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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The National Park Service started free entry days in 2009. The selection and number of days have varied, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been on the list since 2011.
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A growing body of research suggests transfusing whole blood early while on-scene may increase a trauma patient's chance of survival before reaching a hospital.
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Congress' budget proposal for the National Park Service rejects the major slashes requested by the Trump Administration last year.
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Starting Jan. 1, non-U.S. citizens will have to pay an additional $100 each to enter 11 of America's most popular national parks.
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Starting Jan. 1, non-U.S. citizens will have to pay an additional $100 each to enter 11 of America's most popular National Parks.
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A consumer advocacy group is asking top insurance companies to adopt a list of nine protections aimed at increased transparency and fairness.
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Mountain resort towns are seeing the longest downward streak in tourism since the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers brace for an economic slowdown.
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Proponents say the land would be used for much-needed housing, but environmental groups say eligible areas could include those treasured by communities in the Mountain West.
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A middle school in Brighton had no band program a few years ago. Now, over 100 students participate
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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.