Apartment City

City of Boisespokesperson Mike Journee says there were red flags around what's been going on at the Glenbrook Apartments during construction. (Photo: Mary Kienzle/KTVB) BOISE - Hundreds were forced out of the Glenbrook Apartments in Boise last fall - the experience leaving those tenants confused and frustrated. "One day I discovered I am without home," former Glenbrook tenant and Iraqi refugee Tamara Al Thanoon told KTVB. Many refugees were among those told to leave their homes and given 30 days notice to find a new place to live in a city they were still unfamiliar with. It was because the property owner s were going to remodel the apartment complex and raise rent by hundreds of dollars. RELATED : Hundreds of refugees forced out of Boise apartments But KTVB found out on Friday that those plans were just halted by the city of Boise. City spokesperson Mike Journee  says there were red flags around what's been going on at the apartment complex during construction. Whe...

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BELLEVUE -- There were tears of joy in Bellevue on Friday evening, as residents of Highland Village Apartments were told they could stay in their homes. The plan to save one of the last affordable housing options in the area was unveiled to residents during a community meeting. The City of Bellevue, the King County Housing Authority , and members of the state legislature all worked together to make it happen. "For Bellevue, this was in a sense a test of, do we really mean we want to work on affordable housing ?  And this was an opportunity that came up to make something happen and we were determined to do that," said Bellevue Mayor John Stokes . Instead of being re-developed and sold as condos, the 76 apartments will now be bought by the housing authority . Officials say rent will be staying the same and no one will have to move. "This is gonna be the greatest good news of the year. This is Merry Christmas. This is Merry Christmas. I love it,” said Michael Simekhs, wh...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Spain attacks (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Police in the southern French city of Nimes have arrested a man unlawfully carrying a pistol into a train station, but say he is not linked to the attacks in Barcelona. After an evacuation and police operation at the train station Saturday night , the historic city quickly returned to normal, with police returning to their posts. A national police spokesman said the operation began when a passenger alerted police to a man with a weapon. Police quickly found and arrested him, said the spokesman, who was not authorized to be publicly named. The spokesman said the man has no apparent connection to Thursday's attacks around Barcelona, about 380 kilometers southwest of Nimes. French authorities increased checks of its border with Spain after the attacks, and one suspect is believed at large. ___ 10:50 p.m. Catalan regional police say they are mounting major road blocks throughout the northea...