Payette County News

The first probable human case of West Nile Virus in the state has been reported in Payette County.

Workers for WF Construction, Boise, work on the South Pennsylvania Avenue road upgrade project Wednesday afternoon in Fruitland.

Julia Harrison, manager of the New Plymouth branch of Zions Bank, left the valley and found a career only to return home again to live and work in the place where she grew up.

West Nile is here in the Treasure Valley and Idaho. Officials say the first probable human case of West Nile Virus in Payette County has been reported, prompting health officials to take serious procautions.

For the time being at least, the building boom for new houses in Fruitland is stalled.

Payette County Sheriff's deputies put down spike strips to stop a motorist who led them on an 18-mile chase down Interstate 84 this morning.

A Fruitland man has been arrested for sexual abuse of a minor. Authorities say Thomas Dunbrasky, 54, was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 16.

A Fruitland man is arrested for sex abuse of a minor. 54 year old Thomas Dubrasky was charged with 2 counts of sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 16.

A Fruitland man sits in the Payette County Jail today after deputies say he sexually abused a minor on two separate occasions.

The verdict is in, at a Payette murder trial. After six hours of deliberation a Payette County jury found Hector Almarez guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 shooting of Gabriel Flores.

In mid-2007, a Keystone Center nuclear report , funded in part by the nuclear industry estimated capital costs for nuclear of $3600 to $4000/kW including interest.

A volunteer Parma firefighter accused of setting seven wildfires that burned more than 1,000 acres in southwest Idaho's Payette County has pleaded not guilty.

A bar patron who claimed he was near a deadly 2006 shooting in a Fruitland tavern testified in the murder trial of Hector Brito Almaraz in Payette County court Tuesday.

A blood spatter expert testified for the defense Monday in the Payette County murder trial of Hector Brito Almaraz.

The Payette County murder trial for Hector Brito Almaraz is on hold until June 9. In April 2006, Almaraz was arrested and later charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Gabriel ...

Payette - A Portland-based Reed College psychology professor testified for the defense Wednesday in the Payette County murder trial of Hector Brito Almaraz.

“It's a long case for any county, and the reason is, there are so many witnesses both for the state and for the defense”

A murder trial underway in Payette County could be the most expensive in the county's history. via KTVB Boise

Five dogs previously rescued by the Idaho Humane Society in Gem County were ordered to be forfeited to the Idaho Humane Society, officials say. via 2NEWS.TV

“When I left him, he seemed okay. He seemed happy”

Kurt Douglas says he dropped his long-time friend off at home, a half hour before that friend was involved in a police chase and officer involved shooting. via KSAW 51

One man is dead after an officer involved shooting in Payette County. The Payette County Sheriff's Department says that just after 12:30 a.m. Friday morning officers were called to rural Fruitland where a drunk ... via 2NEWS.TV