BOISE, Idaho - Secretary of State Ben Ysursa has changed a Web site warning that students could face criminal penalties if they abuse voter registration residency requirements after concerns were raised that ...

A compromise plan that would allow some development on parts of Colorado's 4 million acres of roadless forests is drawing fire from critics who say it would leave the areas less protected than comparable public ...

The three top candidates battling for Idaho's open U.S. Senate seat sparred over the nation's ailing economy, unchecked pork barrel spending and the federal deficit during a Wednesday night debate.

Brenn Hill has lived in Utah all his 32 years. But the cowboy singer-songwriter thinks of Idaho when he pens many of his songs.

Gas prices have continued to drop due to growing gas inventories, lower driver demand and a rebounding dollar, but the price at the pump can vary widely from one region one region of the country to another, and ...

BOISE, Idaho - A massive public lands bill scheduled for a vote in Congress next month would add more than 300 miles of rivers and streams in southwestern Idaho to the nation's Wild and Scenic river protection ...

An advocacy group ranks California, Connecticut and Oregon at the top of a list of states improving energy efficiency to respond to high prices, energy security and global warming.

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Being retired isn't what it used to be. Want proof? Consider the hundreds who attended a 55-and-older job fair, Saturday.

The council that oversees the Idaho's law enforcement training program has agreed to allow North Idaho College to offer some of the training starting in April.

More Idahoans who want to work can't find a job, according to brand new figures from the Idaho Department of Labor.

Idaho employers reduced jobs from August to September for the first time in over 30 years, accelerating the increase in the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate four-tenths of a point to 5 percent.

Following the lead of the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that includes a $700 Billion Bailout Bill for the nation's financial markets by a commanding 263-171. The vote comes exactly ...

Friday marks the final shift at the JD Lumber mill in this northern Idaho timber town, the latest victim of a collapsing home construction industry that's forced prices for wood products lower and pressured ...

Idaho's two US Senators are at odds on the latest financial bailout package that passed last night in the Senate and now goes to the House.

Rose Harn peers out at the world with one working eye, her arms curled tightly against her shriveled body.

Sen. Crapo say new rescue bill will need more taxpayer safeguards Brad Talbutt - btalbutt@idahostatesman.com Comments Idaho Sen.

BOISE, Idaho - The Dalai Lama plans to make another visit to Idaho, where he's due to attend the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics 2009 World Winter Games.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - A human rights activist in north Idaho says mistreatment of Native Americans has replaced white supremacist views of the Aryan Nation as the top concern in the region.

A federal grant will help state officials conduct a study looking at the compatibility of the Mountain Home Air Force base with other land use policies in southwest Idaho The land use study will focus on Ada, ...