Canyon County News

TV TODAY'S CHANNEL 6 NEWS Canyon County Inmates on the Move Canyon County inmates are on the move, as jail leaders work to ease overcrowding.

Locking up criminals is an everyday duty for Deputy Betty Cossins. But on Nov. 9, operations started changing.

Canyon County commissioners in southwestern Idaho have agreed to pay $190,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union for legal fees stemming from a federal lawsuit the group filed earlier this year.

Southwest District Health Department officials will continue to provide H1N1 community vaccination clinics in Canyon County on Saturday, November 21, December 5, and December 12 at the former Sportsman's Warehouse, 16865 Marketplace Blvd.

A Canyon County judge says 16 percent of the nation's prison population suffers from a mental illness.

Police say two Canyon County men tried to shoot a deer from a public street - and now they are facing a number of charges.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has honored a deputy prosecutor in Canyon County for his work on a years-long drug investigation.

A Nampa man accused of killing his stepson last Christmas will spend up to 15 years in prison.

A federal judge has approved an agreement between the ACLU and Canyon County detailing what must be done to improve conditions at the county jail.

After voter rejected an expansion for the Canyon County jail, officials are now talking about another way to fix the overcrowding.

Last week 2 News explored the economics of the death penalty in Idaho, and whether it's becoming too costly for the state to keep capital punishment.

TV Today's 6: Idaho's News SWDH H1N1 Vaccine Clinic Update Southwest District Health will be providing a H1N1 community vaccination clinic in Canyon County on Saturday, November 7 at the former Sportsman's Warehouse, 16865 Marketplace Blvd.

Click the following links for local, city election results! Boise Meridian Nampa Caldwell Canyon County Jail Bond Star: Nathan Mitchell, mayor of Star, says the Star Golf Course Bond was overwhelmingly rejected.

Tuesday's local election results sent a strong message from voters: NOBODY REALLY CARES! Turnout for Boise was 17% of registered voters-just about what all the experts had predicted.

The Canyon County jail bond didn't pass and now the jail has to make sure it's livable for those who break the law.

KIVI Today's Channel 6 News Three Canyon County men sentenced for hate crime Michael Bullard, 23, of Middleton, Idaho, Richard Armstrong, 24, of Nampa, Idaho, and James Whitewater, 23, of Nampa, Idaho, were sentenced today in Boise for federal hate crime and conspiracy charges in connection with the racially-motivated assault of an African American ...

Idaho voters on Tuesday had several hot button issues to decide. One of the biggest issue in the Treasure Valley is likely the Canyon County Jail.

It's election day in cities and towns all across Idaho. Races to be decided by voters today are local contests.

TV TODAY'S 6 NEWS Rollover Injures Several, Including Pregnant Woman A rollover crash on Friday night sent several people to the hospital.

Of the three races for Boise City Council seats in this year's election, the bid for seat 4 between David Litster and TJ Thomson has arguably gained the most attention, especially among Boise Weekly readers.