Stories from Thursday, December 8, 2016

A Malheur County, Ore., woman and her daughter were found dead in what the Owyhee County Sheriff's Department indicated was a murder-suicide. Owyhee County deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle around 10 a.m. Nov. 29 that was parked in Hammett, which borders both Owyhee and Elmore counties...

A Glenns Ferry man remains in custody at the Elmore County Jail following his arrest Nov. 30 on charges of possessing child pornography. Jesus A. Gastelum, 20, is suspected of possessing digital images and videos that show children being victimized, according to a press statement released by Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden...

The Mountain Home community joins cities across the nation next week to honor its military veterans during the annual Wreaths Across America Day observance. Scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at Mountain View Cemetery, community representatives will place specially designated wreaths in honor of the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine as well as current and former prisoners or war and those still missing in action...

Nautical nonsense comes to Mountain Home High School this week as the Encore Company presents "A Spongebob Christmas Carol." Curtain call is 7 p.m. Friday and again Saturday in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium with tickets available at the door.

Kenneth James "Jim" Casey, age 53 of Bruneau, passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, with his family around him. Jim was born to Mike and Helen Casey on January 20, 1963. He was the youngest of five siblings. He attended school in Nampa and worked for his father in the construction business. He had a strong work ethic even at a young age...