Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho Woman Sues Red Robin, Alleging Her Firing Was For Opposing Racism
May 21 2015 // A northern Idaho woman is suing the national restaurant chain Red Robin in federal court because she says she was fired for complaining about racist hiring practices. Stacie Ward of Post Falls filed the whistleblower...
Emergency Loans for Drought Available for Small Businesses in Idaho
May 19 2015 // Small businesses in a handful of counties in southern Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal loans to help offset the costs of prolonged drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced last week...
2011 Idaho Lab Radiation Accident Prompts New Lawsuit
May 18 2015 // A new federal lawsuit has been filed involving a 2011 accident at an eastern Idaho nuclear facility that exposed 16 workers to plutonium. The lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of Ralph Stanton. It follows up on a 2013...
Idaho College Wants Judge to Reject Student’s $1.5M Vaccine Lawsuit
May 13 2015 // A Boise State University student is suing school officials in federal court because he contends they discriminated against him by refusing to give him a meningitis vaccine designed for younger adults. Christopher Burdge...
Leavitt Group in Idaho Names Barnes Account Manager
May 8 2015 // Leavitt Group of Boise has named Stephanie Barnes a commercial account manager in Idaho. Barnes has 26 years of experience. She specializes in insurance for municipalities, professional offices, retail operations,...
Idaho Family Injured in DUI Crash Sues Bar, Owners
Apr 27 2015 // Three people who were injured when a drunken driver crashed his truck into a northern Idaho home have filed a lawsuit against the bar where the man drank before the accident. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported that the...
Parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho Declared Drought Disaster
Apr 16 2015 // The U.S. Agriculture Department has declared two northeast Nevada counties natural disaster areas due to the lingering drought with an emergency order that also makes emergency low-interest loans available to farmers,...
Idaho Man Sentenced For Insurance Fraud Against Progressive
Mar 16 2015 // An Idaho Falls, Idaho man has been sentenced for filing false car insurance claims. The Idaho Attorney General’s Office says Robert C. MacNeilage was sentenced last week to an intensive treatment and education...
Idaho Panel Clears Bill to Ease Restrictions on Uber
Mar 12 2015 // A bill that would allow the popular ridesharing company Uber to bypass local city ordinances and operate how it wants in Idaho is headed to the House floor. The House Transportation and Defense Committee endorsed the...
Oregon School District Sued by Women Over Alleged 1969 Abuse
Mar 9 2015 // Three women who say they were sexually abused by a sixth-grade teacher 45 years ago have sued the Oregon school district that employed him. The federal lawsuit also lists the teacher as a defendant. The complaint says the...
Operations in Boise, Idaho Suspended by Uber After Impasse
Mar 9 2015 // Uber said it was suspending its operations in Boise, Idaho, after reaching an impasse in negotiations with city leaders over new regulations. “Steep and growing costs that come from offering thousands of free rides...
Idaho Lawmakers Take Up Guidelines For Driverless Cars
Mar 5 2015 // Idaho citizens could soon be sharing the road with driverless cars. A Senate panel considered a bill earlier this week that would allow companies to test self-driving cars on Idaho highways. Senate Transportation Committee...
Operations In Boise, Idaho Suspended by Uber After Impasse
Mar 2 2015 // Uber said on it was suspending its operations in Boise, Idaho, after reaching an impasse in negotiations with city leaders over new regulations. “Steep and growing costs that come from offering thousands of free...
As Health Data Goes Electronic, Medical ID Theft Increases
Feb 26 2015 // Medical identity theft jumped 22 percent last year as more U.S. health data becomes electronic and easier for cyber criminals to steal from doctors’ offices, hospitals and insurers. Incidents of medical identity...
Voter ID, Tort Reform Among Amendments Filed in Arkansas
Feb 17 2015 // Reinstating Arkansas’ voter ID law, imposing new restrictions on lawsuit damages and eliminating the lieutenant governor’s office are among the dozens of ideas lawmakers would like to put on the ballot in...
Anthem Offers Customers ID Theft Protection for 2 Years
Feb 12 2015 // Anthem Inc. said on Wednesday its millions of customers can sign up for free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services this week following a massive cyber attack involving stolen U.S. Social Security...
2014 was Record Year for Idaho Farmers, Ranchers: Report
Jan 12 2015 // A new University of Idaho report says 2014 was another record year for Idaho farmers and ranchers. Researchers say sales of milk, livestock and crops reached nearly $10 billion, the fourth year in a row that cash receipts...
Uber Drivers Issued Citations in Idaho City
Jan 8 2015 // Two drivers for the ridesharing company Uber that Boise, Idaho officials say failed to have commercial transport service driver’s licenses but picked up passengers have been cited. City spokesman Mike Journee told...
Rock Slides, but no Injuries From 4.9M Idaho Earthquake
Jan 5 2015 // A 4.9 magnitude earthquake in a remote Idaho county triggered rock slides that blocked some road lanes Saturday but did not cause any major damage or injuries. Hours later around midnight, quakes of magnitude 4.0 and 3.6...
Idaho City Issues Cease and Desist Letter to Uber
Jan 2 2015 // Boise, Idaho officials say Uber ignored its promise to not charge for driver services within city limits while negotiating an operating agreement for the rideshare company. The city sent Uber a cease and desist letter...
