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Still No Resolution In Downtown Twin Falls Parking Issue
The Twin Falls City Council was still unable to reach a consensus on a permanent solution to the downtown parking issue yesterday. With councilman Trip Craig absent the council voted 3 to 3 on an amended proposal to discontinue using parking meters in the downtown area and stop leasing private parking spaces and turn them all into public spaces.
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Twin Falls City Council To Again Discuss Parking Meters
Twin Falls City Council may finally decide on the fate of the parking meters in downtown Twin Falls and a host of other parking issues.
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Coalition Looks At Raising Idaho Tobacco Taxes
A coalition of Idaho health groups is vowing to try once again to convince lawmakers to raise the state’s tax on tobacco. And like last year, those groups have the backing of Rep. Dennis Lake, chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. The Bla
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Kimberly Woman Dies From Traffic Accident
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Best In Class: Two Magic Valley High Schools Awarded Grants
Eight Idaho schools have won $100,000 grants from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation in an effort to increase the number of kids who attend college or other post-secondary training.
The schools were chosen out of 55 after competing in several categories, including increasing the number of students taking college preparatory exams and upper-level math and science coursework
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Missing Wendell Man May Have Been Taken Out Of State
The Gooding County sheriff says he believes a man who was kidnapped by four armed men has been taken out of state.
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Twin Falls Woman Is Latest Catalyst For Owyhee Sheriff Woes
The Owyhee County sheriff, who has been under pressure to resign, is the target of new complaints. County commissioners have asked for Sheriff Daryl Crandall to resign on more than one occasion. Now, 22-year-old Jewel Hance of Marsing is one of the latest people to file a complaint. Hance is staying at her mother’s home in Twin Falls because she’s too afraid to enter Owyhee County after she says she was mistreated and threatened inside the Owyhee County Jail. Hance recently filed a two-page complaint asking for an investigation into actions by Crandall and the sheriff’s office.
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BREAKING NEWS: Virginia Tech Lockdown
Virginia Tech appears to be reliving its worst nightmare as reports of a shooting have placed the university under lockdown.
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Bowe Bergdahl Attempted Escape
A national website reports that an Idaho soldier who has been held captive in Afghanistan for the past 2 1/2 years may have tried to escape from his captors.
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No Sign Of Missing Wendell Man
Police are still looking for a Wendell man after he was reportedly taken from his home early Tuesday at gunpoint. Gooding County Sheriff Shaun Gough said they still have no leads after 33 year old Ramon Enrique was forced from his home by four masked men armed with guns.
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Clark Cleveland To Be Sentenced Today
The Nevada man who shot and killed a Utah father, shot an Idaho State Police patrolman and held a woman hostage at a Twin Falls hotel this last July in Twin Falls will be sentenced today.
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After Nearly A Year, Twin Falls Recycling Program Doing Well
The nearly one-year old recycling program in Twin Falls seems to be a hit if a recent online survey the city conducted is any indication. Over 82 percent of those responding to the online poll indicated they were highly likely to recommend the program.