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A quilt you can read with your hands

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Boise Peace Quilters have given quilts to the likes of Pete Seeger, Mr. Rogers and Sen. Frank Church. The newest quilt, for the Idaho Commission for the Blind, will offer a uniquely sensory experience for the blind.

Mountain Home police call car fire suspicious

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:08:54 MDT

Mountain Home police say a Thursday fire that destroyed a 1991 Chevrolet Camaro is suspicious.

Blueprint Boise now available online

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:47:49 MDT

Boise's Comprehensive Plan update, Blueprint Boise, is available for review

I-84 vehicular manslaughter suspect with $1 million arrest warrant still on the loose

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:22:51 MDT

Ada County prosecutors say they are actively pursuing the arrest of Oklahoma truck driver Gregory Roberts � who has been missing for two weeks after not showing up for a court date where he was scheduled to plead guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.

Boise fire destroys motorcycle, boat Thursday; no one injured

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:02:14 MDT

Two teenage boys were fixing a gas leak on a motorcycle Thursday afternoon when a spark apparently set the motorcycle on fire, according to Boise Fire Battalion Chief Jeff LaBour.

Boise police arrest man after chases, crash

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Idaho State Police say William "Bill" A. Toomey led officers on a car chase Thursday morning and crashed on the westbound Connector near the Orchard overpass at 2:37 a.m. Toomey escaped on foot but was captured later in the day.

Man pulls a knife on the wrong guy in Boise: an off-duty cop

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

BOISE - Marcus A. Crutchfield, 28, of Boise, was charged with felony aggravated assault after police say an apparently intoxicated man jumped in front of two men about to talk to a woman and pulled the knife at about 2 a.m. Thursday. He had apparently been in a fight earlier, police said.

Boise gets money for rapid re-housing

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan on Thursday awarded $533,411 to Boise to quickly get families who fall into homelessness back into homes, or prevent families from becoming homeless. The money is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Police seek man who robbed Boise retail store

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Boise police said the man, wearing a bicycle helmet and with a mustache, at about 3:50 p.m. Thursday handed a note demanding cash to a clerk at a store on the 3500 block of South Federal Way.

Boise receives over $500,000 to help families facing financial crisis

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:10:25 MDT

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan on Thursday awarded $533,411 to Boise to rapidly re-house families who fall into homelessness, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.

Man who pulls knife on off-duty Boise officer charged with aggravated assault

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:05:07 MDT

Marcus A. Crutchfield, 28, of Boise, is being held in the Ada County Jail after Boise police say he pulled a knife on an off-duty officer early Thursday morning near Capital and Main streets Downtown.

Man who crashed vehicle then fled from police in Boise captured

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:06:12 MDT

A man who led Idaho State Police on a chase in Boise Thursday morning, crashed and then escaped on foot has been captured.

Police still looking for man who jumped into Boise canal

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The man who jumped into a covered irrigation canal Tuesday in West Boise after an officer found him carrying a knife and a small amount of marijuana hadn't been found as of Wednesday evening.

Got $4 million? You could buy a big hole in Downtown Boise

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Roberts Capps, a California developer, has listed the Boise Tower site at 8th and Main streets at $3.95 million.

John Delling agrees to plead guilty to 2007 murder of David Boss

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:04:11 MDT

John Delling�s lawyers and Ada and Latah county prosecutors finalized an agreement Wednesday to transfer Delling�s second murder case to Boise this summer, where he will plead guilty to shooting childhood friend David Boss to death on March 31, 2007.

Got $4 million? You could buy Downtown Boise's big hole

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:30:22 MDT

The Boise Tower site is for sale.

Construction accident causes gas leak, closure of Five Mile Road at McMillan in West Boise

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:39:00 MDT

Boise police have temporarily closed Five Mile Road between McMillan Road and Edna Street in West Boise while crews repair a broken gas line in the area.

Boise couple arrested after police find meth, drug-making materials in their home

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:13:02 MDT

Edward Andersen Jr., 52, and Loretta L. March, 46, are charged with felony manufacture of methamphetamine. Raquel Forester, 21, Meridian, who was pulled over near the house as part of the investigation, is charged with felony possession of methamphetamine. All three are being held in the Ada County Jail.

Man eludes Boise police by jumping into ditch

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

How did it get started? Boise police got a call about a light-skinned man in his 20s walking along Maple Grove Road with a handgun. An officer stopped the man, and he agreed to a search. The officer found a knife and a small amount of marijuana, according to police. The man ran and jumped into an irrigation ditch just south of Fairview Avenue.

Boise police search for man who jumped in irrigation canal to avoid arrest

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:10:14 MDT

Boise police are looking for a man who jumped into an irrigation canal near Fairview Avenue and Maple Grove Road while trying to elude arrest Tuesday afternoon. Read more Treasure Valley crime news Track crime, registered sex offenders in your neighborhood

48 new American citizens to take oath on Thursday in Boise

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:59:27 MDT

A group of 48 area residents from 14 countries will take the Oath of Allegiance and become United States citizens during a ceremony that begins at 10 a.m. On Thursday at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building, 1185 S. Vinnell Way, in Boise.

Iowa professor says his new solar power technology could pay off for Boise's Micron

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:11:52 MDT

Vikram Dalal has a new solar technology and Micron has low-cost processing know-how � and Dalal wants to help Micron Technology to put the two together to make the Boise company a leader in the emerging solar panel industry.

Police: Boise bike thief caught when he tried to sell stolen cycle on Craigslist

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:17:41 MDT

Twenty-year-old Marcus R. Horner is being held in the Ada County Jail on a charge of felony grand theft after Boise police say he stole an expensive mountain bike from a neighbor�s yard on July 4 and then tried to sell it on Craigslist.