KBOI 2 News - Local & Regional

Boise man charged with terrorism gets new lawyer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:31 -0600

The 30-year-old Kurbanov has pleaded not guilty to charges including helping teach people to build bombs.

Woman gets two years for embezzling $100K from homeless shelter clients

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:34 -0600

The U.S. Attorney's office says Leslie A. Briggs was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

Cute Alert: Zoo Boise welcomes baby mangabey monkey

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:34:08 -0600

Zoo Boise welcomed the birth of a black-crested mangabey monkey. The male baby was born June 12 to Murphy and Betty.

Man who got 15-year-old pregnant pleads guilty to sexual assault

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:57:50 -0600

Jerome County Prosecutor John Horgan says will recommend a prison term of three to seven years and suggest the court retain jurisdiction in the case

Woman, 31, tried to carry loaded gun through security, officials say

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:30:24 -0600

Officers with the TSA at Boise Airport discovered the gun Friday morning during routine screening of carry-on baggage.

Oregon high school teacher arrested on sex abuse charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:09:23 -0600

A Sherwood High School teacher was arrested Monday accused of sexually abusing three students, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

Busted! Man can't break into cabin, takes soak in hot tub instead

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:57 -0600

Deputies at the Valley County Sheriff's Office are hoping someone will recognize this man who tried to break into a cabin near Horsethief Reservoir over the June 7-9 weekend.

18-year-old sentenced for stabbing mother multiple times

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:04:16 -0600

Caldwell PD says officers went to a home on the 3100 block of College Avenue for a report of a disturbance. When authorities arrived, officers say they heard a woman screaming.

Vermont man drowns while fishing in E. Idaho

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:27:14 -0600

The Fremont County Sheriff's Office said 70-year-old Robert Pressley Evans of Killington, Vt., died Sunday morning. Investigators say he was alone at the time, fishing a section of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River.

The drought has arrived leaving the Treasure Valley brown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:21:59 -0600

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

Uproar over Common Core Standards

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:22:14 -0600

Common Core Standards is a term being thrown around a lot lately as Idaho schools begin adopting them, but not everyone is sold on the idea.

Wash. DUI suspect hands cops a beer, claims to be gov't assassin

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:23 -0600

A suspected drunk driver handed police a can of beer when they asked for his driver's license and then claimed to be an assassin for the U.S. government after officers stopped him last week in Kent.

Environmental group sues feds over Idaho water

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:24:08 -0600

Northwest Environmental Advocate filed the lawsuit in Boise's U.S. District Court against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday.

Photos: Rainbow halos galore around Seattle area

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:12:19 -0600

You've all seen rainbows on those days where it's raining and the sun's out at the same time. But what about those times when you see a rainbow-like halo around the sun or moon?

It's the same physics, really. The halos (or, sometimes known as "sundogs" around the sun) are usually seen when there are high cirrus clouds overhead.

Those clouds are made of tiny ice crystals, which will refract the sunlight much like a prism will and voila! You have a rainbow halo around the sun.

Idaho woman found alive after disappearance

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:41:20 -0600

Deputy George Rapp tells the Tri-City Herald that 21-year-old Rashelle Klontz has been missing since around 3 p.m. Sunday when she stopped at the Country Mercantile.

Family of inmate who died in jail files tort claim

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:45:30 -0600

The Post Register reports that DeWitt's brother, Clay DeWitt, filed a tort claim against the county at the end of May, asking for medical expenses, funeral expenses and monument expenses.

GOP leaders: Stop community efforts to provide LGBT protections

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:48:55 -0600

The approval of the non-binding resolution came Saturday at the GOP's annual Central Committee summer meeting in McCall.

Ski resort claims man slashed 60 chair lift cushions

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:30:02 -0600

In court documents filed recently, Markwardt denies riding the lifts on the dates resort lawyers say the damage occurred.

What happened to Grizzly 726? Group offers cash reward

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:21:41 -0600

Since the bear's disappearance, the Western Watersheds Project and Cottonwood Environmental Law Center have been trying to figure out what happened to the bear, known as grizzly 726.

Your Pics: Happy Father's Day

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:23:30 -0600

Viewer and their fathers on Father's Day!

Photos: Festival Fashion at Van's Warped Tour

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:09:15 -0600

Idaho farmer dies after being run over by tractor

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:07:13 -0600

The Lewiston Tribune reports 41-year-old Timothy R. Harbison of Juliaetta died Friday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Crews battle grass fire in Middleton

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:15:50 -0600

Beware of construction projects all over Treasure Valley

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:55:13 -0600

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

How to keep your home safe during fire season

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:04:27 -0600

Homes in the foothills are especially at risk during fire season.