(BOISE, Idaho) -- To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Boise, a Sesqui-Shop will open on Thursday, Dec. 6.
The location will be a temporary storefront/galley/interpretive center to highlight the history of Boise.
The shop will be open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1008 Main Street.
For more information, please call 208-433-5670.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- A 22-year-old was arrested on Tuesday for stealing books from a local store and returning the books for cash, according to the Boise Police Department.
Timothy R. Ganley is suspected of stealing over $1000 worth of books over a two to three week period.
The employees from the local book store were able to provide evidence to the Boise Police Property Crimes detectives, who were able to link the suspect Ganley to the crime.
Ganley is being held at Ada County Jail.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- The Idaho State Historical Museum is hosting a book signing by local authors on Thursday.
The event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Featured authors include Sharon Fisher, Kuna; Scott Marchant, Hiking Idaho books; Rich Binsacca, Boise Double Take; Nick Collias, Round About in the Boise Valley; and Marty Peterson, Idaho 100.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- The public is asked to participate in the Boise Firefighters Annual Food Drive and Toys for Tots event.
Donations are being accepted at any Boise Fire station from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the remainder of the year.
Please donate new, unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items.
All the donations will be given to the Idaho Food Bank and Toys for Tots.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Boise police are warning residents to be on the alert following a report of a sexual assault incident in the vicinity of 15th and Lemp streets on Wednesday.
The incident reportedly happened around 2 a.m., but wasn't reported until around 12:30 p.m. Police said a woman was returning home, when a man pushed her through her front door into the home and then sexually assaulted her before fleeing.
There were no immediate arrests.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- A Boise man has been arrested for allegedly stealing over a dozen checks from a local home and then illegally obtaining over $4,000 from the victims' account.
Police said 24-year-old John Lam stole 20 personal checks from a home on the 1000 block of North Aster Avenue on Wednesday and then forged multiple checks to obtain the money from the account. The victims are well known to the suspect, according to police.
Lam is charged with 20 counts of forgery and 20 counts of grand theft.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- The Association of Idaho Cities is holding their Legislative Committee Meeting on Friday.
The gathering will be held at Boise Centre, located at 850 West Front Street.
Mayor David Bieter will be in attendance.
The Association of Idaho Cities is a nonpartisan, nonprofit corporation, owned, organized and operated by Idaho’s city governments.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Capital City Public Market is hosting a free parking day in downtown Boise.
All public parking garages and select surface lots will be free from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The parking garage fees are usually the first hour free, $2.50 per hour after the first and $12 maximum per day.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- An attempt to elude officers ended in a Boise man crashing his vehicle into a canal, police said.
The incident happened late Friday night and led to 37-year-old Matthew Wilbur being charged with DUI, eluding, and driving without privileges.
Police said following a report of a vehicle seen driving erratically and speeding, officers spotted Wilbur but as they approached, he allegedly sped off resulting in a pursuit. A police report stated that Wilbur's vehicle got up to a speed of over 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, before he eventually lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a chain-link fence and the bank of a canal.
Police said Wilbur appeared to be intoxicated at the time.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Boise Police arrested a 37-year-old woman Friday evening on drug charges, the department said in a news release.
Officers responded to a citizen complaint of trespassing at a bar in the 1000 block of Front Street at about 7 p.m. on Friday. Police determined that Karyn J. Dolly had two outstanding warrants for her arrest and took her into custody. After searching her, officers discovered four small packages containing small amounts of Meth, police said.
Dolly was booked into the Ada County Jail and charged with possession of a controlled substance, grand theft by possession and computer crimes -- all felony offenses.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Police arrested an 18-year-old man on burglary charges Sunday afternoon.
Officers responded to a report of a theft at a retail store in the 400 block of North Milwaukee Street on Sunday. Employees told police they witnessed Darien Corbett and another unidentified young male hide merchandise and then attempt to leave the store without paying.
The unidentified male was released to the custody of a guardian while Corbett was taken to the Ada County Jail and booked on felony burglary charges.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Women from around Boise whose lives have been affected by crime are in for some pampering this Wednesday.
It's all part of the annual "Queen for a Day" event, which takes place at the D' Shaw school of Cosmetology and will see women -- impacted in some way by crime -- receiving full makeovers with haircuts and manicures, from students of the cosmetology school.
According to a news release by the Boise Police Department, the event aims to help women who have suffered loss or hardship as a result of crime, make a spiritual and mental recovery.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Boise Police arrested a 29-year-old woman for abandoning an infant at a Boise home.
The person who reported the incident told police the suspect, who is known to her, abandoned the infant in a bedroom of her home during an overnight stay. The suspect reportedly did not tell the woman she was leaving the child, who spent the night alone in the room with no care. The suspect did not leave diapers or food for the infant, and has refused to pick the child up.
The infant has been turned over to the custody of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
The woman turned herself in at the Idaho Probation and Parole office in Boise on Monday. She was taken to the Ada County Jail and charged with desertion or nonsupport of a child -- a felony.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Police arrested a man and a woman on outstanding felony warrants for injury to a child late Monday night.
The arrest warrants stem from an investigation into dangerous conditions found in a Boise home on Nov. 9. Boise Police assisted representatives from the Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare on a welfare check of a home after a citizen called to report dangerous conditions at the home with three small children, including an infant.
Upon arriving, officers discovered animal feces, soiled diapers and rotting food throughout the residence. The home was without power or heat. The children were declared to be in imminent danger and were turned over to the custody of representatives of the Idaho State Department of Health and Welfare.
Police arrested 31-year-old Deric J. Stellman and 32-year-old Crystal L. Terry. Both were charged with injury to a child, a felony.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced Tuesday that Idaho is opting for a state-based health insurance exchange under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, subject to legislative approval.
Otter, who does not support the ACA, also dubbed "Obamacare," said that he chose to opt for the insurance instead of doing nothing, which he said would put Idaho "at the federal government's mercy in how that exchange is designed and run."
“Obamacare is not the answer. In fact, it very likely will do little or nothing to reduce costs while force-feeding us coverage and increasing the size and scope of government. But it is an unfortunate and unwelcome reality, and it would be irresponsible of me to simply abandon the field to federal bureaucrats. In the face of uncertainty we must assert our independence and our commitment to self-determination while fulfilling our responsibility to the rule of law," he said.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Police arrested a 19-year-old female employee of a retail store for theft on Tuesday night, according to the Boise Police Department.
Managers at a retail store on the 8300 block of West Overland Road told police they suspected Allison V. Percival, an employee, of stealing merchandise on seven occasions starting in October 2102.
Police investigated the crime and recovered stolen items from Percival’s residence that were valued at over $1500.
Percival is being held at Ada County Jail and was charged with burglary and grand theft.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson and Boise Community Ombudsman Pierce Murphy announced on Wednesday a new effort to raise awareness of suicide prevention in the community.
According to Murphy, the officials “have initiated a project that will bring together experts on suicide prevention, intervention and treatment in what is called a Coordinated Community Response.”
Masterson and Murphy would also like representatives from local, county and state government, as well as non-profits and medical providers, to provide suggestions and advice on how the community can reduce the number of suicides within the Boise community.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- A man wanted on outstanding warrant charges was arrested in Garden City on Wednesday.
Travis Fulgham, 24, of Garden City, was arrested and charged with possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Fulgham was taken into custody by Boise Police and Idaho Probation and Parole agents at a home on the 600 block of East 43rd Street. Officials say a search of the home turned up a syringe, a spoon, and cotton with meth residue on them.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- The public is invited to attend the Boise Foothills Management Plan meeting and give feedback on Thursday.
The meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center, located at 3188 Sunset Peak Road.
Topics to be covered include recreation, sportsman use, transportation, solid waste, cultural resources, grazing and visual resources.
If you are unable to attend and would like to provide your input, please call Foothills Open Space Manager Julia Grant at 208-493-2533.
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(BOISE, Idaho) -- Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter on Wednesday appointed Jani Revier to become the new State Budget Director.
Revier will replace Wayne Hammon, who resigned in September to become executive director of the Idaho Associated General Contractors.
Revier will be the first woman ever to serve as Idaho’s State budget director.
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