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Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament

Mar. 26, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women's basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was...

Men described as Idaho prison gang members appear in court on hospital ambush and escape charges

Mar. 25, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two men charged in a brazen prison escape and ambush at an Idaho hospital that left three correctional officers with gunshot injuries were arraigned in Boise on Monday. Skylar Meade, the escaped inmate, and Nicholas Umphenour, a former inmate who used to live in...

Van-Dogs? Vandals and Bulldogs come together to create unique March Madness marriage with bands

Mar. 23, 2024 20:59 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For this weekend, the University of Idaho marching band has adopted a new name. It’s not the Vandal Marching Band. It’s the “Van-Dogs Marching Band” after becoming the adopted band for the Yale basketball team during its run in the NCAA Tournament. ...

Deaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate

Mar. 22, 2024 22:20 PM EDT

Authorities said Friday they believe the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and a 72-year-old man who lived in a remote cabin are connected to the escape of an Idaho white supremacist prison gang member and an accomplice after a Boise hospital ambush. The escaped...

Using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care banned by GOP-led Idaho Legislature

Mar. 22, 2024 17:21 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The GOP-led Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health insurance and for adults covered by Medicaid. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the measure...

Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run

Mar. 21, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run. ...

Escaped Idaho inmate and his accomplice may have committed 2 killings while on the loose, officials say

Mar. 21, 2024 17:14 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Escaped Idaho inmate and his accomplice may have committed 2 killings while on the loose, officials say.

March Madness is taking over Spokane with both the men's and women's NCAA tourneys in town

Mar. 21, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Twelve teams. Nine games. Four days. A major college hoops fan probably won’t find a better place than Spokane to watch this much of the NCAA Tournament in person during the opening weekend. Separated by just 1½ walkable miles along the...

Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital

Mar. 20, 2024 21:12 PM EDT

A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice remained on the loose Wednesday after the accomplice staged a brazen overnight attack to free the inmate as he was being transported from a Boise hospital, police said. Police identified the man suspected of shooting two...

Micron: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 20, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Micron Technology Inc. (MU) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $793 million. The Boise, Idaho-based company said it had profit of 71 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 42 cents per...