Gooding News

Gooding County prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss a request to be released from prison filed by a man who pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the 1993 killing of a south-central Idaho couple.

Fifth District Judge Barry Wood was officially recognized for his more than 22 years of service on the bench.

Fifth District Judge Barry Wood is retiring from his full-time duties on Thursday, but will continue working part-time as a senior judge as needed.

Police in Gooding say someone fired multiple shots at a police officer's home as his family slept inside.

A study to determine the feasibility of building a regional jail in southern Idaho could be completed as soon as September 2010, but local leaders say actually building the facility could take several years.

Once upon a time there was a little town in Idaho with a K-12 school district. Today, it's 'still' a little town.

An official from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be in Idaho to recognize Gooding Elementary School for efforts to improve the health, nutrition and fitness of students.

We recently mentioned that the trial for Traci Hadden might be moved out of Lincoln County due to excessive publicity.

When it came to voters actually approving a 30 year, almost $30 Million lease for a new Jerome county jail, the final result was 'Close, But No Cigar.' Jerome County Sheriff Doug McFall said, a oeYeah, the vote was really close.

A six year old boy was killed in an early morning car accident on Interstate 84.

Charles A. "Butch" Pickett Jr., 67, of Mountain Home, ended his final battle at home on Saturday, Oct.

South-Central Idaho's Hispanic population has grown by 85 percent since 2000, according to a new University of Idaho study, paralleling the dramatic increase in the dairy industry in the region, which employs a large Hispanic workforce.

A judge has ordered a Gooding man to serve at least five years in prison for his role in an execution style shooting nearly two years ago.

The United Dairymen of Idaho has teamed up with the NFL to launch a new nutrition program.

Idaho State Police say a Gooding man was killed Friday afternoon after colliding head-on with a pickup truck near Jerome.

The Idaho Judicial Council is seeking public comment on nine attorneys who are in the running for a position as 5th District judge.

South Central Public Health District officials confirm that five people in south central Idaho have the H1N1 infection.

A missing Gooding man's body has been found. Chester King, 29, was reported missing August 30 after he didn't show up for work.

Chester King, 29, of Gooding, was last seen on Aug. 30. The Gooding County Sheriff's Office is trying to find out what happened to a man who hasn't been seen since Sunday.

At rancher's request, Phantom Hill wolves get a reprieve After consulting with the rancher whose sheep were killed by wolves in the lower end of Baker Creek last Sunday, officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have elected to "postpone" any retaliatory action against the valley's Phantom Hill wolf pack.