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The little town of Robinette was flourishing, nestled in eastern Oregon by the Snake River. Then one day, the town was gone, wiped off the map and drowned under a reservoir.

You’ve heard that the older you get, the harder it gets to sleep at night. It turns out that may actually be true. 

There are wastewater treatment plants in every major city designed to filter out some of the chemicals and drugs that end up going down our drains, but there’s another way this kind of treatment takes place.

Volunteers are planting sagebrush seeds north of Emmett with Idaho Fish and Game biologists to help mule deer survive. 

A bill that would make 11 changes to the program , including a lifetime cap on benefits and work requirements, made it through the House but has stalled on the Senate side, but two more bills are floating around the statehouse, which lawmakers say would reform the program and save taxpayers money.

Since 1979, the numbers of these huge birds of prey have dropped by 50%, and they’re disappearing from the shrubby habitat of southwest Idaho.

Get ready to leave dry land behind in Beth O'Leary's latest romance. 

You may have noticed that the price of vanilla has skyrocketed in the past 10 years, which has been a boon for vanilla farmers, but it's also created some problems. 

A complaint was recently filed against Boise State University and its football coach, Spencer Danielson over claims of "religious coercion" in the colleges football program. 

We sometimes hear in the news of a large financial gift left to an organization after someone dies, but you don’t have to be a multimillionaire to leave a bequest to a charity or to family members, and it happens more often than you might expect.

When a person becomes unable to care for themselves, family and friends often step in to provide the care they need. But what happens when that person doesn’t have any family or other support network?

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, President Donald Trump announced he was firing the U.S. attorneys who had not already stepped down. The news came four days after Idaho U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced he was leaving the office he was confirmed in 2022.

The cookies may be delicious, but the Girl Scout Cookie Program is about more than just the Thin Mints and Caramel Delights - it’s also about building confidence and learning new skills.

As part of Women’s History Month, the Idaho State Museum is remembering her life of Laura Moore Cunningham with a new exhibit and special event. 

This morning officials in Lubbock, Texas, confirmed the death of an unvaccinated school-age child from the measles.

Everybody deserves safe and reliable housing, but unfortunately both can be difficult to afford.

Some lawmakers argue Idaho needs more control over medical training, while others worry that cutting ties with the WWAMI program will make our state’s doctor shortage even worse.

The recent fires in Los Angeles put a spotlight on how nonprofits jump in and help during disasters. But many don’t know that nonprofits also help with long-term recovery efforts after a disaster.

Idaho House Bill 93 gives parents up to $5,000 in a tax credit, per child, to help cover private school costs. But critics, including the Idaho Education Association, argue it could drain funding from public schools and it lacks enough oversight.

Next month, the music of La Traviata will be coming to Opera Idaho with two special performances. 

We check in on the latest court hearings in the case of Bryan Kohberger who is accused of stabbing four U of I students to death in 2022.

The Boise School District is helping their kids with their mental health.

Idaho's economy could be impacted by new immigration policies from the Trump Administration.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.