BYU-Idaho Radio

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has once again invited each of us to participate in this April's General Conference.

Has it been hard for you to know what to do with so many hours in the day inside your house? This might be great news for kids or those who have children around the age of 8 to 15. A Rigby couple has started providing free online music classes for children. They started with the idea when Tanner Christensen’s town in Washington started struggling with COVID-19.

Since the pandemic started and the stay-at-home order from Governor Brad Little last week, many people have lost their jobs. Last week, Idaho workers who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 coronavirus file 13,341 new claims for unemployment insurance, according to the Idaho Department of labor. That’s a 1,200% increase.

Since the spread of COVID-19 and the last announcement Governor Brad Little has asked for Idahoans to stay home, there has been an increase of people working from home. This has given a lot of positive opportunities for people to keep their jobs and for businesses to keep running. However, a lot of untrusted individuals are using this opportunity to trick people to fall for scams.

Every day the number of cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus are growing in the state of Idaho, so BYU-Idaho Radio decided to learn more about it and called Eastern Idaho Public Health Department.

With news of military action between Iran and the United States, it may be confusing to know what could happen next and why there are conflicts between the two countries in the first place.

“Dream Girl” is a short film created and directed by BYU-Idaho student, Derek Romrell, about 18 months ago. Since its premiere, the movie has received some notable recognition, winning multiple awards at the inaugural Grand Teton Film Festival and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – 2019 Northwest Collegiate Awards.

Since the COVID-19 coronavirus spread to the United States people have panicked by purchasing supplies like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, wipes, diapers, formula, etc.

The Better Business Bureau wants businesses in Idaho during this time with the COVID-19 coronavirus to take care of their businesses and be transparent with their employees. After the coronavirus started affecting Idaho there have been a lot of questions on what is best to do and what precautions should be taken for those who have their local business.