Rose Evans

1 week ago | idahostatesman.com | Nicole Blanchard |Rose Evans

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors — a ruling that cements similar laws in more than a dozen other states, including Idaho. The Tennessee law, like Idaho’s, centers on medical care for transgender youth that addresses gender dysphoria, or feelings of distress when a person’s body or presentation doesn’t match their gender identity.

1 month ago | idahostatesman.com | Rose Evans |Alex Brizee

Danielle Higley was in line at the concessions stand at Roaring Springs Waterpark in Meridian one Thursday afternoon last August when she heard a loud noise coming from the interstate. A man behind her suggested that a car had backfired, but then the 34-year-old-mother recalls seeing “a sea of people running.” She realized that “something was really wrong.”Higley began to run against the flow of the crowd toward the park’s kiddie pool, where her husband and two young children had been playing.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Rose Evans |Alex Brizee

Danielle Higley was in line at the concessions stand at Roaring Springs Waterpark in Meridian one Thursday afternoon last August when she heard a loud noise coming from the interstate. A man behind her suggested that a car had backfired, but then the 34-year-old-mother recalls seeing “a sea of people running.” She realized that “something was really wrong.”Higley began to run against the flow of the crowd toward the park’s kiddie pool, where her husband and two young children had been playing.

Mar 28, 2025 | yahoo.com | Angela Palermo |Rose Evans

About 60 people gathered outside the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Friday to protest the mass firing of probationary workers and a move from the Trump administration to no longer recognize the union that represents VA employees. The small but vocal group included union members and veterans holding signs saying “DOGE hurts veteran care” and asking drivers passing by to honk if they supported veterans and the VA. Few cars passed without satisfying the call.

Jan 22, 2025 | idahostatesman.com | Rose Evans

South Meridian, which has seen explosive residential growth in recent years, is anticipated to have a new office and shopping center soon. Brighton Corp.’s Apex Zenith, the “principal commercial component” of its more than 800-acre, master-planned community called Pinnacle, got the initial go-ahead from Meridian City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The nearly 150-acre commercial piece of the pie would sit on the southeast corner of Lake Hazel and Meridian roads.