Feb 27, 2008 | Mountain Home News
Owyhee County closes areas due to mud
Owyhee County officials have ordered emergency area closures throughout the county due to angers to the public caused by the snowpack, run-off, mud and erratic weather conditions. via Mountain Home News
Airman killed in crash while on the way from CA to Idaho
Oregon State Police say a 21-year-old airman on his was from California to Mountain Home died Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 95 north of the Oregon/Nevada border. via KTVB Boise
Trials pending in pot bust case
Trials are in the offing for three northern Idaho men accused of possessing enough marijuana to warrant trafficking charges. via Bonner Co. Daily Bee
Snow forces deer, elk, moose to lower elevations, wolves follow
“Anytime there's a predator in the area, I'm concerned”
ST. JOE, Idaho - Deer, elk and moose have been moving to lower elevations because of heavy snow in the mountains along the St. via Times-News
Highways across Idaho closed due to weather, avalanche danger
The weather and threat of avalanche is making travel difficult all across Idaho. via Today's 6
St. Anthony Digging Out; Disaster Declared
“We have a street budget of $250,000 a year. Snow removal is the top priority. At the end of the snow season what's left we'll use it to do whatever we need to do with.”
Eastern Idaho is digging out tonight after another big snow storm pounds our area. via KIDK-TV Idaho Falls
Road closures continue to plague travelers in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. via Lewiston Morning Tribune
NICAN suing corps over bypass approval
“NICAN has over 200 members, many of whom are downtown business owners who would be devastated by the loss of tourism during the projected three to five years of construction”
Another legal front is opening in the U.S. Highway 95 bypass saga. The North Idaho Community Action Network filed suit in federal court on Monday challenging the U.S. Army Corps' decision to issue a permit for ... via Bonner Co. Daily Bee
Kootenai County, Idaho : Hayden may create police force
“We're 21 deputies down from where we should be”
JASON HUNT/Press Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy Gavin Broadwater talks to the driver of a vehicle he stopped along Highway 95 Tuesday in Hayden. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper
TV Today's 6: Idaho's Breaking News Fatal Crash Closes Highway 95 Posted: Updated: Today's Channel 6 News has learned that the Idaho State Police as well as Owyhee County Deputies and Paramedics are responding ... via KIVI-TV Nampa
3 die, 2 injured in N. Idaho crash
Three people are dead and two others injured after two cars collided in north idaho. via KIVI-TV Nampa
Wolf pleads guilty for shooting at SWAT team
“Why do you say you're guilty? What did you do?”
On Prozac and some other drugs he couldn't name, Troy Wayne Wolf pleaded guilty to three of five counts of aggravated assault for shooting at police officers who stormed his mother's home in late 2006. via Times-News
Suspect charged as accessory in S. Idaho execution-style slaying
Jesus Valencia-Bolanos , 23, of Gooding, was arraigned yesterday in the drug-related shooting death of 30-year-old Hailey resident Gustavo Flores. via KIDK-TV Idaho Falls
School board discusses merit pay proposals for teachers
Bear Lake District Superin-tendent Cliff Walters explained the ins and outs of proposals made by Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna and by the Idaho Education Association for merit pay for teachers. via News-Examiner