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Sneak peek of the new Grove Plaza fountain in Downtown Boise

Apr 19, 2017

As part of an overhaul of The Grove Plaza in Downtown Boise, a new fountain has been installed at a cost of about $750,000. The fountain is fully programmable and meets modern public health standards.

Karleigh Deeds (old fountain)/Doug Woodruff (new fountain)

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Moose wanders through Boise's North End

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Marilyn Shuler, Idaho human rights leader, speaks to BSU graduates

Marilyn Shuler, a longtime human rights leader, died at a Boise hospital on Thursday. She was 77. In May 2014, Shuler was given an honorary doctorate at Boise State University and addressed the graduates at commencement.

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A big, boisterous crowd greets one of Boise's last new refugees before federal freeze

When 19-year-old Bahati Sudjonga arrived at the Boise Airport late Feb. 2, 2017, he was greeted by more than 100 people. Bahati is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but was living in a refugee camp in Uganda. His brother, Maki Sudjonga, 22, and sister, Charlotte Borive, 38, moved to Boise five months ago from the same camp. Bahati is the last refugee the International Rescue Committee will be able to bring into Idaho until the four-month halt in refugee intake is lifted.

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Experience life in Africa's Gorongosa National Park

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Teen organizers of Boise's Women's March reflect on high turnout

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Wounded Boise police officer heads to Denver

A police escort surrounding Cpl. Kevin Holtry’s ambulance leaves Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on Curtis Road on Thursday on its way to the Boise Airport. Holtry was injured in a November shooting that wounded another officer and killed a police dog. Holtry is headed to Craig Hospital, a specialty spinal cord rehabilitation hospital near Denver, to continue his recovery.

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Police escort injured Boise officer Kevin Holtry up Cole Road to airport medical flight

Boise Cpl. Kevin Holtry was injured in a November shooting that wounded another officer and killed a police dog. He was paralyzed below the waist and his left leg was amputated below the knee. Now he's headed to Craig Hospital, a specialty spinal cord rehabilitation hospital near Denver, to continue his recovery.

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Boise day shelter provides meals, clothing and much more

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Boise firefighter heard call for help, now gets award for mountain rescue

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Interfaith Sanctuary Community Choir

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Boise Police Cpl. Chris Davis: Recovery from shooting is 'a day-by-day thing'

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