Idaho Opinion Spotlight

MAGIC VALLEY — Blaine County gained national attention at the beginning of the pandemic after being considered one of the nation's first hotspot for COVID-19. Still, St. Luke's doctors say even during that time, they did not have as many positive cases in their hospital as they do now. "We...

BOISE, Idaho — Scroll down to see the latest daily updates. We're closely tracking Idaho's number of deaths and cases of the novel coronavirus as well as what's happening as COVID-19 continues to spread in Idaho. We have multiple graphs and timelines looking at the coronavirus case trends in Idaho,...

Nearly three dozen venomous snakes were seized from a Boise home Wednesday. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game seized nearly three dozen venomous snakes following an investigation. Officials found many Great Basin rattlesnakes, which are native to Idaho, but many exotic species from southeast Asia, Africa and Central and South America, according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG).

BOISE, Idaho — In the late 1800s, Idaho mines took matters into their own hands to get better working conditions and pay by forming unions. Tensions reached a boiling point when the owners of two mines paid laborers less than union wages and miners destroyed mining equipment and hijacked a train.

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Idaho’s primary election, held in May, was the largest vote-by-mail effort the state had ever run. Now, officials predict the state will handle even more absentee ballots for the general election on Nov. 3, but that’s not without concern. Mail delivery from the United States Postal Service has slowed in some areas of the country due to budget cuts, just as voters are opting to depend on it in increasing numbers to cast their votes this fall.

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho hospital is reporting the state’s first case of a pediatric inflammatory illness associated with the coronavirus. St. Luke’s Regional Health System spokeswoman Anita Kissée says a 7-year-old child with no known previous health conditions has been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, a potentially serious disease sometimes called MIS-C. The child is in the pediatric intensive care unit in Boise.

BOISE, Idaho — 2020 has been a tough year for 22-year-old Jacob Welty of Nampa, starting the year off by getting severely injured in a car accident in January. Then this summer, he lost his titanium leg while floating the Boise River. After his mother, Vicky Welty, pleaded on social...