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Boise, Garden City, Mountain Home

Boise police: Trio arrested for burglary after breaking into home near Boise State campus

Joseph G. Munson, Cole P. Moya, and Tobias C. Moya are all being held in the Ada County Jail on felony charges of burglary after Boise police say they were caught stealing a TV and some liquor bottles from a home near the Boise State campus early Sunday morning. 15 minutes ago

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OUTDOORS

Police report seeing mountain lion just north of Boise State campus early Monday morning

Boise police and Idaho Fish and Game officials are actively looking for a mountain lion that officers saw running by WinCo Foods off Front Street around 4:40 a.m. Monday.

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BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

California fugitive charged with felony after fight at Les Bois Park Saturday

Deputies arrested a fugitive from Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday night when an argument turned violent at Les Bois Park.

18 hours ago
IDAHOANS IN THE MILITARY

Idaho National Guard Soldiers leave Texas for 10 months in Afghanistan

About 60 members of the Idaho Army National Guard left Texas Saturday night aboard charter planes for Afghanistan. The Idaho citizen soldiers had been training in Texas. They'll spend about 10 months in Afghanistan.

1 day ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Mountain lion spotted in Warm Springs Mesa area of East Boise

Where and when? The animal was spotted about 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Warm Springs Mesa area.

1 day ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Two Boise men arrested in connection to rape of a minor

Garden City Police have arrested two Boise men in connection with the alleged rape of a 16-year-old female Saturday morning at the Sun Liner Motel in Garden City.

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OUTDOORS

Mountain lion spotted on Warm Springs Mesa in Boise

A resident of Warm Springs Mesa in east Boise saw a mountain lion feeding on deer carcass in a neighbor’s front yard on Friday evening, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Saturday.

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BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Treasure Valley babies were born hours apart to mothers from the same family

A family celebrated the arrival of two babies on Monday morning at St. Luke’s Medical Center — something of a surprise to their mothers, whose due dates were a couple weeks apart.

2 days ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Planning to get outside this weekend? Saturday will be much cooler than Sunday

It's going to be a great weekend for outside activities in the Boise area — it will be dry and winds will be light, according to the National Weather Service.

2 days ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Cat up for adoption at Boise shelter has extensive acting resume

There's an orange cat at the Idaho Humane Society that has good chops — acting chops, according to his resume.

2 days ago
BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Garden City man shot in chest earlier this week remains hospitalized

A Garden City man who was shot in the chest at his home on Monday survived the incident, and police are continuing to investigate the circumstances, police said Friday.

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