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Boy will face charges in accident that killed cyclist Kevin Pavlis

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The 16-year-old will be charged with vehicular manslaughter for his role in the Hill Road crash, but court proceedings will be closed unless a juvenile court judge opens them.

Streetcar discussion Wednesday in Boise

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank, hosts "Debunking Portland: How Streetcars and Light Rail Have Made Portland the City that Doesn't Work" with Randal O'Toole, senior fellow with the Cato Institute.

Nevada man arrested in Las Vegas for Boise bank robbery

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:28:49 MST

A 46-year-old Nevada man arrested for robbing a bank in Las Vegas last week has also been charged with robbing a Wells Fargo Bank on Orchard Street in Boise this past August.

Boise man charged with rape

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:10 MST

David A. Snow is being held in the Ada County Jail on a charge of felony rape after a woman told police he sexually assaulted her early Thursday morning at a Boise Bench home.

Donate a turkey for an Eagle Scout

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:38 MST

Boise�s City Hall West hosts �Turkeys for Eagles,� Friday, the effort of a local Boy Scout, Trent Johnson of Scout Troop 318, to collect turkeys and funds for the Idaho Food Bank -- and earn his Eagle badge in the process.

Trial date set in Robert Manwill murder case

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Melissa Jenkins made incriminating statements against her then boyfriend, Daniel Ehrlick, during an investigation into her 8-year-old son's disappearance and murder in July, said 4th District Judge Darla Williamson in court Thursday.

Boise woman pulled out of burning house Wednesday has died

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:19:05 MST

An 82-year-old Boise woman who was pulled out of her bedroom window by an Ada County Sheriff's deputy and sergeant early Wednesday has died, according to Boise fire officials.

Failed city council candidate, conservative advocacy group, continue opposition to streetcar

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:47:44 MST

The community is starting to get involved in the streetcar debate.

GOP consultant arrested for violating DUI probation

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:21:17 MST

Jason Lehosit, a campaign consultant to three top Idaho Republicans

Can you help rake up Boise or Nampa?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:18:45 MST

The annual events that matches teams of volunteers armed with muscle, with seniors and disabled residents who need help cleaning up their yards, needs you.

Boise man accused of spraying lighter fluid on female roommate, threatening her with lighter

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:52:07 MST

Jonathan Edward Drake, 23, is being held in the Ada County Jail on a felony charge of aggravated battery after Boise police say he sprayed lighter fluid on a woman late Wednesday night and then threatened her with a lighter.

Southern Idaho schools hope to resume H1N1 vaccination clinics for students

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:30:38 MST

As the state�s supply of H1N1 vaccine increases, health departments in southern Idaho are starting to resume vaccination clinics for schoolchildren and college students.

Emmett woman hopes to thank the heroes who pulled her from burning truck

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Ellen Ethington wants to send out a whole lot of gratitude and a batch of cinnamon rolls to the three men who saved her after a fiery crash Monday along Interstate 84 near Mountain Home.

Coroner identifies the Boise toddler killed in accident

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

BOISE - A report from Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg says 23-month-old Luke H. Taylor was killed Tuesday when a relative backed over him with a large pickup truck.

Streetcar advocates win, critics lose elections

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:28:03 MST

A U.S. streetcar revival fared well in Tuesday's elections, with pro-trolley candidates for mayor in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C., winning. A critic of Boise's proposal lost.

Fall for Books benefits the Garden City Library

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52:58 MST

The Garden City Library Foundation is inviting the public to a Fall

Boise School District students constructing green home

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:31:59 MST

A dozen students in the Boise District's Residential Construction program are

Streetcars on the ballot in cities across the U.S.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:24:34 MST

A streetcar revival in American cities isn't just kicking up sparks from the tracks. They're flying down at city hall, too.

Ada County deputy treated for smoke inhalation after helping elderly woman get out of house on fire near southwest Boise

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:26 MST

An Ada County Sheriff's deputy and two residents of a home near Southwest

Streetcars on the ballot in Boise, other cities amid nationwide trolley revival

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:28 MST

A streetcar revival in American cities isn�t just kicking up sparks from the tracks. They�re flying down at city hall, too.

Voter turnout stronger than usual in some Treasure Valley cities

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:47:10 MST

Polls are now closed. Check back often for updated results for Treasure Valley races.

Boise woman accused of ramming car, throwing ranch dressing pleads guilty to aggravated battery

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:18:40 MST

Tiffany M. Wallace will find out next month if she will go to prison or go on probation in connection with a road rage incident in June where she is accused of using her pickup truck to ram into another car several times in a hospital parking lot.

Idaho health officials: Some flu patients need medicine fast

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

boise - The Central District Health Department on Monday issued a reminder to health care providers that some patients with flu-like symptoms need prescriptions for anti-viral drugs right away.