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Lanes of Eagle Road and Farivew Avenue in Meridian reopen after Sunday morning crash

A crash at the intersection of Eagle Road and Fairview Avenue backed up traffic and shut down lanes for about an hour Sunday morning.

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BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Boise’s brewhaha: City, beer festival split up

The city is suing festival owner Brewforia Beer Market for $7,886, saying the organizers owe about $4,000 for turf damage and cleanup at Ann Morrison Park and the rest for extra police protection for the 2011 beer festival. Festival organizers say they want to pay for any turf damage the event caused...

3 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Electrical problem forces evacuation of some employees at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center

Some employees who work in the basement of St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center had to leave the building for more than an hour Thursday after an electrical problem caused smoke in the building.

4 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Hate long lines? Ada County urges you to register your recreational vehicles before the rush

Idahoans who own a motorhome, boat, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, and/or trailer (including horse trailers) are required by law to register them annually. Most registrations expire Dec. 31, and many people renew them just before the Memorial Day weekend.

3 days ago
BUSINESS

Government sues would-be Tamarack buyer from Eagle

The U.S. Department of Labor seeks to block him from administering pension funds he allegedly misused.

4 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Kuna couple temporarily displaced after fire early Wednesday

A Kuna man awoke to the sound of things exploding in his garage, then discovered a raging fire, Kuna Fire Captain John Charlton said. No one was injured in the blaze, though one firefighter did suffer minor back injury.

4 days ago
ELECTIONS

Closed primary takes down turnout

Idaho’s first closed primary election apparently drives down turnout. While some voters groused, the election ran more smoothly than many expected.

5 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Former Meridian man sentenced to 18 months for drug trafficking, firearms and immigration violations

Andres Barajas-Linares, 40, a Mexican national formerly living in Meridian, will spend 18 months in prison for distributing cocaine, unlawfully possessing a firearm and being a deported alien illegally in the United States, according to a news release issued Minday from U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson...

6 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Water managers to roll back releases from Lucky Peak into the Boise River this week

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation reduced outflows from Lucky Peak Dam into the Boise River by 250 cubic feet per second Monday morning and plan to reduce flows through Thursday, according to a news release.

6 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Fire crews extinguish 12 small fires along railroad tracks in South Ada County

A train apparently caused 12 small grass fires along the railroad tracks Monday afternoon near Cloverdale Road near Kuna.

6 days ago
MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Police: 22-year-old Meridian man charged with felony injury to child for breaking 2-year-old’s arm

Anthony Edward Ortega is being held in the Ada County Jail on a charge of felony injury to child after Meridian police say he broke his 2-year-old son’s arm last month.

7 days ago