Soldier Pleads Guilty to War Crimes, Is Expected to be Witness in Holmes Trial
A soldier, one of five accused of war crimes, pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to involuntary manslaughter. Spc.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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B of A, Forced to Buy Back More Toxic Mortgages
Bank of America, the nation's largest lender, warned late Friday that its cash flows could be jeopardized by buying back toxic mortgages from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. B of A had originally agreed...
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Bank of America Appeals Conditions to Remove Tamarack Lifts
Bank of America wants to move forward with removing two ski lifts from the Tamarack Resort but without conditions. The Star News reports that Valley County commissioners will hear an appeal on Sept....
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Two More Banks Closed
Another Northwest Bank was shuttered by Feds late Friday. The Eastern Washington-based Bank of Whitman was closed along with another bank in Illinois, bringing the tally of bank failures this year to...
View ArticleWorld-Class Eater Takes on Big Jud's Burger Challenge
World-class competitive eater Pete Czerwinski was in town this week. And while he was here, he decided to stop by Big Jud's and smash the the record for the Big Jud's challenge: eating a burger with...
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Video: Life on Mars?
The appearance of what scientists believe is flowing salt water on Mars reignited speculation about alien life. by News Editors, GlobalPost High-resolution images sent from NASA's orbiter show what...
View Article45,000 Verizon Workers On Strike
Tens of thousands of Verizon workers went on strike early today. Following nearly two months of negotiations, talks broke down late Saturday night between Verizon, the Communication Workers of America...
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More Scaled-Down Mega-Loads Rolling This Weekend
It wasn't in their original plans, but bit-by-bit ExxonMobil is moving its mega-loads from the Port of Lewiston toward the Kearl Oil Sands Project in Alberta, Canada. Exxon had hoped to haul more than...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Sunday?
Every year, Boise Weekly publishes a volunteer guide. Every year, someone out there who wants to volunteer fails to pick it up and spends a long time scratching his or her head unsure of what to do.…...
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Boise Council Considers Sewer Rate Increase Tuesday
When the Boise City Council convenes this Tuesday, they'll officially take up a request to bump up city sewer rates by 2.5 percent. In this week's issue, BW chronicled new EPA standards, which will...
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School Board Will Get Update on Pay For Performance Monday
When the Boise School Board of Trustees meets Monday night, they'll take up the issue of Pay for Performance, the controversial teacher bonus plan pushed through the 2011 Legislature. But instead of...
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Idaho Brewing History: What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
In the Aug. 10 issue of Boise Weekly, I look at the history of brewing beer in Idaho. Idaho beer historian Herman Ronnenberg had so many amazing tales to tell.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
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Today's Time Suck: Five Things That Make Websites Suck
Cracked.com blogger John Cheese is fed up with the Interwebs. He is tired of visiting websites that look/act/feel like it's 1999.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Time to Face the Ugly Truth About the U.S. Economy
Analysis: As markets tumble again, here's why the world's largest economy won't come to the rescue any time soon. by Thomas Mucha, GlobalPost Crash. Fizzle.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Monday?
All right, ladies. It's summer and the sun is out there begging for you to enjoy it, to toss some sort of ball around and maybe get a a tan out of the arrangement.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
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All That Glitters; Gold and Silver Soar
Gold hit record highs already this morning, flying past $1,700 per troy ounce. Silver also rocketed up 3.8 percent to nearly $40 an ounce.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Idahoans Give Obama Lowest Approval Rating
President Barack Obama's job approval rating is lowest in Idaho. In a new poll out this morning from the Gallup Organization, only 27 percent of Idahoans polled approved of Obama's performance in the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Obama to Speak About Downgrade; Watch Here
UPDATE: Live coverage to begin shortly: JOIN THE LIVE CHATVISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Barack Obama will address the nation about the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating shortly. World markets have...
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Check Out Free Idaho Trail/Road Database
Idaho has more than 30,000 miles of dirt and two-track roads, which makes it hard to imagine a single resource that is a key to them all. The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation met that...
View ArticleWhat People Are Saying About The US Credit Downgrade Online
Citing Congressional gridlock over debt issues, Standard & Poor's downgraded the United States credit rating from AAA to AA+ late Friday, causing domestic and global markets to plunge at the open...
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