Baby penguin hatched at Zoo Boise

CBS2 reports a Magellanic penguin hatched at Zoo Boise in May and a picture was released on Friday. The chick hatched at the zoo on May 21 to parents Jimmy and Rose. It currently weighs over three pounds. This is Jimmy and Rose’s second chick. Their first offspring, Milo, hatched at the zoo in 2020. Jimmy…MORE

Free COVID vaccines Saturday in Boise

Happening Saturday in Boise…a free COVID vaccine. Check out Saint Al’s Health mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the Civic Plaza Apartments/Courthouse parking lot on West Front Street in Boise From 11am-1pm Saturday anyone 12 and older can get a vaccine…no appointments needed. Or come by to ask questions and learn more about the vaccine. According…MORE

Idaho man accused rape, assault, child enticement, kidnapping, strangulation and battery

CBS2 reports an Idaho man was arrested by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office on June 11 and charged with rape from an incident involving a child. The suspect, Anthony Nathaniel Barrera, was also under investigation by the Mountain Home Police Department involving a separate rape allegation involving a different child. More allegations and other potential…MORE

Two inmates on the run after leaving Canyon County job site

CBS2 reports the Idaho Department of Corrections is seeking the public’s help Thursday in finding two inmates after they left their job site in Canyon County. IDOC says Samuel Juarez Jr., 20, and Dravyn Russell Isenhower, 25, were last seen at 8:30 a.m. in the 14,000 block of Sunnyslope Road near Marsing. They were driving…MORE

November trial date set for Chad Daybell

  A jury trial date is now scheduled for Chad Daybell for his alleged involvement in the killings of three people. During a scheduling conference for Daybell on Wednesday, everyone involved agreed to schedule the jury trial starting on Nov. 8. They suspected it will last about five weeks. Daybell did not appear during the…MORE

County Commissioners vote for $12 million in property tax relief for Ada County

  The Ada County Commissioners voted Wednesday to provide $12 million in property tax relief for residents. Ada County Clerk Phil McGrane, who is also the county’s chief financial officer, recommended $8 million in property tax relief for the county’s FY22 budget. CBS2 reports the county budgeted revenues conservatively last year because of the expected…MORE

Firework safety reminders; stands open today

Firework stands open June 23 across the Treasure Valley and the Boise Fire Department is again reminding people to be safe when using fireworks to celebrate.  Every year Boise Fire responds to multiple fires started by fireworks.  In the past four years, there have been at least 19 fires that were confirmed to have been started by…MORE

Local counterfeit cellphone trial set to begin

  The trial for a Treasure Valley family accused of making millions in a massive counterfeit cellphone scheme began Monday. Several members of the Babichenko family as well as others, are charged with dozens of felonies ranging from mail fraud and wire fraud to trafficking in counterfeit goods, conspiracy, and money laundering in the case.…MORE