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Health care conscience bill one step closer to passing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:32:12 -0700

A bill that would allow health care workers to legally deny a patient treatment or medication has cleared a house committee today in a 13-5 vote. It now heads to the full House floor for debate.

Four sent to hospital after crash on Highway 16

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:24 -0700

Four people were taken to the hospital, one by Life Flight, after Ada County Sheriff deputies responded to a crash along Highway 16 and Beacon Light Road.

Man pleads guilty to crashing truck into police officers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:17:00 -0700

Idaho State Police says two troopers were stopped on the side of Interstate-84 doing routine speed enforcement when a pickup truck, driven by David Turnovec, hit them head on near the Eisenman exit.

Students protest higher fees, tuition at Statehouse

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:08 -0700

On Thursday morning, the students met with lawmakers to protest tuition hikes proposed by four of the biggest state colleges and universities.

Woman getting new windows: 'It's unbelievable'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:06:21 -0700

Western Builders of Idaho offered to replace a Boise woman's windows for free. Mike Mason, Owner of the company found out that Debie Malone had paid $4,000 for Pella windows that were not installed correctly, so he stepped up to help.

House committee OKs health care conscience bill

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:59:02 -0700

Idaho law already allows doctors to abstain from procedures that go against their beliefs.

Idaho police say woman's death homicide

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:30 -0700

Police say they found the body of Mary Helburn in her home Tuesday during a welfare check. They say she was last seen alive on Friday.

House votes to ban pension deals for Idaho workers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:33 -0700

The measure, which now goes to the Senate, would forbid deals like the one that sent Division of Human Resources chief Judie Wright into early retirement with an extra $72,781 in her Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho fund.

Lawmakers advance bill to ease statutory rape law

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:51 -0700

Sen. Brent Hill, a Rexburg Republican and sponsor of the bill, says the problem with the existing statute is it exposes young men to prison time for engaging in sex that may be consensual.

Stranger steals identity of grieving Wash. couple's dead baby

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:31:55 -0700

A local couple is outraged after finding out their daughter is being claimed as a tax write-off by a total stranger. Adding insult to injury - the baby is dead. And now the government won't tell the couple anything about the person who did it.

Police: Robbery suspect pointed gun at supermarket employee

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:36 -0700

Police say someone went into the Paul's Market at about 10:45 p.m. Employees say the store was closing when a man pointed a gun at an employee and told them they were being robbed.

Idaho Senate backs rainy day fund for colleges

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:36:16 -0700

The Lewiston Republican is co-sponsoring the bill with House Assistant Majority Leader, Rep. Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, to create the Higher Education Stabilization Fund, or HESF.

Father despairs as search for missing Oregon hiker continues

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:50 -0700

The father of 24-year-old Katherine Heuther made a plea Tuesday for help and said he wasn’t giving up hope his daughter would be found alive. Thursday will mark one week since she left for a supposedly short day hike.

Ada County man watching texting debate closely

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:38 -0700

Idaho Senate passes ban on texting while driving, and Michael Bartley, whose daughter was killed by a distracted driver, hopes the proposal becomes law.

Obama nominates Olson as US Attorney for Idaho

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:39 -0700

The White House announced Olson's nomination Wednesday evening, saying she would be resolute in the pursuit of justice and serve Idaho with distinction.

Wash. school bus rolls over with 36 kids onboard

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:07:58 -0700

A Skagit County school bus with 36 children aboard rolled over into a ditch Wednesday afternoon, but no one was seriously hurt, the Washington State Patrol reports.

Idaho Senate OKs texting ban

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:55:07 -0700

The chamber voted 29-5 on Wednesday to add texting-while-driving to activities banned under Idaho's inattentive driving statutes. It now goes to the House.

Dead baby found in Oregon state park

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:34 -0700

Authorities say an angler discovered the body of a "near full-term baby" at Minam State Park in northeast Oregon.

Idaho police say shooting suspect found dead

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:55:09 -0700

Police said the 35-year-old Moore was a suspect in the shooting and asked law enforcement officers throughout Idaho, Montana and Washington to help find him.

Idaho teacher convicted of sex with student out of jail

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:04:56 -0700

Forty-year-old Anna Bettencourt completed 180 days in a retained jurisdiction program, and Judge John Butler told her Tuesday it appeared she did well while in the program.

Eagle considers making mayor job part time position

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:36 -0700

Tuesday night the Eagle City Council acknowledged and accepted Mayor Phil Bandy's resignation. As he gets ready to leave office this week the council is tasked with finding a replacement and deciding whether the post should go back to a part time position.

Idaho releases new guide for Internet safety

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:17:46 -0700

ProtecTeens is being updated after five years to cover new tactics used by online predators to snare teens.

Camera captures 7-Eleven crash that badly injured toddler

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:26:49 -0700

As a 2-year-old girl continues to recover from being pinned by a van that crashed into a 7-Eleven here on Friday, surveillance video just released from inside the store shows the sheer magnitude of the crash.

Police: Man had sexual contact with teen girl while she slept

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:45:26 -0700

Boise Police says on Monday morning a witness told officers that Ildefonso Robledo, 21, had sexual contact the girl, which eventually woke her up. Detectives say they arrested the Boise man based on evidence collected at the scene.

Text helps missing hunter get out of Idaho woods OK

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:22 -0700

27-year-old Kooskia resident Scott Rollins found after getting lost in a snow storm Monday night in the Crane Hill area near Kooskia.