Boise ID

Another round of budget cuts would force immediate staff cuts and furloughs across Idaho campuses, college and university officials said Friday. The cuts would lead to larger classes and reduced student support. And cuts could affect some of higher education’s highest-profile programs. The University of Idaho would...

A long-percolating new bar could open on Main St. in Downtown Boise this year. In a way, it’s a reopening after many decades. As BoiseDev reported in 2022, the Cub Tavern is planned for the first floor of the Smith Block at 1015 W. Main St. Owner Jade Stacey purchased the building in 2020 and remodeled both the...

Boise-based Albertsons is rolling out technology to hundreds of its stores that will allow it to track how carts and baskets move through the store. That also appears to mean it could track individual customers and what they buy, though the company for now says it isn’t doing that.

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A Twin Falls woman faces charges after the Boise Police Department (BPD) said she fled officers in a pursuit following a shooting on Sunday. Alexandra Lopez, 19, faces a felony eluding charge as well as an aiding and abetting charge after fleeing from officers, according to BPD. Officers...

After being founded 23 years ago, an Idaho company recently turned over operations to a new owner. Boise-based Innovative Air acquired by Meriton in January. Meriton operates in more than 25 states and is expanding in the Pacific Northwest. Innovative Air specializes in HVAC equipment, automation, and controls....

BOISE, Idaho — The city of Boise has officially rolled out its new utility payment system, which requires new users to create an account. To pay your city of Boise utility bill moving forward, residents can visit this link to set up their account: cityofboise.org. The city in a...

NAMPA, Idaho — 5-year-old Emmett Funk is the light of his parent's lives. His disabilities require a lot of extra care. "So, he is just the most beautiful joyful boy, but he requires a lot of therapies, a whole apothecary of medicine, and as for his daily living, everything is done for him," said Melina Funk,...

CALDWELL, Idaho — The city of Caldwell has begun the process of replacing Kimball Bridge. The city considers this bridge as the "gateway to the heart of Caldwell." Because of its central location, the construction is causing some road closures that could affect the community. One closure that impacts...

Originally published on Jan. 30 on idahoednews.org . West Ada trustees on Thursday unanimously OK’d a plan to have armed security guards on campus. “Campus sentinels” will be specially hired and trained, plainclothes security guards who carry concealed handguns. The sentinels will join school resource officers as an...

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