Magic Valley

The wind project called Lava Ridge is at the forefront, both because it’s the biggest with up to 400 turbines producing 1,000 megawatts of power on Bureau of Land Management land east of Shoshone, and because it’s the furthest along in the approval process.

Ali Noorani is the former President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum. His new book includes a chapter on the Magic Valley.

The project, led by the University of Idaho, includes a 2,000-cow dairy and 640-acres of farm fields in Rupert, an outreach center in Jerome, and a food-processing-focused partnership with the College of Southern Idaho.

The Minidoka National Historic Site is one of the 11 most endangered historic places in the country, according to an annual list released by the National Trust for Historic Preservation Wednesday.

The case was filed by six Mexican animal scientists in 2017 who say they were hired to work as veterinarians at Funk Dairy in Idaho, but instead were made to milk cows and clean up manure.

The mature plants were destroyed, and so were the seeds, which tend to rest in the top layer of the soil.

In the past year and a half, the Bureau of Land Management has received several proposals to capture solar and wind energy in the Twin Falls District, which includes all of south-central Idaho.

Over the course of a week, volunteers ask people experiencing homelessness, in and out of shelters, where they slept on Wednesday, January 26.

The Magic Valley has seen an unusual amount of snow this week, making it difficult to keep the roads clear and forcing some school districts to close for days.

Twin Falls announced Wednesday the city's United Express flight to Denver would be discontinued on November 30. It will only be six months after the daily flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, started.