Twin Falls

The local branch of U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants will help nine Afrikaners from two families resettle in Twin Falls. They are expecting their arrival in the coming days.

The first group of Afrikaners granted refugee status in the U.S. have arrived in the country. On Monday, the white descendants of mostly Dutch colonizers of South Africa flew into Washington DC on a chartered plane. Among them were two families headed to Idaho for resettlement.

A national gun rights organization is accusing the Twin Falls Police Department of illegally requiring firearm dealers to record second hand purchases – creating a de facto gun registry.

The bilingual advocacy workshop this summer will help advocates and immigrants better understand the legal system. The SOMOS program, which means “We are” in Spanish is for anyone interested in advocacy work and civil rights. The five-week training series in Caldwell and Twin Falls starts in July. The application for the Treasure Valley sessions is tonight (June 21) at midnight Mountain Time.

One estimate says a quagga mussel infestation would cost the Pacific Northwest $500 million a year to deal with.

The state won't know until May or June whether the chemical deployed in the Snake River worked to kill all the mussels.

Gov. Brad Little's budget, unveiled earlier this week, included $6.6 million to control the invasive mussels

The church basement is open from 8:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. when the overnight temperature is 29 degrees or below.

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is releasing a copper-based chemical into the Snake River to target invasive quagga mussels and larvae.

The copper-based chemical Natrix can kill quagga mussels at all life stages. It will be introduced to the Snake River near Twin Falls.