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The latest news, updates, features and video on the US state of Idaho, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Boise is the state capital, with major cities including Meridian, Nampa and Idaho Falls. It's also known for the Rocky Mountains.

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Pictured left is Melissa Kohberger, the sister of Bryan Kohberger (pictured right), who stabbed four US college students to death in November 2022.

Mystery behind Bryan Kohberger's 'creepy' black heart drawing revealed

Channel: US US January 5, 2026 By William Hallowell

Idaho killer's Tinder match reveals disturbing question he asked on date

Channel: US US July 25, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Brian Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Idaho murderer flashes wry smile and pleads guilty to stabbing four students

Channel: US US July 2, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
This photo provided by Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility shows Bryan Kohberger. Arrest paperwork filed by Pennsylvania State Police in Monroe County Court, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, said Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation in the killings of four University of Idaho students, based on an active arrest warrant for first degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor???s Office. (Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility via AP)

Bryan Kohberger 'to plead guilty to murders of four Idaho students' in major twist

Channel: US US July 1, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Play Video Law enforcement and emergency responders at Cherry Hill Park off 15th Street on Sunday afternoon, June 29, 2025, following reports of an ambush shooting attack on Canfield Mountain, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (Bill Buley/Coeur D'Alene Press via AP)

Idaho sniper who killed two firefighters tackling arson attack named by police

Channel: US US June 30, 2025 By Craig Munro
Map shows where Northern Lights are visible in the US tonight

Map shows where northern lights will be visible tonight in the US

Channel: US US June 2, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 13: A JCPenney department store at Fashion Valley, an upscale shopping mall on December 13, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Full list of JCPenney stores closing this month

Channel: US US May 13, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Smith Packing, LLC, a Utica, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 18,792 pounds of various ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products due to sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory limit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Nearly 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat recalled

Channel: US US May 3, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Rescue workers arrive to the scene after a deadly collision between a pickup truck and tour van near Henry???s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Roger Merrill via AP)

Tour van crashes and kills seven near national park

Channel: US US May 2, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Wicker basket with selection of breads and pastries. Assortment of baked products

Urgent product recall issued after glass fragments found in everyday essential

Channel: US US April 30, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
FILE - Lori Vallow Daybell talks with her lawyers before the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

'Doomsday mum' Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her fourth husband

Channel: US US April 23, 2025 By Katie Boyden

I ride a penny farthing, wear corsets and have never owned a mobile phone

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle April 13, 2025 By Sarah Ingram
1.15-ounce vacuum-sealed Chomps Original Beef Stick Mild (Picture: Chomps)

Nearly 30,000 pounds of beef sticks recalled because they may have metal pieces

Channel: US US March 22, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
Man who ?killed four university students? could walk free with new evidence

Man who ‘killed four university students could walk free thanks to new evidence'

Channel: US US February 12, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
A Kohl's store in Pleasant Hill, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Kohl's Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on November 26. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Full list of 27 Kohl's stores closing by April 2025

Channel: US US January 16, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
SIPA USA via PA Images A logo sign outside of a Macy's retail store location in Wheaton, Maryland on April 2, 2020. (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA)

Full list of Macy's stores closing in 2025

Channel: US US January 16, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
This lesser known site in Scotland is now an UNESCO world heritage site

'Middle of nowhere' Ice Age bog is an unexpected UK must-visit for 2025

Channel: Travel Travel January 9, 2025 By Alice Giddings
A smiling man carrying an American flag over his head

The 10 happiest US states ranked — and the most miserable

Channel: US US January 2, 2025 By Steve Charnock
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Lake District farm charges £350 a night for guests to stay in stables with horses

Channel: UK UK December 15, 2024 By Lucia Botfield

Map shows where 6ft of snow could fall across 13 US states in days

Channel: US US November 26, 2024 By Sarah Hooper