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PHOTOS: Warbird Roundup 2025
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PHOTOS: Boise State wins Mountain West championship
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Behind the plate: How a Michelin Star chef plotted and plated his way from Boise to New York
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press There is a historic treasure on Main Street. There, between 10th and 11th, stands one of the city's oldest and most iconic buildings. First a hotel, then a raucous nightclub, the building sat vacant for years until it caught the eye of talented chef and entrepreneur Cal Elliott. Now transformed, The Avery Hotel and Brasserie has become a destination spot for fine dining and cocktails.
BW Lunch Bunch gets takeout from Deli George
George Blumenschein, 1923-2017, knew how to make a good sandwich. Make that a great sandwich, more like a work of art for your mouth. Back in the aughts, when I (Jeanne Huff, BW editor) worked at "that other" newspaper establishment out on Curtis Road, the eponymous Deli George, which at that time was just a few blocks away in a strip mall on Fairview, was a weekly if not daily go-to for every journalist in the newsroom.
Victims of Boise hangar collapse identified, further details revealed on response efforts
The victims of this week's hangar collapse have been publicly identified, and first responders offered more details about the chaotic scene that unfolded Wednesday evening. The three people who died Wednesday evening are 59-year-old Boise man Craig Durrant, 24-year-old Nampa man Mariano Coc Och, and 32-year-old Nampa man Mario Sontay Tzi.
3 people killed and 9 injured in 'catastrophic' collapse of Boise airport hangar
BOISE - Federal investigators were working Thursday to try to determine what caused a steel airplane hangar that was under construction in Idaho to collapse the previous evening, killing three people and leaving several others badly injured. The Boise Fire Department said in the morning that the scene was turned over to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigators.
Ooh la la, it's Ula Vamps
Walking out of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, a young Audra Richardson felt inspired. She may have only been 5 years old at the time, but she confidently marched herself into the Met gift shop and put on a performance of her own for anyone who would listen. The round of applause she received from the gift shop's visitors at the end of her solo only solidified little Audra's dream - to be a performer.
U-Haul data says Gem State one of top moving destinations
Yet another growth metric ranks Idaho near the top of the nation. The annual U-Haul Growth Index shows Idaho is the No. 6 growth state, rising four spots from its previous ranking. The growth index analyzed one-way customer moves during 2023.
Key storylines with the new year upon us
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press F rom the statehouse, to local government, to education, to the environment, and everything in between, a lot can happen to a community in 12 months. With that as the backdrop, here are some key storylines to keep an eye on locally and regionally with the new year right around the corner:
Five key storylines with the new year upon us
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press F rom the statehouse, to local government, to education, to the environment, and everything in between, a lot can happen to a community in 12 months. With that as the backdrop, here are some key storylines to keep an eye on locally and regionally with the new year right around the corner:
Town Talk
On Dec. 19, Nampa Elks Lodge #1389 delivered many warm clothes and toiletries to the Caldwell Veterans Memorial Hall. These items will be given to Canyon County veterans who need a helping hand.
Tips and need-to-knows for Idahoans hitting the road
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press The holidays are busy for all, and can create added stress for those traveling by car or airplane. AAA projects that 115.2 million travelers - including 660,000 Idahoans - will take a year-end vacation with Christmas and New Year's Day fast approaching. That estimation surpasses traveler totals for two other major American holidays - Fourth of July and Thanksgiving - combined.
Green, Avalos find new homes for 2024 season
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press As bowl week begins for the Boise State football team, two key figures of the season have new homes in the Power 5 for the 2024 season. Former Boise State coach Andy Avalos was hired Monday as the new defensive coordinator at TCU, according to multiple reports, while quarterback Taylen Green made his departure from Boise State official, committing to play for the University of Arkansas next season.
Town Talk
NAMPA - Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) held a dedication ceremony Wednesday at their headquarters in Nampa for an airplane that replaces one that was destroyed by rebels in Papua, Indonesia.
First snowfall of season hits Treasure Valley
BOISE - A winter storm that moved through the Treasure Valley overnight Thursday dropped over an inch of snow and more followed Friday afternoon. All tolled, 2.6 inches of snow fell during that time according to the National Weather Service's official measurement at the Boise Airport.
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THE MUSETTES INVITE COMMUNITY TO CHRISTMAS CONCERTS The Musettes invite you to join them as they sing their way into the Christmas Season. The women's vocal group has been creating music locally for over 60 years and is currently directed by Christy Nye and accompanied on the piano by Lorren Lemmons. The Musettes, anchored by 24 vocalists, are set to take the stage Dec.
With cold and wintry weather coming to Idaho, it's time to check your car
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press Local agencies are reminding drivers of road safety and vehicle maintenance tips with the winter season right around the corner. The city of Boise recommends that drivers make sure their car is in good condition - residents should check the status of their car lights, tires, brakes, windshield wipers, defroster and radiator, the city said in a notice on its website.
What will El NiƱo bring Idaho? Weather experts gather in Boise
BOISE - Despite the rise of the El Niño weather phenomenon, much of Southwest Idaho's rivers will likely reach normal or near-normal runoff this year. This year's El Niño is considered strong because it is being driven by both warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean as well as atmospheric temperatures. Such conditions are expected to remain in place for a while, said Troy Lindquist, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service.
Idaho Outdoor Fieldhouse opens in Boise to adaptive athletes, military famillies
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press BOISE - While Dan Nelson was deployed in Afghanistan, he survived an explosion that would change the course of his life. Nelson, a Boise native, spent about a year at the Walter Reed Medical Center recovering from a series of injuries, namely a traumatic brain injury. He felt as though his life was falling apart for himself and his family.
Have you completed the ultimate Boise bucket list?
Just as people from out of state think that Idaho is nothing more than potatoes, people who aren't from Boise don't usually realize just how much the city has to offer. Sometimes even those of us who've spent most of our lives here overlook many of Boise's hidden (and not-so-hidden) gems.
Dragonfly, a soaring success for 40 years
It's one of those destination shopping spots you want to show off to your friends and relatives when they come to town. Superlatives and ooohs and ahhhs of delight take flight from shoppers' lips like the sunbeams from the myriad display of hanging crystals that cast rainbows of light dancing through the store. "Wow!" and: "Did you see this??" and "Come over here and look at this right now!" For Sierra Heavin-Hunter, it's all in a day's work. Also for her, it's like a second home.
Peek inside a Frank Lloyd Wright house
"I have lived here now for 41 years. I was 26 when I bought the place." Henry Whiting II is speaking to a group of about two dozen spread out on a rolling berm of lawn on an early fall day that still has at least one foot in summer. You don't have to peak over the edge of the rounded yard to know that directly below, by 300 feet, is Idaho's water glory, the Snake River.
Idaho Foodbank's Karen Vauk leaves nonprofit after 14+ years, tons of food
"We were coming out of The Recession ... but we were still very much in the recession," said Karen Vauk. She had just taken the reins at the Idaho Foodbank as president and CEO of the nonprofit. It was a tough time for asking for a handout.
The history of Latino culture in Idaho
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press Latinos have been migrating to Idaho since the mid 1800s, before it was a state. Like many other ethnic groups, Latinos came in search of jobs and opportunities for the benefit of their families. Here's a look at the history of Hispanic and Latino people in the Gem State in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Nampa sugarbeet factory's new digester to reduce odors
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press It is officially fall, and that means a trickle of trucks hauling sugarbeets into the Amalgamated Sugar factory facility in Nampa. The beets are harvested in the fall and are processed into sugar through the winter; other production occurs year-round. But as Nampa has grown, the factory - once well outside city limits - has found itself rubbing elbows with residents and new development more often.
'Gone but never forgotten'
Last Saturday I was doing an end-of-the-night TwitterX scroll after Flipsiding - and I couldn't believe what I was reading. JJ Saldaña, a Herculean member of the Latino community, Idaho legend and just an all-around great and wonderful human being had passed away in his sleep on Friday night. Hadn't I just read a post from him? He had tweeted from on the road: "Oh hey Moscow.
Foundation seeking funds to bring winter skate rink to Grove Plaza
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press The Downtown Boise Foundation recently announced plans to bring a winter skate rink to the Grove Plaza for the holiday season. The project, called Glide on Grove, is expected to cost $450,000 in the first year to construct and develop the rink. The foundation still needs to raise the final $150,000, it said in a press release.
Treasure Valley SCORE helps businesses thrive
Dahl created the pet rock - a toy made from a pebble from a Mexican beach, complete with googly eyes and a cardboard pet carrier.
Mobile makerspace comes to Boys & Girls Club of Nampa
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press NAMPA - In a culture that emphasizes high achievement, how can you teach kids to be comfortable with failure? One way to help kids learn that skill is letting them make things at an early age - creating, building and figuring out how things go together, said Wendy Wilson, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) coordinator for the Idaho Out-of-School Network.
Gowen Thunder Airshow in Boise this weekend
BOISE - Maj. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe does not consider herself a good driver. So she doesn't race cars. But as commander of the U.S. Air Force's F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team, Wolfe gets to do something better: flying an F-35A, a fighter jet, for audiences around the country.
Rainfall from Hilary touches Treasure Valley, Idaho
Idaho has felt moderate effects from Tropical Storm Hilary, which made significant impacts in Southern California and other parts of the southwestern United States. According to Jackson Macfarlane, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boise, the "core moisture of the storm" in the immediate region accumulated in eastern Oregon - 1.5 inches of rain fell near Ontario and nearly 2 inches of rain accumulated east of Baker City and west of McCall.
Bridge Youth and Family Resource Center
Gov. Brad Little delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting event for the Bridge Youth and Family Resource Center on Monday in Boise.
Caldwell Night Rodeo back in full swing
CALDWELL - Clayton Russell and his wife, Kaye, have been coming to Caldwell Night Rodeo for the past 50 years. "Every year, every night," Clayton said prior to Wednesday's festivities at D&B Supply Arena.
One dead in police shooting in Nampa McDonald's drive-thru
NAMPA - One person is dead following a police shooting Wednesday in Nampa. The man, whom police did not identify, ran from the St. Luke's near Cherry Lane and Midland Boulevard, Interim Nampa Police Chief Curt Shankel told reporters. He was shot in the McDonald's drive-thru in the area of Midland and Marketplace Boulevard. Yellow caution tape stretched outside McDonald's across the street as Shankel spoke. Two vehicles still sat in the drive-thru, one with its door open.
BMX Nationals event comes to Caldwell
CALDWELL - Despite not having pedals on their bikes, the 3-year-olds were ready for action. Sitting atop Strider bikes - pedal-less bikes young children can scoot with their feet - they donned full-face BMX helmets for safety. As the rhythms of Reel 2 Real's "I Like to Move It" played across the BMX track, the kids sprang forward down into the first curve. Then came the real work - striding over a series of jumps and rounding another curve.
Idaho Supreme Court rules against AG Raúl Labrador's ballot titles in open primary case
The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday threw out ballot titles written by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador's office concerning a new ballot initiative relating to Idaho's primary elections and ordered Labrador to deliver new ballot titles to the court by Friday afternoon.
Idaho Youth Ranch opens youth psychiatric treatment center in Caldwell
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press CALDWELL - To spirited cheers and applause, Idaho Youth Ranch Board Chair Sheila Hennessey snipped a red ribbon, marking the opening of Idaho's first psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth. Following years of planning, the Idaho Youth Ranch Residential Center for Healing & Resilience will open its doors to its first residents in two weeks.
Interactive Vietnam War Memorial display debuts in Nampa
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press NAMPA - Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum has a new permanent exhibit to engage visitors with Vietnam War history. A large touchscreen display allows visitors to interact with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's "Wall of Faces" website, which displays photos of nearly every person whose name is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
No injuries after police, suspect fire gunshots in Garden City neighborhood
No one was injured during Wednesday's spate of gunfire in a Garden City neighborhood that led to officers firing shots and taking a suspect into custody. Officers were dispatched to reports of shots fired in and from a residence in the 9200 block of Stoneham Drive at around 9:30 a.m., interim Garden City Police Chief Cory Stambaugh said during a Wednesday news conference in Garden City. Officers "heard and saw gunshots being fired out of the house in their direction," Stambaugh said.
Renowned Warbird Roundup back in Nampa this weekend
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press NAMPA - One of the nation's largest gatherings of historic warplanes is unfolding this week in the Treasure Valley. The 21st Annual Warbird Roundup will take place at the Warhawk Air Museum Saturday and Sunday. Gates open both days at 8:30 a.m. with planes taking flight in the morning and afternoon until about 2 p.m.
Boise officers in North End shooting identified; coroner IDs man killed in Thursday's police shooting
Boise police identified the officers who reportedly returned gunfire and fatally shot a man last month in the North End. Additionally, the Ada County Coroner's Office identified the man shot and killed Thursday by Boise police.
Man dies in Boise's sixth officer shooting this year
BOISE - The Boise Police Department was involved in its sixth officer shooting this year at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Police Chief Ron Winegar said at a press conference. A man was shot and killed by two Boise police officers after charging them with an edged weapon in the parking lot on Dale Street and Island Avenue, near Ann Morrison Park and the campus of Boise State University. The man had multiple weapons on him, Winegar said. Emily White is a reporter for the Idaho Press.
Banned book vending machine opens in Meridian
Today Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 61F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 61F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow Intervals of clouds and sunshine in the morning with more clouds for later in the day. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 89F. Winds light and variable.
Famous...Oregon potatoes? Nah. Idaho stats show which state reigns spud supreme
By Brian Myrick / Idaho Press Originally published July 24 on IdahoCapitalSun.com. Let's make one thing clear: Idaho is the undisputed OG spud state. And public officials say Idaho's reputation as the potato state won't fade - even if in June, the Oregon Legislature adopted a resolution to make the potato its state vegetable. Over the weekend, I recruited some buddies to help me defend Idaho's title as the NUMBER ONE spud state against Oregon.
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