Local News 8

Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.
Categories: Local News

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.
Categories: Local News

Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack...
Categories: Local News

Many parents inaccurately claim college tax credit

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
More than 314,000 taxpayers made inaccurate claims for a popular tax credit that helps pay college expenses, getting $532 million they weren't entitled to receive, a government report said Thursday.
Categories: Local News

AP NewsBreak: SC lawmakers to take up impeachment

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.
Categories: Local News

Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving - mealsplanned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street's most...
Categories: Local News

Gunman opens fire on Pacific island Saipan; 5 dead

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, first at a shooting range and then at a World War II historical site, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself,...
Categories: Local News

CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next.
Categories: Local News

Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington says it is obligated to keep paying retirement benefits to six priests who church officials have confirmed are pedophiles.
Categories: Local News

Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

November 20, 2009 - 1:12pm
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
Categories: Local News

Suspects Arrested for Using Stolen Credit Card

November 20, 2009 - 12:56pm
Two people were arrested Thursday morning for allegedly using a stolen credit card in Rexburg, Rigby and Idaho Falls.
Categories: Local News

Northern Wyo. sugar beet growers still digging

November 20, 2009 - 12:55pm
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 1:55 PM ET POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - Western Sugar Cooperative growers in northern Wyoming are digging more sugar beets under the quota system that has been in...
Categories: Local News

Brooks & Dunn in Cheyenne Frontier Days lineup

November 20, 2009 - 12:45pm
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 1:45 PM ET CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Cheyenne Frontier Days has announced all but 2 of its 2010 night show performers.
Categories: Local News

Should Charter Schools Be Allowed to Teach Religious Texts?

November 20, 2009 - 12:42pm
An Idaho charter school is fighting the state on whether it can use religious books like the Bible as classroom materials.
Categories: Local News

Canyon County to pay ACLU legal fees

November 20, 2009 - 12:34pm
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 1:34 PM ET CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) - Canyon County commissioners in southwestern Idaho have agreed to pay $190,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union for...
Categories: Local News

US rig count this week up 12

November 20, 2009 - 12:25pm
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 1:25 PM ET HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 12 this week to 1,113.
Categories: Local News

Latin American art fair in the Big Apple

November 20, 2009 - 11:52am
The only art fair in the United States featuring works exclusively from Latin American artists is under way in New York and drawing artists, collectors and museum representatives from around the world to the PINTA art fair.
Categories: Local News

Alexy Green

November 20, 2009 - 11:44am
 

A 4.0 GPA and national honors in a sewing and fashion contest are just a couple of the accomplishments of today's United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student Award recipient - Alexy Green of Teton High School.

 
Categories: Local News

E. Idaho nurse charged with stealing jail drugs

November 20, 2009 - 11:44am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 12:44 PM ET POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - A nurse at the Bannock County Jail in eastern Idaho who authorities say stole medication intended for inmates and...
Categories: Local News

ALL BUSINESS: Economics 101, by way of toy hamster

November 20, 2009 - 11:13am
In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.
Categories: Local News