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Boise Fire investigators say it was likely a cigarette that was discarded in a flower pot that sparked a house fire in Boise this afternoon.

We know, Boise. You already had your khakis pressed and your argyle socks and penny-loafers laid out for the Barry Manilow concert at Taco Bell Arena Saturday, June 8. We feel you.

Responding to a burglary alarm near the 2000 block of N. 34th Street early the morning of May 23, around midnight, Boise Police found two suspects inside a fenced area of a business and attempted to make contact before the pair fled on foot.

A mountain lion pounced on and attacked two dogs in a Southeast Boise backyard in the early morning of May 22, killing one and wounding the other, according to a report from KTVB Channel 7 . Loralee Bafford let her two pups, Buddy and Holly, into her backyard around 5:30 a.m. May 22.

Punk rock was born out of a dissatisfaction with the lavish excesses of rock's gilded age, making it more of a tradition than a distinctive set of musical sensibilities.

When a group of artists gets together to present their perspectives on a city, the expectation is there would be as many distinct visions of that environment as there are artists.

Saturday, May 25, noon-4 p.m. Hayes Auditorium, Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, 208-384-4076; Sunday, May 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Discovery Center of Idaho, 131 Myrtle St., Boise, 208-343-9895. FREE-$8. boisemakerfaire.com . Cobbling together build-it-yourself furniture with flimsy, pre-packaged tools leaves a lot to be desired.

Downtown Boise may be up to its Black Butte in craft brews and pub food, but Garden City hasn't hit the tipping point yet.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Idaho Rivers United, the nonprofit conservation group dedicated to protecting and restoring the rivers crisscrossing the Gem State.

And one of Boise's most emotional ceremonies will be this evening as 16 young ladies are honored as graduates of the Marian Pritchett School.

Detectives say they have evidence that sexual assault is believed to be behind the attack of a woman in the Boise Towne Square Mall parking lot last week.

There are a few perks to parking in downtown Boise, such as free weekends. But there's a new proposal that could change all that and cost you a lot more.

The 2013 Legislature's passionate debate over gun rights has been extended beyond the session, with a lawmaker whose bill was killed now complaining that his measure was torpedoed by lobbyists who weren't properly registered.

With Dispatch. 7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, FREE. Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 Glenwood St., Garden City, 208-938-2933, cttouringid.com . Wesley Schultz, lead singer of The Lumineers , croons hymns fit for a time before smartphones and indoor plumbing.

Ada County officials say a Boise couple has been charged with grand theft for breaking into an Eagle home and stealing items worth $1 million.

The forsythia has bloomed, so it's officially time to start talking about golf in the Treasure Valley.

Sivak was sentenced to death for the murder of Dixie Wilson at a gas station in 1981, but the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals reversed his sentence in 2011 after finding the state allowed a jailhouse informant to lie on the witness stand.

Officers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are searching for a mountain lion believed to have attacked and killed one dog and injured another in the Surprise Valley subdivision Tuesday morning.

The man accused of rape and murder in a 15-year-old cold case in Boise, will get three more weeks before entering a plea.

The employees are credited with intervening when a suspect tried to allegedly rape an 11-year-old boy in the grocery store's bathroom.