North Idaho

“The People’s Tree” - the towering evergreen that stands in Capitol Square to represent the people of the United States in Washington, D.C. this Christmas will be harvested from the Salmon River Ranger District in northern Idaho this fall.

Store shelves are lined with school supplies this time of year, and some already have decorations for Halloween. But Forest Service workers in Idaho are thinking about Christmas.

After seven people in Northern Idaho were injured in a bonfire explosion earlier this month, they spent weeks in a Seattle hospital recovering from their burns. Back home, people from their small town worked together to raise funds for the victims.

In North Idaho, Lapwai is home to many members of the Nez Perce tribe, who call themselves the Nimíipuu. Raised in Lapwai, Jenny Williams, Omaha-Nez Perce, is a skilled Indigenous weaver who is passing down generations of traditional hand work to others in her community.

Two firefighters are dead and another injured after a shooter opened fire as they tried to put out a wildfire on Canfield Mountain in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office provided an update late Sunday night on the fire and shooting that happened on Canfield Mountain.

Environmentalists decried the move, but some in the timber industry say this could boost the economy and prevent fires.

A wildfire burning east of Kendrick, Idaho, has prompted evacuations across Nez Perce and Latah Counties.

The Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office announced this week they will not be filing charges after a racist incident involving the University of Utah women’s basketball team.

Bonner General Health, the only hospital in a city of around 9,000 people, announced this month it would no longer be delivering babies or providing other labor and delivery care.