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Idaho GOP seeks to halt cities' anti-discrimination ordinances

Republicans want to make local codes protecting sexual orientation unenforceable.

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Judge: Terror case evidence may be 'classified'

An Idaho federal judge has appointed a security specialist in the case of an Uzbek national accused of terrorism-related crimes in Idaho and Utah to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
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Idaho dumps prison contractor

Corrections Corporation of America admitted to understaffing and overbilling for its work.
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EPA levies $2.5M penalty against US cement maker

The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $2.5 million penalty against a big cement maker and required the company to invest $30 million in pollution controls at plants in nine states alleged to have violated the federal Clean Air Act.
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Man convicted of fraud wins appeal in 9th Circuit

The conviction of a former company owner on wire fraud charges is no longer valid, a federal appeals court has determined.
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Idaho man arrested on California fraud charges

Authorities have arrested a man who three years ago moved to a swanky Idaho resort town on charges he helped dupe a Los Angeles physician out of more than $28 million in an offshore investment.
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94th Reno Rodeo opens Thursday; West's richest

An up-and-coming young buck who's trading his basketball shoes for cowboy boots and the defending world champion bull rider are among the headliners this week at the 94th Reno Rodeo, dubbed the "Richest Rodeo in the West."
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As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention

As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.
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Man rescued from river throws punch at officer

Bonneville County officials say a 20-year- man was arrested after deputies say he took a swing at an officer who helped rescue him from the Snake River in Idaho Falls.
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Man who missed drug trial arrested

An Idaho man who fled during his drug trafficking trial was arrested near Genesee this week driving a rental car and wearing a woman's wig.
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Idaho toddler dies after being left in car

Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.