Idaho

BOISE, Idaho - My family will travel halfway around the world to see a koala bear sitting in a eucalyptus tree, but for some reason it took us four years in Boise to see the city's spooky old 19th century penitentiary, a local favorite just a few miles from our house.

BAKER CITY, Ore. - You can tell your kids how easy they have it, and maybe they'll listen for awhile.

SAMARIA, Idaho - Members of the Osmond family gathered Monday in the small southeastern Idaho town of Samaria to honor their mother with the dedication of the "Olive May Davis Osmond Cabin and Museum." Olive Davis Osmond was born 85 years ago in a two-room cabin in Samaria.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A SkyWest Airlines flight from Helena, Mont., to Salt Lake City was diverted to Idaho Falls after a passenger began banging on the cockpit door, saying he was a space alien and wanted to fly the plane.