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Fire displaces four families in South Boise
Boise Fire investigators say that a fire on Saturday evening displaced four families who live in a four-plex in the 2200 block of S. Amy St. in South Boise. Investigators say it appears a hot lamp in a snake cage started the fire. Crews were called to the scene at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday after the report of a fire in a closet in an upstairs unit of the four-plex. While they were on their way to ...
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Crews on the scene of a fire near Amy Street and Pennsylvania in Boise
Crews are responding to a two-alarm structure fire in South Boise at Amy Street near Pennsylvania Avenue. Ada County dispatch said Amy Street is closed. There were no further details available about the cause of the fire, the extent of the damage nor whether there were any ...
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Idaho National Laboratory to lay off workers
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho National Laboratory contractor has notified employees that it has started what it calls an involuntary separation program as it tries to cut costs in the wake of federal budget ...
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Idaho Foodbank prepares to begin 15th annual summer food program for kids
Picnic in the Park is a free, annual summer lunch program for kids that takes place in parks and other sites across the city. Idaho Foodbank officials will kick-off the 2013 program at 11 a.m., Monday, June 3 at Cassia Park, 4600 W. Camas St. The program is designed to pick up where public school meal programs leave off. Free lunches are available to children ages 1 to 18, no questions asked. No ...
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Beartooth Highway opens for travelers
The tourist-attracting Beartooth Highway is a national scenic byway that offers stunning views of mountain ranges while taking motorists from Red Lodge to Cooke City and the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National ...
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Skeletal remains tied to man missing since 2006
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) -- Authorities say a skeleton found near Riverton on the Wind River Indian Reservation is that of a 47-year-old man who was reported missing in ...
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N. Idaho sheriff may drop Boy Scouts charter
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- A northern Idaho sheriff says he's compelled to drop the department's Boy Scouts of America charter after the organization opened its ranks to gay ...
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2 men sentenced following S. Idaho stabbing attack
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- Two southern Idaho men convicted of aiding and abetting in a stabbing attack have each been sentenced to three to 10 years in ...
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Womans body pulled from Boise River
BOISE - Police and the Ada County Coroner's Office are working to identify the woman and find a cause of death, according to a press release Saturday.According to Boise police, two people reported a body floating in the river at 9:08 a.m. Saturday, just west of the Main Street bridge. A police officer and the Boise Fire Dive Rescue team were able to reach the woman's body and pull her ...
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UI student facing voyeurism charge expulsion
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- A University of Idaho student who police say harassed a female student he once had a relationship with by sending her threatening text messages, sending nude and sexually explicit photos of her to her family and friends, and posting the images online has been taken into ...
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Idaho Farm Attractions Poised for New Protections
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- From petting zoos to pumpkin patches, tasting rooms to hayrides, Idaho farmers have found many ways to beckon visitors to their properties and supplement their incomes.Starting July 1, those operators will have formal protection against liability if the inherent risks of a farm operation cause injury to a guest. That's when the Idaho Agritourism Promotion Act, signed ...
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Amazing Grace Fellowship Celebrates 25 Years
TWIN FALLS o It isn't every day that a church that starts in a living room is around 25 years later, let alone still have the same founding pastors. So what's the key to Amazing Grace Fellowship's success?Dorette Schaal, pastor and wife of lead pastor, Lynn Schaal, gave a condensed version of the church's history."We started in someone's home for the first five ...
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Detecting Cancer Risks Actress announcement leads to more awareness of genetic testing
Learn more: Call St. Luke's genetic counselors -- who are based in Boise -- for more information at 208-381-2734. To make an appointment: Patients can be referred by a doctor or make their own appointment. Call St. Luke's Magic Valley Mountain States Tumor Institute at ...
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Firefighters Prepare for Fire Season
JEROME o The orange flags waved in the air and made drastic turns with each new gust of wind.The firefighters standing behind the flags pretended the man holding the flags were flames, but the simulation was hardly a game.With nozzle in hand, Shaynee Gulliford pointed the hose to the fire and began drowning out the stand-in flames. With the help of her team, Gulliford walked through the steps ...
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Learning to Give Students Help Distribute Money to Nonprofits
KIMBERLY o Students at Kimberly and Jerome middle schools are learning how to give. Through a grant, students were given pools of money to award to area nonprofits. It was a lesson in philanthropy. Students researched the nonprofits and chose how much to give to each one.It started last fall, the principal of Kimberly Middle School applied for a grant through CenturyLink, a telecommunications ...
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Ask St. Lukes St. Lukes Offers Summer Food Safety Tips
Ask St. Lukes: Handling Stress as a Young Mother I'm a young mother with two toddler boys, and I'm feeling more stress than I want to. Are there things I can do to get back my health outlook ...
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Weather Why I Became a Meteorologist
I have said this many times in this column, I love weather. My interest and passion for the science of meteorology goes back to when I was a kid in elementary school. Unlike many of my colleagues in weather who decided to become meteorologists because of a significant weather event during their childhood, I've always been interested in the earth sciences, especially weather. Despite my ...
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Yard Sale Next Week for Gooding Relay for Life
GOODING o Gooding Relay for Life organizers are hosting their first fundraising event -- a yard sale next weekend.The yard sale is 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 1 in front of Land Title & Escrow, 706 Main St. in Gooding.Two relay teams will sell raffle tickets for a children's four-wheeler and for two children's bikes.The first annual Gooding Relay for Life is planned for July 26-27 ...
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Memorial Day Ceremonies Planned for Monday
Times-NewsSeveral Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled Monday, May 27, around the area.Buhl: Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the West End Cemetery in Buhl, presented by the Filer American Legion and Buhl Veterans of Foreign Wars. Guest speaker is retired Air Force Col. Larry Kauffman. 208-316-4555.Filer: Memorial Day service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Filer ...
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150 Boise icons to celebrate the citys sesquicentennial Cyrus Jacobs Uberuaga House
Did you know? About 1,000 people came to watch the 2012 excavation of the houses old well. The items uncovered will be used in archeology lab courses at the University of Idaho. The community beyond Idaho also took note of the Boise dig. Archaeology Magazine included it in the World Roundup of significant ...
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Leaving the spotlight Maureen OHara visits Iowa to pay homage to Duke
Maureen OHara, center, Aissa Wayne, John Waynes daughter, and Conor Fitz-Simons are framed by a statue of Wayne near where a John Wayne museum and learning center is planned in Winterset, ...
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Wild Workout Pushes Buhls Gage Silva
BUHL o You might describe Buhl's Gage Silva's in-season training regime as: Dances With Wolf.But if the Indians' sophomore had a Native American name, it might be: Runs With Sheep.Given his disqualification in the 110 meter hurdles districts and his poor times in state as a freshman, you might even call him a wolf in sheep's clothing.Silva, a 4-H champion, added to his mantle ...
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Areva mum on date for Idaho nuke plant
French nuclear services giant Areva SA no longer projects a date for building an Idaho uranium enrichment plant, aiming to avoid dashing expectations while its hunt for financing drags ...
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APNewsBreak Deal reached on Oregon wolves
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Conservation groups and cattle ranchers have agreed to a landmark settlement in a lawsuit that, for the past year and a half, has kept the state of Oregon from killing wolves that prey on ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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