Stories from Tuesday, August 16, 2022

(Boise, Idaho)—The Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ICDHH), Northwest ADA Center of Idaho and law enforcement partners have developed a new communication card to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing exchange information with law enforcement...

The Southwest District Health Department added Hells Canyon Reservoir to the list of regional water bodies with potentially hazardous levels of toxins from cyanobacteria (also called blue-green algae). Brownlee and C.J. Strike reservoirs are also on that list. Visitors should use caution in or near the water. More info on algal blooms, which are common in our area in the summer, can be found on Idaho Power’s website under Water Quality. Remember, when in doubt, stay out...

Aug 12, 2022 - BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Idaho’s strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling means potential relatives of an embryo or fetus can now sue abortion providers over procedures done after six weeks of gestation - before many people know they are pregnant. Another stricter ban criminalizing all abortions takes effect later this month...

Masako “Marcie” (Takahashi) Hamada - 1922 to 2022 At almost 100 years young, Masako “Marcie” Hamada peacefully passed on January 10, 2022 of natural causes at Hospice House South, Spokane, Washington. Masako was born in Seattle, Washington on February 21,1922 to Kumazo and Toshi (Kato) Takahashi as the 6th of 7 children. ...