
Kyle Wills, a Boise Police Department veteran with nearly 30 years in law enforcement, has been chosen as Mountain Home's next police chief and says rebuilding community trust will be his focus.
Wei Zhang · August 11, 2025

A 22-year-old active-duty soldier with a top-secret clearance was arrested Wednesday on Espionage Act and arms export charges, according to the Justice Department.
Valentina Cruz · August 6, 2025

The Center for Biological Diversity wants a court to force the Arizona Department of Water Resources to review, and potentially revoke, the city of Benson's 100-year assured water supply designation.
Juan Gonzalez · August 6, 2025

Crews from across the state volunteered to staff Kootenai County stations so local responders could grieve and attend memorial services after two firefighters were killed.
Wei Zhang · August 6, 2025

Four state measures that ease zoning and development rules are set to apply in Arlington next month, raising hopes for affordability and concerns about schools, traffic and local control.
Valentina Cruz · August 4, 2025

Facing a $734 million deficit, the district is cutting 102 crossing guard posts, about a third of which serve only private-school students, prompting objections from a South Side alderperson and a school board member.
Ken Adams · July 29, 2025

The University of California extended admission to 7% more California residents for fall 2025, with gains concentrated at Merced and Riverside while Berkeley and UCLA admitted fewer in-state freshmen.
Amy Swan · July 29, 2025

A University of Texas at San Antonio engineering researcher says the Fourth of July flood sent water down the Guadalupe at a rate comparable to Niagara Falls, and explains why even shallow fast-moving water is so dangerous.
Valentina Cruz · July 18, 2025

Mayor Vi Lyles announced her reelection bid days into filing, drawing a pointed response from predecessor Jennifer Roberts, while the NAACP convention opened in the city and CMS warned of a federal funding freeze.
Gabriela Flores · July 12, 2025

Forensic experts say a realistic-looking TikTok speaker was created with artificial intelligence and delivered word for word the script of another creator's video, a tactic researchers describe as a new form of deception.
Juan Gonzalez · July 10, 2025

City officials say Project O Street, to be built in three phases from late 2025 through fall 2027, is the largest downtown investment in nearly 50 years, though some residents worry about the effect of closures on small businesses.
Aiko Yamamoto · July 9, 2025

As the East African Crude Oil Pipeline advances, residents in western Uganda describe lost ancestral land, broken families, environmental damage and compensation they say fell far short.
Juan Gonzalez · July 7, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education has not released five streams of K-12 funding that Congress approved, leaving California districts short on money they had already budgeted for summer and the coming school year.
Amy Swan · July 2, 2025

A federal jury in Manhattan split its verdict, finding the hip-hop mogul guilty of two transportation-to-engage-in-prostitution counts while acquitting him of the most serious charges.
Amy Swan · July 2, 2025

Volunteers of America Western Washington says about 55 employees could lose their jobs after federal officials announced the end of funding for a specialized 988 line for LGBTQ+ young people.
Jennifer Paige · July 1, 2025

A new analysis of federal mortality data shows firearm suicides reached 27,300 in 2023, even as gun homicides declined for a second straight year.
Amy Swan · June 27, 2025

Nine Iranians living overseas told The Associated Press that automated voices, not their relatives, have answered their calls since Israel began airstrikes on Iran a week ago, and experts disagree on who is responsible.
Jacob Leary · June 20, 2025

Officials are investigating a suspected suicide and a possible overdose, as the city's jail population remains far above where it stood at the start of Mayor Adams's tenure.
Jacob Leary · June 20, 2025

The garden nonprofit paid $1,125,000 for a 1.35-acre property next to Edwin Warner Park as a dispute grows over a possible access road across Warner Parks land.
Brianna Jackson · June 17, 2025

Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy, speaking for the county's law enforcement association, said local agencies focus on public safety as federal immigration operations raise fears in immigrant communities.
Xiaoyu Wang · June 12, 2025

The Department of Transportation proposes replacing two car lanes with bus-only lanes and adding pedestrian islands on a congested stretch between Livingston Street and Grand Army Plaza.
Jacob Leary · June 4, 2025

A three-day boil water advisory ended after two clean bacteria tests, with city leaders blaming sediment and alum sludge that clogged filters at the water treatment plant.
Rahul Mehta · May 29, 2025

A Vermont judge ruled that immigration officers acted unlawfully in detaining Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova, who still faces a criminal smuggling charge.
Ishani Kapalli · May 28, 2025

Two Virginia Beach residents face charges after search warrants executed May 16 uncovered firearms and parts in a probe that began with a January arrest.
Rahul Mehta · May 28, 2025