Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Boise News 22-Apr

Boise firm wins $95 million contract to make locomotives for ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Bethann Stewart - bstewart@idahostatesman.com A Boise locomotive manufacturer has won a $95 million contract to build 26 commuter locomotives for the ...

Judge orders mental evaluation before killer can defend himself

WLOS - Asheville,NC,USA BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A federal judge is ordering a confessed child killer to be mentally evaluated before he can act as his own lawyer. The judge in Boise, ...

Micron unveils DRAM joint venture

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA The Boise computer chip maker said its venture with Nanya Technology Corp. in Taiwan will upgrade an aging Nanya plant there to today's technology for ...

Workers talk about the ups and downs of building Boise's 'skinny ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Dave Grant is the project manager of the Aspen Lofts in Downtown Boise. Although Grant says it is not the biggest project he�s worked on, it is one of the ...

Idaho History: 1910 Sunday-closing law hit Boise theaters hard

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA That one kind of public amusement should stay open, while others were forced to close, seemed unfair to the operators of Boise's movie theaters, ...

From Baghdad to Boise: Renewal for Iraqi refugees

USA Today - USA By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY BOISE � Alaa Amir fled Iraq for Jordan a decade ago after years of being harassed for his liberal views by Saddam Hussein's ...

Maryland Transit Administration places $95M locomotive order

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Wilmerding, Pa.-based Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) said the locomotives will be built in Boise, Idaho, and will be delivered this year and next.

Boise(R) BEWARE(R) Meets April 1 Federal Medicaid Guidelines ...

CNNMoney.com (press release) - USA Boise BEWARE currently meets two of the three criteria. "BEWARE is now in full compliance with the federal mandate effective April 1, 2008," said Steve ...

Le Boise Alternatives Finds the Fax is Greener with MyFax

Earthtimes - London,UK OTTAWA - (Business Wire) When you make your living helping customers take advantage of renewable energy sources instead of living on the power grid, ...

Cable One Selects Time Warner Telecom as Primary Backbone Provider ...

Earthtimes - London,UK Time Warner Telecom will provide Cable One in Boise with a 10 Gbps Ethernet network infrastructure to support the cable company's high-speed Internet ...

Idaho News 22-Apr

Judge orders mental test before killer can defend himself

The Associated Press - BOISE, Idaho (AP) � A confessed child killer must be evaluated for mental competency before he can act as his own lawyer in death penalty proceedings, ...

Toros rally to beat Idaho 95-89

Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA By Randy Riggs At 37-14, the Idaho Stampede had the best record this season in the NBA Development League � no thanks to the Austin Toros. ...

Assistant interviewed for Stanford basketball job

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA Oliver, 56, had an 82-128 record in eight seasons as head coach at Idaho State from 1998 to 2006 before resigning on Jan. 12, 2006. ...

Idaho Stampede Fall to Torros in Game One

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, ID - The Idaho Stampede has just wrapped up game one of the D-League championships. The final score Austin 95 - Idaho 89. ...

State wardens warn of bear activity in eastern Idaho

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - April 21, 2008 7:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - State and federal wildlife officials say bear activity is on the rise in parts of eastern Idaho. ...

Idaho bowler nearly perfect at USBC Open Championships

Bowl.com - Greendale,WI,USA By Matt Cannizzaro and John Weisgerber ALBUQUERQUE, NM - In his 11 trips to the USBC Open Championships, Andy Kinney of Idaho Falls, Idaho, ...

Worry Assignment: Idaho�s Fruit Crop

New West - Missoula,MT,USA By Jill Kuraitis, 4-21-08 I�m much too worried about the Idaho fruit crop to fret over Tuesday�s presidential primary in Pennsylvania. ...

Idaho Lottery continues to post strong numbers

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Nicole Navarro In less than a year, Idaho has turned out 14 big Powerball winners. Each one earned $200000 or more. "This year, through 9 months, ...

Idaho man dies in eastern Oregon freeway crash

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Oregon State PoliceEmergency workers gather near the pickup truck that James Slawson of Kuna, Idaho, was driving when he was killed. ...

Teacher Recruitment Events in Idaho �Boise & Nampa

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA Boise, Idaho (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 21, 2008 -- The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) is hosting two teacher recruitment events ...