Naghmeh Abedini attacked by Christians: not a good Mom, didn’t go to Bible school
Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini, has been undergoing her own trials, enduring several personal attacks and recently shared how her faith has been strengthened. photo ACLJ “The More...
Boise State lifts pro-life free speech limits, ‘warning sign’ requirement
Boise State University has revised its speech policy in light of a lawsuit Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed last year on behalf of a pro-life student group. The university’s new speech policy no longer More...
US Senate passes resolution for White House to pressure release of Pastor Saeed Abedini
The U.S. Senate has voted unanimously to pass a resolution urging the Obama administration to do more to free an American pastor imprisoned in Iran, as well as all Americans incarcerated in the country. The resolution More...
BBQ Pitmasters All-Stars brings back the hit competition in May
Fire up those grills and get the smokers ready! Destination America has ordered up another mouth-watering season of the hit competition series BBQ PIMASTERS with BBQ PITMASTERS ALL-STARS premiering Thursday, May More...
Little Big Town explains ‘Girl Crush’ meaning, no ‘gay agenda’
Country music stations are reportedly pulling the popular new song “Girl Crush” from the airwaves after some listeners have complained that the lyrics, noting that the femle singer appears to promote More...
The ‘First Trial of the Century’ begins on this Day in History
The assassination of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg led to the illegal arrest and transportation of three Union leaders, Bill Hayward, Charles Moyer, and George Pettibone, and began the stories “First More...
Aleksander Doba named Nat Geo ‘Adventurer of the Year’ over Tommy Caldwell, Will Gadd
Aleksander Doba has been named the 2015 National Geographic People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year for completing the longest open-water kayak crossing of the Atlantic Ocean — at age 67. Doba was selected from More...
Naghmeh Abedini’s letter to President Obama: ‘imagine the pain’
President Obama is set to head out west, passing through Idaho and Naghmeh Abedini is reaching out to get the most powerful man on the planet to meet with about getting her husband free from an Iranian prison. From More...
ACLU retreats from lawsuit against Idaho pastors on performing gay marriages
The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho announced Thursday that it will not wage a legal challenge against Hitching Post Wedding Chapel, run by Donald and Evelyn Knapp, which it had said was in violation of More...
ADF offers advice for officials asked to issue gay marriage licenses against their belief
Alliance Defending Freedom has issued legal memos to advise North Carolina, Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada officials responsible for issuing marriage licenses that they do not have to issue certain licenses where doing More...
Judge overturns gay marriage ban in Nevada, Idaho
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from several states on their gay marriage bans, federal appeals courts in Nevada and Idaho struck down similar bans, legalize same-sex marriages. The More...
Lighting the driver’s armpit hair on fire never a good idea
Five Idaho teens were hospitalized after their SUV was involved in a crash Sunday. Fortunately, none of the injuries were life threatening. Image/Ada County Sheriff’s Department What caused the crash, you More...
Idaho: Norovirus identified in Eagle Island State Park outbreak, over 100 sickened
The cause of the outbreak of more than 100 cases of vomiting and diarrhea earlier this week at Eagle Island State Park, 8 miles west of Boise, has been identified as norovirus, according to The Central District More...
Salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry reported from 23 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with public health, veterinary, and agriculture officials in many states and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant More...
National Prayer Breakfast: President Obama calls for release of Kenneth Bae, Saeed Abedini
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Thursday, President Obama focused on religious freedom in other countries, saying that it matters to national security at home and plays a prominent More...
Joe Hundley, man who slapped a toddler on airplane, gets 8 months in jail
The man who slapped a toddler on an airplane trip will now have a few months to think about his actions after a judge sentenced him to eight months in prison. Joe Hundley Joe Hundley pleaded guilty in October for More...
Pocatello prison inmate test positive for hepatitis A, visitation suspended
The Idaho Department of Correction has suspended visiting for 90 inmates assigned to Unit 2 at Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center after an inmate who was incarcerated there tested positive for active Hepatitis More...
Hannah Anderson discusses kidnapping, being handcuffed and forced to play Russian roulette with James Lee DiMaggio
The kidnapping survivor Hannah Anderson is speaking about her horrifying ordeal as family friend James Lee DiMaggio became he captor. Hannah Anderson Anderson spoke on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, describing how she More...
New House Bill to protect groups who support traditional definition of marriage
Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) is sponsoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would guarantee that no person or group could lose their tax exempt status for affirming traditional marriage, or opposing More...
Hannah Anderson rescued as kidnapper James DiMaggio killed during FBI showdown in Idaho
James DiMaggio’s death and Hannah Anderson’s rescue late Saturday afternoon ended a frantic, week long manhunt. After Hannah’s mother Christina and brother Ethan were found dead, authorities issued More...