Stories from Friday, August 10, 2012

Due to the Trinity Ridge Fire continual growth, an area closure has been expanded in the Boise National Forest. The new closure doubles the area just implemented on Thursday, Aug. 9, from approximately 300,000 acres to 563,000 acres. The approximate area affected is south of Lowman, east of Idaho City, north of Featherville and west from within a western portion of the Sawtooth Wilderness...

As the year's pool season winds down, the city's parks and recreation department will host its annual pool party just for canines from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. Held at the city pool complex at 990 McKenna Drive, the cost is $5 per animal with a limit of two dogs per owner...

It looked like it was going to be a routine shift for Fred and Rustyn Casiano. There wasn't a lot of chatter on the radio and the summertime heat was encouraging many people to stay indoors. Making the turn off American Legion Boulevard, they glanced through the window and doorway of a local bank, which was hours away from opening. Their job was to spot anything out of the ordinary -- a person's shadow, the glint of a flashlight or signs that someone had tried to open a door...

James William Carr IV, 23, of Mountain Home, pled guilty in United States District Court Thursday to possession of sexually explicit images of a minor, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. In April 2012, an Elmore County woman reported to the Boise Police Department that Carr was texting sexually provocative messages to her 14-year-old daughter. ...

I've been enjoying the Classic Country AM radio station 1240 for several years since we moved to MH. They played the many songs that I played as a musician for 25 years, and now they have changed the format to what they try to pass off these days as Country Music. In my estimation, the music they are playing now on which was my favorite radio station is not country, not even close to resembling true country :-( Now my search is on for a true country music station to tune in to...