
The Palouse Conservation District is seeking volunteers for Confluence Crew, a community science initiative focused on monitoring water quality in streams and rivers within the Palouse River Watershed. Participants will visit a designated stream site once a month to collect data that contributes to understanding water quality across the region.

The White Pine Fire in North Latah County is currently reported to be 78% contained. The fire, located near the Giant White Pine Campground north of Harvard, has affected approximately one thousand acres. The fire began last month, and the cause remains undetermined. The U.S. Forest Service has allocated resources to manage the situation.

An inmate at the Latah County Sheriff’s Office Jail in Moscow was discovered unresponsive in their cell. The sheriff’s office released a statement on Wednesday regarding the medical incident that occurred last week in the jail. The inmate was found unresponsive on Tuesday.

Moscow Police are conducting an investigation into an incident involving the theft of a backpack that took place on the Paradise Path near the University of Idaho campus on Tuesday night. A 57-year-old woman reported to officers that a man took her backpack while she was walking near the Identity Apartments. Details regarding the suspect’s…