Rachel Cohen
Rachel Cohen joined Boise State Public Radio in 2019 as a Report for America corps member. She is the station's Twin Falls-based reporter, covering the Magic Valley and the Wood River Valley.
Rachel began her journalism career working at a local newspaper in Vermont. She interned on NPR's Science Desk in Washington, D.C., where she reported on food and health, and has most recently work at New Hampshire Public Radio as a producer for All Things Considered. In New Hampshire, Rachel also contributed to coverage of state politics and the early days of the 2020 presidential primary.
She is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, and enjoys spending her weekends in the mountains.
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A middle school in Brighton had no band program a few years ago. Now, over 100 students participate -
About 15,000 people gathered in downtown Boulder on Sunday to honor the victims of the attack and celebrate the city's 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival. -
A group raising awareness for hostages held in Gaza held its regular march in Colorado Sunday, exactly a week after an attack against its members. It coincided with the annual Boulder Jewish Festival.
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The Rocky Mountain region, which includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, accounted for about 43% of all U.S. ski visits. -
Landowners have primarily used the technology to control grazing patterns, but experts believe the system can also help minimize ranching's environmental impact. -
An amendment introduced late in the evening includes over 10,000 acres in Utah and identifies nearly 450,000 acres in four Nevada counties for sale or exchange. -
Recreation-focused staff and budgets at national forests have gone down as demand has gone up. This has been resulting in lengthy delays in responses to applications. -
Secretary Doug Burgum's order grants DOGE official, Tyler Hassen, oversight over the department's consolidation process, including control over funding, policy and personnel decisions. -
Since 2018, Denver has given 140 bison to 10 tribes. This year, the city transferred 23 bison to tribes with the help of the InterTribal Buffalo Council. -
As many cities and rural communities across the Mountain West struggle with housing affordability, the Trump Administration suggests federal land as the solution.
