boise

Like much of Idaho, Boise is booming. The population here has exploded from the 30,000s in the 1950s and ’60s to more than 235,000 in the latest census.

The early symptoms of measles are fever, runny nose, cough, and red, watery eyes, followed by a rash.

Rat populations have surged in the Boise area in recent years, sparking neighborhood groups and even calls for legislation.

The Idaho Senate on Tuesday widely passed a bill that would fine local and state governments for flying flags that aren’t on the Legislature’s pre-approved list.