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Two security experts from the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory drove to San Antonio, Texas, in March 2017 with a sensitive mission: to retrieve dangerous nuclear materials from a nonprofit research lab there. Their task, according to documents and interviews, was to ensure that the radioactive materials did not fall into the wrong hands on the way back to Idaho, where the government maintains a stockpile of nuclear explosive materials for the military and others. To ensure they got the right items, the specialists from Idaho brought radiation detectors and small samples of dangerous materials to calibrate them: specifically,...

The Department of the Interior (DOI) is immediately halting all activity on a massive offshore wind farm project that was established by the Biden Administration, according to a report from the Daily Caller. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM, which falls under the DOI, is halting activity on the “Revolution Wind” project off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut effective immediately. President Donald Trump has long criticized wind farm projects, pointing to their notoriously unreliable output, foreign control of key components for wind projects and environmental concerns. In recent weeks and months, the DOI has dealt a number...

Bryan Kohberger has filed a sexual harassment complaint and is begging for a transfer after a fellow inmate threatened to “-—- -–-” him, and another made a crude sexual remark within days of his arrival at Idaho’s hellhole max security prison. The convicted killer of four University Idaho undergrads had barely made it one night in his maximum security prison before requesting to be moved to another part of Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Boise on July 30, according to documents obtained by People. The request complains of “minute-by-minute verbal threats/harassment,” as well as prisoners flooding their own cells with...

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senators Jim Risch of Idaho and Rand Paul of Kentucky have introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, commonly referred to as the "Audit the Fed" legislation. This bill aims to mandate a comprehensive audit of the Federal Reserve's operations and enhance congressional oversight of its decision-making processes. "Idahoans deserve to know what the Federal Reserve is doing to our nation’s economy," said Risch. "Congress must hold the Fed accountable and pull back the curtain on the actions of this unelected Washington establishment." Paul emphasized the significant influence of the Federal Reserve, stating,...

Idaho killer, UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect may both have visual snow syndrome, a rare disorderTwo individuals at the center of recent high-profile murder cases may have the same rare and concerning health condition. Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to the murder of four University of Idaho students, and Luigi Mangione, accused of stalking and ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, apparently have the same neurological condition known as visual snow syndrome. The rare disorder impairs vision, as if the person is looking through snow or static on an old television. Both Kohberger and Mangione have posted publicly about their condition, according...

Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to four life sentences without the possibility of parole on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022. The surviving roommates and families of the victims delivered emotional statements at the sentencing hearing, held in a courtroom in Boise. When given the opportunity to speak, Kohberger declined to do so. Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month to the murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves as part of a plea deal that spared him from the death penalty. He was in the courtroom Wednesday...

The Saudi man arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force yesterday in Idaho has ties to close associates of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and to four Arab men charged at the same time with channeling funds to Iraq. Sami Omar Al-Hussayen – a University of Idaho doctoral candidate supported by the Saudi government – was a terrorist bagman, according to a federal criminal justice source quoted by a Seattle newspaper. Saudi student Sami Omar al-Hussayen "He's in touch with people who could pick up the phone, call [bin Laden], and he would take the call," the source told the...

Larger than life. Charismatic. Family man. Proud. A firefighter who lived by high standards and expected the same from colleagues. Those were just some of words used to describe John Morrison as his counterparts sat around the table at Coeur d’Alene Fire Department’s Station 3 by Cherry Hill on Thursday. Laughter, smiles, grimaces and tears marked the conversation as they reflected on the battalion chief in charge of Blue Shift who was shot and killed in an ambush attack Sunday while responding to a fire at Canfield Mountain. At one end of the table, there was an empty chair, with...

Sheriff Norris said the homeless suspect had attacked fire crews after they asked him to move his vehicle, which he had been living in. "There was an interaction with the firefighters," Norris said. "It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was." ... Norris said authorities believed the suspect used a high-powered rifle to fire rapidly at first responders, with officers initially unsure of the number of assailants involved. A shotgun has been recovered, and several bullets or fragments possibly from a rifle have been found. Officials say more guns may be hidden on the mountain....

Bryan Kohberger has reportedly accepted a plea deal, agreeing to cop to the vicious murders of four University of Idaho undergrads in 2022. The deal will make Kohberger safe from the death penalty, but he must plead guilty to four murders and waive his right to appeal, and he will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, NewsNation reported. The deal is a shocking twist in a hard-fought case in which prosecutors accused Kohberger of sneaking into a rental home in nearby Moscow, Idaho, and fatally stabbing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.

The alleged sniper who killed two firefighters and wounded a third in an ambush-styled attack in Idaho has been identified as Wess Roley. The Associated Pressd reported, citing a law enforcement official, that Roley deliberately set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, June 29 to lure first responders into a deadly trap. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said fire crews responded to a blaze at Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d’Alene around 1:30 p.m. Gunshots were reported about a half-hour later. In audio from the scene, a firefighter said there was an "emergency...

Wess Roley has been named as the sniper who lured firefighters to an Idaho mountain by setting a bush fire, then shooting two of them dead. Roley, who also died on Sunday, was identified to the Associated Press by a law enforcement source on Monday morning. No further biographical information including his age, profession or a possible motive has been given. DailyMail.com will update this story with additional information on Roley as it becomes available, with a press conference He slaughtered two firefighters, who haven't been named, and left a third critically-ill after starting a brush fire cops fear was...

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BOISE – Governor Brad Little and other members of the Board of Examiners approved a request Tuesday to tap up to $300,000 from the Governor’s emergency fund to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in transporting hundreds of dangerous illegal alien criminals out of Idaho jails. The action follows the Governor’s announcement earlier this month that the Idaho State Police (ISP) entered into an agreement with ICE under the 287(g) program. In a letter Governor Little sent to ISP Colonel Bill Gardiner in May requesting transportation cost estimates, Governor Little said, “An untold number of illegal immigrants poured...

At the end of their sentences, inmates who do not have authorization to be in U.S. will be transported to ICE facilities for deportation, not returned to their communityA board chaired by Idaho Gov. Brad Little approved a $300,000 request on Tuesday to pay for Idaho State Police to transport people who have been convicted of a crime and do not have legal authorization to be in the United States to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers for deportation. The Idaho State Board of Examiners voted unanimously to approve the request without any discussion during a meeting Tuesday morning...

A nationwide protest against President Donald Trump is planned for June 14, with approximately 12 locations in Idaho announced as part of the protest. What’s Happening: A group called No Kings is planning protests and asking volunteers to organize demonstrations in their towns. The group says they are doing the protest because, “They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. No thrones. No crowns. No kings.” Here are the Idaho cities, according to the No Kings website, that are planning to protest on...

Ranchers say their hands are tied as reintroduced wolves—listed as endangered—are feasting on cattle instead of hunting elk and deer.. Descendants of rewilded wolves are taking a heavy toll on cattle in Northern California and Oregon, killing calves and full-grown animals and putting stress on cow-calf operations and ranchers’ pocketbooks. Because wolves are listed as an endangered species under state and federal law, ranchers are hamstrung: They can’t shoot or harass these protected predators. The penalty for killing a wolf is steep; federal law carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine, unless a rancher...

BOISE, Idaho — The Pride Season Kickoff, initially scheduled for June 6, has been canceled due to insufficient attendance, despite strong online enthusiasm. The event was intended to enhance LGBTQ+ visibility and community connection in June, serving as a precursor to the main Boise Pride celebration in September. Organizers expressed their commitment to expanding Pride in Boise, emphasizing the need for active community participation to bring new events to life. "We know the desire for more Pride programming is real—we hear it constantly," they said. However, they noted that early community buy-in is crucial for the success of events outside...

Next month will mark one of the most contentious months in America, known as Pride Month; however, at least one event in Idaho has been cancelled due to low interest. What’s Happening: A Facebook page called Boise Pride posted on May 29 that they were cancelling their event due to not enough people buying tickets. The event was supposed to take place at the Knitting Factory...

A series of devastating wolf attacks occurred over Memorial Day weekend at the Lost Marbles Ranch, Crystal River Ranch and McCabe Ranch, leaving two calves dead and others injured. A broad daylight attack at the Lost Marbles Ranch, carried out by three wolves from the notorious Copper Creek pack, took place in the heart of the calving grounds, a large meadow where ranchers actively monitor mothers and newborns during the critical calving season. The wolves separated a cow and a calf from the main herd, severely injuring the calf. While many in the public romanticize the idea of seeing a...