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A truck driver was traveling Thursday morning on southbound on Highway 95 hauling lumber when he failed to negotiate a curve, which caused the lumber to fall onto the road and shoulder.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The family of a rancher authorities say was shot and killed by two Adams County Sheriff's deputies has filed a legal notice of their intent to sue the county.

COUNCIL, Idaho (KTVB) - The Adams County Sheriff's Office has released the names of the deputies involved in the fatal shooting of Council rancher Jack Yantis on Nov. 1.

BOISE, Idaho (KTVB) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the officer-involved shooting death of Adams County rancher Jack Yantis.

(KLIX)- If you had a million dollars how would you spend it? Monday night, Twin Falls City council decided not to use a million dollars. Last week the council added an additional one million to the city budget that was presented to them using the foregone money...

(KLIX)- The Twin Falls City budget is getting closer to adoption. Monday night city  council voted to set the preliminary budget at roughly  $50.2 million dollars. City staff recommended a budget of about $49.2 million dollars. The council decided to add on another million dollars of what is called foregone amount...

(KLIX)- A number of concerned citizens said no to a proposed expansion of a homeless shelter in Twin Falls. At the same time others expressed the need for such a facility. The Twin Falls City Council held a public hearing for a special use permit Monday night for the church based drug rehab and shelter Victory Home...

(KLIX)- Last night the Twin Falls City Council got an update on the budget process. City Manager Travis Rothweiler met with the council for the second time on how the budget is coming together for 2012-2013 budget. At this point Rothweiler said it was very preliminary, and more of a work in progress...

(KLIX)- On Monday Twin Falls City Council decided to do away with the down town parking meters. On Tuesday the city began to shut down all meters and empty all the change. Anyone who went shopping down town found all the meters covered with bags...

Twin Falls city manager is urging the city council to look ahead into the cities future. City manager Travis Rothweiler told the council Monday to look at the long term needs of Twin Falls as the budget process begins.

It’s already time to begin planning a new budget and the Twin Falls City Council is getting ready for the task.  Tonight the council will be hearing a presentation on the city finances…the first report in six months.  It will also take a look at fiscal year 2013...

At  Monday’s  Twin Falls City Council meeting the council voted to send developers to mediation with petitioners who don’t like some of the plans for the new Canyon Park Development project.  That decision came after the council was presented with petitions from two separate groups of concerned citizens in the area of the proposed development.

Several items are on the Twin Falls City Council agenda for this afternoon including the voting from council members confirming the selection of Suzanne Hawkins as the new City Council member.  If she is approved by the full council she will be sworn in immediately and begin taking part.

The Times News reports that the Twin Falls City Council Selection Committee has selected Suzanne Hawkins to fill the seat vacated by Lance Clow. Hawkins, 48, was one of four finalists for the job. The selection committee, made up of Mayor Greg Lanting and Councilmen Don Hall and Chris Talkington, interviewed finalists today for the job in a private meeting...

Thirteen Twin Falls City Council hopefuls will have three minutes tonight to convince the City Council members that they should be the one chosen to fill a vacant seat on the council.  Last week Twin Falls City Councilman Lance Clow announced he would be stepping down from the council after a nearly 19 year stint to pursue other endeavors.  Mayor Greg Lanting announced at the time that anyone inte

tfid.org There is a position opening up on the Twin Falls City Council.  During Monday’s City Council meeting, Councilman Lance Clow announced he is resigning his position so he can better prepare for his campaign for the Idaho House Seat for District 24.  Clow is running as a Republican and will be on the ballot for the May 15th Primary election.

The Twin Falls City Council will discuss the possibility of appealing a recent city Planning and Zoning approval of a preliminary plat for the proposed Canyon Park Development project.  Developers are planning on building a small shopping mall on the empty lot between The Golden Corral Restaurant and the Snake River Canyon Rim.

It may not be long now until construction on a new shopping area in north Twin Falls begins. All that is left to happen now for the Canyon Park Development to begin is approval from the Twin Falls City Council and that could happen in the next two weeks to two months.

There may soon be a new shopping mall in Twin Falls.  This one will be located along the Snake River Canyon Rim west of the Perrine Bridge and north of the Golden Corral Restaurant.  Last night the Twin Falls City Council approved a change that will allow for the development of the shopping center.  The vote, however, was not unanimous, at 5 in favor and two against.

There are some services that Twin Falls city could provide but for one reason or another either can’t or doesn’t.  That leaves opportunities for other organizations to provide the services.  And to help with those opportunities the city hands out grants to help the organizations provide those services.  The end result is that the services get provided at sometimes a big cost savings to the city.