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REBECCA BOONE

REBECCA BOONE

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Crime|US

Prosecutors say Kohberger's defense will argue evidence was planted in Idaho student murders case

Prosecutors say Bryan Kohberger’s defense team will argue at his murder trial that someone else could have planted a knife sheath with Kohberger’s DNA at the home where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022

Prosecutors say Kohberger's defense will argue evidence was planted in Idaho student murders case
Political|US

Appeals court won't lift block on Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship

A third appellate court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship

Appeals court won't lift block on Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship
Crime|Political|US

Firing squad could become Idaho's main execution method under a bill awaiting governor's approval

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk

Health|Political|US

Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began

Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
Crime|Education|US

Judge tells attorneys to stop being so secretive in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case

An Idaho judge is warning attorneys to quit filing so many sealed documents in the murder case of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students

Judge tells attorneys to stop being so secretive in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case
Health|Political|US

Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows

The Trump administration is signaling it will move to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, even in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies

Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows
Crime|Education|US

Idaho prosecutors seek to limit Bryan Kohberger's alibi evidence at murder trial

Idaho prosecutors say a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shouldn’t be allowed to offer an alibi defense unless he takes the stand himself during the murder trial later this year

Idaho prosecutors seek to limit Bryan Kohberger's alibi evidence at murder trial
Crime|Environment|Political|Technology|US

Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe

Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
Crime|Education|US

Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder case

Attorneys for a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students are asking a judge to throw out most of the evidence in the case

Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder case
Environment|US

Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning

Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
Crime|News|US|World

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfire down to at least 97 people

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
Health|News|US

An Idaho man has measles. Health officials are trying to see if the contagious disease has spread.

An Idaho man has contracted measles, and health officials are working to contact anyone who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease

Environment|News|US

Many questions but few answers in congressional hearing on Maui's wildfire and electric provider

Lawmakers probing the cause of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire did not get many answers during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the role the electrical grid played in the disaster

Many questions but few answers in congressional hearing on Maui's wildfire and electric provider
News

AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape

Maui County has released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire in response to a public record request from The Associated Press

AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape
News|US

AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape

Hawaii's Maui County has released audio of 911 calls made during a deadly August wildfire in response to a public records request from The Associated Press

AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape
Crime|Environment|News|US|Videos

Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone

Police who frantically tried to save people from the wildfire that devastated the historic Maui town of Lahaina this summer also faced another challenge: keeping people from heading back toward the flames

Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone
Environment|Health|Lifestyle|News

Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows

When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell

Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
Business|US

Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached

In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams

Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached
Health|Lifestyle|News|Political|US

Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuit

An attorney for Idaho has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans

Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuit
Crime|News|US

Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossed

An Idaho judge says he won’t reject the grand jury indictment of a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students last year

Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossed
Celebrity|Crime|News|US

Unsealed court records offer new detail on old sex abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein

Amid great hype, previously secret court documents are being unsealed related to Jeffrey Epstein, the jet-setting financier who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges

Unsealed court records offer new detail on old sex abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein
News|US|World

911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos

The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up the emergency lines every few minutes, interspersed with reports of new fires starting and older ones flaring back up

911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos
News|US

Federal investigators examining collapsed Boise airplane hangar that killed 3

Federal investigators are trying to determine what caused the collapse of a steel airplane hangar that was under construction in Idaho

Federal investigators examining collapsed Boise airplane hangar that killed 3
Crime|News|Technology|US

Better equipment and communications are among Maui police recommendations after Lahaina wildfire

Better communications and equipment are among the recommendations being made by the Maui Police Department following the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina nearly six months ago

Better equipment and communications are among Maui police recommendations after Lahaina wildfire
Crime|News|US

US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death-row inmates

A U.S. appeals court panel has declined to delay Idaho’s scheduled execution next week of one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates

US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death-row inmates

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