SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Ashley Adams to serve as superintendent of Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Adams currently serves as deputy superintendent of Nez Perce National Historical Park in Idaho, Whitman Mission National Historic Site in Washington, and Big Hole National Battlefield in Montana. She has held that position  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on the Silver City Travel Management Plan Environmental Assessment. The proposed plan defines a comprehensive system of motorized travel routes through central Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho, ensuring access to BLM-managed public lands, while addressing poten  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: POCATELLO, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management Pocatello Field Office seeks public feedback on two proposed grant requests to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. The first grant request is for a new vault toilet at the Trail Creek Bridge Campground South. The second grant request is to update the Curlew/Deep Creek Travel Management Map and purchase new route marker m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office will implement an annual seasonal motorized travel closure in the South Hills area, south of Twin Falls, Jan. 16 to March 15, 2024. The closure is intended to prevent resource damage and protect crucial mule deer winter range and sage-grouse habitat. The area remains open to the public for non-motorized use  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following forfeiture order (FRN No. 0010200160) on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * In the Matter of BOUNDARY COUNTY TV TRANSLATOR DISTRICT, For Licenses to Cover Television Translator Stations K46HZ-D, Bonners Ferry, Idaho and K50GL-D, Bonners Ferry, Idaho FORFEITURE ORDER By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Forfeiture Order, we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of two tho  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Gillian "Gill" Fay has been selected as the wildland fire budget officer and program lead for Policy and Budget within the Branch of Wildland Fire. Between 2016 and 2023, Gill worked as the national fire budget officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Branch of Fire Management at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho. She has an extensive backgr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho- Peter Timothy Eromenok, 34, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Eromenok was interviewed by investigators on May 9, 2022, about suspected fentanyl left behind at an  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: Today, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, along with the Idaho Sheriffs Association, the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association, the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police, and the Idaho State Police, released a public service announcement, available here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJFGtDarUw), in recognition of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The PSA highlights the wonderful collaboration that  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on Jan. 10, 2024: Peter Timothy Eromenok, 34, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Eromenok was interviewed by investigators on May 9, 2022, about suspected fentanyl left behind at an Airbnb. During his interview, he a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) gives Federal recognition to the State of Idaho Allium leafminer program under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) program. This is the first State-managed phytosanitary program to be recognized in Idaho. If Onion leafminer (Phytomyza gymnostoma (Loew) Diptera: Agromyzidae) is detected   more