In Idaho, Far-Right Republicans Defy Coronavirus Health Restrictions In the rural Northwest, far-right elected officials and the militia movements they're aligned with are calling for defiance of stay-at-home orders like the one issued by Idaho's Republican governor. Kirk Siegler Play AudioListen 4 mins
It Was A Feel-Good Story About Potatoes. But It Left Out An Idaho Militia's Role The Real Idaho Three Percenters' involvement in a potato giveaway raises questions about the role armed groups are playing in the coronavirus response. Hannah Allam
Are Paramilitary Extremists Being Normalized? Look To Idaho For Answers The arrests of militiamen who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan's governor echo loudly in the Idaho Panhandle, a region long synonymous with anti-government extremism. Kirk Siegler Play AudioListen 7 mins
Further proof that 2020 stinks: More people are dying during the pandemic and not just from Covid As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, it's now increasingly apparent that 2020 will be remembered for an unusually high death toll -- not just from... Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
Gone fishin'. Western states catch lots more angling and hunting license sales during pandemic Fishing and hunting license sales jumped in 2020 across the Pacific Northwest as more people flocked to outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.... Tom Banse
We still spring forward this weekend despite votes to ditch daylight saving time Residents of the Pacific Northwest will have to set their clocks ahead by an hour this weekend to move onto daylight saving time. The Oregon and Washington legislatures voted nearly two years ago to stay on daylight time year-round -- joined later by Idaho and British Columbia -- but still the biannual time change ritual and associated grumbling persists. Tom Banse
March Madness remains off limits for legal sports betting in Northwest, but maybe not much longer With March Madness getting into full swing this weekend, it's a safe bet that some area fans want to wager on their favored teams in the NCAA basketball... Tom Banse Play AudioListen 2 mins
Washington House jettisons exported fuel tax proposal that angered neighboring states A proposed tax on gasoline and diesel delivered to out-of-state customers from Washington refineries has gone by the wayside. The Washington House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to jettison and replace the "exported fuel tax" after strong blowback from neighboring states. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 2 mins
Idaho goes to the primary polls with fringe right forces in play ‘It's just extraordinary that you have the sitting Lieutenant Governor of the state of Idaho on stage with a host of far-right speakers.’ Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 7 mins
While spring rains help most of Washington, parts still under emergency drought Eastern Washington is in for another hot, dry summer. But – spring rains mean the west side of the state will no longer face a drought. Courtney Flatt
