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4 Skiers Cited for Violating Grand Teton Park Closure

MOOSE, WY. (AP) — Four skiers have been cited for ducking under a boundary rope and entering an area of Grand Teton National Park that had been closed because of avalanche danger in February. Two of the skie... Read More...

Boise Poised to Expand Smoking Ban to Include E-cigarettes

BOISE, ID. (AP) — Boise officials are looking to expand the city's smoking ban to include e-cigarettes. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a measure that would amend the city's Smokefree A... Read More...

Agency Says it’s Not to Blame for Fatal Idaho Plane Crash

BOISE, ID. (AP) — Federal officials say they are not to blame for the crash of a small airplane at a backcountry Idaho airstrip that killed four men and are requesting that a lawsuit filed by family members be ... Read More...

Hill AFB Airmen Take F-35s to Middle East for First Time

OGDEN, UT. (AP) — F-35s from Utah's Hill Air Force Base have deployed to the Middle East for the first time. The Standard-Examiner reports airmen from the 388th and 419th fighter wings set off earlier this w... Read More...

Man Struck, Killed While Crossing FrontRunner Tracks in Orem

OREM, UT. (AP) — A man was killed when struck by a FrontRunner train as he crossed the tracks in Orem Thursday morning. Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky said the man apparently did not see or take ... Read More...

Wyoming Rental Housing Costs Rising Faster than Wages

CASPER, WY. — Rents are on the rise in Wyoming and across the nation, according to a new report from Apartment List. Almost half of renting households nationally spend more than 30 percent of their gross inc... Read More...

Idaho Ed Board Approves Tuition Hikes at 4-Year Institutions

MOSCOW, ID. (AP) — Students attending any of Idaho's four-year colleges or universities will pay several hundred dollars more next year under a newly approved tuition hike. The Lewiston Tribune reports the ... Read More...

Idaho Governor Touts Accomplishments of First 100 Days

BOISE, ID. | By KEITH RIDLER, (AP) — Gov. Brad Little marked his 100th day in office Wednesday by touting his accomplishments. "Fast and rewarding," the Republican said at a press conference. "It doesn't see... Read More...

Wyoming High Court to Review Case Testing Self-Defense Law

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — The Wyoming Supreme Court has agreed to review a murder case dismissed on the basis of the state's expanded self-defense law. The court's public docket filed Tuesday showed the court wil... Read More...

Armed Standoff at Burger King in Utah Town Ends with Arrest

MAGNA, UT. (AP) — A police standoff with an armed suspect at a fast-food restaurant in Utah has ended with the man taken into custody. Officers were called to the Burger King in the town of Magna late Tuesda... Read More...