in effect through 10:00am on Friday, September 18th, 2020, when conditions will once again be reassessed. Wildfire smoke from the Sunnyside Complex and fires in California/Oregon/Washington will continue to im…
OROFINO - The Sunnyside Complex Fires that are comprised of three fires: the Clover Fire and MM49 Fire (along the Highway 12 corridor between Lenore and Kamiah) and the Iron Gate Fire (located approximately eight miles southeast of Clarkia are an estimated combined 3,728 acres and a roughly …
BOISE - With many upland game bird seasons open or opening soon, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking hunters to donate a fully feathered wing for each bird they harvest.
LEWISTON, ID - The National Weather Service says the smoke that has been creating hazardous, unhealthy air will likely remain though Sunday with no real improvement until midday on Monday for most of the region. An NWS Air Quality Alert remains in effect through Monday morning.
With a June jobless rate of 9.8 percent and a five-year annualized employment growth rate of 1.3 percent, the Washington economy finished third best in a new ranking by the website 24/7 Wall St.
SEATTLE - The Washington Attorney General's Office has placed a senior criminal investigator on paid administrative leave while it investigates an incident at a Tacoma restaurant in which a server said the man made a scene and left no tip for wearing a Black Lives Matter button.
OROFINO - The Sunnyside Complex fires burning outside Orofino grew approximately 100 acres since the last update, and are now at an estimated 3,628 acres combined. On Friday, fire crews were able to make significant progress on the containment of both the Clover Fire and MM49 Fire.
COLTON, WA - At about 1:00 a.m. Saturday, a wildfire was reported near Wawawai Road, west of Colton, on the breaks of the Snake River north of Wawawai County Park, according to the Whitman County Sheriff's Office.
MEDFORD, Ore. — Around half a million people in Oregon, or 10% of the state’s population, were ordered to evacuate on Friday and residents of its largest city, Portland, were told to be ready to go as extreme wind-driven wildfires scorched U.S. West Coast states, causing at least 24 deaths.
SPOKANE — In mid-April, when Washington State realized the full scope of the financial ramifications that would come with not playing a spring sports slate, the athletic department announced its first wave of cost-cutting strategies.
KAMIAH - Heading into the weekend, fire danger on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests is Extreme in the River Breaks and Very High elsewhere. Weather forecasts predict above–normal seasonal temperatures in north–central Idaho over the weekend, as well as a decrease in air quality as sm…
Lawyers for the Idaho Democratic Party and two Idaho voters filed a lawsuit Friday to kick Kanye West off Idaho's presidential ballot.
The United States Department of Labor reports the following:
PULLMAN - Due to heavy smoke from regional wildfires resulting in deteriorating air quality on the Pullman campus, WSU has suspended operations for the rest of the day Friday (September 11). All online and in-person academic activities are cancelled.
BOISE - Students at 118 schools across Idaho will receive free, fresh fruit and vegetables during this school year thanks to a state-administrated grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra recently announced. Among the local schoo…
LAPWAI - The Nez Perce Tribe 2020 Fall General Council (GC) has been rescheduled to take place on October 15, 16, and 17 at the Pi-Nee-Waus Community Center in Lapwai. This new date is potentially subject to change, based on the regional COVID-19 situation. Additional notice will be provided…
BOISE - Idaho Governor Brad Little announced Friday that Idaho public schools and families will receive even more financial support, making Idaho one of the only states in the country to significantly increase funding for K-12 education during the global pandemic.
OLYMPIA - The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued a Scam Alert where people are reportedly receiving text messages saying they were chosen to receive food stamps or SNAP benefits.
OROFINO - The Sunnyside Complex fires burning outside Orofino have now reached an estimated 3,500 acres combined after recent mapping of the area.
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