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Idaho Medical Professionals Among Hundreds Charged in $14.6 Billion National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Gem State Wire - Idaho
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July 2, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi | DOJ The Department of Justice announced in Idaho, medical professionals were among the 324 individuals charged in the Justice Department’s largest-ever health care fraud...
New contract ensures UW Medicine remains in-network for Aetna patients
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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SEATTLE - UW Medicine and Aetna have reached a new agreement, ensuring that UW Medicine facilities will continue to serve as in-network providers for Aetna-insured patients. The agreement, announced Thursday, July 3, covers services provided since...
DEQ issues health advisory for popular Idaho lake
East Idaho News
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July 4, 2025
The following is a news release from the Department of Health and Welfare. TWIN FALLS — The Department of Health and Welfare is issuing a health advisory for Murtaugh Lake, urging caution when recreating in or near the water. Murtaugh Lake is near...
Boise Democrat steps down from Idaho Legislature – to run for U.S. Senate
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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BOISE – Todd Achilles is no longer an Idaho state legislator, and he’s no longer a Democrat. Instead, he’s an independent, now challenging a longtime Idaho Republican senator for his seat in Congress. Achilles, 58, weighed the decision to run...
US Supreme Court to hear challenges to Idaho and West Virginia bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports
Malay Mail
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 4 — The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to wade into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. The court said it would hear cases next term challenging state laws in Idaho and West Virginia...
Police: 3 arrested in connection to deadly Boise shooting
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 4, 2025
Boise Police said three people have been arrested on felony charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Christopher Holloway. BOISE, Idaho — Three people have been arrested on felony charges in connection to a fatal shooting in Boise that...
Bryan Kohberger heading to infamous Idaho prison where inmates have complained of feces covered walls
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty...
Thousands of Idahoans could lose health care coverage under federal spending bill
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 3, 2025
Early estimates show around 40,000 Idahoans could lose Medicaid coverage and an additional 35,000 people could lose their health care insurance through the state marketplace under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill passed Thursday by...
Idaho set to receive millions in Purdue opioid settlement
KMVT - Idaho
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July 1, 2025
BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — On Tuesday, Attorney General Raúl Labrador, along with 55 other attorneys general representing states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family,...
Kohberger admits to killing four Idaho students
The Vindicator - Ohio
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for months and took multiple steps...
United Way releases updated report on number of families facing financial hardship in Idaho
KIFI Local News 8 - Idaho
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July 3, 2025
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– United Way has released its updated 2025 report cataloguing the number of people in Idaho classified as 'asset limited, income constrained, and employed' (ALICE) around the state. Mikala Peterson, director of donor and...
Advisory issued for Murtaugh Lake by the Department of Health and Welfare
KMVT - Idaho
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July 3, 2025
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) has issued an advisory for Murtaugh Lake. The DHW works with the South Central Public Health and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to identify and respond to...
Meet the regenerative farmer growing produce off-the-grid in rural Idaho
Northwest Public Broadcasting - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
The pond at Jamin Smitchger’s farm in Viola, Idaho, is filled with the sound of birds and buzzing insects. As the sun beats down on an early summer afternoon, a red-winged blackbird flits between tall grasses at the water’s edge, chirping with...
Local firefighters react to Idaho ambush, share insight on heroism
Amarillo Globe-News - Texas
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On Sunday, June 29, a brush fire broke out on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Firefighters responded to the blaze, unaware that it had been deliberately set as a trap. While working to contain the fire, crews were ambushed by gunfire....
Boise man drowns after inner tube accident on the Boise River
IdahoNews
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BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Boise Police responded to multiple calls about a possible drowning on the Boise River near 9th Street and River on June 30, around 5:36 p.m. Officers arrived to find people performing CPR on a man. Officers took over CPR...
Boise police investigate fatal shooting of local 23-year-old
ABC 6 - Idaho
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July 1, 2025
BOISE, Idaho — Boise Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Sunday night and claimed the life of 23-year-old Christopher Holloway. Officers responded to reports of shots fired at 11:41 p.m. on the 2200 block of N. Dalton Lane...
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho college student murders
MSNBC
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Washington, Idaho lawmakers react to the passing of President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
KREM 2 - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
Several Washington and Idaho lawmakers shared their reactions to the bill's passing on Thursday that now heads to Trump's desk. WASHINGTON — House Republicans have passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" late Thursday morning. Several...
The Big Beautiful Bill Shouldn't Forget Idaho's Seniors
Central Idaho Times
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July 3, 2025
Idaho’s Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) sits at the crossroads of some of the most important decisions facing our country’s economic future. As Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, he is responsible for guiding President Donald J. Trump’s...
Boise police report Monday drowning of Boise River floater
NCW Life Channel - Washington
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The Boise Police Department announced the death of a Boise River floater Tuesday, a little over a week after the 2025 float season officially began. BPD reported learning about the incident Monday around 5:36 p.m. after receiving multiple calls...