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No More Self-Checkouts at Albertsons
Albertsons customers can say goodbye to self-checkout lanes. Albertsons' parent company, Supervalu, has decided that self-checkout "no longer fits with the customer-service experience it wants."… [...
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E. Coli Warning at Lucky Peak
Almost one year to the day from a high bacteria alert at Lucky Peak Reservoir, Idaho's Dept. of Environmental Quality has identified E. coli bacteria levels at the Sandy Point Beach access at Lucky...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Sunday?
Music, fancy cars, hand-crafted beer ... Summer is the time for festivals of all sorts.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Boise School Trustees Will Decide Levy Amount Monday
The Boise School District Board of Trustees will meet tomorrow night. On the agenda is a recommendation of a specific amount for the August 30 levy election.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments...
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Montana Governor Threatens ExxonMobil With Lawsuit
As an oil slick clean-up enters its second week on the Yellowstone River, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer is already threatening to take ExxonMobil to court over the incident. Schweitzer has been...
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Council Will Review First Year of Allumbaugh House
The Boise City Council is expected to be briefed Tuesday on the first year of operation for Allumbaugh House, the detox and mental health center that has provided services to 1,459 people since it...
View ArticleFreshwater Clams in Idaho
Believe it or not, it is possible to have an Idaho-based clam bake. Some of Idaho's rivers are home to edible freshwater clams and mussels.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Video: Will Kirkuk Fall Apart When the U.S. Leaves Iraq?
City sits on top of one of the world's richest oil deposits. by Tracey Shelton, GlobalPost [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Need Something To Do Monday?
Theater has trouble appealing to young people. And no, cranky old people, it's not because of the Internet or their cell phones.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Yellow Air Alert for Treasure Valley
This week begins where last week ended, with a yellow air quality alert for the Treasure Valley. The Department of Environmental Quality has again issued a moderate ozone warning, meaning people with...
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350 Boise Nonprofits Have Tax Exempt Status Revoked
The Internal Revenue Service has brought the hammer down on more than 1,400 Idaho nonprofits, revoking their tax exempt status because the organizations failed to file required paperwork. A new IRS...
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Details of Health Exchanges to Be Revealed Today
Americans should get a clearer picture today on how health insurance exchanges are supposed to work. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will unveil a framework of the exchanges...
View ArticleDeath Penalty for Duncan Overturned
A federal appeals court has overturned the death penalty for convicted killer Joseph Duncan. Duncan was given three death penalty sentences in 2008 for the 2005 kidnapping, sexual abuse and torture of...
View ArticleRadio Boise Contest Might Fit You to a T
Since taking a terrestrial foothold in April, KRBX 89.9 FM, aka Radio Boise, has added some flavor to the radio station lineup with a mix of information and all kinds of music, including blues,...
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Mega-load Opponents Ask For Reconsideration
Mega-load opponents aren't giving up anytime soon in an effort to block more than 200 ExxonMobil mega-loads from rolling past their central Idaho homes. Opponents filed a petition today asking Hearing...
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This American Life Gets "Fracked"
It's one thing for "fracking," the controversial method of shooting high-pressure fluids into the earth's core to free up natural gas reserves, to get the attention of ProPublica or The New York Times...
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No August Levy Election for Boise School District
The Boise School District Board of Trustees, in a surprise move tonight, opted not to hold a levy election on August 30 but instead chose to put the issue before voters on March 13, 2012. Boise school...
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The Way of the Wicket: Idaho's Backcountry Croquet Court
Hidden in the trees, a group of croquet purists play on. by Daniel Clausen Around the corner on a certain dirt road in the woods near McCall, there waits a sight that is hard to believe: a perfectly...
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Still more controversy at GBAD
"This is a blatant waste of public funds." by George Prentice The Greater Boise Auditorium District board once again ended its most recent meeting bitterly divided. This month's controversy at a...
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