Idaho News 04-May

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

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - May 3, 2008 6:44 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A criminal search is under way for those responsible for flooding the office of the Idaho Human Rights ...

Idaho men's basketball team adds two players to the fold

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Idaho men's basketball coach Don Verlin added a pair of players Friday as guard Kashif Watson and forward Brandon Wiley signed national letters of intent. ...

Pacific Ethanol to open new Idaho plant

Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,OR,USA The West Coast's largest ethanol producer announced this week that it's ready to officially open a new ethanol plant in Idaho. ...

Idaho jobless rate inches up in April

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY JOE ESTRELLA - jestrella@idahostatesman.com A pullback in construction industry hiring pushed Idaho's jobless rate up a tenth of a percentage point to ...

Idaho's working population grows older as boomers move toward ...

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA May 02, 2008 (The Idaho Statesman - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- -- Idaho's working-age population continued growing older in 2007 ...

Scientist: giant worm found outside Palouse region

Seattle Times - United States Jodi Johnson-Maynard, a University of Idaho associate professor and soil scientist, said Friday that the remains of earthworms found near Leavenworth and ...

Immunization Numbers in Idaho Below Average

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA The numbers are not too far off from those in Idaho. According to the Eastern Idaho Health Department, only 68% of children younger than two have been fully ...

Idaho Supreme Court upholds new trial in crop loss case

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - May 2, 2008 5:54 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld a 3rd District Court ruling and granted the JR Simplot Company a new ...

28 Highway Projects Starting Soon In Eastern Idaho

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA The project starts Monday and for more information on road construction along Idaho highways you can go to 511.idaho.gov or dial 5-1-1 from phones within ...

E. Idaho judge rejects motion to dismiss 109 assault charges

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - May 2, 2008 3:14 PM ET POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - A motion to dismiss 109 of 112 counts of aggravated assault against a man accused of using a ...

Boise News 04-May

Boise Burn players only make $200 per game ($250 for a win ...

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Williams, a rookie defensive back out of Michigan State, plays for the Boise Burn in the arenafootball2 league. Last week, he earned his first paycheck: ...

Lightning puts its new offense to test in Boise

Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA Stockton (1-4) has lost four consecutive games, and it plays the Boise Burn (3-1) at 6:10 pm today at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. ...

Boise Bench Fire Destroys Garage, Damages Homes

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- Fire damaged two homes and destroyed a garage on the Boise Bench Thursday. It started shortly before noon as a father and son worked on a ...

Boise Inc. to Present at Bank of America BASics/Industrials Conference

Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK BOISE, Idaho, May 2 -- Boise Inc. announced today that Robert McNutt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting an overview at ...

Meridian couple charged with robbing Boise laundromat

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- Boise Police say a married couple from Meridian has been charged in connection with a strong-arm robbery at a Boise laundromat last October. ...

Boise man helps police nab unlicensed solicitor

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE � A Boise man has helped police nab an unlicensed solicitor trying to selling magazines. The arrest comes after several public alerts issued by Boise ...

Police arrest seven in separate Boise drug raids

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Jerry Manter Neighbors called the Boise Police Department to report suspicious activity. After a search warrant was issued at 12:01 am on Thursday ...

Utah's loss, Boise's gain

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA BOISE � Forgive rookie cornerback Terrence Sanders, but he didn�t expect to be in Boise when the arena football season started this year. ...

In West, mining's return faces resistance

Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA Reporter Ben Arnoldy describes the response of residents in Boise, Idaho to a proposed gold mine. Boise, Idaho - Not many cities can boast downtowns with ...

Microsoft to expand in Boise

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- Software-giant Microsoft is looking to expand it's presence in the Treasure Valley. Early Thursday evening Fox12 received an anonymous tip ...

Se Idaho News 04-May

Robert Shoemake, 87, Boise resident

Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com - Hillsboro,OR,USA BOISE, Idaho - Robert G. Shoemake, 87, a former Forest Grove resident, died March 26, 2008, at Idaho State Veteran's Home in Boise. ...