Boise News 17-May

No more trips to Boise for ACC

Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA After the 2008 college football season Georgia Tech and ACC fans won't have Boise to kick around any more. Commissioner John Swofford announced Wednesday ...

Fair housing group sues Boise Rescue Mission

LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA AP - May 14, 2008 5:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Intermountain Fair Housing Council is suing the Boise Rescue Mission in federal court, claiming the ...

Boise Fire Department battling growth

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA By Vanessa Brown BOISE - Last year, Boise firefighters battled nearly 130 building fires. That's a slight increase over 2006. Medical calls are up by as ...

Motorhome driver leads police on Boise chase, gets away

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE -- Boise Police are still looking for the person who led them on low speed chase last night in a motorhome. Officers attempted to make a traffic stop ...

Talk About Wolves

Boise Weekly - ID, USA The open house will be held from 4-8 pm on May 19 in the Trophy Room at Fish and Game headquarters, 600 S. Walnut, in Boise.

Crown Point Productions Announces Boise Convention & Visitor�s ...

PR NewsChannel (press release) - Tampa,FL,USA announced today that they have recently selected the Boise Convention & Visitor�s Bureau to be a part of the popular television series. ...

Boise Home Invasion Turns Violent

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- Two accused burglars are behind bars after authorities say they got into a fight during a home invasion. Michael Torrey, 25, is charged with ...

Fire Breaks Out in Boise Family's Basement

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA Boise, Idaho -- An Idaho family is facing a major cleanup after a fire at their Boise Bench home. The blaze started just after 11 am Tuesday in the basement ...

Boise teacher, administrator to challenge Neilsen

Mountain Home News - Mountain Home,ID,USA Boise County Planning and Zoning Commissioner and former Idaho Department of Education Administrator Rosemary P. Ardinger has filed to run for the Idaho ...

BMHC streamlining to bring jobs to Boise

Idaho Business Review - United States by Brad Carlson Building Materials Holding Corp., a San Francisco-based company that has most of its administrative operations in Boise, said it plans to ...

Idaho News 17-May

After winning regents' nod, UCR's new chancellor faces big ...

Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA White, president of the University of Idaho, will take over as UCR chancellor Sept. 1. He fills the vacancy created when France C�rdova left in June to ...

Senator dead since 1940 figures in 2008 presidential furor

The Associated Press - BOISE, Idaho (AP) � Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho US Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after ...

Memorial honors fallen Idaho officer

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA The mood at the Idaho Peace Officers Memorial was somber as hundreds of officers and civilians memorialized Moscow Police Officer Lee Newbill, ...

Lands Department considers N. Idaho dock expansion

Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA SAGLE, Idaho - The Idaho Department of Lands is considering a request to allow expansion of dock space and moorage on northern Idaho's Pend Oreille River ...

UI President tapped for UC chancellor job

Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA AP - May 15, 2008 7:54 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - University of Idaho President Tim White has agreed to take the helm at the University of ...

Armed Home Invasion in Idaho Falls

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA Wilding: "It's shocking really, you feel safe in this community, and you feel safe in Idaho falls, that's why we live here." There is a statewide alert for ...

New UCR chancellor named

San Diego Union Tribune - United States RIVERSIDE � The UC Board of Regents Thursday named the former president of the University of Idaho as chancellor of the University of California Riverside. ...

UI President appointed chancellor at California university

Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA MOSCOW � Today, the Board of Regents of the University of California announced its selection of Timothy P. White, president of the University of Idaho, ...

Dead since 1940, Borah figures in 2008 presidential furor

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA By JOHN MILLER AP WRITER BOISE, Idaho -- Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho US Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential ...

Idaho lawmakers divided over gay marriage

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA Some people in Boise say they hope that never happens in Idaho. Others say they wish it would. "People who are in a committed relationship should have all ...

Boise News 17-May

Two sections of Boise Greenbelt closed

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE � High water on the Boise River has led to the shut down of two of the Greenbelt near Broadway Avenue. The Boise Parks & Recreation Department says ...

Spokane contemplates police ombudsman

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Boise ombudsman Pierce Murphy told the council on Thursday that an independent ombudsman fielding citizens' complaints helps bridge the divide between ...

Boise Cascade Corp. founder dies

KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA He took the helm of the Boise Cascade Corp. after it was founded in 1957 with the merger of Idaho-based Boise Payette Lumber Co. and Washington-based ...

Boise restaurant management company agrees to pay fine, back wages

Idaho Business Review - United States by IBR staff report A Boise restaurant management company has agreed to pay $43956 in back wages to 207 employees and a $37000 civil fine for child labor ...

95� Saturday: beware the Boise River

KTVB - Boise,ID,USA BOISE - If you thought yesterday was warm, temperatures are going to get downright hot this weekend. The First Alert Weather team is forecasting near-record ...

Boise, Timberline baseball still alive in state tournament

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA By Tom Fox - tfox@idahostatesman.com Dreams of a state championship have ended early for the Boise High baseball team in recent seasons. ...

Unbeaten Boise boys tennis team sets sights on state title

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA BY RACHEL ROBERTS - rroberts@idahostatesman.com The Boise High boys tennis team isn't the most intimidating bunch at first glance. ...

Chuck Stark: Boise State's Merritt Faces Toughest Test Yet

Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - WA, United States One of the more intriguing story lines unfolding at Gold Mountain Golf Course during the NCAA West Regionals this week is the fairly-tale season that Boise ...

West: Boise State's Merritt shows merits

Golfweek.com - Orlando,Florida,USA Boise State�s Troy Merritt is playing this week without his team. There may be no player in all of golf � relatively speaking � hotter than Merritt. ...

Local racing spotlight: Boise's Blayde Behrens

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA Accomplishments: Behrens was selected out of thousands of riders to participate in the KTM Jr. Supercross Challenge on April 26 in Seattle. ...