Pedestrian dies after being hit on Fairview Avenue in Meridian, police say
MERIDIAN, Idaho — A man is dead after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday night on Fairview Avenue in Meridian, police said. A Meridian Police Department spokesperson told KTVB that dispatch received a report around 7:30 p.m. that a pedestrian was hit by a car near the intersection of Fairview Avenue and 5th Street.
Nampa firefighters find creative ways to keep holiday traditions alive on duty
How do firefighters celebrate the holidays while on duty? Nampa Fire crews share their strategies for keeping family traditions alive. 🚒 What traditions does your family adjust for work schedules?
Making wishes come true for the terminally ill
This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on July 29, 2025. For more than a decade, Wish Granters has been helping to create lasting memories for terminally ill adults and their families. Over the years, they’ve served hundreds of people, granting wishes across Ada, Canyon and Gem counties, and now...
Featured Bar December 2025: Thick as Thieves, Boise, ID
Craft cocktail bar with a speakeasy vibe and stylish decor, plus wine and beer. Thick as Thieves opened in 2022 and is downtown Boise’s hidden cocktail haven—an intimate, candle-lit speakeasy where the guest is always the star. Entry begins with a secret: visitors dial 102 on a vintage rotary phone before a...
$20,000 matching gift to double donations at Meridian’s Giving Machines
A $20,000 matching gift will amplify donations made through the Light the World Giving Machines at The Village in Meridian on Tuesday, Dec. 23. Thanks to the generosity of community donors, every contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000, benefiting seven local charities and two global nonprofits....
Unseasonably warm Christmas could rank among top three hottest on record in Boise
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A white Christmas sounds great but, in the Treasure Valley, it does not happen very often. According to the National Weather Service data dating all the way back to the 1950s, Boise has had a white Christmas less than half of the time. Most years, we are either looking at bare ground or just a...
Home for the holidays: Idahoans counter senior loneliness
BOISE — Christmas came early for seniors at Ashley Manor’s assisted living facility. With Christmas a week out, residents were eagerly embracing the holiday spirit. On Tuesday, a makeshift winter market had residents looking at trinkets sourced by the manor in exchange for faux holiday cash. Seniors contemplated what...
‘Misery’ and ‘filth’: PETA investigation alleges neglect at goat dairy near Boise
It was clear from the start that goats at Grand Barr Dairy were unwell. Some of the animals at the Nyssa, Oregon, farm were so thin that their ribs and vertebrae were visible through their skin. Many had overgrown hooves, and others had abscesses that opened and drained pus, said a former employee, who asked to...
Idahoans gather in Nampa to urge extension of health care premium tax credits
About two dozen Idahoans gathered amid cold winds Thursday night in Nampa, holding artificial candles to mourn at a “pre-funeral” for affordable health care in the U.S. The gathering, organized by a group called the Appleseed Project, occurred the same week that Idaho’s health care insurance marketplace ended open...
Idaho man charged with child enticement following ICAC investigation
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) has arrested a man out of Idaho Falls for charges of child enticement. 41-year-old Kelly Maier of Idaho Falls was arrested last Wednesday, December 18th, by ICAC investigators and has been charged with one count of enticement of a minor.
