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  • Jul 26, 2024 | spokesman.com | Samuel O’Neal |Kevin Fixler

    A marked uptick in banned materials inside Idaho’s prison system has led to growing concerns over the use of drones, which prisoners have employed to drop drugs and cellphones — and possibly to help with an escape. In the past year, prison officials suspect at least one attempt to introduce contraband with a drone at the main prison complex south of Boise.

  • Jul 26, 2024 | idahostatesman.com | Samuel O’Neal |Kevin Fixler

    A marked uptick in banned materials inside Idaho’s prison system has led to growing concerns over the use of drones, which prisoners have employed to drop drugs and cellphones — and possibly to help with an escape. In the past year, prison officials suspect at least one attempt to introduce contraband with a drone at the main prison complex south of Boise.

  • Jul 25, 2024 | idahostatesman.com | Samuel O’Neal

    A Meridian man died in a house fire last weekend in the 4600 block of W. Vaquero Lane, according to a news release from the Ada County Coroner’s Office on Thursday. The coroner identified the man as Norman Duncan, 84. Just after 8 a.m. on July 20, the Ada County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the residence, and Duncan was pronounced dead at the scene after the fire was put out. The cause of death is still pending, according to the coroner.

  • Jul 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Samuel O’Neal

    Samuel O’NealJuly 25, 2024 at 11:20 AM·1 min readA Meridian man died in a house fire last weekend in the 4600 block of W. Vaquero Lane, according to a news release from the Ada County Coroner’s Office on Thursday. The coroner identified the man as Norman Duncan, 84. Just after 8 a.m. on July 20, the Ada County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the residence, and Duncan was pronounced dead at the scene after the fire was put out. The cause of death is still pending, according to the coroner.

  • Jul 17, 2024 | idahostatesman.com | Samuel O’Neal

    The Treasure Valley’s population boom is no secret. Tens of thousands have flocked to the Boise area in recent years, resulting in higher rent prices, more traffic and mixed opinions from longtime residents. All of that growth — Ada County surpassed 500,000 people for the first time, and the state is closing in on 2 million people — is fueled by many things, including a big influx of adults from California and Oregon.

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Samuel O’Neal @SamuelOneal43
29 Apr 25

I still have a few more days left as EIC of @TheTempleNews, but my time at the paper is somehow nearing an end. The paper has provided me with friends and memories that will last a lifetime. I wrote a bit about them in my last-ever TTN byline. https://t.co/ab3A8hQzUm

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Samuel O’Neal
Samuel O’Neal @SamuelOneal43
15 Apr 25

NEWS: Temple COO Ken Kaiser is retiring on June 30, according to a statement from President John Fry. Kaiser, who has been at Temple for more than 30 years, cited his health as the reason for his retirement. He was out for extended medical leave earlier this year. Story to come