Oregon was one of several states to join the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit that aimed to block the merger.

“Judges in Oregon, Washington, block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger.” The second headline said: “Appeals court considers next step for emergency abortion care in Idaho.” In the first ...

(KOIN) — An Oregon federal judge has temporarily blocked the merger between two of the largest ... 2,800 stores in 35 states, while the Idaho-based Albertsons operates 2,220 stores in 34 states.

Albertsons is based in Boise and owns a separate group of 2,200 stores, including Safeway, Vons, Tom Thumb and Kings Food ...

The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two ...

Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who led lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the federal court opposing the merger ... all outstanding shares of Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons, adding most ...

The stores included 10 Albertsons supermarkets in Idaho, six of which are in Boise, and one apiece in Meridian and Nampa. The merger had led some Idahoans to to wonder if the 10 stores might be ...