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Idaho Power customers saved power and money with energy efficiency programs in 2009

Idaho Statesman - 1 hour 43 min ago
Idaho Power Co. customers saved 132,443,336 kilowatt-hours of electricity through company sponsored programs in 2009.
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Boise police make 9 DUI arrests but say Downtown St. Patrick’s Day partiers were mostly well behaved

Idaho Statesman - 1 hour 50 min ago
The Boise Police STEP team and other Ada County law enforcement agencies
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Woman arrested in Boisie wallet theft case

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
Christine Abrams, 47, has been charged with felony grand theft.
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Legislative Updates: Day 67

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
A House panel approved a measure that would add an emergency surcharge to infractions, misdemeanors and felonies to help pay for the judicial system in Idaho.
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Hospitals seek protection from some lawsuits

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
Health care institutions are seeking immunity through a bill in the Legislature. But opponents say the bill wouldn't help patients or physicians.
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Otter is the first governor to sign a law saying the state will defy a requirement to buy insurance

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
Democrats in Washington, D.C., hope to pass health care reform soon, but Republican state leaders in Idaho are preparing to go to court to fight it.
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2010 Elections: Olson, Luna in race for Idaho schools chief job

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
Boise School District superintendent Stan Olson has his own challenges after he officially kicks off his race Thursday to unseat Tom Luna for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Sandra Forester: Emotional wounds of childhood abuse may take years to heal

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
It can be hard to deal with the emotions resulting from childhood sexual abuse. Reporter Sandra Forester writes about being molested at age 5 and finding healing decades later.
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Idaho inmate gives back through art - and discovers a new passion in the process

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
John Gout, an inmate in the state prison system, has found an unusual way to wait out the last months of his sentence.
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Power in Downtown Boise was out for an hour, but the goose walked away

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
BOISE - Idaho Power crews restored electricity to Downtown Boise by 8 a.m. Wednesday morning after a goose hit a piece of electrical equipment an hour earlier. Traffic signals on Front Street were dark.
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Idaho Legislative Agenda: Day 67

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
ON TODAY'S AGENDA
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Parents fight cuts to public education in Idaho

Idaho Statesman - 16 hours 32 min ago
Parents at Washington Elementary listen to Nancy Landon, Boise School District budget and finance manager, on Wednesday as she discusses how state budget cuts will impact education — there will be less money for supplies, textbooks, technology, field trips and more. The district also has the option to cut teacher salaries and reduce the school year. Gina Bessire, who has a fifth-grader at Washington, got parents together to sign letters to lawmakers in hopes of reducing some of the proposed cuts to schools.
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Upcoming overnight westbound I-84 closures

Idaho Statesman - March 17, 2010 - 4:16pm
The Idaho Transportation Department has two overnight closures planned this week for Interstate 84 construction.
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Boise officials warn residents about door-to-door salespeople

Idaho Statesman - March 17, 2010 - 3:10pm
With warm weather, door-to-door solicitors and vendors are spreading out across Boise.
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Pioneer Irrigation District canals will fill April 5

Idaho Statesman - March 17, 2010 - 1:14pm
District water managers say the water-supply outlook is uncertain for this season because of a dwindling winter snow pack.
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K-HITS deejay seriously injured in crash last weekend upgraded to fair condition

Idaho Statesman - March 17, 2010 - 1:09pm
Boise deejay Margo Vaughn, who was in intensive care Monday at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise after a weekend car crash, has been upgraded to fair condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
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Goose causes power outage in Downtown Boise this morning

Idaho Statesman - March 17, 2010 - 12:37pm
Idaho Power crews restored electricity to Downtown Boise following an hour-long outage Wednesday morning caused by a goose that hit a piece of electrical equipment.
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Here's a chance to clear cabinets of old medications

Idaho Statesman - March 17, 2010 - 10:30am
Dispose of your expired or unused medicines ‹ over the counter drugs or prescriptions -- at Saint Alphonsus Eagle Health Plaza from 9 a.m. To noon Saturday, April 10.
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Former Boise police officer may have more sex abuse victims

Idaho Statesman - March 16, 2010 - 10:00pm
Ada County investigators say they have new evidence that former Boise police officer Stephen Young may have victimized children he knew in the decade he worked as a resource officer. School resource officers are more than just police to kids How can you keep your children safe? Experts: Men who prey on preteens rare but dangerous
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