Stories from Friday, August 14, 2020

Public health officials in the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) are urging Idahoans to be aware of a national outbreak of Salmonella involving onions that has sickened 26 people in the state, and possibly more. As of August 5, a national total of 663 cases of Salmonella, including the 26 in Idaho, have been reported from 45 states. Cases in Idaho have occurred among residents of all seven public health districts...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Idaho will remain in the fourth and final stage of a plan to reopen for at least another two weeks as coronavirus infections and deaths show little sign of slowing down, Gov. Brad Little said Thursday. The Republican governor also reemphasized his desire that schools open this fall, though he said that would be up to local school districts...

(Boise, ID) – Idaho Division of Veterans Services (IDVS) regrets to inform you that the Idaho State Veterans Home – Boise (ISVH-Boise) has experienced its first COVID-19 related death.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A judge ruled Tuesday, August 4th, that there is enough evidence for a man to go to trial after the bodies of his new wife’s two children were found buried on his Idaho property. The bizarre case involving doomsday beliefs and the deaths of several people linked to the couple has attracted national headlines...

Samantha M. Ruiz, age 30, of Mountain Home, passed away on July 26, 2020. A Funeral Service was held Tuesday, August 4,2020 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel followed by a burial where Samantha was laid to rest beside her daughter Aylin Ruiz at Mountain View Cemetery. A vigil was also held on August 8, 2020 at Carl Miller Park, bring awareness to domestic violence in the community...