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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 …
Famed Boise building gets freshened up
BOISE - In the past year, a Boise company has spent several million dollars renovating the Boise City National Bank Building at the southwest corner of 8th and…
Idaho schools weather tough budget year
BOISE - In Idaho Falls, businesses were asked to pay for field trips because the local school district couldn't afford to send students on educational excursions to the museum or zoo.
Burley caregivers ease holiday blues for elderly
BURLEY - Holidays can represent a time of warmth that comes from reconnecting with family and friends.
Land board extends cabin rents for 1 year
BOISE - The state land board decided Tuesday to extend leases for hundreds of homes on state-owned cabin sites at Payette and Priest lakes in North Idaho through 2011.
Developer wins judgment
BOISE (AP) - The developer of a proposed treatment center for troubled teens in rural western Idaho has won a $4 million judgment against Boise County after officials scuttled the project.
Tamarack Resort resurrected for ski season
DONNELLY - When a French developer tried to build a destination ski resort in the central Idaho mountains and it failed, 36-year-old Wolfe Ashcraft was among t…
'Eccentric' professor's art legacy stuns Boise State
BOISE - Boise State University Professor Tom Trusky lived in a North Boise house that needed paint and insulation, didn't meet electrical codes and had bricks …
Idaho Briefs December 19, 2010
Woman sentenced in stabbing death
Wind turbines planned for eastern Idaho
AMERICAN FALLS (AP) - Ridgeline Energy has ordered 44 wind turbines for a wind farm between American Falls and Rockland.
Police say Nampa police officer shot, wounded
NAMPA (AP) - A southwest Idaho police officer shot in the head as he served a search warrant was alert and talking in a Boise hospital on Friday, authorities said.
Should Idaho eliminate tenure for teachers?
Woman who abandoned son sentenced
BOISE (AP) - A 35-year-old woman who abandoned her 7-year-old son in a crowd of at least 50,000 during the Boise Music Festival this summer has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison.
Policies didn't prevent hazing
BOISE (AP) - An eastern Idaho school district says policies to crack down on bullying were already in place when, police say, a group of student athletes engaged in hazing activities.
Transportation board wants $162 million in GARVEE funds
Canyon County and North Idaho are prospective beneficiaries of 2011 GARVEE road spending
Idaho Briefs December 15, 2010
Labrador hires legislative director