Dave Burnett

Beer lovers are excited across the valley as one of Seattle’s premier craft breweries will soon appear in Treasure Valley tap houses and on grocery store shelves.

Another long standing store is closing its doors. The Kmart at the corner of Fairview and Five Mile Road in Boise will closed in March. The Boise store has 56 employees. Those who are eligible will receive severance and can apply for jobs at other nearby Kmart or Sears stores...

If you have not ridden the Thunder Mountain train, it appears you have missed your chance as the company is suspending its operations. The company made the announcement on its website this afternoon. The Thunder Mountain Line has provided trips and event rides through the scenic Idaho backcountry since 1998...

Idaho 21 will be closed after 6 p.m. Sunday evening because of a possible avalanche. The Idaho Transportation Department says the closure will take place between Grandjean junction and Banner Summit at mileposts 93 to 105. The road will remain closed due to avalanche potential until further notice...

The Americans imprisoned in Iran, including Boise pastor Saeed Abedini, arrived Sunday in Germany on their journey back to the United States to awaiting families and friends. The plane carried three of the released Americans, along with the mother and wife of one of the former captives, the Associated Press reported...

Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini and Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post's Tehran correspondent, are among four dual Iranian nationals freed by Iran as reported by the Fars News Agency. Abedini and Rezaian are both Iranian-American citizens. Saeed’s wife, Naghmeh Abedin has confirmed to media sources that she has spoken with her husband...

Costco has been hoping to open another Treasure Valley now The Meridian Press says the store will be at Linder Road and Chinden in Meridian. The paper says the developer and a contractor are doing irrigation work on the site but would not confirm that Costco is the one going in with a warehouse store...

Olympic gold medalist skier Picabo Street has been charged with assault and domestic violence stemming from a December altercation with a relative near Salt Lake City.

There was no winner in Saturday Night's Powerball drawing. The estimated Jackpot for the Next drawing is 1.3 Billion Dollars.

The West Valley Humane Society is looking for the owner of a hairy pig turned in earlier this week. Canyon County Animal Control brought in this very hairy but happy pig that was found on Fargo Road near Wilder. The pig is an adult male and there are more details at the West Valley Humane web site...