Stories from Tuesday, November 16, 2010

As senior citizens in Mountain Home continue to register during Medicare's annual enrollment season, Idaho Department of Insurance officials highlighted changes affecting benefits in the coming year.

BOISE - AAA today projected that 42.2 million Americans, representing an 11.4 percent increase from a year ago will travel during the Thanksgiving holiday, taking a trip at least 50 miles from home. "While Americans remain cautious with household budgets and discretionary spending amidst high levels of unemployment, many are in a better financial position this Thanksgiving than a year ago," said AAA President and CEO Robert L. ...

An officer assigned to Mountain Home Air Force Base was being treated for critical injuries Tuesday after a two-vehicle accident on Airbase Road, about two miles south of Mountain Home, Monday evening. According to Idaho State Police, Mickey McConnell, 43, of Twin Falls, was headed north at about 6 p.m. ...