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'Wine is a gateway drug to environmentalism': Local winery's sustainability efforts recognized with PNW certification
Kerry Hill Winery in Wilder is blending more than different varietals to make their wine. They're combining different sustainable techniques to work with nature.
West Valley Humane Society Faces Closure: How You Can Help Save Animals
One of Idaho's largest animal shelters is in danger of closing, putting the lives of several sheltered animals in danger. Last week, the West Valley Humane Society took to social media to warn that a lack of funding, staff, volunteers, and resources has put its existence in jeopardy. The shelter...
Idaho Counties With the Highest Number of Miserable Lyme Disease Cases
When the spring and summer months hit in the United States, the words “Lyme disease” and “ticks” go hand in hand in the media. And we’re not just talking about programs like NBC Nightly News and ABC World News Tonight. You’ll often see Lyme Disease get discussed on entertainment news shows like ET or Hollywood Insider. That’s because there has been a significant number of celebrities that have contracted the bacterial tick-borne illness without it being properly diagnosed the first time.
Caldwell High School eyeing 'pay-to-play' system for athletics
Caldwell High School is considering requiring students to pay a fee in order to participate in sports for the upcoming academic year. Caldwell High School Activities Director Jon Hallock said nothing is set yet, but will discuss the potential system at the next school board meeting Monday at the district office at 7 p.m. Hallock hopes to hear feedback from the community to help find solutions to their funding shortage. ...
Volunteers come together to 'Conquer Hunger' this summer for kids in Caldwell
Over 100 volunteers from the Caldwell community came together to prepare 'pantry packs' for hungry kids in Caldwell this summer. The program gives meals to kids that rely on schools to stay well-fed.
‘Free Haircuts For Everyone’ at Boise Barbershop This Weekend
So often we hear of local businesses in the Treasure Valley closing -- and it isn't that there's an influx of closures, but it just seems that closures are what make the headlines. We're here to tell you that plenty of local businesses are going strong in the Treasure Valley...
Major Drug Bust Near Idaho Border Finds Meth, 60,000 Fentanyl Pills
We've very lucky, in the Treasure Valley, to live in a place as safe as we do. Here, we look out for one another and our law enforcement keeps us safe. It's also safe to say that throughout our state, our safety and neighborly attributes apply as well. Of course,...
Treasure Valley fire departments respond to over 70 fires this Fourth of July
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Fire Departments across the Treasure Valley are reporting the fires they dealt with over the 4th of July. Boise Fire's preliminary report outlines they responded to 31 fires, including structure, grass, and dumpster fires. This increased from last year when they responded to 25 fires...
Nampa emphasizes conservative, calculated spending in 2025 budget proposal
NAMPA — The city of a growing 120,000 population is in the process of setting its budget for the 2025 fiscal year. At a budget presentation last week, city of Nampa employees painted its intricate budget in broad strokes, addressing highlights. “Stewardship is a very important core value in our city,” Mayor Debbie Kling said at the budget presentation. ...
Idaho’s Most Luxurious Youth Golf Camp Takes Place in Meridian
We all know that Topgolf is the Treasure Valley’s funnest new attraction, but did you know they started a summer camp for your kids? With 5 days of fun and lots of learning your kids will be having the summer of their lives while learning golf skills. The beauty in this is YOU get a week off too! Who’s kid wouldn’t be excited if you told them they were going to summer camp at Topgolf?
That's hot! Heat wave coming to Treasure Valley could send temperatures to 110 degrees
Get ready to feel the heat. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch Friday, warning of dangerously hot conditions for south central, southwest and west central Idaho next week. The watch will go into effect Monday and last through Thursday. Stephen Parker, a National Weather Service meteorologist out of Boise, said that the watch will become a warning when the high temperatures are imminent. ...
Youth group exposed to rabies during girl’s camp in Idaho
SODA SPRINGS, ID – A girl’s camp experience gone awry. The Bear River Health Department said a group of young women from Box Elder County were staying at a cabin at Camp Chi-Keena in Soda Springs, Idaho that was apparently infested with multiple bats. Karen Valcarce with the...
Idaho crime report shows crime is decreasing, some residents disagree
BOISE, Idaho — Data from the Idaho State Police's Idaho Crime Report in 2023 reports crime is decreasing in the Gem State – but some Idaho residents tell KTVB they still think Boise isn’t as safe as it used to be. The Idaho Crime Report shows that...
The Idaho Cattle Association Holds Summer Round Up Event
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) recently held its annual summer meeting in Lewiston, ID June 24-25, 2024. The event was last held in Lewiston in 2019. 2024′s meeting featured sessions on a variety of topics. A portion of attendees opt for participation in either the range tour or annual golf tournament. This year’s tour visited beef facilities & programs located in Moscow at the University of Idaho, while the golf tournament was played at Bryden Canyon Golf Course in Lewiston.
Hutson discusses extremists in Idaho on KTVB
Royce Hutson, an associate professor of social work, shared his research in a recent three part series on the Idaho television channel KTVB. Hutson conducts research on countering and preventing violent extremism, as well as disaster needs, asset assessments and disaster survey methodology. Hutson said hate in Idaho “ebbs and...
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