Preston News

Idaho’s total number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,170

Idaho's total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has now reached 1,170, as of April 6th. Over 11,200 tests for the virus have been conducted by state and commercial labs. The state has reported 13 fatalities... Read More...

Idaho’s total number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,101

Idaho's total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has now reached 1,101, as of April 5th. Over 10,900 tests for the virus have been conducted by state and commercial labs. The state has reported 10 fatalities... Read More...

Preston Mayor Dan Keller talks about preparation for COVID-19 and its affects on the city

Preston Mayor Dan Keller talks with our own Dan Hubbard about the city's coronavirus preparation, the balance of keeping public works operational while considering employee health, impact on the c... Read More...

Shawn Oliverson Preston Economic Development Dir. chats with KACH

Dan Hubbard chats with Shawn Oliverson, the Economic Development Director for the city of Preston. They discuss the affects of COVID-19 on local businesses, be it shipments, inventory, flexibility... Read More...

Officials: Faulty light caused fire that killed twin boys

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say an electrical fault in a light fixture caused a house fire that killed twin 3-year-old Idaho boys. The fire happened early Friday in the town of Weippe. By the time firefighter... Read More...

Power company replaced poles, performed maintenance Thursday in East Preston

PRESTON, Idaho - Power was cut on Thursday on the east side of Preston for 673 Pacificorp power customers. During the outage, crews worked from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., installing close to 20 new power poles in th... Read More...

Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy cleared in fatal shooting at local market

PRESTON, Idaho - A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy was cleared on Friday, of the November 19th fatal shooting, which occurred outside Stokes Marketplace in Preston. County Prosecuting Attorney Vic A. Pe... Read More...

West Side school board add to budget of middle school add-on project

DAYTON, Idaho - At the conclusion of the December West Side School board meeting, members agreed to add an additional $1 million dollars to the budget of the Beutler Middle School project. The additional ... Read More...

Man Killed in Preston After Pulling Knife On Police

PRESTON, ID - Authorities have confirmed that a man shot by police outside Stokes Marketplace on Tuesday night, has died. At around 8:30 p.m., on Nov. 19th, officers from both the Preston Police Department ... Read More...

Franklin County Hospital Worker Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

PRESTON | BOISE, Idaho – Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Franklin County woman was sentenced Thursday, November 14, for insurance fraud. 46-year-old Tara S. Harris, of Preston, pleaded guilt... Read More...