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Family of U of I student who fell out of a fraternity window seeks $1 million deal

MOSCOW — Raul Andaverde and Esmeralda Banda offered to drop their lawsuit in exchange for a settlement from the University of Idaho, the State Board of Education and the national fraternity and its local chapter. The offer is open until June 15.

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LOCAL NEWS

Memorial Day events in the Treasure Valley

Memorial Day events are scheduled across the Treasure Valley.

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LOCAL NEWS

Lawyer for condemned Idaho inmate says he’s innocent

David Nevin says Richard Albert Leavitt, a death row inmate scheduled to die in two weeks, has passed a polygraph test that proves he’s innocent.

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LOCAL NEWS

What's closed Memorial Day in the Valley

What’s open and closed Monday for Memorial Day:

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POLITICS

Governor names Dave Case to Ada commission

Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Dave Case of Meridian to fill the Ada County Commission vacancy left by the resignation of Vern Bisterfeldt.

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EDUCATION

Timberline grad wants to work on treating cancer

Gamid Abatchev, one of the top graduating students at Timberline High, plans a career in medicine or medical research. He battled a cancerous tumor as a young boy, and he wants to help others facing the disease.

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LOCAL NEWS

Memorial Day blahs? indifferent start to long weekend

What’s with the rain? Friday’s wet weather actually isn’t uncommon. Boise has had precipitation three of the past six Memorial Days; on Friday, .15 inches fell as of 6 p.m. Bogus Basin had about 3 clumpy inches at 8 a.m., but it was washed away by noon.

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LOCAL NEWS PHOTOS

Columbia High School Graduation 05/25/2012

The Columbia High School class of 2012 gathers for its commencement ceremony Friday May 25, 2012 at the Idaho Center in Nampa.

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POLITICS

Otter appoints Dave Case to fill Bisterfeldt's Ada County commissioner seat

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Friday appointed Ada County Highway District Commissioner Dave Case to replace Ada County Commissioner Vern Bisterfeldt, who resigned May 4.

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NAMPA, CALDWELL

Nampa cemetery, 119 years old, offers tours on Memorial Day

From a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient to mysterious early visitor Tot Tuttle, many intriguing people are buried in Nampa’s Kohlerlawn Cemetery. And on Memorial Day the city will offer guided tours of the 119-year-old cemetery. Volunteer tour guide Bill Dean will lead free 45-minute...

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BOISE, GARDEN CITY, MOUNTAIN HOME

Boise's Channel 6 phone conversations: Robert Manwill’s mom likes prison food, friends

The TV station obtained the phone recordings of the Boise mother who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in connection with the death of her 8-year-old son. Robert Manwill died in the summer of 2009 from physical abuse at the hands of Jenkins’ then-boyfriend, Daniel Ehrlick.

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