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As we inch closer to warmer weather, many of us are looking forward to more sunshine. But for one particular group here in Idaho, this summer is going to be all about the brass.

The next few months promise to be busier than usual at Boise City Hall. The city will be hiring a new director of the Office of Police Accountability and Boise will need to fill two empty seats on the City Council.

When Fortune Magazine published, “Waking up at 5 a.m. every day could improve your life,” it raised more than a few eyebrows. But sleep specialists say there's a lot more to consider and that getting enough sleep is critical.

A committee that studies maternal mortality found that over a three year period 26 Idaho moms died while pregnant or in the year after they gave birth. And all those deaths could have been prevented.

Ada County Parks and Waterways manages a wide variety of spots, including 11 miles of the Greenbelt and the launching point for 125,000 people who float the Boise River each year. The department is putting together a new long-term plan and they want to hear from you about what to do with the properties they manage.

The market for eco-friendly products is growing. And that’s keeping companies that make insulation out of materials like wool and hemp busy. As Americans are increasing their focus on health and the environment there’s a growing market for sustainable home-building materials – like insulation.

New York Times bestselling author Katherine May is back with a new book, "Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age."

If you’ve been to the supermarket lately you’re aware of the dramatic rise in the cost of food and Idaho is not alone in feeling this pain. A new survey shows that most of the Mountain West is paying more for food than the national average.

Earlier this week the Director of the FBI said the bureau believes COVID-19 most likely originated in a Chinese government-controlled lab and that there was a leak, which caused the virus to spread. Idaho Matters takes a look at how we have gotten back to this theory.

Black Americans used the Green Book in the mid-1900s to find safe places to travel. Now an organization in our region is highlighting many of these locations.