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(Boise) – A number of Idahoans have contacted the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division this week after receiving a debit card in the mail. While receiving an unsolicited, prepaid debit card may be a warning sign of a scam, the debit cards currently in question appear to be legitimate...

On 12/28/2020 the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office Detectives received anonymous tips from Elmore County citizens with information regarding the home invasion and battery that happened to Robert Dudley. Upon investigation it was learned a former employee of Ron and Sharon’s Taxi service, Kai Evans, was one of the people who committed aggravated battery and burglary. It was also learned he was assisted by Coty Bieroth...

A Mountain Home teenager was recently added to a statewide database for missing juveniles. Law enforcement in Mountain Home, are asking the public to share any information they might have on a missing teenage girl. Kailey Shaye Bouttier, 17, hasn't been in contact with family since January 11. 2021, according to her profile on the Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse website...

On 12/28/2020 the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office Detectives received anonymous tips from Elmore County citizens with information regarding the home invasion and battery that happened to Robert Dudley. Upon investigation it was learned a former employee of Ron and Sharon’s Taxi service, Kai Evans, was one of the people who committed aggravated battery and burglary. It was also learned he was assisted by Coty Bieroth...

Governor Brad Little January 11, 2021 My fellow Idahoans, in the 245-year history of this great country of ours, Americans have been through triumphs and trials.The dark events at the U.S. Capitol last week disturbed us.The violent acts of some overshadowed the peaceful acts of many.Former President George W. ...

It was reported to the Mountain Home News on Friday, January 8th that on January 5, 2021 Elmore County Sheriff’s Office Detectives concluded a joint investigation with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The result of the investigation led to the arrest of two Glenn’s Ferry residents. ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street is rallying toward record highs again Thursday on expectations that the Democratic sweep of Washington means more stimulus is likely on the way for the economy. The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher in the first trading after Congress confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election and Jon Ossoff was declared the winner of a Georgia runoff election, tipping control of the Senate to Democrats. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday he won't attend President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successors inauguration. "To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th," Trump tweeted...

Trump says his term is ending, transition will be orderly Source: AP - AP Wire Service Jan 07 04:40 (AP) _ President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an ``orderly transition on January 20th'' after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters forced painful new questions across government Thursday -- about his fitness to remain in office for two more weeks, the ability of the police to secure the complex and the future of the Republican Party in a post-Trump era...

Hundreds have gathered in front of the Idaho Capitol building as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory. BOISE, Idaho — A crowd of about 200 people gathered at the Idaho Statehouse to show their support for President Donald Trump Wednesday in a rally that remained peaceful in contrast to massive protests on the national stage...

The U.S. Capitol building was placed on lockdown, as Trump supporters marched through evacuated and restricted areas of the building. Senators were being evacuated. Some House lawmakers tweeted they were sheltering in place in their offices. Demonstrators fought with Capitol Police and then forced their way into the building, not long after a huge rally near the White House during which Trump egged them on to march to Capitol Hill...

On November 14th, 2020, the Elmore County Sheriff’s office Patrol and Detective Division’s responded to the area of Flyby Ave for an individual who was found by citizens with a gunshot wound to the leg and crossbow arrows impaled into their body. The individual was taken by air ambulance to a Boise area hospital for their life threatening injuries...

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- The Air Force continues to deliver innovative and desirable customer service programs testing an already popular program, Air Force Campus Dining System (CDS) at traditional legacy Food & Beverage operations. The CDS has partnered with Mountain Home AFB to test theories and concepts at participating CDS activities...

Members of the “Media” were included among “essential workers” who should receive prioritized vaccines after long term care patients and frontline health care workers in recommendations released by the Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Media staffers would be included as part of Phase 1c...

On 12/25/20 at approximately 2145, Elmore County Sheriffs Office deputies, Mountain Home police Department and the Elmore County Ambulance Service were dispatched to an address of NW Date St for an injured male. Upon investigation it was learned the homeowner was a victim of a battery and burglary. ...