Boise couple survives avalanche thanks to quick thinking and preparation
Don Stanger and Leslie Atkinson were snowbiking in Boise County when a slide buried Leslie. Fortunately, the couple had the right gear and knew how to use it. Author: Joey Prechtl Updated: 10:45 PM PST February 10, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Already this winter, avalanches have taken a grim toll across the West, and are blamed for the deaths of 21 since the beginning of the season.
Sixteen of those deaths happened in just the last two weeks.
A Boise couple knows the dangers of avalanches all too well. They got caught in one on Tuesday while snowbiking near Idaho City
What Winter Was Like the Year You Were Born
By Rachel Cavanaugh, Stacker News
On 2/6/21 at 9:00 AM EST
The United States has seen a wide range of winters over the past century everything from warm, mild years where folks could stroll leisurely through parks in February, to turbulent, frigid seasons where people had to hunker down inside. There were years where blizzards swept in unannounced, covering huge swaths of the country in blankets of snow, while other years brought hurricane-force winds to cities and towns across the nation.
The Midwest region is particularly susceptible to cold winters, especially in states like Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Michigan. In these places, residents lie in the path of both the low-pressure systems that originate in Alberta and travel southward (sometimes called Canadian clippers ) and the shortwave low-pressure systems that come from the southwest, traveling northeast toward the Great Lakes region (also cal
Emails show strong opposition to Raul Labrador s health board appointment
Nine county commissioners from CDH s respective counties voted to approve Labrador to serve on the Board of Health. His first meeting will take place on Feb. 19. Author: KTVB Staff, Devin Ramey Published: 3:30 PM MST January 26, 2021 Updated: 7:00 PM MST January 27, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Former Republican Idaho congressman Raul Labrador has been appointed to serve on the Central District Health (CDH) Board of Health after receiving returned ballots with sufficient approval votes.
Seven votes in favor of Labrador s appointment were needed among the 12 county commissioners from Ada, Elmore, Valley and Boise counties.
Here is how county commissioners in CDH s jurisdiction voted:
Emails show strong opposition to Raul Labrador s health board appointment
Nine county commissioners from CDH s respective counties voted to approve Labrador to serve on the Board of Health. His first meeting will take place on Feb. 19. Author: KTVB Staff, Devin Ramey Published: 3:30 PM MST January 26, 2021 Updated: 7:00 PM MST January 27, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Former Republican Idaho congressman Raul Labrador has been appointed to serve on the Central District Health (CDH) Board of Health after receiving returned ballots with sufficient approval votes.
Seven votes in favor of Labrador s appointment were needed among the 12 county commissioners from Ada, Elmore, Valley and Boise counties.
Here is how county commissioners in CDH s jurisdiction voted: