CBS2 reports that thanks to another $2,000 donation from St. Luke’s Health System, life jackets will be available at the Boise swimming ponds in and around Esther Simplot Park. “We are proud to continue this important partnership to make sure children in our community have access to life jackets when they visit our outdoor swimming…… MORE
City Council President Pro Tem Lisa Sanchez looks to reelection
City Council President Pro Tem Lisa Sanchez is running for another term. BoiseDev reports Sanchez filed her initial paperwork to run for a second term on the Boise City Council. Sanchez tells BoiseDev she hopes to continue representing the interests of low-income Boiseans whose voices are often shut out of politics. Sanchez faced a…… MORE
Boise State Football adds Offensive Tackle Kage Casey to 2022 recruiting class
The Boise State football team already has a verbal commitment from St. John Bosco quarterback Katin Houser in its 2022 recruiting class. On Thursday, the Broncos added some protection for his blind side. Offensive tackle Kage Casey announced his verbal commitment Thursday afternoon on Twitter. He’s a three-star recruit from Clackamas High in Oregon,…… MORE
Oregon House of Representatives expels Rep. Mike Nearman
Do you recall the protest at the Oregon state Capitol back on December 21st? A Republican lawmaker actually let some of those violent protesters into the Oregon state Capitol building that day. That state lawmaker was expelled for his actions on Thursday in the Oregon House of Representatives. Last night, (Thursday night) Republicans and Democrats…… MORE
Timmy Kinner sentenced to life in prison without parole
CBS2 reports Timmy Kinner Jr., the man who pleaded guilty to stabbed multiple people — and killing a little girl — at a children’s birthday party in June 2018, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday without parole. Kinner was given two sentences of life in prison without parole. One sentence was for the murder…… MORE
11.3 percent of Idahoans expected to be food insecure this year
CBS2 reports Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, has released its annual Map the Meal Gap report. The report includes an analysis of food insecurity in Idaho before the pandemic, along with projections of how the pandemic may impact people facing hunger in 2021. The Idaho Foodbank examines these numbers every year to determine…… MORE
Scam of the week: new smishing scam borrows your phone
In a new Smishing (SMS Phishing) attack aimed at Android users, cybercriminals send a text message that claims you have a delivery that needs to be paid for. If you tap on the link provided in the text, you are taken to a page that asks you to update your Google Chrome app. If you…… MORE
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Idaho ranks 45th in percentage vaccinated
Idaho ranks in the bottom five of U.S. states for the percentage of people fully vaccinated for Covid-19. The gem state now has 616,889 fully vaccinated people…just 34 percent of the state’s population. According to Becker’s Hospital Review, only six states are behind Idaho: Wyoming, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi. CBS 2 reports, Becker’s…… MORE
Mountain Home Air Force Base hosts Gunfighter Flag this week
This week the 366th Fighter Wing out of Mountain Home Air Force Base is hosting “Gunfighter flag.” It’s a big training exercise to help pilots prepare to defend our country. This large-scale force on force exercise features squadrons from Singapore and Australia, different branches of the military and Air Force pilots from all over…… MORE
