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6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
It doesn't matter what he's wearing, from fedora to boots, or naked, when 8-year-old Baxter and his handler Brian Hohstadt strut into a room they are surrounded like a pair of celebrities. “I always joke that it takes me 20 minutes to go what should take me two,” laughed Hohstadt. A lot of hospitals have petÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
That's what it feels like for Becca Robins of Boise, Idaho. She travels to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, about twice a year with her husband and three sons — one 7-year-old and 3-year-old twins. “We really fell in love with it when we had our first son,” says Robins, who runs the travel blog This CrazyÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
BOISE - The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has left the Treasure Valley, but the impact from the huge weekend will have a positive impact for months and maybe years to come. Hotels and restaurants were packed last week for the basketball tournament and the city says it will hopefully become aÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho Senate panel has introduced a proposal making it illegal to knowingly lie while collecting signatures for state ballot initiatives. However, members on the Senate State Affairs agreed on Monday that the proposal would not receive a hearing. Instead, they introduced the bill toÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A proposal that would funnel a portion of Idaho's scholarship fund to help adults finish their undergraduate degrees is headed to the governor's desk for consideration. House members narrowly approved advancing the legislation on Monday after lengthy debate. This is the third yearÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho budget writers have tweaked the spending plan for Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra's office to include funding for a new statewide reading test for young students. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee agreed Tuesday to funnel $443,000 to fund the newÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 20, 2018
Previous Next. BOISE, ID - Ten people have been arrested in the Boise area as result of a joint law enforcement operation targeting child sexual abuse. Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden's office issued a news release late Monday. It did not list the names of those arrested -– but stated “The projectÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 19, 2018
BOISE, ID - A Boise pastor who spent years in an Iranian prison was arrested by Boise Police officers Sunday night. The Ada County Sheriff's Office website shows Saeed Abedini was booked into the jail shortly before 11 p.m. on a misdemeanor charge of violating a no-contact order. No further details wereÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 19, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's House has approved a proposal calling for the state to reimburse two ranchers for legal costs they incurred fighting the federal government. House Speaker Scott Bedke on Monday briefly left the speaker's chair so he could debate in favor of the proclamation, arguing heÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 19, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho House panel has revived a previously spiked health care proposal designed to provide coverage to low-income Idahoans. The House Health and Welfare Committee on Monday agreed to send HB 464 -- which is backed by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter -- once again to the HouseÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 9, 2018
Previous Next. BOISE, ID - Idaho potatoes were valued at $1.19 billion last year, setting a record for the crop's production value. The Capital Press reports the 2017 production value was 23 percent higher than the prior year and 14 percent higher than the previous record value of $1.04 billion set in 2011.
6 On Your Side
March 9, 2018
BOISE, ID - The Boise Fire Department is collecting donations and getting ready to gain some altitude. Twenty-eight firefighters will head to Seattle this weekend to climb the stairs of the Columbia Center, which is the second tallest building west of the Mississippi, while wearing their full gear. “We're going toÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 9, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho Senate panel has advanced a plan to collect and remit sales tax on online purchases. The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee on Thursday agreed to advance the proposal to the Senate floor for debate. The proposal has already cleared the House. This is theÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 9, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's budget-setting committee has agreed to fund two new state-run liquor stores despite one lawmaker who made several attempts to convince the panel to reject the move. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set the state's Liquor Division budget on Wednesday afterÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 9, 2018
BOISE, Idaho - The Southern Idaho Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released their 2018 Report Card for Idaho's Infrastructure Thursday. In seven categories, Idaho earned an overall grade of 'C-'. The report includes an evaluation of the state's bridges (D), dams (C), drinking water (C),Ãâà...
Idaho Statesman
March 8, 2018
We Idaho anglers are privileged to live in a fishing paradise. If you're willing to drive a few hours, everything from blue-ribbon trout streams and classic bass lakes to impressive salmon and steelhead rivers are within reach. Sometimes, though, we need something quick and convenient. And if you live in theÃâà...
Jackson Hole News&Guide
March 8, 2018
Trash transfer station bid awarded to Boise, Idaho, company. By Allie Gross; 12 hrs ago; 0 ... Teton County commissioners awarded the contract Tuesday to the lowest bidder, Boise, Idaho-based Record Steel and Construction Inc., at $5,498,307 for the work, plus a 10 percent contingency. The cost came in significantlyÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 6, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's House has narrowly approved a measure that would create a new scholarship program for private schools. Opponents of the bill argue HB 590 is a cleverly disguised attempt to establish a voucher system in Idaho -- which would violate Idaho's constitutional ban on funnelingÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 2, 2018
We all know we could be scammed and these days it's becoming harder and harder to tell what's legitimate and what's not. Phishing attack are not only increasing, they're getting more sophisticated. Here are the main ways scammers are targeting you and what you can do to beat them at their own game.
Argus Press
March 2, 2018
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6 On Your Side
March 2, 2018
After years of tossing around the idea of a new library, the City of Boise is making moves. “We know we are at capacity when it come to collection size. We know there are some things we need to do to enlarge meeting room space and gathering spaces, and all of our consultants we have talked to have saidÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 2, 2018
BOISE, ID - The American Automobile Association forecasts the national gas price average this spring will be as high as $2.70 per gallon -- and experts say if the historical pattern repeats itself, Idaho gas prices could approach $2.85 per gallon or more. “There's a growing thirst for oil and gasoline productsÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 2, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's House has advanced legislation that would require cities, counties and other taxing districts to wait almost one year before a failed bond could be placed back on the election ballot. Currently, it's not unusual for taxing districts to immediately re-run a bond in the following electionÃâà...
6 On Your Side
March 1, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho House panel has advanced a proposed amendment to the state's constitution to expand the rights of crime victims and their families. The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved sending the proposal to the House floor. The proposal would change Idaho's 1994Ãâà...
6 On Your Side
March 1, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's House has advanced a bill allowing residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants in staunchly anti-marijuana Idaho as long as the product is prescribed by a licensed practitioner. Cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD oil, comes from cannabis but contain little or no THC.
