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2 women arrested in connection to homicide at Martin Landing campground
CANYON COUNTY — The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office reports that it has arrested two women in connection with the homicide death of Travis Haywood Calumpit, 37, of Parma, that occurred on July 12 at the Martin Landing campground. The women are both from Battle Mountain, Nevada and are...
Canyon County Sheriff’s Office identifies homicide victim killed at campground near Parma
The victim of a homicide at a campground in Canyon County has been identified. Travis Haywood Calumpit, 37, of Parma, died from a gunshot wound Friday at the Martin Landing campground, which is west of Parma and close to the state line with Oregon, according to a news release from the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office.
Wildfire season begins, Idaho air quality plummets
In the midst of wildfire season, Idaho’s been hit with a significant wildfire in a highly visited area. The Bench Lake fire, in Stanley and the Sawtooth National Forest, began last Thursday around noon and is 1 mile west of Redfish Lake. Southwest of that, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued an orange air quality advisory of 103 for Ada and Canyon counties, meaning the air is unhealthy...
Canyon County Sheriff's Office investigating homicide at campground
The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred at Martin Landing campground near Parma. On Friday at about 9:30 p.m., dispatch received a report of a man who was unconscious and not breathing at Martin Landing, a camping and recreation area located at the confluence of the Snake and Boise rivers near Parma, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. CCSO deputies arrived on scene...
Wildfire season begins, Idaho air quality plummets
In the midst of wildfire season, Idaho’s been hit with a significant wildfire in a highly visited area. The Bench Lake fire, in Stanley in the Sawtooth National Forest, began on Thursday around noon and is 1 mile west of Redfish Lake. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued an orange air quality advisory of 103 for Ada and Canyon counties, meaning the air is unhealthy for sensitive populations. ...
A group effort, Canyon County transportation departments take on summer projects
Summer road improvements aren’t anything new, but Canyon County municipalities are trying to accommodate new cars on the road — a result of significant and continuous population growth. In its Communities in Motion 2050 report, the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, COMPASS, predicted that Canyon County’s population will grow 44% by 2050. Ada County was projected to grow 34%. In total, this would add a quarter million people to the Treasure Valley. ...
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