Boise ID

It’s not always the same style of Chinese restaurant. And the cause of death? Not always alike. But for whatever the reason, a barrage of Chinese restaurant closures has struck the Boise area in 2025. And with the year almost over, the bad-omen fortune cookies keep coming. The latest goodbye: Shanghai Restaurant ,...

Interfaith Sanctuary celebrates 20 years of providing shelter, support and hope to those in need with its annual Xtreme Holiday Extravaganza fundraiser and the opening of its new and improved shelter in January. The Xtreme Holiday Extravaganza runs from Sunday, Dec. 14 to Monday, Dec. 15, featuring two nights of...

Justin Hayes, who rose to the role of executive director of the Idaho Conservation League as part of a nearly 25-year tenure with the Boise-based nonprofit organization, announced that he will leave the organization to accept a new conservation position. Hayes joined the Idaho Conservation League as a program...

BOISE, Idaho — The Eagle Fire Department quickly extinguished a chimney fire on Friday evening. Eagle Fire said Crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire on Dec. 5. When they arrived, they found the chimney was on fire. After the fire was extinguished, crews released the property back to the homeowners.

BOISE — Friday at the Ada County Courthouse, Ada County Commissioners highlighted a laundry list of issues they hope to see addressed during the 2026 Legislative session. Ada County’s 2026 budget sits at $389 million, $1.8 million less than the previous year’s budget. Rod Beck, chair of the commission, said that the...

An atmospheric river is impacting the entire West Coast, fueling a warming trend in Idaho and bringing widespread rain to both the mountains and valley floors this week.

Idaho’s four-year schools say they have received no complaints under a newly passed campus free speech law. The law, which went into effect on July 1, requires the schools to report any free speech complaints to the State Board of Education within 30 days. The four schools report the...

Roots Zero Waste Market, the one-of-a-kind grocery on Chinden, is closing for good on December 16. Here’s what made it special—and what shoppers should know before it’s gone.

BOISE, Idaho — Savvy holiday shoppers are always on the lookout for discounts and deals. GasBuddy is reporting a 16-cent drop in fuel prices, making holiday travel a great deal for Idahoans. GasBuddy reports that, out of 216 gas stations surveyed in Boise, prices have dropped 16.6 cents over...

Boise Cascade opened the Wallula Paper Mill in 1958, the number of workers there were reported to be 600. Now, it will be down to one mill, or paper machine. Boise Cascade sold the plant to the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) in 2013, and at various times the employment went up and down. It had 3 paper...