Sarah Brodie

Local & Regional The drought has arrived leaving the Treasure Valley brown

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 18, 2013 at 3:21 AM MDT Last Updated: Jun 18, 2013 at 3:21 AM MDT

Southern Idaho has only seen about half the amount of rain and snow as last year.

Local & Regional Beware of construction projects all over Treasure Valley (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 17, 2013 at 3:55 AM MDT Last Updated: Jun 17, 2013 at 8:02 AM MDT

A major resurfacing project continues in Meridian. This includes putting in medians, new traffic signals and a brand new surface for your tires.

Local & Regional Staying safe while floating season begins

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 3:32 AM MDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 10:26 AM MDT

First, Idaho law requires all rafts, kayaks and canoes to have one life vest for each person on board. If there is someone younger than 14 years old, they must wear a life vest at all times.

Local & Regional Coroner identifies 6-year-old boy who drowned in pool

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 12, 2013 at 8:31 PM MDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:28 AM MDT

When responders arrived on scene, they say CPR was already being done on the 6-year-old victim.

Local & Regional Nampa School District: 14 furlough days could be on the way (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 5, 2013 at 5:11 AM MDT Last Updated: Jun 5, 2013 at 5:52 AM MDT

Many agreed that furlough days are the answer, but some teachers feel that too many days out of the classroom would be a huge hit to educators.

Local & Regional Wife of Boise pastor behind bars asks the U.N. for help (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 4, 2013 at 3:54 AM MDT Last Updated: Jun 4, 2013 at 5:10 AM MDT

Saeed Abedini was convicted for threatening the national security of Iran because of his past involvement in Christian home churches.

Local & Regional Pain at the pump: Boise 20 cents more than national average (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Jun 3, 2013 at 10:58 AM MDT Last Updated: Jun 4, 2013 at 4:21 AM MDT

It was just a few months ago when Boise was sitting pretty, under the national average. But now, we're paying almost 20 cents more than most of the country.

Local & Regional City puts goats to work to eat grass, weeds ahead of fire season (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 29, 2013 at 3:48 PM MDT Last Updated: May 30, 2013 at 3:38 AM MDT

The goats are out there to eat grasses and weeds to protect the area from wildfires.

Local & Regional Smoke causes residents to evacuate from downtown apartment (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 28, 2013 at 6:14 AM MDT Last Updated: May 28, 2013 at 10:55 AM MDT

Smoke coming from the 6th floor of the apartment building prompted an on looker to call for help.

Local & Regional How you can honor fallen soldiers here in the Treasure Valley (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 27, 2013 at 3:56 AM MDT Last Updated: May 27, 2013 at 8:14 AM MDT

Here in the Treasure Valley, there's a variety of different ways to say thank you to the fallen soldiers.

Local & Regional Suspect in Kay Lynn Jackson case gets 3 weeks to enter plea (Photo Gallery)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 21, 2013 at 10:25 AM MDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 10:25 AM MDT

This morning (Tuesday), his attorney asked for more time before entering a plea. The next hearing is set for June 11 at 9 a.m.

Local & Regional Key issues to expect on today's ballot (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 21, 2013 at 3:25 AM MDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 8:31 AM MDT

The Vallivue School District is asking for a $50 million bond, which could go towards a new school. With the bond the district will have up to 20 years to pay it off.

Local & Regional Zamzows expecting some pain with new health care law (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 20, 2013 at 10:15 PM MDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 3:43 AM MDT

They are stressed about the financial impact and their company's survival. On top of that, they say the health care rules are constantly changing and they could face hefty fines for a small mistake.

Local & Regional As soon as you jump in a pool, you're at risk of getting sick (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 20, 2013 at 3:43 AM MDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 5:08 AM MDT

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found more than half of every pool water, 58 percent, contains E. Coli.

Local & Regional 'I just hope they can get it fixed..so they can have a place to live again' (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 13, 2013 at 6:46 AM MDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 4:47 PM MDT

Boise Fire says: their house isn't a total loss but there is a substantial amount of damage.

Local & Regional Homemade bombs found in Caldwell home (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: May 10, 2013 at 3:48 AM MDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 12:44 PM MDT

When police went inside his house, they found several home made IED bombs. At that point, neighbors were asked to leave the area, until the Nampa bomb squad could safely remove the devices.

Local & Regional Travelers welcoming back air traffic controllers (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 5:14 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 7:09 AM MDT

The furloughs were fallout from the $85-billion cuts this spring and have been blamed for hold-ups at airports.

Local & Regional Multiple car break-ins have police searching for thieves (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 24, 2013 at 11:52 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 24, 2013 at 11:52 AM MDT

Seven cars so far have been broken into, from just one Northwest Boise neighborhood.

Local & Regional Sign-ups for summer activities in Nampa start today! (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 23, 2013 at 6:26 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 23, 2013 at 6:26 AM MDT

Activities include: swimming lessons, archery, golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, softball and t-ball.

Local & Regional Drawing for two peregrine falcon capture permits happening today! (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 23, 2013 at 5:45 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 23, 2013 at 6:40 AM MDT

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted new rules earlier this year to allow for the capture of two wile peregrine falcons. The two peregrine capture permits will be drawn today, at 11 am.

Local & Regional ITD road crews warn of soft spots, sinkholes (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 22, 2013 at 4:42 PM MDT Last Updated: Apr 23, 2013 at 5:20 AM MDT

Highway soft spots or sinkholes are usually the product of water damage from rain or flooding, but damage may be quickening by man-made means or by rodents.

Local & Regional Procrastinators, your time is almost up! It's tax day! (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 15, 2013 at 7:41 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 15, 2013 at 7:49 AM MDT

As of right now, the average refund is about $2,800, which is down about $40 from last year. But remember, to get that refund it typically takes about 3 weeks.

Local & Regional Bomb threats continue all over Idaho: 'We will find who did this' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 7:21 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 12, 2013 at 4:02 PM MDT

KBOI is told that no one was injured and the scene was cleared just before 11 p.m.

Local & Regional Power Outage: Some West Boise residents wake up in the dark

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 11, 2013 at 6:49 AM MDT Last Updated: Apr 11, 2013 at 7:37 AM MDT

The outage is in West Boise and affects the streets of: Lilly Drive, Greenleaf Street, Meadowlands Circle and Mesquite Street.

Local & Regional Star woman identified, no cause of death listed (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Sarah Brodie Published: Apr 10, 2013 at 9:52 PM MDT Last Updated: Apr 11, 2013 at 1:32 PM MDT

Star Police and the Ada County Sheriff's Office responded to a report from a caller around 2:30 p.m. who told them they found the woman dead in her home on the 10000 block of Wild Iris in Star.