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Are you feeling lucky? Well, are ya? Because if you are, both the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries are over 400 million dollars each. You can't win unless you play right?

A Kimberly man has been sentenced in the U.S. District Court to 36 months in a federal prison for mailing a threatening letter to an Idaho prosecutor. According to the news release, the man sent the letter to Attorney Bart M. Davis.

Idaho does not have a law stating that it is illegal to leave your pets outside in the snow. Some dogs and cats actually prefer to be outside in the snow, but how do you know if a pet is in danger or if they are just enjoying the weather? Idaho Humane Society has some tips for animal safety in the c…

Vegas isn't happening, so the NFL is having to make big changes to its plans for the NFL Draft in April. It will be a lot quieter this time, and all of the swivel chairs will be at least six feet apart.

McDonald's has declared today to be National Egg McMuffin Day and they're giving away free Egg McMuffins to celebrate. But there's an ulterior motive behind it.

More people than ever are running into medical bills that they can't pay, and they're turning to crowdfunding sites to ask for help. And if you're like me, you've donated to their cause.

With the kids back in school this week, you know the germs will be coming back to the house at some point. But there are at least five things we can do to ward off the flu before it gets a grip.

"Ya'll pay attention," is Daniels' advice to drug smugglers from the Golden State. He added that the night was, "cold," too, which I found to be the most vital piece of information in the report.

Gas stations tend to raise prices at a certain time every day, and if you can get to the pump before that two-hour window you'll be able to beat the price increase. Oh, and the best day of the week to buy gas is not today.

Sometimes we get so engrossed in reading the bad news that occurs in our community, that we forget about the members in our community that are doing the right thing.

Most of us know Dorothy Custer for her positive and outgoing spirit. She became an internet sensation in 2011 when she was a guest on Jay Leno's show.

Reading the News is necessary in order to stay informed with our community, but if you read the news every day it can become depressing. Sometimes you have to dig to find the good stuff. That being said, I noticed two great things yesterday.

KTVB - A Boise man who packed black powder and half-finished pipe bombs into the crawl space of the home where he lived with his girlfriend and two young children pleaded guilty in court Thursday.

BOISE (AP/KTVB) -- State auditors say the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare misspent $2.5 million in federal funding on salaries instead of using it for food stamps and other assistance for Idaho's poorest residents.
The finding by the Office of Performance Evaluation was part of the state&…

BOISE (AP/KTVB) - Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa has endorsed Ada County's chief deputy clerk Phil McGrane to be his successor when Ysursa retires at the end of the year.

TWIN FALLS (AP/KTVB) - A father and son and two other men police say stole nearly $15,000 worth of copper in south-central Idaho are facing felony charges.

The arrest of state Sen. John McGee on charges of drunken driving and auto theft threw the Caldwell Republican's political fortunes into disarray.

The agreement was signed today making it official.  Choboni Agro Farma, the manufacturer of Greek yogurt, is expanding to the Twin Falls area from it's eastern seaboard roots.  The official announcement was made this morning as local officials along with state officials and Gov...

Times-News Opinion Editor Steve Crump will give us his take on the firing of Rep. Leon Smith of Twin Falls from his committee chair position: The Magic Valley "water deal": and some interesting Magic Valley history.
Steve Crump is the Times-News Opinion editor...