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Zoo Burglars Beat Monkey To Death

AP | KEITH RIDLER | Posted 11.18.2012 | Crime

BOISE, Idaho -- A break-in at Zoo Boise early Saturday left a Patas monkey dead from blunt force trauma to the head and neck and police were analyzing...

PHOTOS: America's 10 Best River Towns

Posted 09.06.2012 | Travel

In order to rank the top river towns in America, the editors of Outside Magazine turned to locals, asking for them to vote for their towns and provide...

Rick Steve's Roadtrip: Boise Is Freakishly Friendly

Rick Steves | Posted 05.07.2012 | Travel
Rick Steves

In the men's room, a religious flier, propped on the sink as if waiting for me, asks the important question: "Where will you spend eternity?"

Brian Bateman: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Activist

Jerry Nelson | Posted 03.11.2012 | Impact
Jerry Nelson

One singer/songwriter who has his feet planted in the musical world as well as the social change world is Brian Bateman of Boise, Idaho.

Privately Run Prison Remains Idaho's Most Violent Lockup

AP | By REBECCA BOONE | Posted 12.10.2011 | Crime

BOISE, Idaho -- In the last four years, Idaho's largest privately run prison has faced federal lawsuits, widespread public scrutiny, increased state o...

Idaho Man Gets Life For Killing 8-Year-Old Boy

AP | JESSIE L. BONNER | Posted 11.02.2011 | Crime

BOISE, Idaho — A man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for torturing his girlfriend's 8-year-old son, then killing him and trying to cover ...

In Dance News: It's A Matter of Place

Jennifer Edwards | Posted 09.14.2011 | Arts
Jennifer Edwards

This has been an exciting week for three dance organizations -- and there is a common and unlikely thread that ties their accomplishments together: geography.

10 Americans Arrested In Haiti, Accused Of Child Trafficking

AP | MICHELLE FAUL and FRANK BAJAK | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti's prime minister said Monday it's clear to him that the 10 U.S. Baptists who tried to take 33 children out of his ...

Boise LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Follow the latest in Boise LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweeter who...

Soldier held in Afghanistan is 23-year-old Idahoan

AP | JOHN MILLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online.

The Defense Department released the name of Pfc. Bowe (pronounced BOH) R. Bergdahl, 23, who was serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment. The private was last seen walking away from his base near the border with Pakistan in an area known to be a Taliban stronghold.

Even before his name became public, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to The Associated Press that the man in that 28-minute video was the captured soldier. The video, in which Bergdahl said he was "scared I won't be able to go home," provided the first public glimpse of the missing American.

The Pentagon statement said Bergdahl's whereabouts became unknown on July 1 and his status was changed July 3 to missing-captured.

It wasn't clear who initially captured Bergdahl, but the U.S. command in Afghanistan said he was being held by the Taliban and condemned the video as a violation of international law.