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.

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.

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.

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.

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.