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What's open and closed Memorial Day in the Treasure Valley

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

Whats open and closed Monday for Memorial Day:

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High temperature in Boise Saturday didn't reach 60 — find out how much longer cool, wet weather expected to last

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:29 EDT

Hot enough for you? Probably not, if you were looking forward to basking in the sun this weekend.

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Idaho state controller Donna Jones remains hospitalized after crash in Eastern Idaho Friday

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:59 EDT

Donna Jones, the Idaho state controller, is stable and responsive Saturday, a day after she suffered injuries in a rollover crash near Rupert, her family said in a release issued…

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Artist says someone melted artwork outside Modern Hotel in Boise; she's offering a reward for information leading to an arrest

kmoeller@idahostatesman.com (KATY MOELLER) — Sat, 26 May 2012 16:55 EDT

A wall-hanging knit and crocheted from discarded VHS tape that's been outside The Modern Hotel in Downtown Boise since early May was damaged this week by someone who burned sections…

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Streets shut down after car crash at 13th and Grove in Boise Saturday

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:35 EDT

Two vehicles collided in the intersection of 13th and Grove streets Saturday afternoon, and extrication was called to remove one of the occupants of the vehicles.

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Family of U of I student who fell out of a fraternity window seeks $1 million deal

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

MOSCOW Raul Andaverde and Esmeralda Banda offered to drop their lawsuit in exchange for a settlement from the University of Idaho, the State Board of Education and the national…

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Memorial Day events in the Treasure Valley

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

Memorial Day events are scheduled across the Treasure Valley.

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Lawyer for condemned Idaho inmate says he’s innocent

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

David Nevin says Richard Albert Leavitt, a death row inmate scheduled to die in two weeks, has passed a polygraph test that proves hes innocent.

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Governor names Dave Case to Ada commission

cmsewell@idahostatesman.com (BY CYNTHIA SEWELL) — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Dave Case of Meridian to fill the Ada County Commission vacancy left by the resignation of Vern Bisterfeldt.

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Timberline grad wants to work on treating cancer

kmoeller@idahostatesman.com (BY KATY MOELLER) — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

Gamid Abatchev, one of the top graduating students at Timberline High, plans a career in medicine or medical research. He battled a cancerous tumor as a young boy, and he…

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Memorial Day blahs? indifferent start to long weekend

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:00 EDT

Whats with the rain? Fridays wet weather actually isnt uncommon. Boise has had precipitation three of the past six Memorial Days; on Friday, .15 inches fell as of 6 p.m.

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Otter appoints Dave Case to fill Bisterfeldt's Ada County commissioner seat

csewell@idahostatesman.com (Cynthia Sewell) — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:56 EDT

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Friday appointed Ada County Highway District Commissioner Dave Case to replace Ada County Commissioner Vern Bisterfeldt, who resigned May 4.

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Boise's Channel 6 phone conversations: Robert Manwill’s mom likes prison food, friends

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00 EDT

The TV station obtained the phone recordings of the Boise mother who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with the death of her 8-year-old son. Robert Manwill…

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Former Idaho timber town, Potlatch, aims to become gun town

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00 EDT

POTLATCH This small town northwest of Moscow was created to house workers for the nations largest white pine sawmill, and its tidy homes and straight, tree-lined streets are a…

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Small grads prompt big hopes for program

krodine@idahostatesman.com (BY KRISTIN RODINE) — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00 EDT

Caldwell’s P16 program, which aims to prepare students for college and beyond starting at age 3 or 4, graduated its first batch of preschoolers Thursday.

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Industry fights efforts to label foods with GMOs

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00 EDT

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. On a recent sunny morning at the Big Y grocery here, Cynthia LaPier parked her cart in the cereal aisle. With a glance over her shoulder…

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What's closed Memorial Day in the Treasure Valley

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00 EDT

What’s open and closed Monday for Memorial Day:

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Dan Popkey: The battle is on for the next leader of Idaho GOP

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00 EDT

The Idaho Republican Party chairmanship is still bedeviling Gov. Butch Otter, who is working hard to avoid the embarrassment he suffered in 2008.

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