NAMPA -- The cold weather is affecting the homeless and that includes homeless families. Recently, the Nampa Chamber of Commerce president learned there are 500 children without homes in the Nampa School District. Many live with other family members or in shelters, but 30 children are living on the streets. So the chamber has raised $2,000 and Wal-Mart donated $5,000 more. They are hoping to ... Full Story »
VANCOUVER, Wash. – It sounded like something out of the popular holiday movie "A Christmas Story," but it was actually a real-life drama for a Vancouver boy whose tongue got stuck to a flagpole in below-freezing temperatures outside his school Wednesday morning. Alki Middle School officials called 9-1-1 for help just before 9 a.m. and Clark County firefighters arrived quickly, armed with lots ... Full Story »
BOISE -- Idaho public health departments will now offer the H1N1 flu vaccine to all people over the age of 6 months. The Department of Health and Welfare is urging people to get vaccinated before the holidays in order to prevent the spread of illness to visiting family and friends. Public health districts continue to offer the H1N1 vaccine at no charge. For more information about the H1N1 ... Full Story »
BOISE -- A bill aimed at giving teams like Boise State and TCU a fair shot at a national championship received the endorsement of a House subcommittee Wednesday. The bill wouldn't mandate a playoff but it would prohibit promoters from attaching the "national championship" label to any postseason NCAA football game that's not the result of a playoff. It's sponsored by Representative Joe Barton ... Full Story »
BOISE -- Idaho Power says 1,657 customers in Meridian are without electricity this afternoon. An outage was reported around 11'35 a.m. in the area of Amity and Eagle roads. The problem has been located at a substation and crews are working to fix it. No word yet on when power will be restored. This problem is also causing lights to flicker at some Boise homes and businesses. Full Story »
This week world leaders gathering in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference are Full Story »
Boise police are looking for a man who reportedly robbed the Health Care Idaho Credit Union at 105 W Full Story »
The Idaho Hospital Association worries that putting more people on Medicarecould spell disaster for Full Story »
Three Nampa men with ties to Southern California gangs are now serving prison sentences for their ro Full Story »
Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Jan Vassar, former longtime city manager of Lewiston, to fill the Ida Full Story »
Authorities say a man fired a gun to scare a dog who got loose from its leash while walking along the greenbelt in Garden City. Police say no one was hurt and no one was taken into custody because the man holds a concealed weapons permit. Full Story »
Troy Jackson, Northwest Animal Companions executive director, said Boise Police showed up at his Boise home at about 1 a.m. on Wednesday for an arrest warrant out of Jefferson County. Full Story »
Need help with heating bills this winter? There are options out there for those that qualify: Full Story »
Students taking part in their residential construction class, in Boise, are making history by constructing a LEED certified home. The home is made with less wood and it ready for the installment of energy efficient pluming and electricity. Full Story »
Attorney Mark Moorer told Whitman County Superior Judge David Frazier on Tuesday that the caffeine could have accounted for Noble's strange behavior. Full Story »
A Canadian mining company says it's gotten federal approval of its plan to mine cobalt from deep beneath the mountains of central Idaho, putting it on track to begin operations in 2011. Full Story »
Administrators of the state's newest community college say rapid growth in student enrollment has prompted the hiring of almost 100 new faculty members for the spring semester. Full Story »
Idaho Lottery has a case of Fiesta Bowl fever. Full Story »
Associated Press - December 9, 2009 5:14 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An examination of Montana's first public gray wolf hunt shows at least nine were killed in an area prone to livestock... Full Story »
When you finally bring your premature infant home, you may feel a mix of joy and anxiety. Here's what you need to know about caring for your preemie. Full Story »
By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer "A Single Man" easily could have been one of those style-over-substance visual dazzlers, coming as it does from Tom Ford, the fashion designer who revived the house of Gucci. Full Story »
By The Associated Press Capsule reviews of films opening this week: Full Story »
Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson say they don't want to point fingers about their brother Michael's death. Full Story »
Two victims of the wrong-way crash that killed eight people on a New York highway suffered terror and pain before they died, a lawsuit claims. Full Story »
New Orleans landmark Galatoire's Restaurant is no longer solely owned by the founder's family. Full Story »
El-Ada Community Action Partnership will offer free HIV screenings in Mountain Home on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 10:30 am until noon. There are no needle sticks or blood involved with the screening. An oral sample is taken from the gum line. Results are read in 20 minutes. Full Story »
With their sirens blaring and lights flashing, dozens of police cars and fire fighting vehicles rolled into the local Walmart on Saturday, bringing with them a helping hand to children needing a gift of hope this Christmas. Full Story »
Residents from all over Mountain Home lined up on American Legion Boulevard on a chilly Friday evening last week for this year's Holiday Parade of Lights. Full Story »
The Idaho Motorcycle Club and American Legion Post No. 26 will hold a "Wreaths Across America" ceremony Dec. 12 at 9:30 a.m. in Carl Miller Park. Across the country, at the same time, groups will be laying out wreaths in remembrance of POW and MIA servicemen. Full Story »
Law enforcement authorities made a major drug bust in Tipanuk Monday night, arresting Albino G. Pedroza, 48, on a variety of charges related to distributing narcotics. Full Story »
Idaho Legislative Dist. 11B Rep. Carlos Bilbao addressed the Kiwanis Club of Emmett at its regular weekly luncheon on Dec. 2 and delivered a familiar refrain coming out of Boise as the 2010 legislative session nears — less money means a tight budget. Full Story »
A State of the County Address will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, at 3:30 p.m. by the Board of Commissioners for Gem County. All three commissioners will give a presentation on the last year in Gem County and what’s in store for the future. Full Story »
When Walter Knox Memorial Hospital opens its community H1N1 vaccination clinic on Friday, Dec. 11, all age groups will be eligible for the free vaccine. Full Story »
For 60 years, some of the most prominent citizens of Emmett and Gem County have been donating their time, money and talents to serve the Gem County community as members of the Kiwanis Club of Emmett. Full Story »
What goes around, comes around, and in the case of the Gem County Jail, that is certainly true. Fifteen years ago, Gem County was paying to transport inmates to jails throughout southwest Idaho — including to Canyon County. At the time, Gem County’s jail did not meet regulations and was closed down. Full Story »
BOISE — One lucky Boise State Broncos fan will be traveling in style to this year's 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl as the winner of the Idaho Lottery's Fiesta Bowl Fever II promotion. This limited-time promotion runs from today at noon through noon on Dec. 27. Idaho Lottery players who enter two, non-winning $5 Idaho Lottery Scratch tickets through the Lottery's Web site (idaholottery.com) will be ... Full Story »
BOISE — Boise police detectives are on scene and searching for a man who reportedly robbed a credit union near downtown. Police were called at 10:11 a.m. today with a report of a robbery at the credit union in the 100 block of West State Street near Fort Street. Witnesses said the man walked in, approached a teller and demanded cash. The man did not show a weapon, but witnesses tell officers he ... Full Story »
CANYON COUNTY - Three separate power outages during a sub-freezing morning caused 1,486 customers to be without electricity this morning in Caldwell and Nampa. The first power outage occurred in Nampa at 5:51 a.m. because of a bad transformer and a downed wire. That outage impacted 634 customers in the areas between 16th through 22nd avenues south and 1st through 21st streets south, according to ... Full Story »
CALDWELL — Caldwell School District officials decided to close Van Buren Elementary School for the day due to a power outage. District spokeswoman Jennifer Swindell said the decision was made at 7 a.m. when officials discovered the power was out and there was no way to properly heat the school by the time students arrived. Full Story »
NAMPA — About 350 Nampa School District middle and high school students were late or not picked up this morning because the frigid temperatures prevented about 21 of the district's 100 buses from starting. The district worked with its bus contractor, Brown Bus, to pick up the middle and high school students on elementary student routes later in the morning. Many parents were able to bring their ... Full Story »
NYSSA — She knows at her age it will not happen, but Elsie Wyatt, 103, would still like to go hunting. Full Story »
Nyssa — Nyssa Chamber of Commerce will sponsor two holiday events this month. Full Story »
ByJESSICA KELLERARGUS OBSERVERJessicak@argusobserver.com Full Story »
GRANTS PASS — With school funding tight, state leaders would like to squeeze a little more money out of timberland in Oregon's Coast Range — the last, best remnant of a network of state lands that once paid for K-12 education. Full Story »
GRANTS PASS (AP) — Bills to open more of the backcountry in national forests to fire-prevention thinning projects and to promote woodburning heating systems in public buildings have been introduced in the U.S. House. Full Story »
Even though I'm kind of grinchy when it comes to the holidays, I love this time of year because of the sheer number of end-of-year lists. Courtesy of a regular reader, I received a link to a new one to add to my "oh goody" pile: The Guardian.UK's list of the Top 100 technology sites for 2009 . In it, the writers discusses the rise and rise of Twitter , other micro-blogs, YouTube , Vimeo , how ... Full Story »
Jan Vassar, former Lewiston city manager, has been appointed to the Idaho Transportation Board, replacing the vacancy left by the death of Bruce Sweeney in August. Vassar is the first woman to serve on the transportation board, according to ITD spokesman Jeff Stratten, though the ITD Board has only existed since 1974. Prior to that it was a three-member Board of Highway Directors. "To the best ... Full Story »
South Africa was more than a little unlucky, but for the United States there is hope where there was once despair by Mark Starr, GlobalPost BOSTON Almost exactly four years ago in Leipzig, Germany, American hopes for success in the 2006 World Cup diedsix months before the first ball was kicked. The occasion was the World Cup draw, the anxiously awaited playing assignments for the tournaments 32 ... Full Story »
White Pine Boutique will help the Pix raise some much-needed dough with their upcoming fundraiser, Pics for the Pix. by Jeff Lake The Pix Theatre in Nampa was once the biggest theater in Idaho, featuring 688 spring-cushioned seats and walls covered with heavy damask tapestry. Opened in 1946, this historic building closed in 2002. During the last few years, there has been a renewed interest in ... Full Story »
The Vidiot asks (and sort of answers) whether "Life On Mars" is better under U.S. or U.K jurisdiction. by Travis Estvold I've been addicted to time travel-themed science fiction since around the time Marty McFly was first revving his DeLorean to 88 mph in a frenzied lap around the Twin Pines Mall. So it's no surprise I'd latch onto a program about a 21st-century police detective magically ... Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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