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How Kroger, Albertsons Are Moving Forward Following Failed Merger
Progressive Grocer
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July 7, 2025
Operations Under new leadership, both companies have placed a renewed focus on digital operations. Kroger: Moving full steam ahead on omnichannel strategies to enhance both its operations and customer experiences, Kroger launched a new e-commerce...
LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
KESQ-TV - California
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July 7, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho college student murders
MSNBC
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Hakeem Jeffries breaks record for longest House floor speech 12:00 Rep. Josh Gottheimer says Trump's megabill will hurt U.S. economy 'for decades to come' 05:38...
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...
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...
Idaho firefighter shooting suspect was transient asked to move car, cops say
New York Daily News
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July 1, 2025
The 20-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting two veteran Idaho firefighters and wounding a third was a transient who attacked after they asked him to move the vehicle he lived in, authorities said late Monday. Wess Roley’s potential motives...
Health Risks Of Eating Wild Game Meat: CDC Public Warning
KPQ - Washington State
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July 1, 2025
Hunters here in the state of Washington, who shoot game animals or game birds, may not leave them recklessly wasted. What does ‘recklessly wasted mean?’ The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife provides us with two definitions. When you, the...
Sit DOWN: Guy Who Destroyed Healthcare for MILLIONS Pushes LIES About Trump's BBB and WOW, That Was DUMB
Twitchy
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July 3, 2025
Oh, look. Barack Obama is once again lying to Americans about their healthcare. Remember his greatest hits? The lies about keeping your plan if you like your plan? Keeping your doctor if you like your doctor? Yeah. Lying sack of crap. Welp, the...
Idaho shooting suspect dead, his motive remains mystery | What we know
Hindustan Times
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July 1, 2025
The shooting incident in US' Idaho in which a man shot and killed two firefighters who came to douse a blaze he started has shocked not just the state but the entire country. A 20-year-old suspect, identified as Wess Roley, was found fatally...
Cordele man one of four charged with health care fraud
The Cordele Dispatch - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
Published 7:39 am Thursday, July 3, 2025 Two Tifton business owners charged in connection with largest Health Care Fraud enforcement action in U.S. Justice Department history As a part of the largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in...
Independence Day — the Idaho way
Sandpoint Reader - Idaho
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July 3, 2025
By Reader Staff Bayview The annual weekend of excitement that is Bayview Daze is back with a host of events from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5. The festivities start with the Red, White and Blue Pancake Breakfast at 8 a.m....
Tunnel to Towers Foundation pays off mortgages for families of slain Idaho firefighters
KREM 2 - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
The foundation aids the families of the fire fighters that were shot and killed in an ambush attack on June 29, 2025 IDAHO, USA — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has announced it will pay off the mortgages of two Idaho firefighters who were killed...
With Cowboy Grit and a Hankering for Adventure, Lynn Smith’s Rodeo Days Are Still Going Strong
Idaho Falls Magazine
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Eight seconds is a sliver of time, the blink of an eye…unless you’re a cowboy like Lynn Smith riding a wild bronco in the bareback competition. With only a single handhold, a bareback rider is without saddle or stirrups to grasp while the bucking...
Washington state and Idaho lawmakers react to passage of Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
KHQ - Washington State
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WASHINGTON — Washington lawmakers reacted Thursday after House Republicans voted to approve President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, sending it to his desk for a signature. The legislation, formally known as the One Big Beautiful...