Power line

Blaine County officials say people have reported hearing explosions this last weekend in the Wood River Valley. According to the Blaine County Sheriff's Office, those sounds came from the installation of power lines in the valley

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have released a plan for two high-voltage transmission lines in southwestern Idaho that avoid sage grouse habitat and private land, but cross about 9 miles of a conservation area for raptors.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has asked Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to send federal officials to Idaho to explain the federal Bureau of Land Management's decision for a 1,100-mile high-voltage transmission line route that Otter says disregards collaborative efforts in Idaho on route selection...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management has chosen a preferred route for a 1,100-mile high-voltage transmission line expected to run through southern Idaho and southern Wyoming. The Times-News (http://bit.ly/T3t1Ux) reports the proposed route for the Gateway West Transmission Line project has been hotly debated in several counties, in part because it could span large amounts

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — NorthWestern Energy's proposed transmission line between southwestern Montana and southeastern Idaho has been dealt a potentially fatal blow. The company says the Bonneville Power Administration notified them that it won't use the proposed $1 billion Mountain States Transmission Intertie to serve BPA's southern Idaho loads...