Kameron Briggs showed up at the steps of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise the morning of May 31 with a backpack full of bottled water. In one hand was a Black Lives Matter sign; in the other was a package of single-use face masks.
Tuesday, June 2, Mayor Lauren McLean held a press conference with Boise Police Acting Chief Ron Winegar and Council Member Lisa Sanchez concerning the candlelight vigil for the police killing of George Floyd at the Capitol Tuesday, June 2, at 8:30 p.m.
Protests and riots have broken out across America after the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, and Boise resident Keenan Calvin has been watching the news nonstop.
Two young girls sat atop the Idaho State Capitol steps the morning of June 1, looking over a field of shoes and banners—a bid to raise awareness about climate change and also giving a nod to the murder of George Floyd.
Kameron Briggs showed up at the steps of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise the morning of May 31 with a backpack full of bottled water. In one hand was a Black Lives Matter sign; in the other was a package of single-use face masks.
Matt Darcy said he was 14 years old when Trayvon Martin, a young black man walking through a Florida neighborhood, was shot and killed in 2012. It was a defining moment for racial anger in the early 2010s—one that echoed across eight years and thousands of miles the afternoon of May 30, when…
The State is moving to Stage Three re-opening on Saturday, May 30, and so will the City of Boise—but with additional safety measures.
The Gem State is set to continue the process of relaxing economic and lifestyle restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Brad Little announced May 28.
e-Scooters Return to Boise
Boise is beginning to comb through its wastewater in a way similar to a detective scouring through garbage looking for clues, except the city isn’t looking to solve a crime: Instead, it’s looking for a snapshot at the scale of COVID-19 infection in the city.
It has been an unusually soggy spring for southwestern Idaho. On May 20, Boise saw a record amount of maximum daily rainfall. Now, the mosquito control programs in Ada, Canyon Gem and Payette counties are reminding the public to drain standing water around their homes.
