Boise City News

Steven V. Carlson was taken into custody at his home on Hartman Street and Fairview Avenue after a female juvenile reported to police that Carlson had offered her drugs and alcohol if she would visit him within his home.

The Boise City Council will look at new ordinances that would prevent people from panhandling in certain areas, and prevent aggressive panhandlers around the city.

Acting on a citizen's report of a suspicious vehicle parked near Pierce Park and Autumn Wood Street early this morning, Boise Police discovered a suspect in the back seat of the car.

The Boise City Council is considering three ordinances to curb unsafe panhandling, harassing, lying on sidewalks, or other issues affecting public spaces.

Plans to install a so-called "wayfinding" system, a concept touted by City of Boise planners for helping to orient visitors on downtown streets, moved forward at a recent board meeting of the Capital City Development Corporation, Boise's urban renewal agency.

"The project is a small step toward completing a much larger project of renovating the City Hall to keep up with current seismic and fire codes.

The new EMS system would be headed by a joint powers board, consisting of elected officials from each member agency, which would adopt medical protocols and be responsible for budget approval This coming Tuesday, May 14, the Boise City Council will be briefed by Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan on a new, regional

This coming Tuesday, May 7, the Boise City Council will be briefed on commercial air service by Boise Airport Director Rebecca Hupp.

Add the words. It's a request citizens of Idaho have made to the Idaho Legislature.

U.S. News & World Report reviewed 21,035 U.S. public high schools; 46 Idaho schools made the rankings.

The call to 911 from a downtown Boise merchant stated that a man--Seeley--was causing a disturbance in a woman's clothing store, and owners wanted him out.

When the Boise City Council meets this coming Tuesday, April 30, it'll be asked to consider a series of changes to the current fiscal year 2013 city budget, including $437,500 to fund an analysis of a possible downtown Boise circulator system.

Hindus have congratulated Boise, Idaho's capital and most populous city, for showing up in Forbes magazine list: 'The Top 10 Cities For Yoga In The U.S.' Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada, congratulating Boise for this recognition, said that being on this list took Boise to another "higher level", which already had showed up on ... (more)

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has nominated a longtime Boise, Idaho, official as the next civilian director of the office that investigates complaints of misconduct by Seattle police.

The Spokane Spokesman Review reports that an ordinance is being crafted by Coeur d'Alene officials that would outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation.

BOISE After weeks of investigating and a lot of questions, people who live along a canal that runs through Boise's North End finally have some answers.

The intersection of Main and Second streets in downtown Boise is lined with trees and stately, two-story homes.

Security cameras played a vital role in identifying the Boston bombing suspects, so should cities like Boise have more installed to deter crime? Many residents said they would like to see more cameras around big cities, but also said there is a point where it can be too much.