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Man charged after driving through school gates
A driver allegedly crashed through two closed crossing gates at Washington Elementary in Sandpoint, prompting new …
Eskridge talks about $15M budget request
Otter eyes education
State of the State briefs
Ensuring there's help available
Briefs
• Wallet goes missing on New Year's Eve
Briefs
• Megaload on track to enter Montana
Betting on the sun
BOISE - The developer of a proposed $180 million southern Idaho solar energy project hopes to be delivering electricity within months, despite past rejections by regulators.
Idaho appellate court upholds drug conviction
BOISE (AP) - The Idaho Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man who said misconduct at an Idaho State Police laboratory would have changed the outcome of his case.
Man sentenced for parking lot attack
BOISE (AP) - A Boise man has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison in the assault of a woman at a mall parking lot in May and hitting another woman with his pickup truck after she tried to intervene.
Homelessness on the decline
Idaho population keeps growing in 2013
Idaho's population exceeded 1.6 million in 2013, up 1 percent from 2012, and is expected to resume the state's growth at rates greater than the national growth rate.
Let the lawmaking begin
The controversial Common Core standards, in place in Idaho schools since September, promise to remain a hot topic when the Idaho State Legislature convenes on Jan. 6 for the 2014 session.
Idaho had a few downers in 2013
No secretary of state run for Malek
COEUR d'ALENE - State Rep. Luke Malek said Thursday he won't be running for Idaho Secretary of State next year after all.
Idaho third in volunteering
More than one in three Idahoans volunteered their time to improve their communities and help those who need assistance, ranking the state third in the nation in volunteerism.