Idaho News 12-Jul

Idaho's first state park turns 100 years old

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA PLUMMER--The Heyburn State Park, which is located in Plummer, Idaho, celebrated its centennial birthday today. To commemorate it's birthday, all state parks ...

Idaho airports see fewer passengers, fewer flight options

Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA POCATELLO, Idaho � Record-high fuel prices are to blame for a 7 percent drop in passenger traffic at the Pocatello Regional Airport, airport manager David ...

Attempted rape trial begins for Idaho man

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA ... rape last year after a woman called police to report that someone appeared to be sitting in wait at a West Boise park, The Idaho Statesman reported. ...

News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - July 12, 2008 8:44 AM ET LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - A fire near a northern Idaho casino was nearly contained yesterday after an estimated 3500 acres of ...

LaRocco, Rammell announce series of debates across Idaho

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Democrat Larry LaRocco, a self-described moderate, and independent conservative Rex Rammell announced Friday a series of debates across Idaho. ...

No Yahoo! talks, Murdoch says

Indianapolis Star - United States Sun Valley, Idaho � News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch ruled out renewing any discussions to help Yahoo! fend off a possible takeover attempt by Microsoft ...

Golden Bear leaves his mark in Idaho

Calgary Herald - AB, Canada The Idaho Club's Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course will be a major entry into the area's golfing facilities. And, while club members will have first crack ...

Murdoch Rules Out Yahoo Combination

Washington Post - United States By Andy Fixmer "We're not interested in Yahoo," Murdoch told reporters yesterday at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. ...

9th Circuit stays start of Idaho bypass

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP SANDPOINT, Idaho -- A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the start of a controversial highway project that bypasses downtown Sandpoint. ...

Murdoch's News Corp. unlikely to be in Yahoo deal

KTVN - Reno,NV,USA AP - July 11, 2008 11:54 AM ET SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) - News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch says his media company is what he termed "very unlikely" to be a ...

Boise News 12-Jul

Double trouble when fire spawns a twin in Boise

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Adam Rodriguez, Vanessa Brown BOISE - The fire broke out at Idaho Timber near the airport Friday night. The 100-foot-high flames sent smoke over the ...

Cubs Sign Cashner

Bleacher Report - Menlo Park,CA,USA The Chicago Cubs have announced the signing of their first round pick, Michael Wagner gives you the details. by Michael Wagner (Scribe) The Cubs today ...

Banks' Linehan chooses Boise State

Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com - Hillsboro,OR,USA Gabe Linehan, a senior-to-be at Banks High School, has orally committed to a football scholarship offer from Boise State. Linehan plays quarterback for ...

iPhone mania could also be found in Boise

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- Eager buyers lined up at AT&T stores across the world for the release of the new iPhone -- and Boise was no exception. ...

Boise Mayor hosting 'Saturday Office Hours'

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By KBCI Web Staff BOISE - Mayor David Bieter will hear Boise residents' thoughts, ideas and concerns in person once again Saturday as part of his "Saturday ...

From New York to Boise, the Knitting Factory spreads out

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Horton Heat plays June 28 at the grand re-opening of Boise's Knitting Factory. By Ben Sisaro - New York Times News Service Jared Hoffman has a vision for ...

Ted Simplot charged with misdemeanor public intoxication in ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA John Edward �Ted� Simplot, the executive director and a board member of the JR Simplot Co., was arrested early Thursday in Downtown Boise on a misdemeanor ...

Fire destroys motorhome, motorcycle, car in South Boise

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Fire destroyed a motorhome, a motorcycle and an old car in South Boise Thursday night. The fire broke out in a detached metal shop, where the vehicles were ...

Boise private school plans expansion

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Boise Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 6 pm on Aug. 11 at Boise City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd.

BRONCO STADIUM, ON THE CAMPUS OF BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA It is not surprising that Boise State football games were the overwhelming choice as the best sporting event in the Treasure Valley. ...

Idaho News 11-Jul

Big Money Takes Over Sun Valley

ABC News - USA By BIANNA GOLODRYGA The first thing one notices when flying into the tiny Hailey/Sun Valley Airport in Idaho is its disproportionately large hangar full of ...

E. Idaho rancher returns to state to raise yaks

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 11, 2008 He first ran into yaks while on a trip in Nepal, and in the 1980s bought two when he moved to Idaho. Those two produced more ...

Say what? NYC mayor often mangles his words

The Associated Press - Bloomberg was in Sun Valley, Idaho � and Salt Lake City is 300 miles away and in a different state. One might blame the high altitude for fuzzing ...

Media moguls relax with Herb Allen

Hollywood Reporter - United States By Dan Cox SUN VALLEY, Idaho -- Several hundred major media execs at Herb Allen's annual retreat in this remote Northwest niche thought they could get away ...

N. Idaho man sentenced to 20 years for raping girl

The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA AP � Published July 11, 2008 A northern Idaho man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping the 16-year-old girlfriend of his son more than 30 ...

Music lovers rediscover the timbre of the turntable and return to ...

The Canadian Press - BOISE, Idaho BOISE, Idaho � Travis Dryden spent his childhood listening to his parent's records. And then he left them behind with the other detritus of his pre-college ...

UPDATE 1-Murdoch says News Corp, Yahoo tie-up very unlikely

Reuters - USA By Kenneth Li SUN VALLEY, IDAHO, July 11 (Reuters) - News Corp's (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Rupert Murdoch said it was "very unlikely" his company ...

Bulk of Idaho's growth is in the suburbs

KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA AP - July 11, 2008 12:14 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - US Census Bureau figures show the rapid growth Idaho saw earlier this decade has slowed, ...

West Nile Reported in Gem County, Idaho

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Gem County, in southeast Idaho, had mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus. According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, this is the first ...

Bulls' Curry suspended one game by NBA

Sports Network - USA Curry, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder, pleaded guilty to resisting or obstructing an officer and public urination while in Boise, Idaho.