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Amazon launched Prime Air drone delivery on Friday to select customers and areas in Nampa.

The service uses 85-pound MK-30 drones to carry packages up to 5 pounds within 7.5 miles during daytime (30 minutes after sunrise to 30 minutes before sunset) and aims for deliveries within 30 minutes.

The American College of Surgeons reverified Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise as a Level II trauma center, ensuring 24/7 access to board-certified trauma surgeons and specialized teams for the Treasure Valley.

The hospital treated more than 2,700 trauma patients in 2025, a 19% increase, and added 10 board-certified surgeons to meet demand.

The city's Christmas tree will arrive Monday, Nov.

2, between 10:30 a.m. and noon in front of the train depot (1200 Front Street) downtown; Parks Department staff will decorate it for several weeks ahead of the community tree lighting on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Idaho wine growers finished an unusually eventful 2026 harvest with smaller yields in parts of the state but promising, concentrated fruit across varieties including Syrah, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, and Viognier.

Sunnyslope & Eagle Foothills saw hail, heat, and smoke impacts while Lewis-Clark Valley finished earlier, and wineries will watch how the crop develops in the cellar.

Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced a multistate settlement with Snap Finance that will cancel about $3.4 million in lease payments for 1,846 Idahoans and let them keep leased items, and requires clearer disclosures, return options, and bans misleading advertising (covers leases from 2017 through 2022).

Communities for Youth released an early-October survey showing 23% of Nampa students reported moderate to severe depression and many lack enough sleep (only 16% get nine plus hours, 32% get five or fewer), and the results were presented Wednesday at Northwest Nazarene University.

Kimball Bridge work on Blaine Street in downtown Caldwell will continue into summer 2027 after slower demolition, utility conflicts, buried obstructions, and water issues; the city will maximize traffic flow and add an electronic reader board ahead of Winter Wonderland opening Friday, Nov. 20.

Nampa High sophomore Kole Jennings finished second among more than 40 high school drag racers this season after racing through a broken leg and taking his mom's SUV to the semifinals at Firebird Raceway, and he plans to pursue CTE while continuing to race (CTE).