Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Idaho News 30-Jul

AAA: Idaho gas prices among highest in nation

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA But here in Idaho gas prices are still some of the highest in the nation. This week the US Department of Transportation announced people are driving almost ...

Homes Being Evacuated at Blackhawk Estates in Idaho Falls

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA Bonneville County Fire, the Idaho Falls Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management are all trying to get this fire under control. ...

Resort proposed next to Idaho Cabela's

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP POST FALLS, Idaho -- Two California development companies want to build a destination resort near the Cabela's store on Interstate 90 in northern Idaho, ...

Idaho Press-Tribune to lay off 16 employees

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Idaho Press-Tribune in Nampa said Wednesday that it would lay off 16 people as a result of the slowing economy. �These are difficult times, ...

Idaho Press-Tribune

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA Young, 32, was arrested last September following a 13-month Idaho State Police investigation. He formerly worked as an information technology employee for ...

Idaho Sees Largest Percentage of Lost Jobs

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA The nations trade defecit with China is affecting Idaho.The Washington DC based Enomic Policy Institute says we've been tagged with nearly 15 thousand job ...

Accidental Shooting in Southern Idaho

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA Police in Southern Idaho are investigating an accidental shooting. A man in Twin Falls called the cops last night(TUESDAY) and told them he'd accidentally ...

Police say arson at root of E. Idaho fires

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 30, 2008 12:14 PM ET AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Authorities in eastern Idaho say a series of wildfires in recent years, including the largest so ...

Hoku Shares Rally On $298 Million Poly Supply Deal

Barron's Blogs - USA Hoku notes that the deal will reduce the required financing for a planned Idaho production facility. The company said it previously planned to finance the ...

Utah man electrocuted at Idaho hospital

Salt Lake Tribune - United States AP Posted: 9:48 AM- IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Idaho Falls fire officials say a worker from Utah tending to an air conditioning unit on the roof of Mountain View ...

Se Idaho News 30-Jul

SE Idaho sports announcments

Idaho State Journal - Pocatello,ID,USA Other camps will be held July 14-16 in Idaho Falls and Aug. 7-9 in Boise. For more information, visit www.VBcamps.com or call (208) 233-3798. n There will ...

Education Summit seeks success for Hispanic students

Boise State University The Arbiter Online - Boise,ID,USA The message was an unequivocal ��S�, se puede!� as the first-ever Idaho Summit on Educational Excellence About Hispanic Students convened July 24 and 25 at ...

Boise News 30-Jul

"Dirt Clods" are Making a Difference in Boise

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho-- Some Treasure Valley workers are escaping their offices to help out in the community. They're known as the Dirt Clods, and as part of the ...

Possible Cause of Mercury Spill in Boise

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA A former tenant of a Boise Bench apartment complex is likely responsible for a mercury spill that has forced the evacuation of two families from their homes ...

Boise man admits to fraudulent investment scheme

Idaho Business Review - United States by IBR staff report A Boise man admitted to making false and misleading representations to prospective investors in connection with an investment scheme ...

Boise man loses freedom when his bike is stolen

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Scott Logan BOISE -- Mike Bales of Boise has done his best to deal with his disabilities and live a productive life. "I was not happy," he said. ...

Top 5 non-BCS in-conference rivalries

ESPN - USA Boise State (Battle for the Milk Can) -- Fresno State is disliked by many around the WAC, but there are few teams Fresno State dislikes more than Boise ...

Judge ordered Boise man to halt investment scheme, cooperate with ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA A judge in Boise says a Boise man and two companies owe $5 million over what state officials say was a fraudulent investment scheme. ...

Man Who Robbed Two Boise Banks Behind Bars

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA The man who police say robbed two Boise banks yesterday is behind bars. 47-year old Kenneth Casey was arrested early this morning in Baker City, Oregon. ...

#32 - Oregon vs Boise State

Roll 'Bama Roll - AL,USA Boise is on the national radar now, and despite this being a BCS vs Mid-Major match up, it's two programs well known for their offensive prowess squaring ...

Smoke-Free Downtown Boise

KBOI - Boise,ID,USA One less spot to light up a cigarette in downtown Boise.Tom Grainey's Sporting Pub is officially "smoke free" since June. SmokeFree Boise is a local ...

Boise-based DBSI Acquisitions purchases $97.5 million in real ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA DBSI Acquisitions, a nationwide buyer of investment-grade commercial and residential real estate based in Boise, reports it has completed $97.5 million in ...

Idaho News 30-Jul

Parole board weighs case of Idaho sex offender

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA IDAHO FALLS -- A decision will be made in the next 20 days on whether a convicted sex offender and former Boy Scout counselor will face a parole-violation ...

River Search in Idaho Falls for Kent Hess: Day Three

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA 43-year-old Kent Hess of Idaho Falls was rafting over the diversion dam north of town on Sunday when his inflatable raft capsized. ...

Study: Accuracy of Idaho gas pumps up

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - July 29, 2008 4:34 PM ET NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - State officials say gas pumps around Idaho are much more accurate than they were three years ago. ...

Cockfighting arrests made at S. Idaho dairy

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA The Idaho Humane Society is now caring for the birds. Additionally, fighting paraphernalia including razor sharp stainless steel leg gaffs and spurs and ...

State starts study of key N. Idaho aquifer

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP POST FALLS, Idaho -- State hydrologists have started researching the mechanics, boundaries and resources of the Rathrdum Prairie Aquifer, the reservoir ...

Idaho Chief Justice begins chemotherapy

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - July 29, 2008 3:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Dan Eismann, the Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and is ...

E. Idaho cowgirl places second

Rexburg Standard Journal - Rexburg,ID,USA FARMINGTON, NM - Eastern Idaho's Bailey Guthrie almost had the makings of a dream come true. The graduate of Firth High School finished in a tie for second ...

Federal judges from across the west meet in Idaho

San Diego Union Tribune - United States AP SUN VALLEY, Idaho � Federal judges from across the west are gathering in Sun Valley to hold business meetings and hear speakers on topics ranging from ...

Shari's Restaurant Opens in Moscow, Idaho

MarketWatch - USA MOSCOW, ID, Jul 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Shari's Restaurants are proud to announce the opening of a new location in Moscow, Idaho. ...

Crop duster pilot injured in SW Idaho crash

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 29, 2008 A crop duster crash injured a 44-year-old pilot from Nampa, Idaho and downed multiple power lines, causing a small fire. ...