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The State of Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state’s capital and largest city is Boise. Residents are called “Idahoans.” Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2004, Idaho had an estimated population of 1,393,262. The state’s postal abbreviation is ID. Idaho is nicknamed the Gem State because of its abundance of natural resources. The state motto is Esto Perpetua (Latin for “Let it be perpetual”).

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Local News from KTVB Boise via Yahoo! News

Mountain Home principal put on paid leave

Mar 10, 2010 7:12 pm

BOISE -- The principal at Mountain Home Junior High School is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the school district. According to James Gilbert, the district's assistant superin...

Haiti quake survivor reunites with her rescuer

Mar 10, 2010 1:57 am

NAMPA -- A survivor of the earthquake in Haiti has returned to Nampa. You first met NNU grad Katie Zook when we interviewed her from her hospital bed in Miami. Zook was in Haiti on a two-year mission ...

Boise takes development off table with foothills land purchase

Mar 10, 2010 12:12 am

BOISE -- Hammer Flat, a place where developers once proposed building a planned community, will instead remain a haven for wild animalsin Boise's eastern foothills. In a special meeting Tuesday, the ...

Questions arise about safety of merge lanes on I-84

Mar 9, 2010 11:42 pm

BOISE -- An accident this weekend on Interstate 84 between Orchard Street and the Vista Interchange is serving as a reminder of how dangerous construction zones can be. A driver failed to yield to tra...

New charter school approved for Nampa

Mar 9, 2010 8:57 pm

BOISE -- The state plans to open another charter school inNampa, despite objections from one of Idaho's largest school districts. There are four charter schools operating in the community, with one mo...

Boise celebration planned for Jeret "Speedy" Peterson

Mar 9, 2010 12:12 am

BOISE -- The city of Boise will hold a celebration event on Saturday, March 13 in honor of Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson. Peterson won the silver medal in the men's freesty...

Prosecutor: Abuse by retired officer could extend back 30 years

Mar 8, 2010 11:12 pm

BOISE--We are learning much more about the former Boise Police officer accused of lewd conduct with children. Stephen Young, 58, appeared before an Ada County judge Monday afternoon. Young worked for ...

Charisa Coulter freed from Haiti jail, Silsby still held

Mar 8, 2010 8:12 pm

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti One of two U.S. Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released Monday, but the group's leader remained in custody. Charisa Coulter was taken from he...

Southern Idaho district to vote on $5 million bond

Mar 8, 2010 5:57 pm

GOODING -- Gooding residents will vote Tuesday on a $5 million bond levy that supporters say would help repair aging school facilities in the region. Superintendent Heather Williams says the district ...

12-mile stretch of Highway 21 reopened

Mar 8, 2010 4:42 pm

BOISE -- Idaho Department of Transportation officials say Idaho Highway 21 between Grandjean Junction and Banner Summit in central Idaho is open again. An 12-mile stretch known as "avalanche alle...

Local News from Coeur d'Alene Press via Yahoo! News

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 7:09 am

Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 7:09 am

Two fugitive teenagers wanted in the 2009 killing of a 16-year-old boy have been found in Mexico and returned to authorities in Riverside County after a four-month manhunt.

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 4:10 am

A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has died. A. Raymond Tye was 87.

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 4:10 am

Only Ohio and Native American tribes in Washington and Oregon have so far met the deadline to comply with a federal law passed nearly three years ago to coordinate and expand sex offender registration...

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 4:09 am

Dr. Eric VanderWerf In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an akikiki or Kauai creeper is seen in Kauai, Hawaii.

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 4:09 am

Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down.

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 2:09 am

After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant of the service s...

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 2:09 am

A federal judge who found it unconstitutional that Congress tried to cut funding to the activist group ACORN has rejected a government request to change her mind and has ordered government agencies to...

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 1:25 am

Authorities say at least a dozen drug cases have been dropped in San Francisco Superior Court amid questions about evidence handling at the city crime lab.

Coeur d'Alene Press

Mar 11, 2010 1:25 am

The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend.

News from the Idaho Statesman

Idaho candidate filings begin to thin

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

A Meridian School Board member filed Wednesday for a state Senate seat held by one of the Legislature's most hard-line conservatives.

Conservationists fined over permit

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

Dispute over the lack of cattle on conservation group's preserve leaves Marvel and associate with false statement charge and $250 fine.

'Controlled chaos': That's how one parent describes the popular chess club at a Boise grade school

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

Students preparing for 2010 Idaho Scholastic Chess Championship on March 20th.

Caldwell man gets life for abusing kids

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

A 35-year-old Caldwell man could spend the rest of his life in prison for habitually beating his adopted children and sexually molesting a young girl.

Gov. Otter urges lawmakers not to delay the Idaho Education Network despite statehouse and courthouse fights

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

The $60 million Idaho Education Network is one of the most promising opportunities for education and communication since the telegraph, Gov. Butch Otter said Wednesday evening.

Congress could side with Boise on airport TRACON issue

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

Crapo and Risch have crafted an amendment that would prevent the FAA from moving the facility to Salt Lake City

Idaho Senate approves ban on texting while driving

Mar 11, 2010 7:00 am

But the bill the Idaho Senate OK'd wouldn't keep you from making cell phone calls while behind the wheel. More news from Idahos Legislature Idaho Politics blog Follow Idaho Politics on Twitter

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