The city of Caldwell voted Monday to amend its building moratorium and begin allowing the development application process to resume. In response to House Bill 389 becoming law, the original moratorium cited “imminent peril” due to possible restrictions for public safety services and put a pause on applications for preliminary plats, planned unit developments and…… MORE
House Ethics Committee votes to censure Rep Giddings
The Idaho House Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to censure Rep. Priscilla Giddings for conduct unbecoming a member of the House, and to remove her from her committee assignment on the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Giddings was not present during this morning’s proceedings which lasted less than an hour. CBS 2 reports, in…… MORE
Owyhee High School opening despite unfinished road work
Final touches are coming together for the upcoming school year at Owyhee High School, but some road projects nearby are behind schedule as more than 1,400 students prepare to attend this new school. There are a few projects happening now and are scheduled to be complete before school starts on August 26, including the widening…… MORE
Woman charged in Yellowstone National Park case involving grizzly sow and cubs
East Idaho news reports Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that Samantha Dehring, age 25 of Carol Stream, Illinois, was charged with one count of willfully remaining, approaching, and photographing wildlife within 100 yards and one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife. Dehring is expected to appear in front…… MORE
Lightening sparks 10 new fires across Boise National Forest
Thunderstorms across the Boise National Forest starting Thursday, 7/28, and continuing through the weekend ignited 10 wildland fires. Of these new starts, four have been called out and two are contained, all were reported at 0.1 acres. The largest of these fires is the Deer Fire reported Thursday and located 12 miles NE of Boise. The fire has…… MORE
General Hospital actor, Jay Pickett, dies in Idaho on set of a new movie
General Hospital and Port Charles alum Jay Pickett has died at the age of 60. The producers of his latest movie announced on Facebook Friday that Jay died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movie Treasure Valley in Idaho. UPI reports Jay wrote the story and starred in it. In…… MORE
Idaho Falls police officer indicted by grand jury
A grand jury has indicted an Idaho Falls Police officer for shooting a man who was in his own backyard during a February manhunt. Elias Cerdas who graduated from training less than a year before the shooting, was indicted Friday for felony involuntary manslaughter. The Feb. 8 shooting left “Joe” Johnson, a father of four,…… MORE
I-84 Bridge maintenance work will begin Monday (August 2) in Nampa
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will start I-84 bridge maintenance work between 11th Ave. and Franklin Blvd. on Monday (August 2). Work will improve and extend the lifespan of each bridge. Work will start with the 11th Ave. overpass where traffic will be reduced to one lane over the bridge. Flaggers will direct traffic during the day…… MORE
Boise residents are using more water during the drought
A prolonged drought and lackluster snowfalls have plunged much of the region into severe drought. As a result, many communities have stressed conserving water ahead of what could be another disappointing winter snowfall. In Boise, however, the need to conserve water has yet to sink in. The Idaho Statesman reports Boiseans are actually using even…… MORE
Boise Navy reservist died while hospitalized with COVID-19 complications
A 47-year-old Navy reservist and former Ada County sheriff’s deputy died Monday while hospitalized with COVID-19-related complications, according to the Navy Times. Navy Reserve Master-at-Arms 1st Class Allen Hillman, a Boise native, was a member of the Navy Reserve Volunteer Training Unit in Boise, according to The Associated Press. The Idaho Statesman reports COVID-19 cases…… MORE
