🌱 Secret Santa + Nampa Shooting Death + Election Certified

Good morning, hello! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Boise Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now, including:

• The Boise Daily offers a collection of feel good stories from the other side of the state guaranteed to warm your heart.
• With all this building going on, will finding a place to rent become easier?
• Nampa police have announced a shooting death was gang related and the public is not in danger.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny, snow showers. High: 37 Low: 17.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Straying a bit from the Boise area, the staff from eastidahonews is involved in giving out $1 million this holiday. The stories are uplifting and a needed respite from the typical news of crime, recessions and scandals. We urge our Boise Daily readers needing a bit of good news to read a couple. (eastidahonews)
2. Developers appear to be everywhere around Boise building new apartment buildings. KIVI-TV's Don Nelson looks at if all this construction is good news for those in Boise looking to rent. (Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls)
3. If you are currently a renter and possibly looking to purchase a property, Boise Patch has five new properties on the market ready for new owners. (Boise Patch)
4. A man is dead after a shooting in Nampa Saturday night. KTVB-TV staff report when police arrived at a location close to 17000 N. Pegram Way, they round a 20-year-old man shot. Nampa Police are stating this is a gang-related shooting and do not think anyone else is in danger at this time. Nampa police detectives are asking the public for any information related to the shooting and to please come forward. (ktvb)
5. Just over half of Idahoans voted in the last election. TheIdahoCapitalSun's Clark Corbin writes the results of the general election have been certified and 44,285 Idahoans registered to vote on Election Day. No statewide or legislative races were within .1% or five votes, which is the threshold in Idaho law to qualify for a free recount. (idahocapitalsun)

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Today in Boise:

• Take the little ones in the family down to the Boise Public Library on Monday for Toddler Storytime. (10:30 AM)
• Riley Planning Services hosts a meeting discussing the permit for the grading associated with a residential subdivision on 5.03 acres near Hillside. (1:00 PM)
• The City Council for Garden City convenes Monday. (6:00 PM)
• The City of Boise's Historic Preservation Commission meets Monday evening. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Boise Fire Department: "Early Sunday morning firefighters extinguished a 3 story apartment complex fire on N. Lakeharbor Ln. Engine 9 arrived on scene first and found a first floor apartment with fire blowing out the bedroom window." (Boise Fire Department via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Check out the picturesque view from Brundage Mountain near McCall, ID! Breezy winds and snow are moving into the West Central Mountains and Baker County, OR and will move into the Treasure Valley later tonight." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Special thanks to Coralyn and Rosalie Skaggs, who held a donation drive benefitting the Idaho Humane Society through Girls on the Run, and Gem Prep Meridian! We are so grateful for your support!" (Idaho Humane Society via Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "Save the date! We’ll be raising money to build the red pandas a new home! Red panda momma extraordinaire Dolly – who has had 13 cubs born at Zoo Boise – deserves a great home!" (Zoo Boise via Facebook)
• Boise Rock School: "Giving Tuesday is just around the corner and we invite you to join us! The Capital Campaign is one of the many ways your generosity directly supports our students and programs. Check the "donation" link to support us." (Boise Rock School via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— John Braese

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