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Shorebirds find a sea of Idaho grass

Jessica Pollock, a research biologist with the Idaho Bird Observatory, prepares to release a female long-billed curlew after a research team placed a satellite transmitter on the bird in the hills north of Middleton.

Researchers from the Idaho Bird Observatory at Boise State University are trying to determine why numbers of nesting pairs of the long-billed curlew have dropped. 3 hours ago

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ELECTIONS

Election 2013: Winners emerge in close GBAD race, what's next?

The new GBAD director beat his opponent by 19 votes in Tuesday’s election according to unofficial results posted on the Ada County website.
CRIME

Terror suspect Kurbanov's former employer 'shocked' by arrest

Fazliddin Kurbanov will stay in a Boise jail while he awaits trial on federal charges.
BOISE 150

150 Boise icons to celebrate the city's sesquicentennial: Ten Commandments monument

A simple stone monument set off a fire storm in 2003.
BOISE STATE SPORTS

Boise State's Andy Bettles set for NCAA men's tennis singles tournament

Boise State junior Andy Bettles will meet USC's Yannick Hanfmann in the first round of the NCAA men's tennis singles championships at noon today in Champaign, Ill.
ELECTIONS

Election 2013: Voters shake up Nampa School Board

The three winners say more painful cuts lie ahead for the financially struggling district.
LOCAL NEWS

Boise Airport plans mock airplane crash

The Federal Aviation Administration requires the Boise Airport to hold full-scale emergency exercises every three years, according to an airport news release.
CRIME

Boise man enters final guilty plea in Aryan Knights case

Joshua Nall is among 23 people charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations.
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Boise terrorism suspect to remain jailed

An Uzbek national charged in Idaho and Utah with supporting the al-Qaida-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan will remain jailed in Boise while awaiting trial.
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Greenbelt murder suspect plea hearing rescheduled

The plea hearing for Patrick Jon Zacharias set for Tuesday morning has been rescheduled to June 11. He is accused of raping and murdering Kay Lynn Jackson on the Greenbelt in 1998.
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Election 2013: Money points to heightened interest in GBAD election

Eight candidates raise more than $30,000 in a bid to control the Greater Boise Auditorium District's cash and revenue stream.