Best public middle schools in the Boise metro area
Best public middle schools in the Boise metro area. Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the Boise metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture & diversity grade, and parent / student...
Boise adopts ‘control of speed’ ordinance for greenbelt
BOISE — Boise City Council moved to adopt an ordinance Tuesday that encourages greenbelt users to control their speed or potentially face consequences. The decision marks a change to the city code that previously went before the council during a work session in August as it looked to align the city with other...
B-25 Mitchell At The Caldwell Airport
This week, the “Maid in the Shade” will be at the Caldwell Airport for tours, walk-throughs, and flights. This B-25J Mitchell is one of only two surviving B-25’s to have seen Combat in World War II. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Steve from the Arizona Airbase of the Commemorative Air Force about the...
Driver Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Gun at Vehicle on I-84 in Southern Idaho
HAMMETT, ID — A Meridian man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly pointing a firearm at another driver on Interstate 84 near Hammett, according to the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched around 4:07 p.m. on July
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho education funding on ice
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on July 10, 2025 A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A Democratic legislator — and Boise school teacher — is particularly...
Damaging winds left thousands of Treasure Valley residents without power
The main outage was reported in Nampa, where a large section of downtown was left without electricity.
Travel trailer destroyed, houses damaged in Boise fire
BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Fire Department (BFD) on Thursday responded to a structure fire call off of West Sussex Drive. The call came in around 12:52 a.m. on Thursday. When crews arrived on the scene, they found a fire burning between two homes, and they were able to gain control of the fire by 1:20 a.m. BFD reports...
‘Conditions are improving’: Sparklight provides update
MERIDIAN, Idaho — The city of Meridian took to Facebook Thursday morning to alert the public of an internet outage impacting customers. The internet provider Sparklight is experiencing an outage at its Nampa facility, which is impacting many throughout the Treasure Valley. In an 8:40 a.m. update from Sparklight,...
Idaho Nurse Jailed In 2018 Murder Case Reinstated: Locals React
Reactions from Idaho residents from Boise to Twin Falls and beyond have been steadily showing up on social media since news broke that a nurse involved in the 2018 murder of a Colorado mother during the Thanksgiving holiday has had her license reinstated. The Kelsey Berreth case shocked the country...
Here’s what plans to open where Idaho’s first-ever Del Taco closed in Boise
A familiar, vacant restaurant building in Southeast Boise will be reborn if all goes according to plan. Paperwork has been filed with the city to reopen the former Del Taco at 1306 S. Broadway Ave. as a Mo’ Bettahs — serving Hawaiian-style cuisine such as teriyaki chicken and kalua pig. The shuttered restaurant — Del...