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Idaho State Journal

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One dead, two airlifted to hospital and Highway 30 shut down after head-on crash

MURTAUGH — A 58-year-old Burley woman was killed early Saturday when a car crossed the center line and hit her compact SUV head-on on U.S. Highway 30 near Murtaugh, according to Idaho State Police. The crash happened around 5:50 a.m. when a 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven east by a 23-year-old Burley man, with a 21-year-old Burley man as a passenger, collided with a westbound 2002 Mazda Tribute driven by the Burley woman, according to state police. She died at the scene while her passenger, a 23-year-old Burley woman, was taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance. Both men in the Hyundai were flown via emergency helicopters to a local hospital. A westbound 2013 Ford Edge then struck debris from the crash. Its driver was not injured, state police said. The names of those involved in the crash have not been released. All three drivers were wearing seat belts, state police said. The Mazda’s passenger was not wearing a seat belt, and it’s unknown whether the Hyundai’s passenger was. All lanes of U.S. 30 were blocked for about six hours while emergency crews helped those involved, investigated the crash and cleared the scene. The crash happened east of Murtaugh, a

Murtaugh, ID · 2d

East Idaho News

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Looking Back: Two girls get arrested then quickly marry Twin Falls boys; and charred remains of man found inside home

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Nov. 9 to Nov. 15 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925BURLEY — Two Burley girls were arrested, then quickly got married to two Twin Falls boys, the Burley Herald reported on Nov. 12, 1925. The girls, Goldie Cooper and Nina Marston, it’s not clear their ages, left a dance in Burley and drove to Pocatello. They made the drive with Claude Jones and Lawrence Hanson, both boys from Twin Falls. When they got to Pocatello, they checked into a hotel. The article doesn’t explain exactly what happened, but Pocatello off...

Twin Falls, ID · 17h

Idaho News 6

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MPD seeks community aid to locate missing 61-year-old Burley woman

The Meridian Police Department (MPD) is currently searching for Marsha Miller, a 61-year-old woman from Burley.

Meridian, ID · 2d

East Idaho News

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After deadly firetruck crash, fundraiser aims to help grieving wife and injured firefighter

RAFT RIVER — Days after a rollover crash near Burley that killed one firefighter and injured another, a local woman is organizing a fundraiser on their family’s behalf. EastIdahoNews.com reported earlier this week that two Raft River Fire District firefighters were involved in a crash on East Yale Road in Raft River on Monday night. Idaho State Police reported that the fire truck they were driving went off the road, but did not specify a reason. RELATED | Local firefighter dies after firetruck crashes off the road in Cassia County The firefighters were airlifted to Portneuf Medical Center in P...

Burley, ID · 1d

Idaho News 6

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Gov. Little orders flags to half-staff to honor fallen firefighter

On Nov. 5, Governor Brad Little issued an order for U.S. flags and State of Idaho flags to be flown at half-staff following the death of Joseph Wyatt Gates, a firefighter from Raft River.

Idaho · 2d