Idaho news and events from Boise

Idaho News 08-Jul

2008-07-08T20:50:00.005-06:00

Idaho sex offender accused of violating parole

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 8, 2008 4:14 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A former Boy Scout counselor who admitted molesting several boys has been arrested, just a few weeks after ...

TEXT-Fitch release on Idaho Power Co

Reuters India - Mumbai,India July 8 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to Idaho Power Company's (IPC) anticipated $120 million issuance of senior secured medium-term notes ...

E. Idaho county behind on property appraisals

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 08, 2008 Officials in eastern Idaho's Madison County have signed an agreement with the Idaho State Tax Commission as part of a plan to ...

N. Idaho inmates could staff recycling center

Seattle Times - United States Kootenai County Commissioners, after visiting recycling centers in Seattle and Portland, Ore., are talking about building a regional operation that might ...

N. Idaho inmates could staff recycling center

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 8, 2008 12:54 PM ET COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Kootenai County Commissioners are talking with a Washington state recycling company about building ...

US Silver Announces Management Changes and Stock Option Grants

FOXBusiness - USA Dale was hired by US Silver-Idaho, Inc., US Silver's subsidiary, in 2007 as a rehabilitation shaft specialist who consulted on the repair of the Galena Mine ...

Community Calendar - Idaho Statesman

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Idaho Diamond Bandit Youth Softball Clinic: For ages 8-14 from 10 am to 3 pm July 19 at Heritage Middle School, Meridian. ...

Tennis star Andre Agassi�s resort project in Idaho double faults

International Herald Tribune - France ... star Andre Agassi was proudly promoting his involvement in the Fairmont Tamarack, a luxury hotel and residence development in the mountains of Idaho. ...

Flying in lawn chair is relaxing, til balloons pop

San Diego Union Tribune - United States When Couch saw Farewell Bend on the Snake River coming up he knew he would soon be in Idaho, so started looking for a place to land. ...

Boise News 08-Jul

2008-07-08T20:50:00.003-06:00

Boise Fed Ex Pilot Killed in Plane Crash in Tennessee

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA A Boise Fed Ex pilot was killed in a plane crash in Tennessee Saturday. Fayette County Inspector, Ray Garcia confirmed that 48-year-old Ward Severts died in ...

NCAA Football Betting Preview � Boise State Broncos

BetUs.com - Montreal,Quebec,Canada By Dave D Boise State is off a good, but unspectacular season for college football betting fanatics and they are going to have to step up if they want to ...

Trials 800 champion and Boise native Nick Symmonds scratches ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Instead, the Boise native and 2002 Bishop Kelly High graduate will remain in Eugene, Ore., to train until he departs Aug. 3 for the Beijing 2008 Olympic ...

Police monitoring hypermilers

USA Today - USA BOISE (AP) � Motorists who try to increase their gas mileage by coasting with their engines off, drafting behind big rigs and driving much slower than the ...

Boise pilot dead in Tennessee plane crash

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA (AP) - The pilot of a small, rental plane that crashed near Memphis over the weekend has been identified as a FedEx flier from Boise, Idaho. ...

Committee makes recommendations for future use of Boise Depot

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Kathleen Kreller - Idaho Statesman As the city opens the doors of the Boise Depot this summer for seasonal visiting hours, city officials will consider a ...

Boise News 08-Jul

2008-07-08T20:50:00.001-06:00

Boise firefighter charged with assault following fight at Torch II

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Staff BOISE - Boise firefighter Steve Satterlee has been charged with aggravated battery in connection with an altercation that occurred last ...

From The New West Blog: Boise Place Company to be Liquidated

Sun Valley Online.com (press release) - Hailey,ID,USA By Matthew Frank, NewWest.net A judge has ordered that the assets of developer Gary Rogers� Charterhouse Boise Downtown Properties, having failed to convert ...

Boise police make overnight DUI and drug arrests

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE � A citizen's tip led to the arrest of one man in Boise for driving under the influence. Boise Police officers arrested Mitchell G. Sens, 32, Boise, ...

Boise homebuilder trims staff, stays open

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Kastera Homes of Boise confirmed Wednesday that it �trimmed� its local workforce earlier this week in response to the on-going housing slump. ...

Boise High hires baseball, softball coaches

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise School District announced the hiring of new Boise High baseball and softball coaches Wednesday. Former Braves assistant Brian Vega will take over ...

Motion filed to compel Boise to pay interest on its 2006 tax bill

Clarke County Democrat - Grove Hill,AL,USA An attorney for the Clarke County Board of Equalization has filed a motion in Clarke County Circuit Court asking that Boise be ordered to pay interest on ...

Boise Chamber announces small businesses of the year

Idaho Business Review - United States by Zach Hagadone The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce will honor three Boise-based companies at a Small Business Conference on June 26. ...

Ground broken on eco-friendly new W. Boise library

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE - Curling up with a good book will soon be easier for people living in West Boise. Construction is underway for a new library branch in the area. ...

Boise Moves Closer to Opening New Library

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Ground was broken on Tuesday for a new public library at Cole & Ustick in Boise. Mayor Dave Bieter and other officials held golden shovels to make the ...

Boise Place Company to be Liquidated

New West - Missoula,MT,USA By Matthew Frank, 6-18-08 A judge has ordered that the assets of developer Gary Rogers� Charterhouse Boise Downtown Properties, having failed to convert the ...

Idaho News 07-Jul

2008-07-07T17:34:00.007-06:00

Flying By Party Balloon

Sky News - Isleworth,England,UK He travelled around 20mph and nine hours later ended his journey in Idaho after shooting some of the balloons with a ball-bearing gun. ...

Idaho fines companies for unlimited faxing

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho Attorney General has won two cases against companies charged with sending unsolicited fax ads to Idaho consumers. ...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

United Press International - USA CAMBRIDGE, Idaho, July 7 (UPI) -- An Oregon man landed safely in Idaho after floating 235 miles at 10000 feet above the ground in a chair attached to a ...

News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 7, 2008 6:44 AM ET COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - North Idaho College President Priscilla Bell has received a 2-year contract extension and pay hike. ...

Idaho state cop switches to rails after retiring

CNNMoney.com - USA NEW YORK (Associated Press) - After watching several friends become afflicted by illness after their retirements, Idaho State Police Captain Ed Gygli ...

Winds may bring Idaho pesticides to Montana

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA A student from Indiana University says her research shows agricultural poisons from Idaho could find their way into Montana -- in the wind. ...

Oregon man flies to Idaho in lawn chair

abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA He flew for ten hours, landing in Idaho. "The best thing about the trip is the serenity. There's no wind up there because I'm moving with the wind," Couch ...

Summer Camp in Idaho for Tech Titans

ADOTAS - New York,NY,USA Financier Herb Allen hosts the five-day annual gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho. Starting tomorrow, the cr�me de la cr�me of the media and tech world will ...

Idaho Mulie

Buckmasters Online - USA By Paul Hines -- For the past five years, I have been traveling with my friend, Gene, from my home state of Washington to Atlanta, Idaho, to hunt mule deer. ...

Lawn-chair pilot travels 375 km

Winnipeg Sun - Canada By SUN MEDIA WIRE SERVICES CAMBRIDGE, Idaho -- Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged ...

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The Gabriel Tablets

clusterflock - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... out to show that the idea of resurrection did not come from Christianity per se, but was part of a larger, Jewish world of anticipation and thought. ...

Boise News 07-Jul

2008-07-07T17:34:00.003-06:00

The week in business

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Professional Development Track: Putting Power in Your PowerPoint Presentation: 11:45 am to 1:15 pm at Boise Chamber offices, ...

Boise pilot dies in Tennessee plane crash

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA MEMPHIS, TN - A Boise pilot is dead after his small plane crashed in a field near Rossville, Tennessee just outisde of Memphis Saturday. ...

Number of Boise fireworks citations dips

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA ... event and then afterwards did some patrols in the Foothills and didn't really see a lot of problems,� Boise Fire Deputy Chief Dave Hanneman said. ...

Boise tobacco stores hit by robberies

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By AP BOISE - Two Boise-area tobacco stores have been robbed within three days, leading local police to investigate whether the crimes are related. ...

Boise tobacco stores hit by robberies

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 06, 2008 Two Boise-area tobacco stores have been robbed within three days, leading local police to investigate whether the crimes are ...

Families celebrate July 4th in Ann Morrison Park

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Vanessa Brown BOISE - Alfredo Perez and his family staked out a great spot in Ann Morrison Park for their July 4th BBQ. They cooked ribs, carne asada, ...

Teeth hurt? ISU dental clinic offers care in Boise at an ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The clinic in southeast Boise has four new dental residents from across the country who need patients - adults or children. Patients can get fillings, ...

Armed tobacco store robbery is 2nd in three days in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY ANNA WEBB - awebb@idahostatesman.com A second tobacco shop was robbed within three days, leaving Boise police to discover whether they have one or two ...

Parks enlivening Brooklyn and Boise, Tulsa, and San Diego

Boston Globe - United States Float, tube, kayak, or canoe along the Boise River, or just relax and watch the critters, which include ducks, geese, great blue heron, beaver, grey fox, ...

Idaho News 07-Jul

2008-07-07T17:34:00.001-06:00

Kent Couch flys to Idaho with some balloons, a garden chair and a ...

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom It was his third attempt at reaching Idaho. In 2006, he had to parachute out after he popped too many balloons. Last year, Mr Couch flew 193 miles, ...

N. Idaho school district has mold concerns

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - July 6, 2008 3:24 PM ET COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Concern over mold and resulting allergy-like symptoms in a northern Idaho school district's main ...

RPT-PREVIEW-Economy casts pall on Sun Valley media fest

Reuters - USA ... stock prices will frame discussions among top media and technology executives at the 26th annual Allen & Co confab in Sun Valley, Idaho, next week. ...

Idaho poet, kayaker William Studebaker presumed drowned

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Idaho has lost a 'true force of nature,' a friend says. BY SANDRA FORESTER - sforester@idahostatesman.com One of Idaho's foremost poets and kayakers is ...

Idaho floats idea of fee for canoes, kayaks, rafts

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Rob Lesser, founder of the Idaho Whitewater Assn., opposes fees for nonmotorized boats. "Boat launch facilities are not something we need," Lesser said. ...

Team Idaho falls short

Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA Team Treasure Valley receiver Eric Thorton celebrates his 58-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of the Idaho High School All-Star football game. ...

Kent Couch in third bid to fly from central Oregon to Idaho by ...

CNN International - USA A reporter tracking Kent Couch for the Oregonian newspaper says he landed safely near Cambridge, Idaho, on Saturday afternoon. The 48-year-old lifted off at ...

Boise News 05-Jul

2008-07-05T12:00:00.009-06:00

Fever playoffs hope slim after 52-34 loss to Boise

KNDO/KNDU - Yakima,WA,USA The offense was clicking early in the loss to boise yesterday, but scored just twice in the second half, making the final score 52-34 in favor of Boise. ...

Balloon lawn chair guy to take flight once more

Gadling - Santa Monice,CA,USA This time he wants to fly from Oregon to Boise, Idaho. That's 300 miles. To do this feat, he's attaching 150 latex party balloons to his new lawn chair. ...

Boise girl to play tee-ball on White House lawn

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- She learned how to walk just two years ago and now a local 6-year-old is headed for the White House to play in a tee-ball all-star game. ...

Indie Fest prepares to rock Boise music fans

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA When and where: noon to 10 pm Saturday at Qwest Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise Tickets: $12 in advance at Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho, Boise, ...

Brosseau hired as Boise State assistant

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE � Boise State swimming and diving coach Kristin Hill announced Thursday that Justin Brosseau has been hired as an assistant coach. ...

California woman charged with burglary, grand theft in Boise-area ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Yolanda Michele Archuleta was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Boise police and is charged with four counts each of burglary and grand theft. ...

Epley�s Boise River Rentals shortens shuttle hours for the July 4 ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Rafters get ready to go over the first diversion on the Boise River. There are three splashy diversions on the way from Barber Park to Ann Morrison Park. ...

Gino's Grill to move to Meridian from Downtown Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA A Downtown businessman says the economic downturn is forcing him to move closer to his customers. Restaurateur Gino Vuolo said he is moving Gino�s Grill ...

Baseball: Vancouver Canadians pound out solid 7-4 road win in Boise

Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada ... struggling Vancouver Canadians have hit a rich vein of offense of late, culminating in a strong win tonight on the road against the Boise Hawks. ...

Idaho News 05-Jul

2008-07-05T12:00:00.007-06:00

Lawn chair pilot to try again

KEX - Portland,OR,USA Kent Couch of Bend, Oregon hopes to fly to Idaho in his lawn chair that's lifted aloft by party balloons. By Brad Ford Each year Kent Couch has tried to fly ...

N. Idaho firefighters support abuse victim

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA MARIES, Idaho � Firefighters in northern Idaho are raising money for a 3-year-old St. Maries girl authorities say is a victim of severe child abuse. ...

Idaho Press-Tribune

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA The Idaho Department of Labor reported Friday that joblessness in the Boise-Nampa metro area rose from 3.9 percent in May to 4.3 percent in June. ...

Audit confirms Idaho Ed Board broke state law

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - July 3, 2008 7:54 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A new audit released Thursday confirms the Idaho State Board of Education illegally used $1.54 million from ...

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News Briefs

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA She is a member of the national and Idaho Chapters of the American Physical Therapy Association. St. Luke's Centro de Salud para la Comunidad esta brindando ...

Boise News 05-Jul

2008-07-05T12:00:00.003-06:00

Go do it: This year, Nampa hears boom of 'Thunder in Boise'

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Chad Dryden - cdryden@idahostatesman.com The name remains the same, but this year's "Thunder in Boise" is - if you want to be picky about geography ...

Food notes: Barbecue in Eagle and the return of a Boise icon

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Donn Clor wanted to restore and expand the classic Boise restaurant, and his wife has done just that. In September, she opened the Country Store, ...

HP reportedly will lay off 30 in Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Joe Estrella - jestrella@idahostatesman.com Hewlett-Packard kept mum again Thursday about layoffs at its Boise campus. But a worker said 30 employees ...

Zoo Boise in Idaho

Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News - Lorain,OH,USA Take your own self-guided tour of Zoo Boise with a Zoo Explorer Pack. Designed for groups of up to 6 students and one-adult, these packs contain a variety ...

Meet Boise's own Pet Detective

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, ID - With the 4th of July just around the corner, local animal shelter's will be filling up. And if your animal gets lost during this explosive ...

Team preview: Boise State - College Football

ESPN - USA Boise State and coach Chris Petersen don't take failure well. When the Broncos ended the season with back-to-back losses at Aloha Stadium -- first to Hawaii ...

Boise dive team rescues stranded rafters

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- Some rafters aren't too much worse for the wear after being rescued this afternoon by the Boise Fire Department dive team. ...

Man injured in Jordan Valley dies at Boise hospital

Ontario Argus Observer - Ontario,OR,USA Levanger was transported to Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, where he died Wednesday. Law enforcement officials are still investigating the case.

Ironman Announces Date and New Start Time For Boise 70.3 In 2009

Xtri.com - USA Tarpon Springs, FL (July 3, 2008) � Today, Ironman announces the date for the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Boise will be Saturday, June 13. ...

Construction project along Boise Greenbelt completed

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- A construction project to improve a section of the Greenbelt in east Boise is finished. The project covers about 2400 feet of pathway on the north ...

Idaho News 05-Jul

2008-07-05T12:00:00.001-06:00

Public prompts changes on Idaho's roadless plan

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA ... Service has collected nearly 140000 public comments on the proposed rule for managing more than 9.3 million acres of Idaho's roadless backcountry. ...

Police Looking for Armed Robber in Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Police are looking for the man who they say robbed the Prescription Center located at 2250 Coronado Street Idaho Falls this morning. ...

Oregon lawn-chair balloonist hopes to fly for more than 300 miles

Seattle Times - United States ... Ore., to blow up 150 giant latex party balloons and tie them with clothesline to his lawn chair for his third try at flying to Idaho. ...

2 Idaho forest products companies to combine

CNNMoney.com - USA NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Two Idaho forest products companies, Bennett Forest Industries and Riley Creek Lumber, are combining to strengthen ties to ...

Dam idea in E. Idaho draws support from all sides

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 03, 2008 A plan to install turbines on the Chester Dam in eastern Idaho this fall to generate power is being supported by both energy ...

Agency names head for 2 Idaho park areas

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA ... Park Service has named Wendy K. Janssen superintendent for the Hagerman Fossil Beds and Minidoka Internment National Monuments, both in southern Idaho. ...

Unwanted species found in E. Idaho reservoir

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA RIRIE, Idaho � State biologists say a predatory fish species found in the Ririe Reservoir is an unwelcome surprise and that anglers may be to blame. ...

Journal Communications to purchase KNIN-TV in Boise

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA KNIN-TV, Analog Channel 9 and Digital Channel 10, is the CW Network affiliate serving the Boise market in Idaho, US. Journal Broadcast Group currently owns ...

Idaho Press-Tribune Staff

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA PASCO, Wash. � Scott Robinson and Thomas Field each doubled home two in the bottom of the first as the Tri-City Dust Devils jumped up 5-0 on the Boise Hawks ...

Idaho Fish & Game & Jefferson County Team Up To Provide Fishing ...

Idaho Examiner - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Thanks to the joint efforts of Idaho Fish & Game and Jefferson County, this star spangled dream will be a reality for this Independence Day holiday. ...

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2008-07-03T10:29:00.000-06:00

Primera introduces a ripping rental service

MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA Primera has set up the one week Bravo SE Rental Program for Personal CD Ripping. For $299 you get a specially designed, ripping-only (the printing function ...

Fred Meyer gives local food bank $7500 grant

Clackamas Review - Portland,OR,USA ... organizations dedicated to helping children and reducing hunger in communities served by 129 Fred Meyer stores in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. ...

Boise News 03-Jul

2008-07-03T10:28:00.002-06:00

Boise State football lands tight end recruit from California

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise State football team has received an oral commitment from Trevor Peterson, a tight end from El Dorado High School in Placerville, Calif., ...

Dust Devils Struggle With Hawks

KEPR 19 - Pasco,WA,USA It was a little toasty out there as the Dust Devils took on Boise once again. The Hawks took a 5-0 lead in the 4th inning. Tri-City did fight back...but it ...

Fire Destroys Two Southeast Boise Homes

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- Two southeast Boise homes are destroyed after multiple explosions and a three-alarm fire. There's little left of the residences on Iriondo ...

Boise Daycare Found to be "Deplorable"

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA The Ada County Sheriff says the word Pigsty - is an understatement for the conditions found at a daycare near Meridian. An investigation into child abuse ...

Devils top Hawks 5-3

Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA Blackmon's third hit, a high bouncer over Boise pitcher Harol Tolentino, scored Rose from third to tie the game at 3. "That was a huge hit," Ocasio said. ...

Grassfire in Boise Housing Development

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- A grassfire burned a section of the Boise Foothills near a housing development Monday night. The blaze sparked just before 11 pm behind ...

Boise DayCare Operator Arrested

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA A Daycare operated has been arrested for felony injury to a child after a one-year old in her care broke their leg. 37-year old Dawn Seekamp was arrested ...

Boise day care operator charged after infant's leg broken

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- A woman is in custody after police say a one-year-old boy broke his leg Monday while in her care. Police arrested 37-year-old Dawn R. Seekamp ...

Firefighters respond to fire started by lightning strike in South ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By David Kennard - Idaho Statesman Boise fire crews responded to a large brush fire early Tuesday morning in the area of Cole and Vallejo roads south of ...

Boise police to step up patrols to target drunken drivers during ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Starting Wednesday through the Fourth of July weekend, the Boise Police Department will have extra patrols on the streets looking for drivers driving under ...

Idaho News 03-Jul

2008-07-03T10:28:00.001-06:00

Feds, Idaho disclose outcome of talks on waste

CNNMoney.com - USA NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The US Department of Energy will unearth a significant amount of transuranic radioactive waste from the Idaho National ...

Japanese Delegation Formally Welcomed in Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA The tradition continued Tuesday night as the Idaho Falls sister city delegation from Japan was formally welcomed to East Idaho. Idaho Falls Mayor Jared ...

Idaho Foodbank Serving Expired Food

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Blake McCoy "Very good food, that was edible and still was good, was being thrown out," says Roger Simon, President CEO Idaho Foodbank. ...

Feds Will Clean Up Radioactive Waste in Idaho

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA The US Department of Energy will unearth three additional Olympic-size swimming pools worth of transuranic radioactive waste from the Idaho National ...

Storms ignite wildfires, cause power outages in Southwest Idaho

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA High wind from the storm also was responsible for three power outages in the Boise area, according to Idaho Power officials. In total, power went out to ...

Business transactions - Idaho Statesman

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The March Group, agents for Farmers Insurance, leased 780 square feet of office space at 731 N. 15th St. Tim Sullivan of Grubb & Ellis Idaho Commercial ...

Idaho crime rate falls in 2007, Idaho State Police report

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA One Idaho law enforcement officer was killed in 2007. Statewide, there were 252 assaults on Idaho officers, a 12 percent increase over 2006. ...

Idaho Bancorp (IDBC.PK) latest rank by number of funds buying.

Mffais.com - Long Beach,CA,USA LONG BEACH (Mffais.com) - Idaho Bancorp (IDBC.PK) is number 84 for all Commer Banks-Western Us stocks ranked by number of funds buying. ...

Idaho Press-Tribune

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA Two of the nine fires are on the Idaho City District. Scattered rain was reported across the forest. Fires are currently being staffed with engines and ...

Owlz get the breaks late, beat Idaho Falls

Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA Don't count on Idaho Falls catcher Juan Graterol to be one of those folks. He's probably going to be trying to forget Orem as quickly as possibly, ...

Boise News 03-Jul

2008-07-03T10:27:00.000-06:00

Wildfire center: More severe fires expected in CA

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA By JESSIE BONNER AP WRITER BOISE, Idaho -- Federal fire managers predict an increase in severe wildfire activity in northern California through October due ...

Man Gets Life Sentence for Boise Shooting

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, ID - The sentence has been handed down for the man who shot and injured three Northwest Lineman College students. It was an emotional sentencing for ...

Forever 21 to begin construction in Boise Towne Square

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE -- The Boise Towne Square Mall will have a new clothing retailer soon. Mall officials confirmed Tuesday a new clothing retailer slated to open later in ...

Boise Police Stepping Up Patrols for Holiday Weekend

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Beginning today (Wed) and going through the 4th of July weekend, Boise Police will have extra patrols looking for drunk drivers. ...

Journal to buy Boise TV station

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Journal Communications Inc. said it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Banks-Boise Inc. for KNIN-TV in Boise, Idaho, for $8 million, ...

Boise runner bound for Beijing games

Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA In Oregon Monday, Boise track star Nick Symmonds won the 800 meter final at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials to qualify for a trip to Beijing. ...

Lightning ignites grass fire in south Boise

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- A thunderstorm ripped through the Treasure Valley early this morning bringing rain and lightning. Fire crews believe the storm sparked a fire near ...

Report: Boise safest place to drive in the northwest

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff But the latest Top 10 list from Allstate says Boise is the safest place to drive in a five-state northwest region. Residents of Boise are ...

Boise grass fire burns 5-10 acres

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Blake McCoy and Stephanie Hale BOISE- Fire crews are responding to a grass fire near Cole and Vallejo in Boise this morning. The fire has burned about 5 ...

Sun causes 25-gallon propane tank to vent, ignite two Boise homes

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise firefighters work between the two homes on Iriondo Way in East Boise that were destroyed Sunday afternoon. Fire investigators say record heat caused a ...

Idaho News 01-Jul

2008-07-01T21:43:00.005-06:00

Feds, Idaho to disclose outcome of talks on waste

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 01, 2008 Officials from Idaho and the US Department of Energy may say they've resolved a disagreement between the state and federal ...

Idaho man pleads guilty in drug slaying

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 1, 2008 2:04 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - 1 of 2 men accused of killing a southern Idaho man and stuffing his body inside a barrel pleaded ...

News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 1, 2008 8:44 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Up to 5000 workers in Idaho may be eligible for extended unemployment benefits. ...

E. Idaho charter school closes doors

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 1, 2008 11:54 AM ET PINGREE, Idaho (AP) - Eastern Idaho's only public charter high school has been shuttered due to financial problems. ...

Idaho man pleads guilty in drug slaying

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 1, 2008 12:24 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - 1 of 2 men accused of killing a southern Idaho man and stuffing his body inside a barrel pleaded ...

Idaho charter school closes its doors

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA AP PINGREE -- Eastern Idaho's only public charter high school has been shuttered due to financial problems. School leaders at the six-year-old Idaho ...

N. Idaho mayor resigns after 6 months

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - July 1, 2008 10:34 AM ET HAUSER, Idaho (AP) - The northern Idaho city of Hauser is looking for a new mayor. The vacancy comes after Don Werst resigned ...

Idaho senator tours Areva plants in France

SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA Idaho Senator Larry Craig will meet with Areva CEO Anne Lauvergeon today during his tour of several nuclear facilities in France. Areva has announced plans ...

Twin Falls priest named Idaho Bishop

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - July 1, 2008 9:54 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Episcopal priest who has preached in Twin Falls the last 17 years has been named bishop for the ...

Hispanic students in Idaho make slight gains

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA The results come a year after Latinos scored well below their non-Latino counterparts in reading, math and language on the Idaho Standards Achievement Test. ...

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2008-07-01T21:43:00.003-06:00

SE Idaho sports announc.

Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA For more information, visit www.seidahoseniorgames.org or call (208) 233-2034. n Mark Campbell, Idaho State strength and conditioning coach, ...

School Briefs

Sherwood Gazette - Portland,OR,USA Sherwood alumni Mike McDaniel and Alan McKinley recently completed their bachelor�s degrees at the University of Idaho. The Sherwood Gazette is seeking ...

Boise News 01-Jul

2008-07-01T21:43:00.001-06:00

Dust Devils beat Boise 5-3

KNDO/KNDU - Yakima,WA,USA On a steamy, smoky, and, yes, dusty night at Gesa Stadium, the Tri-City Dust Devils came away with a 5-3 comeback win over the Boise Hawks Monday night. ...

Behler to Boise

Most Valuable Network - Sturbridge,MA,USA By Bob McGovern | June 30th, 2008 Behler and KIDO will make their Boise State broadcasting debut during the Broncos� season-opening football game against ...

Bring the Leash When Heading to Boise Parks

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Boise Police are again issuing dog lovers to not forget the leash when bringing your furry friends to the parks. Beginning today (tues), Boise Police ...

Heat Caused a 100Gallon Propane Tank toVent explode in East Boise ...

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA 2 homes are destroyed today due to record setting heat that caused a 100 gallon propane tank to vent and explode in East Boise on Sunday. ...

Boise interior designer featured on 'Rate My Space'

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise interior decorator Judith Balis uploaded a room she designed for her friend on HGTV�s Web site �Rate My Space.� She�d stumbled across the site in ...

New announcer hired for Boise State

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA The announcement was made Monday by executives of Peak Broadcasting, the company with rights to broadcast Boise State games. Behler replaces longtime radio ...

Peak, Boise State announce new radio Voice of the Broncos

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE - Bob Behler has been named as the new Voice of the Broncos for the coming football and basketball season for games on a network of stations including ...

Boise woman admits striking bicyclist with her Hummer

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- A Boise woman who hit and killed a bicyclist at a Meridian intersection last fall has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. ...

Explosion rocks neighborhood; two Boise homes destroyed

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff BOISE - A propane tank explosion is to blame for two house fires in Boise Sunday night. Officials say both houses suffered substantial ...

Boise house fire leaves no injuries

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Stephanie Hale BOISE- A house fire that started early Monday morning in southeast Boise on Betsy Ross Way left no injuries and only minor damage and was ...

Idaho News 30-Jun

2008-06-30T19:07:00.011-06:00

Diabetes on the rise in Idaho

Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA By :DANA DUGAN The Diabetes Alliance of Idaho announced last week that the number of Idaho adults diagnosed with diabetes is on the rise, increasing from ...

Hispanic students make slight gains in Idaho

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - June 30, 2008 3:04 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Early statewide test results show Hispanic students have made slight gains in reading, math and language ...

Japanese Sister City Delegation Headed to Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Fourteen people from Tokai-Mura Japan are coming to Idaho Falls this week as part of the annual Sister City exchange program. The delegation left Tokai-Mura ...

Idaho Power appeals to utilities commission for rate increase

Idaho Business Review - United States by Zach Hagadone Idaho Power asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for an average rate increase of 9.9 percent on Friday. ...

Ethanol availability up at some Idaho pumps

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - June 30, 2008 12:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - More ethanol is finding its way into Idaho gasoline tanks than a year ago. State officials say fuel ...

AmMex nixes Idaho mine purchase

Ottawa Business Journal - Ontario, Canada By Krystle Chow, Ottawa Business Journal Staff AmMex Gold Mining Corp. has decided not to buy an Idaho gold mine that had historically yielded an ...

Idaho Gets Failing Grade for Preparing Math Teachers

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Idaho was among states criticized in a nationwide study released this week for failing to issue consistent guidelines for preparing elementary teachers to ...

Round Table Pizza�s saga sad

Idaho Business Review - United States by Michael Tomlin Sarcasm doesn't work on the Web. Either avoid it or clearly label it so you aren't misinterpreted. No spam. Link to a commercial site only ...

Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans

The Associated Press - BOISE, Idaho (AP) � To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root ...

Surprising salmon run hits river

Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA BOISE, Idaho - Ten times as many sockeye salmon are returning to the Columbia River as last year, which could mean the highest return for Idaho's most ...

Se Idaho News 30-Jun

2008-06-30T19:07:00.009-06:00

Explosions trigger fires that destroy two homes

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA Many residents in the area are without power - and Idaho Power is on scene. No one was hurt in the fires or aftermath. Media reports about a cause of the ...

Boise News 30-Jun

2008-06-30T19:07:00.007-06:00

Fire Destroys Two Southeast Boise Homes

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise -- Two Southeast Boise homes are destroyed, after multiple explosions and a three alarm fire. There's little left of the residences on Iriondo ...

Boise Grass Fire

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise -- Another fire was sparked early this afternoon on highway 21 near Diversion Dam. Crews responded within two minutes of receiving the call, ...

Boise boy nears Beijing

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA By Frank Mungeam EUGENE - Nick Symmonds blazed an already hot track Saturday at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, surging on the final lap to post the best time ...

Boise boy on verge of Olympic dream

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA Nick Symmonds, second from left in white, runs during the semi-finals of the men's 800 meter event in Eugene Saturday. Symmonds, a Bishop Kelly High School ...

Failed beer run lands Boise man behind bars

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff Officials say Jeffery Bergin, 47, went to the Hollywood Market and picked up two cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon and tried to leave through the ...

"Teacher in Space" is Going Back to Teaching

First Coast News - Jacksonville,FL,USA Our Gannett partners at Florida Today say Morgan will be taking a top teaching and policy position at Boise State University in Idaho. ...

Idaho Astronaut Retires from NASA

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Veteran space shuttle astronaut Barbara Morgan is set to officially retire from NASA in August. Morgan will become an educator at BSU. ...

Teacher in space back to class

Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA Barbara Morgan, who flew aboard Endeavour in August, will go back to Idaho to teach at Boise State University. "It is really tough to leave NASA. ...

Wednesday - Boise at Tri-City, 7:15 pm

EastOregonian.info (subscription) - OR,USA The upstream movement of chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Steelhead, and Shad at Columbia and Snake River Dams on Sunday. St. Louis (Looper 9-5) at Kansas City ...

First teacher-turned-astronaut to leave NASA

Xinhua - China ... will hang up her spaceflight wings in August to become an educator at Idaho's Boise State University, the federal space agency announced on Friday. ...

Idaho News 30-Jun

2008-06-30T19:07:00.005-06:00

Newspaper: How WA lost $2 billion plant to Idaho

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA In May, Areva announced it would build its new plant near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The announcement came after the company won tax concessions from the Idaho ...

Virtual moneymakers: Private firms get big share of government ...

TMCnet - USA 29--Millions of dollars in state money for Idaho virtual charter schools -- which teach classes over the Internet -- can go only to schools operated by ...

Boy injured by bison in Yellowstone

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA He was flown to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Authorities are not releasing the boy's name or hometown. ...

News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - June 29, 2008 4:44 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A former day care operator accused of injuring a child in southern Idaho has been put on two years of ...

Water park opens at Idaho's Silver Mountain Resort

Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA AP Skiing and surfing overlapped for a weekend at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho, as the ski season ended June 1 and the new Silver Rapids Indoor ...

Idaho Foodbank guildines raise concerns

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published June 28, 2008 The director of an Idaho nonprofit organization says she's concerned with new guidelines the Idaho Foodbank has adopted for ...

Idaho could require canoe and kayak registration

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho could become the first western state in four years to require registration for nonmotorized boaters such as canoes and kayaks. ...

Boise News 30-Jun

2008-06-30T19:07:00.003-06:00

Boise's Nick Symmonds advances at Olympic trials

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA The Eugene, OR crowd went wild for Boise's Nick Symmonds. Symmonds blazed the final 100 meters of his 800 meter qualifying race to win the heat in 1:59.01. ...

Boise police say hot weather can be deadly to children in cars

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Take a trip to the water fountain at the Grove Plaza in Downtown Boise. � Play in the water at Merrill Park, 637 E. Shore Drive, Eagle. ...

Ten Commandments activists still owe city of Boise more than $10000

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Local Christian activists Bryan Fischer and Brandi Swindell are asking for donations after the city of Boise slapped a lien on their property to collect a ...

Four Boise Hawks have major-league bloodlines

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Michael Brenly, who is the son of former Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly, is one of four Boise players with fathers who have played in the major ...

Murphy: Boise State athletic trainer says goodbye

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Gary Craner, 65, was hired at Boise State when he was 29-years-old and has worked in the BSU athletic department ever since. On Friday Craner retired after ...

Fever looks to right ship in Boise

Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA The first task is winning at Boise (6-6) tonight. The two teams have split their first two meetings, each team winning at home in convincing fashion. ...

Northwest League -- Boise squeezes out victory to spoil Yakima rally

Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA BOISE, Idaho -- Yakima's five-run ninth inning was rendered moot Friday night as the Boise Hawks successfully executed a safety squeeze in the bottom of ...

Bears rally falls short in Boise

KNDO/KNDU - Yakima,WA,USA BOISE, Id. - Down 6-1 in the ninth inning, the Yakima Bears scored five runs to tie the game, but Ryan Sontag's bunt base hit in the bottom of the ninth ...

Idaho News 30-Jun

2008-06-30T19:07:00.001-06:00