Eric Goodell

1 day ago | magicvalley.com | Eric Goodell

TWIN FALLS — It’s the water. The real estate agent selling the 277 acres of picturesque property in the Snake River Canyon is emphasizing a feature that will go to a new owner — lots of water in the form of an artesian geothermal well flowing at 14.6 million gallons per day. Heidi Baldwin listed the property last fall on behalf of the owners, the McCollum family, and said there has been significant interest. A company was hired to verify the amount of hot water flowing from the well.

2 days ago | magicvalley.com | Eric Goodell

BURLEY — It was a crime that shook this community two years ago. A knife-wielding man wearing a black hoodie sexually assaulted a woman in her house and entered two other homes, one time yelling at an occupant that he was going to kill her. He discovered a 4-year-old girl at the other home, put a blanket over her head, picked her up and carried her around the house. Security cameras captured video of the chilling incident.

3 days ago | magicvalley.com | Eric Goodell

JEROME — Why wait until July 4? Many local communities get an early start on Independence Day festivities, shooting off fireworks and holding parades. A lot of it gets started this weekend, with much-loved celebrations in various parts of Magic Valley, including Eden/Hazelton, Wendell, Hagerman, Rupert and Jerome.

5 days ago | magicvalley.com | Eric Goodell

TWIN FALLS — The sentence handed down against a man once charged with multiple Fish and Game violations doesn’t seem right with a group of hunters who on Monday attended his sentencing hearing. Though it includes an order to pay about $180,000 in fines and reimbursement, “it almost feels like a loss in a big way,” Brian Richter of Twin Falls said after the hearing. The redeeming factor in the sentence against Karl W.

6 days ago | idahostatesman.com | Eric Goodell

TWIN FALLS - Upon first hearing about it, Steve Woods thought another meeting discussing the Rock Creek watershed restoration project would yield limited results. Rock CreekPeople gather around a map of the Rock Creek Watershed on Wednesday during a city workshop at Rock Creek Park. Before knowing more, he envisioned a group of residents engaging in talk without getting much of anything done. Later, he learned it was much more than that and was impressed with how far the effort had progressed.