West

Idaho is a beautiful state and when you decide to take a scenic drive to get out of the house, it opens up a debate of which direction should you go?

With so many fires burning in the West, it’s a good time to evaluate our interaction with the outdoors and realize that fires can start by means we might not usually consider – our vehicles.

The Trump administration says it may pick a new Western headquarters for the nation's largest land management agency in the next six to eight months.

U.S. officials have agreed to complete a study on how two predator-killing poisons could be affecting federally protected species as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmental and animal-welfare groups.

Tracking statistics from the moving company United Van Lines indicate that Americans are still heading west, while parts of the Northeast and Midwest are losing people.

Researchers observing a possible decline in short-eared owls are expanding their study from Idaho to eight western states.

Western governors say electric vehicles will be able to travel easier across 5,000 miles of highway under a new agreement promising to build a network of charging stations in seven states. The governors of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming announced Wednesday they had signed a memorandum of understanding to create a regional electric vehicle plan.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New U.S. Census figures show Utah is the fastest-growing state in the country, leading a cluster of Western states with populations on the upswing despite sluggish national growth.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Scientists in southwestern Idaho are experimenting to find out if bacteria can stop an invasive weed that is taking over the West.

In January alone, there have already been 11 avalanche fatalities across the West.

Many Magic Valley area resident and landowners have been following with interest the Gateway West High-Voltage transmission line project.  It’s in the planning stages right now.  When complete the project would bring increased electrical capabilities to Idaho from Wyoming.

After a wet winter and spring, Mosquito Abatement Districts around southern Idaho are expecting a busy summer.  Pools of standing water that we usually see after a rainstorm are fertile territory for mosquitoes that spread the West Nile virus.

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