Payette County News

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As debate continues over the fate of a proposed nuclear power plant in Elmore County, the company backing the initiative submitted an application Monday seeking an alternate site in Payette County for the generating facility.

Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. says it's asking Payette County to amend a plan that governs land use, so it can build a nuclear power plant on approximately 5,100 acres in western Idaho.

A Payette County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant has been arrested for Driving Under the Influence.

Have you ever had the urge to stay up late watching movies, partying with artists and occasionally attending an educational workshop? Here's your chance.

Idaho State Police Troopers, Washington County Sheriff Deputies and Payette County Sheriff Deputies responded to a three vehicle head-on collision Saturday afternoon between Payette and Weiser.

Hot summer weather makes getting out on the water tempting but local first responders say everyone thinking of hitting the water this summer should be careful.

A 17-year-old Boise teen is trying to create a support group for young women who have been victimized by sexual assault.

A former volunteer firefighter from Parma is headed to federal prison for six years, for six felony counts of setting fires on public land.

A federal judge has sentenced a former volunteer firefighter from southwestern Idaho to six years in prison for intentionally setting wildfires on public land in the summer of 2007.

Police agencies in Payette County will be cracking down on DUI drivers this weekend.

Payette Police are looking for your help to find Frank Lee Orendor. The 46-year-old male from Payette has been missing since Thursday.

A Weiser teenager was killed in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 95 early Sunday morning.