Lori Vallow sentenced to life in prison in connection to murder of her 2 kids, husbandโs ex-wife
Lori Vallow was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the deaths of her two children and that of her husbandโs previous wife, a case that drew national intrigue after her children disappeared nearly four years ago.
Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant by Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron in its hometown is a step in protecting the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized market made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
FILE- In this March 4, 2020, file photo, is the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)BOISE, Idaho โ The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Five of those who tested positive are Republicans and one is Democrat. ___This story has been updated to correct that six representatives have tested positive, not five.
New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors
FILE - This Nov. 29, 2018, file photo shows the Transient Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, in eastern Idaho. Idaho National Laboratory is a key component in that plan started during the Obama administration and continued under the Trump administration. The U.S. gets about 20% of its energy from nuclear power produced at nearly 100 nuclear plants. There are multiple plans to build new reactors at the Idaho lab, including the nation's first new test reactor in decades. The nation currently has no repository for spent nuclear fuel, and most of it remains at the commercial nuclear power plants that produce it.
Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities
The county itself does not have a mask mandate, nor does the state. South Dakota has suffered through the countryโs worst rate of COVID-19 deaths per capita over the last week, but Gov. The City Council in Palmer, Alaska, rejected a mask mandate Friday for the community of 7,300 residents about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Anchorage. Many implored the City Council not to follow the steps of โliberalโ Anchorage in forcing residents to require face coverings. In Iowaโs Harrison County, 47 deaths have been attributed to the virus out of population of about 14,000.
Virus cases continue climbing in US during holiday season
Employees schedule COVID-19 tests and prepare test kits at Primary Health Medical Group's clinic in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. A new daily high of nearly 228,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases was reported nationwide Friday, eclipsing the previous high mark of 217,000 cases set the day before, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There were 2,607 deaths reported in the U.S. on Friday. Johns Hopkins had previously reported Wednesday daily COVID-19 deaths at 3,157. โIn less than a week, we went from exceeding 5,000 new cases reported in one day to exceeding 6,000,โ said Dr. Mandy Cohen, North Carolina's health secretary.
Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care
Primary Health will turn three more facilities into COVID-19 clinics by Dec. 30 and has plans to change over more if needed. โI'm not at the hospitals,โ said Dr. David Peterman, a pediatrician and CEO of Primary Health Medical Group. Health care workers would have to choose who gets treatment and who doesnโt. Nickolas Orr was one of two soldiers meeting patients in their cars outside the Primary Health clinic. Meanwhile, inside the Primary Health clinic, Thomas, the physician assistant, put on sterilized protective equipment as workers sanitized an exam room before the next patient.
No. 9 BYU routs No. 21 Boise State 51-17 to remain unbeaten
21 Boise State 51-17 on Friday night. Boise State (2-1) suffered its worst loss since a 64-19 rout by rival Idaho in 1996, the Broncos first year as an FBS program. Wilson, who originally committed to Boise State before signing with BYU, completed 21-of-27 passes and threw TDs of 5 and 20 yards. โThey came out and they put on a show,โ Boise State receiver Khalil Shakir said. Boise State: The Broncos have another short week before returning to conference play, and it couldnโt have come at a worse time.
The Latest: Imported workers test positive in New Zealand
All remain in quarantine at a Christchurch hotel, and health officials say they expect more to test positive. โ British PM Johnson imposing strict coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester, Englandโs second-largest urban area, after talks fail on financial support. Local health officials said Tuesday that the surge is overwhelming their ability to confront the pandemic. Officials say coronavirus cases related to the university represent 61% of the total in Washtenaw County, compared to just 2% in August. ___PHOENIX โ Arizona reported more than 1,000 daily coronavirus cases for the second time in a week.