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Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continues to surge in southwest Idaho. In the ten-county area managed by Central and Southwest District Health offices, there have been 222 confirmed cases as of October 7th this year, 51 new since September 5th. Most of this year’s cases in the two health districts are in Ada and Canyon Counties.
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An interview with Jonathan Blitzer, author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here. The book is a vivid portrait of the people whose lives ebb and flow across the U.S. border, and how the immigration crisis shapes American politics and culture.
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Records indicate the decision to defund nonprofit was punishment for alleged involvement in InvestigateWest articles
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Whooping cough (also known as Pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory illness that affects only humans. While it can affect people of all ages, it can be more dangerous for younger, elderly, or medically predisposed individuals.
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Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students, now has a new trial date.
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Hundreds of workers for state and federal forests in the Southeast have pivoted to helping with hurricane response.
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Seasonal vaccines for COVID 19, the flu and RSV are now available.
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“This is the crappiest club with the best people in it. Survivors … They're always so empathetic. They're so kind, so gracious, they're so thoughtful."
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Milton made landfall late Wednesday near Siesta Key. Millions across the state have been left without power.
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The climate reporting outlet Heatmap News has put out a list of the 10 most at-risk major clean energy projects across the country. The Lava Ridge wind project, which would be near Twin Falls, Idaho, was at the top of the list. Part of why it earned the top spot in their view is because of concerns surrounding impacts to the Minidoka National Historic Site, where 13,000 Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
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"The concept is really, really simple: you open streets to people and you close them to cars, and the magic happens," says one of one of key figures behind the Open Streets movement.
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“Let’s call it Comet Atlas. It’s a comet on a very long orbit … like 80,000 years.”
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October is breast cancer awareness month and new guidelines mean better rates of early detection
We've rounded up some resources to make sure you're prepared.