River Rat Rick keeps Boise floaters laughing and learning along the Oregon Trail
Floating the Boise River is certainly an adventure on the water, but for many floaters, the ride back up to Barber Park comes with an unexpected history lesson from local legend "River Rat Rick".
The warmup begins as triple-digit heat returns later this week
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — After yesterday's cooler weather, temperatures are already heading back up across southwest Idaho. Highs climb into the upper 80s to low 90s today across the Treasure Valley before reaching the mid 90s Wednesday and returning to the low 100s Thursday and Friday. Wildfire smoke will...
This Idaho Restaurant Piles Toppings Onto Giant 1.25-Pound Baked Potatoes
Order one baked potato here and the kitchen may hand over something closer to a small piece of luggage. The enormous Idaho Russet weighs about 1.25 pounds before the toppings even begin. Once everything is piled on, carrying lunch back to the table starts to feel like the day’s upper-body workout.
August Is National Sandwich Month And Fat Guys Fresh Deli Is Making A Strong...
August is National Sandwich Month, and Fat Guys Fresh Deli in Meridian, Boise, and Caldwell is worth knowing about... challah buns, roast beef, and walls covered in customer signatures.
Neighbors head back outside after wildfire smoke ‘cut the summer short’
After a week of canceled events and closed pools, residents are making the most of improved air quality. 🌤️ Here's how the community is bouncing back as air quality improves.
Confused about e-motorcycle rules in Idaho? You’re not alone. What agencies say
In recent weeks, as high-powered electric motorcycles have surged in popularity and prompted growing safety concerns, cities across the Treasure Valley have been rushing to clarify their rules and crack down on dangerous riding. But the different tacks agencies are taking reveal confusion over how state law should appl
Woman charged in Nampa arson investigation
A Nampa woman was charged with burglary and first-degree arson after officials say she set fire to a home, later admitting to police it was because she was "angry about her living arrangements".
DEQ extends Air Quality Advisory through Friday for most of southwestern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The National Weather Service in Boise has extended an Air Quality Advisory due to continued smoke in the area from several wildfires burning across the region. An Air Quality Advisory is forecasting unhealthy air quality through Friday afternoon for Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem,...
Hot, smoky weather persists as fires burn across Pacific Northwest
The Treasure Valley is expected to continue seeing smoky air for the time being, but what’s expected to change in the coming days is where the smoke will come from. “We keep getting smoke from different angles,” Korri Anderson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Boise, told the Idaho Press on Monda
‘We apologize’: Boise concert quickly canceled after uproar about performer
After reaction from local music fans, a Boise promoter canceled a concert shortly after it was announced — earning praise for the decision. Azealia Banks will not perform at Treefort Music Hall , 722 W. Broad St., on Sept. 26, as originally scheduled. Describing the singer and rapper as “one of the most iconic, unfilte
