Don Day: August 2006 Archives
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7:53 AM Fri, Aug 25, 2006
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How to see today's events
The KTVB News Group has you covered for today. If you are by a TV - tune in to 24/7 (digital channel 7.2, cable channel 28, or UHF channel 49), where we'll bring you all the action.
Also, you can watch our LIVE coverage here on KTVB.COM - all day long, with video -- and our exclusive blog.
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7:52 AM Fri, Aug 25, 2006
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Special Session set to start!
Senators, representatives, staffers and media are gathering at the Statehouse this morning for a special session of the Idaho Legislature. Their main (and only) goal is to consider a tax bill that would shift some of the state's fiscal load from property taxes - to sales taxes.
KTVB.COM will be live-blogging the events all day long (that's really just a fancy way to say we'll provide updated coverage). The gavel is set to go down at 8 a.m. - stay with us.
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10:58 AM Fri, Aug 18, 2006
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Possible haz-mat situation on I-84
Idaho State Police says a semi-truck drove off Interstate 84 west of Caldwell.
Just before 11 a.m., the trailer careened off the freeway at milepost 18, near Payette. The truck traveled nearly 500 feet, over brush and several ditches - before slamming in to a grove of trees and coming to rest.
The truck appears to have split in half around a tree.
Two people are in the hospital at this hour - the female driver, and her male co-driver. Both were coherent when they left the accident scene - though the full extent of their injuries is not known.
They were driving a truck marked "Werner Enterprises."
A regional response team is on scene, because some of the truck's contents may be hazardous. Witnesses on the scene tell NewsChannel 7 they detected a "chemical smell," at the time of the crash.
Officials say the truck was carrying materials used in the processing of photographs.
One lane of the Interstate is blocked in the westbound lanes, while crews sort out the scene.
Stay with KTVB.COM & Idaho's NewsChannel 7 for updates.
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7:18 PM Tue, Aug 15, 2006
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Storm brings fires to Valley
Weather Alert
A fast-moving storm moved through Canyon County in the 7pm hour, sparking several fires.
Crews were able to knock down all the blazes quickly, and the storm disapated as it entered Ada County.
Storms knocked out power to about 4,000 customers, across the western part of the Valley, centered on the Caldwell area.
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9:04 PM Thu, Aug 10, 2006
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Breaking News updates
A major storm front is moving across the Valley at this hour.
Here's what we know
- A fatal accident in Nampa near the Karcher Exit has forced the closure of Interstate 84 both directions. Police are letting people off the freeway at Karcher Road. Zero visibility is making driving dangerous.
- A fire is burning in Middleton, and crews tell us it is "getting away from them." It started in a hay stack and moved in to a garage. Viewers tell us it has consumed "several acres."
- A fire is burning in the Boise foothills above Hammer Flat - according to a NewsChannel 7 crew in the area.
- Dozens of trees have fallen down across roads, and debris is a problem in Boise and elswehere. Wind gusts of up to 55 miles per hour were reported in Boise around 8 p.m.
- A viewer reports a fire in Columbia Village at Yamhill and E. Lake Forest.
- Ada County Dispatch has limited all traffic to emergency only.
- Viewers report a large fire near New Hope Road in Star.
- High winds have caused numerous power outages across the Valley
- There is word of a fire burning behind the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. No other details were available.
-There is also report of a fire at Sandy Point.
-A viewer from Nampa said several trees were toppled along Sylvia Lane and she also lost part of her roof during the storm.
Picture of Interstate closure:
Smoky skies near Columbia Village:
Dark skies near Cole Rd. in Boise:
Fires near Middleton:
Fire near Hammer Flat outside Harris Ranch:
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2:44 PM Fri, Aug 04, 2006
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Plane crashes in to Ontario golf course
A plane has crashed in to the Ontario Golf Club near the airport in the Oregon town.
It is unknown what kind of plane has crashed, but witnesses tell us that a large plume of smoke can be seen from the 18th hole, and a large contingent of emergency vehicles is responding.
NewsChannel 7 has a crew on the way. Stay with KTVB.COM for updates.
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11:29 AM Wed, Aug 02, 2006
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I-84 Haz-Mat situation
Crews are responding to a hazardous materials situation on Interstate 84 at the port of entry east of Boise.
Several Idaho State Police troopers were working on a vehicle, when they opened up the back and were exposed to paint thinner.
Several of the troopers complained of light-headedness and headaches. Paramedics responded, and all the people involved are doing OK at this hour, according to ISP spokesperson Rick Ohnsman.
Idaho State Police crews are responding to the area, along with a Boise Fire Haz-Mat unit. NewsChannel 7 has a crew on the way to the scene.
