Stories from Thursday, July 5, 2007

BASE X, Unknown location -- (Editor's note: This story was written during the base phase two exercise June 27-28. The exercise simulated a deployment and was held to prepare Airmen for war. ) Since their arrival here last month, the Gunfighters have been flying hundreds of sorties to accomplish the mission, but this would never be possible without the Airmen who work 24 hours a day to keep the jets mission capable and in the air...

Like most of the western US, southwest Idaho residents can expect to endure temperatures into the triple digits all through next week, based on forecasts from the National Weather Service, with the extreme heat putting more vulnerable populations like the elderly at risk for heat related illnesses...

The Fourth of July holiday sparked more than half a dozen fires, all caused by illegal fireworks, Fire Chief Phil Gridley said Thursday."So far," he said, "we had at least eight fires caused by illegal fireworks." The police department was run ragged Wednesday responding to complaints of illegal fireworks, but the number of citations issued was not immediately available...