The U.S Wildland Fire Service – Great Basin is referring to the fire as the Claremont Fire. The fire has burned more than 2,000 acres, according to a Monday evening press release.
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the state of Idaho’s major disaster declaration to help six Idaho counties and areas affected by a March storm that brought damaging winds followed by intense rainfall.
Idaho will welcome a new state park, the Twin Peaks Ranch State Park, to its statewide network on Saturday to connect recreation and conservation areas in central Idaho.
A new report published this month by a Boise-based nonprofit organization found that state and federal income tax cuts have benefited the highest-income Idaho households the most, while low-income families are actually paying more.
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, all programs eligible for federal loans must demonstrate that graduates earn more than a set benchmark compared to non-degree holders.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture instated additional state entry requirements for animals on Wednesday following detections of New World screwworm — a flesh eating parasite — in Texas and New Mexico.