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Boise State women's scocer team draws top-seeded UCLA in NCAA tournament

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:52:20 MST

In its first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament, the Boise State women�s soccer team will meet top-seed UCLA in the first round on Friday in Los Angeles.

Idaho GOP leader Hall fired as deputy prosecutor, quits national committee after stalking conviction

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:12 MST

Blake Hall, a leading figure in Idaho and national politics for 25 years,

Idaho Power, customers and PUC staff reach deal to delay rate case but share fuel savings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:25:11 MST

Idaho Power has agreed to put off asking for a general increase in its power rates until 2012.

Nampan admits burning little girl, breaking both of her arms

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:23:26 MST

A 24-year-old Nampa man likely will serve at least five years in prison after pleading guilty to severely injuring his girlfriend�s 2-year-old daughter on two occasions in May, reportedly because she wouldn�t stop crying.

Murph's Turf: Projections place Broncos in Fiesta, Sugar

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:05:11 MST

Idaho 55 reopened after overturned trailer removed from highway

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:17:06 MST

Both lanes of travel on Idaho 55 about 2 miles north of Banks were closed

Wolf season closes in McCall-Weiser zone

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:31:59 MST

The wolf season closed today in the McCall-Weiser zone in west

Idaho schools Superintendent Tom Luna's father dies

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:16:53 MST

Pete Luna, the father of Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna, died at his

Featured Photo Gallery: Boise State women's soccer WAC champions 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:01 MST

Varsity Extra blog: Treasure Valley high school athletes of the week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:52:12 MST

Mental health evaluation ordered for Caldwell murder suspect

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:23:44 MST

Sheryl Lynn Sasenbery�s first-degree murder trial, set for Dec. 8, almost certainly will be postponed, court officials said Monday.

Pac-10 reinstates Oregon's Blount

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:19:51 MST

Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended for the season after punching a Boise State player in the wake of the season opener, has been allowed to rejoin the Ducks.

Man-made Rocky Canyon hot spring pools near Crouch removed today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:19:01 MST

Boise National Forest crews removed a series of popular

Bronco Beat: Akey hopes to disappoint rest of WAC; Boise State-Nevada likely will have late kickoff

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:03 MST

Nampa motorcyclist dies from injuries following wreck on Franklin Road in Meridian

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:49 MST

Rocky Pickett, 39, of Nampa, died early Monday from head injuries he

Police arrest Boise man after they watch him mug a bicyclist Downtown early Saturday

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:40:31 MST

Michael J. Berenger is being held in the Ada County Jail on a charge of felony robbery after Boise police officers say they watched him knock a man over and try to steal his bicycle early Saturday morning near 6th and Main Streets.

Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumps

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:19:41 MST

The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy.

Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:05:45 MST

Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.

A house made of straw and mud in Boise

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:08 MST

Boise's first complete straw bale house is under construction in Southeast Boise See more photos of the straw and bale house Read more about living a green lifestyle

Barker: Feds pin salmon hopes on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:07 MST

The Obama administration wants Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be the face of the best science available for fish.

Stimulus job numbers in Idaho require interpretation

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:06 MST

Youth employment programs, the AmeriCorps service program, private contractors and educators account for most of the jobs created or saved in Idaho using federal stimulus funding, according to state and federal reports.

BSU report card: Special teams earn a C-

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:05 MST

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