Cynthia Sewell
The Olympian
Boise, ID, United States
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Little vows to fight for abundant, sustainable salmon populations through work group
Gov. Brad Little announced his salmon and steelhead recovery work group will meet June 28 in Boise. The group seeks new policies to ensure that abundant and sustainable populations exist for years to come. → Read More
Little vows to fight for abundant, sustainable salmon populations through work group
Gov. Brad Little announced his salmon and steelhead recovery work group will meet June 28 in Boise. The group seeks new policies to ensure that abundant and sustainable populations exist for years to come. → Read More
Little vows to fight for abundant, sustainable salmon populations through work group
Gov. Brad Little announced his salmon and steelhead recovery work group will meet June 28 in Boise. The group seeks new policies to ensure that abundant and sustainable populations exist for years to come. → Read More
It’s official. Raul Labrador hopes to serve as Idaho GOP chairman, support Trump’s re-election
Former U.S. Congressman Raul Labrador and former Idaho public schools superintendent Tom Luna are vying to serve as chairman of the Idaho Republican Party. The party will select the chairman June 28-29 in Boise → Read More
Former Idaho GOP chairman arrested in court on new charge. This time, trespassing
Lobbyist and former Idaho Republican Party chairman Jonathan Parker made an Ada County court appearance June 14 on felony stalking charge. Following the hearing, he was arrested on a new charge, privacy trespass. → Read More
Idaho’s Republican senators have bill to split 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Idaho U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo introduced legislation to split the California-based federal appeals court in two → Read More
Idaho’s Republican senators have bill to split 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Idaho U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo introduced legislation to split the California-based federal appeals court in two → Read More
These DNA experts want to free wrongfully convicted prisoners. Idaho law doesn’t make it easy.
Led by Boise State professor and DNA expert Greg Hampikian, the Idaho Innocence Project is working on five cases to help wrongfully convicted prisoners. The project helped free Sarah Pearce and Chris Tapp. → Read More
More than 60,000 Idaho students don’t have computer access — fueling the ‘homework gap’
Nearly 3 million students in the U.S. face struggles keeping up with their studies because they don’t have home internet access, or computers. That includes more than 60,000 students in Idaho. → Read More
Former Idaho GOP chairman arrested in Boise on stalking charge
Boise Police arrested former Idaho GOP chairman Jonathan Parker on May 30, and booked him into the Ada County jail on a felony first-degree stalking charge. He resigned from the Republican Party in February. → Read More
‘Negative. Negative. Negative.’ Then, a match. How DNA, genealogy helped solve Angie’s murder
Advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy led police to a suspect in Angie Dodge’s rape and murder in Idaho Falls in 1996. Genealogist Cece Moore and Parabon Labs helped crack the 23-year-old cold case. → Read More
Ada County district has new representation at the Capitol. Here’s who Gov. Little appointed
A new Ada County lawmaker, Idaho Transportation board chairman and an Idaho Board of Correction member are new appointments from Gov. Brad Little. Thomas Dayley will be replaced by Megan Kiska in the House. → Read More
Micron stock tumbles after U.S. blacklists one of its major customers
Boise’s Micron Technology Inc.’s stock is taking a hit after the Trump administration blacklisted one of its major customers, Chinese electronic manufacturing giant Huawei, in an ongoing trade war. → Read More
DNA family tree leads to new suspect in Angie Dodge murder case — and a confession
Brian Dripps, of Caldwell, was arrested on suspicion of the 1996 murder of Angie Dodge in Idaho Falls, police say. Chris Tapp spent 20 years in prison in connection with her murder before he was released. → Read More
Group guiding education in Idaho for next 5 years has been selected. See who made the list
Idaho’s Our Kids Idaho’s Future task force, appointed by Gov. Brad Little, will create a five-year plan for improvement of and investment in Idaho’s K-12 public education system. → Read More
Defector visits Boise. His message: North Korea’s leader ‘is very evil.’
Kang Myung-do, a professor, defected from North Korea to South Korea in 1994. During a visit to Boise, Idaho, he talked about the political climate on the Korean Peninsula and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. → Read More
Settlement reached in upcoming Idaho Boy Scouts child abuse trial
Two men have reached a settlement with the Boy Scouts of America just before a trial alleging sexual abuse cover up was set to begin May 6 in Boise federal court. The case pertained to leader Lawrence Libey. → Read More
Settlement reached in upcoming Idaho Boy Scouts child abuse trial
Two men have reached a settlement with the Boy Scouts of America just before a trial alleging sexual abuse cover up was set to begin May 6 in Boise federal court. The case pertained to leader Lawrence Libey. → Read More
‘I want salmon back in Idaho.’ Simpson seeks bold action after $16 billion spent on recovery
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and Gov. Brad Little want new plans to save the Pacific Northwest’s salmon population while balancing energy needs from the Bonneville Power Administration. → Read More
Judge: Boy Scout files used to track sexual misconduct accusations can be used at trial
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Boy Scout files used to track sexual misconduct accusations against troop leaders can be used at trial. The lawsuit will be heard May 6 in federal court in Boise. → Read More