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Mormon President's Wife Dies

Benito Baeza — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:17:16 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of the president of the Mormon church has died. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement on its web site that Frances B. Monson died at 6:35 a.m. Friday at a hospital in Salt Lake City. She was 85. Thomas S. Monson says [...]

Warden of Privately Run Idaho Prison Resigns Amid Scandal

Benito Baeza — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:29:54 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The warden of the privately-run Idaho Correctional Center has quit, one month after his company acknowledged falsifying staffing records for much of 2012. Timothy Wengler, who works for Corrections Corporation of America, lasted three years as warden of the prison south of Boise. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company with the contract to [...]

Idaho Man Gets Jail Time for Beating Zoo Monkey to Death

Benito Baeza — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:21:23 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo and brutally beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in state prison, where he’ll take part in a treatment program. A state judge sentenced 22-year-old Michael Watkins on Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 [...]

Man Arrested in Boise on Terrorism Charges

Benito Baeza — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11:11 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities in Idaho say they have arrested an Uzbekistan national on federal terrorism charges. Prosecutors say 30-year-old Fazliddin Kurbanov was arrested in Boise on Thursday, one day after a grand jury issued a three-count indictment as part of a terrorism investigation. The indictment charges Kurbanov with one count of conspiracy [...]

Two Charged with Setting Fire to Idaho Churches

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:15:24 +0000

EMMETT, Idaho (AP) — The Gem County Prosecutor has filed criminal charges against two men accused of intentionally setting fire to a pair of Emmett churches last month. One of the suspects charged Wednesday was convicted of killing his adoptive parents in 1989. Prosecutor Richard Linville charged 41-year-old Bradley Thomasson and 45-year-old William Dorahush Jr., [...]

Idaho Woman Charged After Pouring Gasoline on Husband

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:11:31 +0000

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A 38-year-old northern Idaho woman who police say doused her husband with gasoline and stabbed him in the face has been charged with felony domestic battery in the presence of a child. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports that Mary E. Moore was charged Monday in 2nd District Court, with a preliminary [...]

Local Government Will Not Enforce Federal Law at Idaho Lake

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:09:28 +0000

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Canyon County Commissioners in southwest Idaho say they will not use local law resources to enforce on-water regulations that might be enacted by federal authorities on Lake Lowell at the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. The Idaho Statesman reports the commissioners on Tuesday said they will not abide by federal rules [...]

9 Year Old Found Riding Bike on Utah Interstate

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:00:18 +0000

WEST VALLEY, Utah (AP) — A West Valley City woman has been cited for reckless endangerment after her 9-year-old boy rode his bike alone along the freeway in the middle of the night. A concerned citizen spotted the boy and picked him up along I-215 about 11:30 p.m. Friday. The Desert News reports the boy [...]

Bras Across the Canyon

Terry Morgan — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:44:28 +0000

Help provide breast health services for those who have no medical insurance or are under insured in our communities

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Holiday Gift Gallery

Terry Morgan — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:52 +0000

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, New Year’s Eve The holidays will be here before you know it so make plans now to get great gift and decorating ideas at the Holiday Gift Gallery Admission is FREE! If you’re interested in participating in the Holiday Gift Gallery, call Susan @ 208-737-6016 and reserve your booth today!

Fall Home & Remodeling Expo

Terry Morgan — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:32:48 +0000

Company coming for the holidays? Get your place ready for visitors at the Fall Home & Remodeling Expo! Admission is FREE! Come be inspired with improvement, decorating and nesting ideas for your home. If you’re interested in participating in the Fall Home & Remodeling Expo, call Susan @ 208-737-6016 and reserve your booth today!

Fire at Perrine Elementary in Twin Falls

Brad Weiser — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:57:47 +0000

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, Perrine Elementary administration received a report of smoke coming from one of their four-classroom modular buildings. All Perrine Elementary students were evacuated. The Twin Falls Fire Department was able to quickly bring the fire under control. Cause at this time in unknown. There appears to be damage to two [...]

Conservationists Want Ban on Wolf Hunts Between Yellowstone and Teton

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:44:40 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A conservation group is asking the National Park Service to rule that an area between Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks should be off-limits to wolf hunting. The National Parks Conservation Association on Wednesday filed a petition with the National Park Service asking it to start a formal rulemaking process. The [...]

Idaho Man Hits Woman with Car in Mall Parking Lot

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:37 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in Boise are looking for a man who reportedly physically attacked one woman and intentionally drove into another woman who was walking in a mall parking lot. Police were called shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday by mall security, who pointed out a woman with what appeared to be a serious [...]

Financial Troubled School District's Superintendent Resigns

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:35:12 +0000

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Nampa School District Superintendent Tom Michaelson has resigned seven months after being brought in to help the district grapple with a $5.1 million deficit due to previous budgeting errors. School trustees at the same meeting Tuesday appointed Nampa High School Principal Pete Koehler to take over the superintendent job. In another [...]

N. Idaho Family being Treated for Rabies

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:04 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho family is undergoing rabies shots after a rabid bat flew into their home. Cynthia Taggart of the Panhandle Health District tells The Spokesman-Review in a story published Wednesday that there’s no sign anyone was bitten. But she says it’s possible a bite can occur without a person knowing. [...]

Idaho Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Returned Home

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:14:44 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (KTVB) – An Idaho soldier who died earlier this month in Afghanistan was brought home Wednesday as part of an honorable transfer. U.S. Army Specialist Tom Murach and four other Americans died when a bomb exploded while they were driving down a road on May 4th. KTVB reports Nick Murach described his brother [...]

Groundwork Set for Farm Bill

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:58:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate agriculture committees have laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink the food aid and alter the way people qualify for it. The two chambers are far apart on how much the $80 billion-a-year program [...]

Washington Officials Set Rules for Legal Pot

Benito Baeza — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:21 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — They’ve spent nearly eight months visiting marijuana grow houses, holding public hearings, meeting with dealers and studying the science of getting high. Now, officials in Washington are taking their first stab at setting rules for the state’s new legal weed industry. The Liquor Control Board is releasing preliminary draft rules Thursday afternoon. [...]

Historic Buildings Lost to Fire in N. Idaho

Benito Baeza — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:20:18 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed a pair of historic buildings in the Idaho mountain mining town of Mullan. The blaze at the Silver Eagle Bar and the adjoining United Steelworkers of America union hall created a glow that could be seen for miles in the dark sky. . Both wooden structures [...]