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Former POW recounts days in training and captivity with John McCain

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

Render Crayton is following his friend and fellow POW John McCain's presidential campaign just as he watched the end of Boise State's Fiesta Bowl game - warily, often shielding his eyes from the action. But Crayton's loyalty to McCain has prompted him to do something he's resisted until now - talk at length about his relationship with McCain and his own experience as a POW for seven years. | GO... • More stories on the presidential election

Ask Tim: Why was Bohemian Brewery in Boise?

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

Tim Woodward answers the burning question: How did Boise come to be home to the Bohemian Brewery?

An old farmstead made new again

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

Three years of renovation and the Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead, one of the oldest houses in Idaho, will soon be ready for visitors.

Making the desert bloom, 100 years ago

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

Today, we take the crops rising from the arid Snake River Plain for granted, but it wasn't always so. A century ago today, 306 pioneers drew names from a barrel for a chance to buy desert land that would bloom with help from an ambitious plan to bring water from the Malad River. They stayed and helped shape a part of Idaho.

White House overhauls rescue

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

WASHINGTON - As international leaders gathered here on Saturday to grapple with the global financial crisis, the Bush administration embarked on an overhaul of its own strategy for rescuing the foundering financial system.

Weather brings power outages, Bogus snow

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

Winter storms took out power to some areas of the Treasure Valley, but made a healthy start of snow at Bogus Basin.

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 MDT

James "Jim" Ashby, 62, Boise, died Oct. 10 at a local care facility. A gathering will be held from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 16 at Cloverdale Funeral Home.