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World’s first nuclear microreactor test bed launches at Idaho National Laboratory
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 2, 2025
The race to dominate next-gen nuclear power just hit ignition at Idaho’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments. The Department of Energy has conditionally selected Westinghouse and Radiant to conduct the first fueled experiments at the DOME, a...
The Best Places To Work In Boise According To Their Employees
Power 105.5 - Idaho
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July 2, 2025
Looking for a job can be a grueling process and for a lot of us, the work environment is just as important (if not more important). Thank goodness for technology... We live in the future, people - literally. And just step back and think back for a...
Remembering Idaho murder victims: Who was Kaylee Goncalves?
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 2, 2025
Goncalves, a 21-year-old senior from Rathdrum, Idaho, was majoring in general studies at the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. MOSCOW, Idaho — Editor's note: The above video was published in 2022 following a memorial service for the...
University of Idaho Using Butterflies To Help Families
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 2, 2025
Many in the farming community know the important role butterflies play when it comes to crop pollination. But, did you know the University of Idaho’s Department of Entomology is trying to use the insects to help grieving families in a unique way....
North America Plywood Market Forecast And Company Analysis Report 2025-2033 Featuring Boise Cascade, Weyerhaeuser, West Fraser Timber, Bluelinx, Potlatchdeltic, South Coast Lumber, Hood Industry, And Royomartin
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The North America plywood market is projected to grow from US$ 16.82 billion in 2024 to US$ 23.37 billion by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 3.72%. This expansion is driven by increased government spending,...
Grok made up a criminal past for the Idaho shooting suspect. Millions saw it on X. - Poynter
Poynter
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After June 29 shootings in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, killed two firefighters and injured another, social media users rushed to fill in the blanks of suspected shooter Wess Roley’s background. Roley, 20, was found dead at the scene with a firearm...
In the middle of everywhere: Researchers uncover Lasqueti's Indigenous history
Powell River Peak
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July 1, 2025
Archeologists from SFU have uncovered evidence that 800 to 2,200 people once lived on Lasqueti Island. As you pull into the dock on Lasqueti Island, abalone-lined eyes stare down on you from on high. The Salish eyes, as they are called, are dotted...
Fugitive sex offender from Florida captured in New Orleans after controversial facial recognition alert
WWL - Louisiana
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July 19, 2025
Fischer’s arrest comes as New Orleans officials debate whether to expand the use of facial recognition. NEW ORLEANS — Facial recognition software operated by Project Nola crime cameras led to the arrest of a Florida man in New Orleans who was a...
Idaho opens $30M of water conservation grants for farmers
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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June 23, 2025
The funding package includes three new grant programs directly tied to the water agreement. BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Water Resource Board opened applications Monday for multiple grant programs totaling $30 million to help farmers in Eastern Idaho...
Idaho Power buys Lewiston land for fish study boats
Idaho County Free Press
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LEWISTON – Idaho Power plans to construct a 5,400-square-foot building that will house boats its scientists use to monitor fish on the Snake River on property it is purchasing from the Port of Lewiston. The port’s commission approved an...
Famed criminology professor who taught Bryan Kohberger fears she may have 'inspired' Idaho murders and offers to study his 'dark side'
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
A professor who taught accused Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger criminology in college and took him inside the mind of serial killers fears she may have inspired him as she reveals she may like to study his 'dark side'. Dr. Katherine Ramsland, who has...
VICKY WARD: I've felt the darkness that consumed the Idaho 'killer' and it raises a terrible thought - could it drive my own sons to such evil, too?
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
It was a single photograph that drew me in, a happy image of youthful promise horribly at odds with the news story it was used to illustrate. Four smiling university students, three girls and one boy - two aged 20 and two 21 - posing outside the...
Analysis reveals divided views on teacher-led prayer in public schools in Washington vs. Idaho
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Cassy Benefield / favs.news via States Newsroom A new analysis published last week by the Pew Research Center shows differences between adults in Washington and Idaho and their views on prayer in public school. Washington remains one of the 12...
Citizen scientists search for an elusive reptile south of Miles City
Yellowstone Public Radio - Montana
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July 1, 2025
Mandie Hilger and two dozen other people climbed across the hills south of Miles city on a recent weekend in Custer County, using sticks to poke around the rocky brush. John Collins / National Park Service A Greater Short-Horned Lizard pictured at...
Probe into Idaho firefighter ambush suspect digging into childhood, gun familiarity
ABC News - New York
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July 1, 2025
As the investigation into the deadly firefighter ambush in Idaho over the weekend continues, police are still trying to piece together why suspect Wess Roley allegedly instigated the attack, a source familiar told ABC News. Law enforcement...
No Firefighter Is Surprised by What Just Happened in Idaho
Slate Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Sunday, 20-year-old Wess Roley, it’s alleged, started a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, then lay in wait for...
Trek Trails in Idaho Springs change entrance
The Arvada Press - Colorado
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July 1, 2025
Mountain bikers will now approach from the east to access the trailhead for Trek Trails at Virginia Canyon Mountain. The extremely popular trails adjacent to the Argo Mill and Tunnel in Idaho Springs recently reopened 14 miles of existing hike and...
X posts - Grok made up details about Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley. They went viral on X anyway.
Politifact
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July 1, 2025
After June 29 shootings in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, killed two firefighters and injured another, social media users rushed to fill in the blanks of suspected shooter Wess Roley’s background. Roley, 20, was found dead at the scene with a firearm...
University of Idaho Hosts Albertsons Meat Cutters
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 1, 2025
May 8th and 9th, leaders from the University of Idaho hosted about 20 meat cutters during a workshop at the True West Beef plant in Jerome. Phil Bass, associate professor of meat sciences, noted that most grocery stores don't see sides of beef,...
Cult-Favorite Idaho Seafood Spot Officially Opening Second Location
103.5 KISS FM - Idaho
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July 1, 2025
Fish? In Idaho? Of course it's amazing! Here in Idaho we're home to some of the best waters for wild caught Salmon and Trout. Seafood? Not so much. With the likes of Lake Lowell being about as exotic as it gets for sea creatures in our area, one...