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Idaho Matters takes a look back at one of the earliest groups to immigrate to Idaho, Asian Americans. From gold mining to railways to agriculture - these pioneers were among the first to make a lasting mark on the region.
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After almost 40 years, emission tests are going away in the Treasure Valley. Idaho Matters finds out why.
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Here in the Treasure Valley, many girls do not have enough money for menstrual products. One group is working to address this problem though, by providing free period kits to middle schools and high schools.
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People in the Treasure Valley are finding it increasingly difficult to schedule veterinary appointments for their pets. Dr. Jeff Rosenthal, CEO of the Idaho Humane Society in Boise, joins Idaho Matters to talk about the shortage of veterinarians.
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Five members of a multimillion-dollar counterfeit cell phone ring operating in the Treasure Valley have been convicted in a second trial after a jury deadlocked in a first trial last fall.
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The people behind Treefort bring a new music festival to Garden City.
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Through this effort, the Forest Service wants to reduce hazardous fuels and the risk of catastrophic wildfire to cities in southwest Idaho such as Boise, Garden Valley and McCall.
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When COVID-19 is spreading through a community, family doctors’ offices are usually the first to notice an uptick in illness.
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More COVID-19 patients -- the vast majority of them unvaccinated -- continue to need hospitalization and ICU care. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen said this means the Treasure Valley and the Magic Valley are “imminently” close to rationing care too.
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Treasure Valley healthcare centers anticipate continued demand from 12- to 15-year-olds to get a COVID-19 shot after the Pfizer vaccine was ok’d for them last week.