Boise State won its third Fiesta Bowl tonight, 38-30 over Arizona, after a rollicking first half that featured this Jay Ajayi touchdown (AP/Idaho Statesman photo by Kyle Green), a Statue of Liberty play that also led to an Ajayi touchdown, a sterling performance by senior...
This morning – the day of New Year’s Eve – the city of Boise issued a cease-and-desist order to Uber and advised residents not to use the car service, as Uber began charging for rides despite not having concluded negotiations with the city over background...
Inversion conditions – when colder air, clouds and pollution get trapped in the valley, with clear skies above in the mountains – set in this morning in the Treasure Valley, seen here from above at Bogus Basin, which had bluebird skies. A yellow air-quality alert…
Bring back the firing squad as a means of execution in Idaho? That’s something the state Department of Correction actually has been exploring, as states continue to struggle to obtain appropriate drugs for lethal-injection executions. “We considered asking the Legislature to amend the statute so…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A skier who traveled out of the boundaries of the Bogus Basin Ski Area near Boise almost spent a night on the mountain before being spotted by a grooming machine operator.
It didn’t look promising a week ago, but winter has delivered for Boise’s non-profit, community-owned ski resort, Bogus Basin, which is now reporting a 25-inch base and has received close to another six inches today. Yesterday, under sunny blue skies, Bogus opened the No. 6…
Close to 150 people gathered in the rotunda of the state Capitol today to offer their well-wishes to longtime Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, who is retiring after 12 years as Idaho’s elected secretary of state and 40 years in the office. Here, folks are…
Bogus Basin has announced that, thanks to a foot of new snow in the past 72 hours, it will open the No. 6 Pine Creek chairlift on the mountain’s backside on Tuesday, starting at noon. That’s a big step, opening up much more terrain at…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said today that he’ll confer with the other members of the state’s Constitutional Defense Council – the speaker of the House, president pro-tem of the Senate, and Attorney General – before calling a meeting of the council to pay a new…
When the Idaho Legislature appropriated $1 million to the state Constitutional Defense Fund this year, some protested that they didn’t want to put that much money toward litigation against gay marriage. The money wasn’t tabbed for any particular case; it merely refilled the fund that,…
Deborah Ferguson, lead attorney for the four Idaho couples who successfully sued to overturn Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, issued this statement on the order for the state to pay $401,663 of their attorney fees and costs: “Judge Dale found our request for attorneys fees…
The state of Idaho must pay more than $400,000 in attorney fees and costs to the lawyers who represented the four lesbian couples who successfully sued to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, a federal court has ruled. “There is no dispute that Plaintiffs…
After 40 years in state government, Ben Ysursa has some strong opinions about how things ought to work in Idaho – and how, on occasion, they have. For example, when both of the state's political parties came together, working side by side, they successfully passed…
The Army has finished its investigation into Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s disappearance from his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and briefed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this afternoon, the Associated Press is reporting. Click below for a full report from AP reporter Lolita Baldor in Washington,…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Matt Christensen has been named the new editor of the Times-News and Magicvalley.com in south central Idaho. Christensen is returning to the paper after starting his journalism career at the Twin Falls…
Penni Cyr, president of the Idaho Education Association, says her group has major concerns about the new teacher “career ladder” legislation endorsed yesterday by the state Board of Education, which would phase in substantial raises for Idaho teachers if they meet standards for evaluations and…
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell below 4 percent in November for the first time since early 2008, the Idaho Department of Labor reports. The 3.9 percent jobless rate in November was down two-tenths of a percentage point from October; a year earlier, it was…
Idaho’s state Board of Education today voted unanimously to endorse proposed legislation to set up a “career ladder” for Idaho teachers, phasing in big pay increases if teachers meet performance standards. Funding for base salaries for beginning teachers would rise from $31,750 to $40,000 over…
State schools Supt.-elect Sherri Ybarra has announced another of the key staffers she’ll bring on when she takes office in January, Idaho Education News reports: Charlotte Silva, whose 30-year career in education most recently includes serving as the Boise school district’s special education supervisor, will…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making a high-stakes bet that it will prevail in a pending lawsuit over Snake River dredging, NPR’s Northwest News Network reports, ordering its contractor to begin preparation work to dredge around Lewiston and Clarkston on Jan. 12, while…
Bogus Basin has announced that it will open for skiing on Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with three chairlifts on the front side of the mountain operating: Deer Point (#1), Showcase (#4), and Coach (#7), along with the Easy Rider magic carpet and…
The public is invited to a retirement celebration on Monday, Dec. 22, honoring Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, who is retiring after 12 years as Idaho’s secretary of state and 40 years in the office, including many years as chief deputy to then-Secretary of…
A local high school newspaper included a plagiarized editorial in its latest issue – intentionally. Student writer Harmony Soto, after first contacting Boise Weekly writer George Prentice for permission, published his piece as her own – then acknowledged it in a biting editorial note, reports…
Brundage Mountain has announced it will open Friday for the ski season, with three lifts, the BlueBird Quad, Lakeview Lift and Easy Street, operating from 9:30 to 4:30 and seven-day operations planned. Early-season conditions remain on the lower half of the mountain, according to spokeswoman…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter believes the state’s arguments against gay marriage are so compelling and comprehensive that the U.S. Supreme Court should wait until it gets Idaho’s case before deciding on the issue. In arguments filed with the nation’s highest court, lawyers for Otter said…
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