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James Tidmarsh
Update: Four Arrested in Twin Falls Kidnapping Case; Boy Found Safe
Twin Falls Police have arrested a 28-year-old mother and her two alleged accomplices in a custodial kidnapping case. The ordeal started at around 10:00 this morning at 453 Pierce Street. Police responded to a report of shots fired and a child kidnapping. Pol...
More Federal Health Care Money Headed To Idaho
Federal officials are awarding more money to help states carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The surprise? The list includes seven states, including Idaho, suing to overturn the landmark law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that 13 states will split grants totaling nearly $220 million to set up health insurance exchanges...
Two Colorado Men In Jail After Failed Burglery In Burley
Two Colorado men are in the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center after they tried to rob the Walmart in Burley stabbing a man in the process. The Times News reports that 46-year-old Robert Joseph Lambert entered the store last Wednesday wearing a mask or hood and took a cash cart, containing thousands of dollars, away from an employee...
Court Says School Had Right to Search Idaho Teen
The Idaho Court of Appeals says a Boise high school student's rights were not violated when school officials decided to search his car for tobacco products. Joseph Voss Jr. was 18 and legally able to buy tobacco when an assistant principal suspected Voss was violating school rules barring cigarettes on campus...
Idaho Meth Lab Law Receives Mixed Enforcemant
A 2005 Idaho law meant to alert renters to homes where meth has been manufactured and encourage owners to clean them up has met with, at best, mixed results. According to the Times-News Renters sometimes are told only after they sign a lease that their new home or apartment was once used as a site to cook the illegal stimulant...
Rupert Man Recovering After Christmas Light Mishap
A 66-year-old Rupert man who suffered an electric shock while hanging Christmas lights at the Idaho Youth Ranch is recovering at a Utah hospital. Ranch staff tell The Times-News that Terry Ralph Short came through surgery well and was in stable condition Monday at the University of Utah's Burn Center in Salt Lake City...
Idaho State Police Award Twin Falls County $20,000 Dollars
The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded some extra cash for its role in a drug seizure in September. The twenty thousand dollar award stems from 184 thousand dollars seized during a suspicious vehicle search Twin Falls County on September 17th...
Twin Falls Teen Recovering after Being Struck By Car
Police are investigating a morning traffic accident involving a 16-year-old pedestrian. The accident happened at around seven this morning on Pheasant Road West near Washington Street South. The teenage boy was apparently crossing pheasant road when he was struck by a car...
Idaho Tax Collections Take a Dip
Idaho’s general fund grew by about $210 million in October, but it missed the month’s estimate by $1.6 million. Administrator Wayne Hammon tells the Idaho statesman that officials aren’t seeing the numbers they hoped they would. October's sales-tax collections are most troubling because they represent real-time spending...
Man With Idaho ties Arrested In White House Shooting Investigation
Fox News reports this afternoon that Oscar Ortega-Hernandez was found by a Pennsylvania state trooper at a hotel near Indiana, Pa., shortly after noon on Wednesday. He is currently being held by the State Police.
The arrest comes as officials continue to investigate the incident, after discovering bullets at or near the White House...
Residents Urged to “Chop Local” for Firewood
The state Department of Agriculture is urging residents to avoid transporting firewood that could spread invasive critters. The agency has kicked off similar public awareness campaigns during the past two years, saying efforts started as a response to the threat of wood-boring insects that have defoliated forests and can travel inside firewood...
Gabriel Baker Sentenced for Home Invasion Dietrich
30-year-old Gabriel Baker will spend the next 8-10 years in prison for his part for a in a home invasion robbery in Deitrich in March. Judge John Butler handed down the sentence yesterday after Baker pleaded guilty in August. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office says Baker and three other suspects forced their way into the home of David and Colleen Conner on March 9th...
It’s Christmas in Twin Falls When–Our Top Five Favorite Holiday Events
There are a lot of great Christmas events in Twin Falls, but there are some that stand high above all the rest. You know it’s Christmas in Twin Falls when you’re at each one of these. Here’s our top five.
Five Eastern Idaho Students Charged After Tossing Caustic Fluid
Police have cited five college students for tossing plastic bottles filled with caustic liquid over the fence of an apartment complex and hitting one man in the face on the Brigham Young University-Idaho campus in Rexburg. The Rexburg Standard Journal reports 19-year-old Christopher M. Kie...
Two U of I Students Dead Four Injured In Weekend Crash
Idaho State Police say a one-vehicle crash east of Moscow this weekend killed two University of Idaho freshmen and injured four others. The ISP identified the victims of the crash as 17-year-old Wyatt T. Smith of St. Anthony and 18-year-old Benson J...
Jerome Chief Deputy To Run For Twin Falls County Sheriff
The man who has spent the last three years as chief deputy for the Jerome County Sheriff’s Office says he plans on running for Twin Falls county sheriff. The times news reports that Jack Johnson will challenge Sheriff Tom Carter, also a Republican, in the May 2012 primary...
Lawmaker and Former Ag Director to Be Laid To Rest
The late Idaho Representative Patrick A. Takasugi who died November 6 will be laid to rest today in Caldwell. The funeral will be held at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Caldwell.. the service starts at 10:30 a.m. A will follow...
Veterans Day: Honoring Our Heros
Today is veterans day. A time when we thank those who sacrifice so much to protect our freedoms. There will be events across the valley honoring our nations heroes including a Veterans Day service at Twin Falls City Park.
Twin Falls Prosecutor Granted More Time in Cleveland Case
A 5th District judge has again given Twin Falls County prosecutor Grant Loebs more time to decide whether to seek the death penalty in a case against a man accused of killing someone during a hotel standoff. State law generally gives prosecutors 60 days from arraignment to file notice that they intend to seek the death penalty...
Simplot to Close Three Plants in Idaho
Simplot families across southwest Idaho are responding to some shocking news. Workers in Caldwell, Nampa and Aberdeen have been notified those plants are set to close in two to three years. Simplot Company gave news to hundreds of plant workers yesterday, many of which never saw it coming...