Toddler Reported Dead From Swine Flu

Officials have confirmed the death of a 23-month-old child in Texas from the new strain of swine flu on Wednesday, the first fatality from the condition reported outside Mexico.

Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed the fatality during an interview with NBC News. U.S. officials had earlier said there were 65 cases of swine flu in the United States, most of them mild.

Besser told NBC's TODAY show that he didn't believe "this indicates any change in the strain of the flu."

Mexico is the country hardest hit by the influenza outbreak, with more than 150 killed and 2,400 people sickened. Cases have also been confirmed in Canada, New Zealand, Israel, Britain, Spain and Germany.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization was holding an emergency "scientific review" of the outbreak to determine exactly what is known about how the disease spreads, how it affects human health and how it can be treated.

Swine Flu: Two more given negative results

A spokesman for the Health Department says that two more people being tested for the Swine Flu in Madison County do not have the virus.

A man from Ada County who was tested has already been cleared for the virus. Health officials have tested five people and a total of three have been cleared. Officials are still waiting on the results of two others in Idaho.

Horse hit and killed by cab

A cab driver hit and killed a horse that got out of its pasture.
It happened around six this morning at Eagle and Victory.

Ada County Sheriff's Deputies say a cabbie was on her way to pick someone up, it was dark, she didn't see the horse and hit it.

The horse died on the scene.
Deputies say someone was boarding the horse for the owners.

Woman killed in accident near Firebird Raceway

2:35 p.m., April 26 -- One woman is dead after a crash on Highway 16 near Firebird Raceway, between Eagle and Emmett.

She was driving a pickup truck heading south on Highway 16 when it rolled off the highway shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday.

Her husband and son have been transported to the hospital by helicopter.

Power Line Down Near State and Willow

A power pole near Willow Lane and State Street fell around 3 am. Boise police say a taxi crashed into the pole causing it to fall over, sending sparks flying across the road.

A new pole is being put up now and should be ready around noon today.
There are approximately 90 people affected.
The driver was cited for inattentive driving, no alcohol was involved.
One person was taken to St. Alphonsus hospital.

Shots Fired in Nampa

Police are questioning several people after reports of shots fired at a Nampa home. Officers were dispatched to a home near Jefferson and Sweetbay just after midnight.

An unoccupied car was shot up along the street. Police say they are questioning people they believe are involved right now. Police are unsure if the car was the intended target.

No injuries have been reported.

Freddie Mac CEO Found Dead

The chief financial officer of Freddie Mac has been found dead this morning. CFO David Kellermann was found dead at his home Wednesday morning in what appears to be an apparent suicide.

The Virginia-base Freddie Mac and sibling company Fannie Mae, own more than half of the country's home mortgages. They have received more than 60 billion in federal aid.

The 41-year-old Kellermann has been Freddie Mac's CFO since September.

Man Arrested After Shots Fired

A man has been arrested after shots were fired on the 300 block of Denver. Several bullets were fired, but property wasn't damaged.

A woman told Caldwell Police that she knew the voice of the suspect, Jose Luis Rodriguez. Officers found Rodriguez in Caldwell and recovered the handgun used in the incident along with packages of a suspected controlled substance.

Armed Robbery off Fairview

The Red Lion Inn off Fairview Avenue was robbed around 2:30 am this morning. A man with a gun came into the building and demanded money from the clerk. The man was wearing all black and a black ski mask. He left on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Police responded within minutes, but were unable to find the man.

The Red Lion's manager says the crime appears to be very similar to other recent hotel robberies in the area. Police say there is no evidence that the suspect is the same person.

No one was injured. If you have any information you are asked to call Crimestoppers at 343-COPS.

Barn Burns with Animals Inside

A barn burned with morning with several animals inside. The fire started around 3 am this morning on Southwest 7th Avenue between New Plymouth and Parma.

Fire fighters tell us a couple rents the home on the property and the woman who lives there said the animals that died were goats and cats. No one else was hurt.

A barking dog woke-up the couple and alerted them to the fire.

The fire department says it took them awhile to get there because its such a remote area. Eventually crews from Caldwell, Parma and Nyssa all responded. Fire fighters say that high winds fueled the fire. The barn is regarded as a complete loss.

Fire crews are waiting until daylight to investigate.

Woman Dies in Rollover Crash

A woman has died in a rollover crash near Mountain Home just south of the Air Force base. The driver of a 2004 Saturn Ion was traveling northbound on Highway 67, between Grandview and the Mountain Home Air Force Base around 3:20 am.

The woman failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, driving off the right shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle struck a reflector post, causing it to spin. The vehicle rolled numerous times, and the driver was tossed from the car.

The driver of the Saturn, Kayley Ann Stachowski, 21, of Mountain Home, suffered significant injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are still investigating, however preliminary indicators are that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Woman found injured by gunshot near Melba

A 37-year-old woman is being treated at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise after being shot in southern Canyon County, near Melba.

Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, Canyon County deputies, paramedics and the Melba Quick Response unit responded to a report that a gunshot victim was at the intersection of South Powerline and Base Line roads.

Deputies found that the woman had been shot in the back while riding in a pickup truck in the Melba area. She was taken by ambulance to St. Alphonsus. The extent of her injuries is not known.

Matthew L. Cook, 49, was arrested on a charge of discharging of a weapon into an occupied vehicle

Deputies have told us that they believe before the shooting, the woman and the man driving the pickup were looking for a house, hoping to retrieve some stolen property.

Car Slams into Eagle Child Care Center

A car slammed into a child care center in Eagle this morning. The crash happened at the New Horizon Child Care Center on State Street. Police say the man who caused the damage is in the Ada County jail right now.

Eagle police say they were doing a routine traffic stop that turned into a car chase. It happened just after midnight. Officers say the man behind the wheel was Edward Bartkowski, 62.

Ada County Deputies say Bartkowski wouldn't pull over, he hit the gas and led police into a subdivision. Police decided to end the pursuit at that point, but a short time later, they picked it back up when police spotted Bartkowski in his car.

Less than a mile later he crashed into the building. No one was in the building during the crash. The people who run the facility are on scene looking over the damage.

Over 1,200 Idaho Power customers lose power

For a half hour this morning 1,297 Idaho Power customers were without power.

Idaho power says a car hit a pole just before 7am Saturday on Overland near Orchard.

Power was knocked out from Fairview to Franklin Road and from Curtis to Milwalkee.

Power is now restored.
Crews are working on fixing the pole at this hour.

Police: Hotel Clerk Robbed Again By Same Man

The Shilo Inn on Main street in downtown Boise was robbed this morning. This is the second time in the last 30 days it was robbed. The robbery happened around 1:30. Police say it was the same man and he robbed the same woman working the front desk.

Lieutenant Bryan Hagler with the Boise Police Department says the suspect entered the lobby and demanded money from the woman. Hagler says the man told the woman he had a gun, but never showed it to her.

He then left on foot towards the Greenbelt with the cash. That's the same direction the robber from last month took off to. The woman told police she was positive it was the same guy that robbed her on Friday, March 13th.

"These things don't usually happen around here," said Cheri Anderson, Shilo Inn Manager, last month.

The man is described as white with a darker complexion, around 5' 5" to 5' 6" inches tall. Police say he's 35 to 50 years old, clean shaven, and wearing a black hoodie.

Hagler says the woman was pushed down to the ground by the man, but she wasn't hurt.

If you have information about this crime you can call crimestoppers at 343-COPS.

Babies moved after steam leak at St. Luke's

A steam leak Thursday night forced the evacuation of part of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Boise campus of St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.

St. Luke's spokeswoman Beth Toal says a coil in the humidification system ruptured, sending steam into the NICU, which is on the main building's second floor, and into the emergency department, which is on the first floor. Boise Fire Chief Dennis Doan says temperatures exceeded 100 degrees in the affected area.

Toal says eight babies in the NICU were moved to other areas of the hospital, to protect them from the heat. The emergency department continued to take walk-in patients. No one was injured.

Injury crash on westbound I-84 in Caldwell

7:44 p.m. - Canyon County deputies and medics are responding to a crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 in Caldwell.

Deputies have shut down westbound I-84 between Exit 29 and Exit 27. They are diverting traffic.

Missing man's family is asking for help

The family of a missing Boise man is asking for the public's help in finding him. Peter O'Brien, 44, is a native of New Zealand and has been missing for a week. O'Brien's brother and sister flew in from Australia to help with the search.

"It's totally out of character he's usually in regular contact with the family... with Skype every weekend and during the week. He's not the sort of person to go out and not tell people what he's doing," said Michael O'Brien, Peter's brother.

Michael O'Brien says he, along with investigators, has been searching in the foothills and surrounding areas for Peter. O'Brien lives near Camel's Back Park on the north end. His brother says Peter is a big outdoorsman and enjoys hiking.

O'Brien moved to north Boise from California a few months ago. He was last seen on Thursday after he dropped off his kids at his former wife's house. O'Brien's brother says Peter's ex-wife knew something was wrong after he didn't pick up his kids on Saturday.

His family says his car was still at his home, along with his wallet and jacket. Police say there is no evidence that a crime has been committed.

Chase Starts in Oregon, Ends in Ada County

Police used spike strips to end a chase that started in Oregon, reached speeds over 100 mph and ended in Ada County.

Idaho State Police tell us an Oregon State Trooper pulled over a suspected drunk driver on the interstate and the driver took off. Police set up spike strips a couple times on I-84, but the driver kept going. Spike strips finally stopped him on Highway 44 in Ada County.

The man faces multiple charges including drunk driving and running from police. No one was hurt.

Police Used Spike Strips, Tear Gas To End Chase

Police used spike strips, tear gas and a pit maneuver to end a chase and six hours stand-off on the interstate. It took many officers and almost six hours to arrest a man that ran from police. Officers had to shutdown traffic on I-84 in both directions between Boise and Mountain Home.

Idaho State Police and deputies from Ada and Elmore Counties finally arrested the man, Jarrod Devaney, 31, just after midnight. Devaney is now facing a long list of charges including aggravated assault and eluding police.

It all began after 5pm Tuesday when police spotted Devaney near Broadway and Linden in Boise. When officers went to stop him -- they say he sped down Broadway and then got on to I-84 heading East. During the chase police say Devaney waved what appeared to be a black handgun inside his SUV.

The chase reached speeds up to 100 miles an hour. Devaney then stopped and called police on a cellphone to say he would injure himself or officers if they approached him. Hours later police threw tear gas into his car near Mountain Home. Devaney then took off but was stopped a short time later using spikes and pit maneuver to turn his SUV sideways.

Deer Carcass Found at Capital High School

Staff at Capital High School in Boise discovered a dead deer carcass taped to a pole in front of the school this morning.

Boise police say vandals broke some windows and painted the letters T-H-S on some doors.
Administrators at Capital High School are still piecing together what happened.Police say if there is more than a $1000 worth of damage this could be a felony.

Former Employee Robs IMAX

A former employee is arrested for robbing an IMAX theater late last night. It happened on Overland Road around 10:15pm.

The former employee is Jason Hartley,18, of Boise. Officers found him almost two hours later at a home near the airport. He is now at the Ada County jail.

Employees at the IMAX tell police Hartley showed them a handgun and robbed them at the front counter. He then left through the screening room and out the back with the cash. Police say Hartley wasn't wearing a mask so workers were able to recognize him right away.

There were more than a dozen people in the theater watching a movie during the robbery but none of them were hurt. Officers did stop the movie to search the theater to make sure Hartley wasn't there.

Elmore County woman dies in horseback accident

Gem County Deputies say a woman from Elmore County died after falling from a horse in Gem County Sunday afternoon.

Deputies say the 54-year-old woman was riding near Emmett High School on Mill Road.

Deputies say a chainsaw in the area turned on, spooked the horse, and the woman was bucked off.
Emergency crews performed CPR while a helicopter was called in but the woman died before the helicopter landed.

Deputies are not releasing her name until her family has been notified.
They say she was in the area to buy a horse.

We'll have more on this story coming up on the news at Noon.

Mt. Redoubt Explodes

There was a significant explosive event at Redoubt this morning according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. It happened around 6 am in the Alaskan time zone.

An ash cloud has reached at least 50,000 feet above sea level and is heading southeast. The National Weather Service has issued an ash advisory lasting until 10 am for surrounding areas.

Strong, but diminishing seismic activity is continuing as of 07:35 am Alakan time.

Next Step in Wolf Delisting

The next big step in removing gray wolves from the endangered species list is now in place. Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published the rule for delisting the wolves on the federal register. It will take effect on May 4th.

That's when Idaho Fish and Game will officially take over management of the state's estimated 850 wolves. However, the Defenders of Wildlife and 11 other conservation groups plan to challenge the delisting in court.

They argue the management plans in Idaho and Montana allow too many wolves to be killed. Idaho Fish and Game has set a wolf hunting season for this fall, but a lot can happen in court before then.

Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina possibly running for office

Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina says she is "seriously considering" running for public
office in California next year.

Fiorina made the comments yesterday to reporters in Washington, D.C., at the Technology Policy Institute. The conservative think-tank recently named Fiorina as its chairwoman.

The 54-year-old Republican was an economic adviser to GOP presidential nominee John McCain last year.
The San Jose Mercury News reports Fiorina is considering a contest against Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.

A Boxer campaign consultant Rose Kapolczynski says the senator has more money and is more organized than ever.
She says a Boxer-Fiorina contest would offer voters a clear choice.

Former HP Exec Considers Running for Office

Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina says she is "seriously considering" running for public
office in California next year.

Fiorina made the comments yesterday to reporters in Washington, D.C., at the Technology Policy Institute. The conservative think-tank recently named Fiorina as its chairwoman.

The 54-year-old Republican was an economic adviser to GOP presidential nominee John McCain last year.
The San Jose Mercury News reports Fiorina is considering a contest against Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.

A Boxer campaign consultant Rose Kapolczynski says the senator has more money and is more organized than ever.
She says a Boxer-Fiorina contest would offer voters a clear choice.

Salt Lake Express Van Crashes

A Salt Lake Express Van slid off interstate 15 and rolled at Malad Summit late last night.
Idaho state police says there were six people in the van at the time of the crash. Those with serious injuries were taken to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. .

A state trooper on scene said the driver was going too fast.

Virus Expected to Get Worse

A computer worm that's already affected 20-million PC's is expected to get even worse today. The conficker worm attacks windows based computers -- and can spread from computer to computer - and you need to be aware of it.

Microsoft is offering a quarter of a million dollars for information leading to those responsible.

At Boise State University they have about 5-thousand computers -- BSU's information security officer Bob Henry says they've been preparing for the conficker worm. And he says even if a personal laptop with the worm logged in to the network - protections are in place.

From schools to local businesses, technical departments are well aware of this worm. Mike Markham with the City of Boise says 15-hundred computers on the network are protected.

A computer security expert says the worm uses computers to send out spam. Now - here's what you can do. If you are able to type in the web address of a virus security company like Mcafee and Symantec, you're probably already armed with virus fighting software.If not, you may want to update your software, to keep your computer safe as soon as you can.

The Boise School District has 10-thousand computers on its network. A spokesman for the district says they are relying on regular updates and virus protection software. In the Nampa School District---the tech department is aware of the issue and taking steps to protect the network.