Nicole Blanchard

Boise

Investigative Reporter at Idaho Statesman

Investigative reporter @IdahoStatesman (mostly outdoors/environment). @MedillSchool & @IdahoStateU grad. Nervous human. Tips to [email protected]

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Two die in Idaho backcountry rafting incident, officials say

4 days ago | idahostatesman.com | Nicole Blanchard

Two people died over the weekend while whitewater rafting in a remote Idaho wilderness, according to a news release from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office. The news release said emergency dispatchers received a call from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The center had received an SOS call from a Garmin inReach satellite communicator device that CPR was being performed on the Selway River between two rapids — Double Drop and Wa-Poots.
‘Disgusting’ larvae infestation in home led to beetle discovery near Boise

6 days ago | idahostatesman.com | Nicole Blanchard

Armando Falcon-Brindis was busy with work at the University of Idaho’s Parma Research and Extension Center last summer when a request came in from an Eagle homeowner to identify the dozens of larvae infesting her home. From photos the homeowner sent, the pests looked to be wireworms, larvae of a family of beetles common in Idaho. Falcon-Brindis, an entomologist, was ready to reply to the woman and leave the conversation at that. But the sheer volume of larvae in her photos made him reconsider.
Hiking near Bogus soon? Logging will close road, trails at times

2 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Nicole Blanchard

A logging operation in the Boise National Forest meant to improve forest health and mitigate wildfire will intermittently close a portion of Bogus Basin Road and shut down several popular Boise hiking trails for weekday use for more than a month, the U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday.
Bogus Basin will reopen for rare May ski day after ‘stellar’ season

2 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Nicole Blanchard

Don’t put away your skis or snowboards yet, Boise. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area announced Wednesday that it will reopen for a final day on the mountain this weekend — marking only the second time in the ski area’s history when operations have continued into May. The Bonus May Day event, which is on May 3, celebrates “incredible community support and a stellar snow season,” the nonprofit said on its website. Bogus Basin reached 100 inches of snow at its base on March 20, the nonprofit said.
Canadian company moves to reopen Idaho silver mine from 1880s, 1970s

4 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Nicole Blanchard

A Canadian mining company earlier this month submitted a plan for a silver and gold mine in Southwest Idaho that would resume operations in areas previously extracted in the late 1800s and 1900s. Integra, which does business in the Boise area as DeLamar Mining Co., submitted a revised mine plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management in early April, according to a company news release.
At Sanders rally, Idaho officials urge that ‘it’s time to self-rescue’

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Blanchard

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, took the stage Monday night to the roar of applause, cheers and feet stomping in the bleachers at the jam-packed Ford Idaho Center. The Nampa event was the 12th stop on Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, which he kicked off in Omaha, Nebraska, in late February. The series of rallies, which also prominently feature U.S. Rep.
4 women sued Idaho over abortion law. An Ada County judge just ruled partially in favor of them

1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Nicole Blanchard

BOISE, Idaho - An Ada County judge on Friday ruled partially in favor of four women who sued the state after they were denied health condition-related abortions in Idaho because of strict bans on the procedure. The ruling puts in place the first clear carve-out of a health exception in the ban, a contentious issue that has sparked multiple lawsuits, including one that rose to the U.S. Supreme Court. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
4 women sued Idaho over abortion law. An Ada County judge just ruled partially in favor of them

1 month ago | swoknews.com | Nicole Blanchard

BOISE, Idaho — An Ada County judge on Friday ruled partially in favor of four women who sued the state after they were denied health condition-related abortions in Idaho because of strict bans on the procedure. The ruling puts in place the first clear carve-out of a health exception in the ban, a contentious issue that has sparked multiple lawsuits, including one that rose to the U.S. Supreme Court. kAmu@FCE9 s:DEC:4E yF586 y2D@? $4@EE’D DA=:E CF=:?8 42>6 >@C6 E92?
4 women sued Idaho over abortion law. An Ada County judge just ruled partially in favor of them

1 month ago | dailyitem.com | Nicole Blanchard

BOISE, Idaho — An Ada County judge on Friday ruled partially in favor of four women who sued the state after they were denied health condition-related abortions in Idaho because of strict bans on the procedure. The ruling puts in place the first clear carve-out of a health exception in the ban, a contentious issue that has sparked multiple lawsuits, including one that rose to the U.S. Supreme Court. kAmu@FCE9 s:DEC:4E yF586 y2D@? $4@EE’D DA=:E CF=:?8 42>6 >@C6 E92?
Four women sued Idaho over abortion law. An Ada County judge just ruled

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nicole Blanchard

An Ada County judge on Friday ruled partially in favor of four women who sued the state after they were denied health condition-related abortions in Idaho because of strict bans on the procedure. The ruling puts in place the first clear carve-out of a health exception in the ban, a contentious issue that has sparked multiple lawsuits, including one that rose to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fourth District Judge Jason Scott’s split ruling came more than four months after closing arguments in Adkins v.