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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – A traveling exhibit from Idaho Power will begin its statewide tour in Twin Falls. The exhibit – showcasing artifacts, stories, photos and interactive displays – will open at the Twin Falls Visitor Center on Wednesday, with a grand opening presentation scheduled the following week, from 5-7 p.m. March 8.

HELLS CANYON, Idaho (News Release) – Idaho Power biologists count bald eagles in Hells Canyon every year as part of a nationwide survey to monitor the population of America’s national bird. The survey is done on a single day each January.

HELLS CANYON, Idaho (News Release) – Record numbers of Chinook salmon returned to spawn in the Snake River Basin below Hells Canyon Dam last fall. Idaho Power biologists counted the fishes’ nesting areas using an unmanned aerial vehicle.

BUHL, Idaho (KLIX) – About 1,400 residents in Buhl and Castleford are without electricity after a vehicle hit a power pole this morning.

BOISE, Idaho (News Release) – Idaho Power announced today that Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Greg Said will retire from the company effective May 1.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Idaho Power Co. and local law enforcement want you to be aware of scammers who are posing as IPC representatives, telling residents they have defective meters and need to a pay for a new one.

Twin Falls, Idaho (KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV) - Idaho Power reports that 7,275 customers are without power this afternoon (Jun 1) as a severe thunderstorm passes through.

As of 6pm, approximately 7,752 people between Rogerson, Hollister, Wendell, Buhl, Twin Falls, and areas in between are experiencing a transmission outage.

Twin Falls, Idaho (KLIX) - Power has been restored to approximately 3,200 Idaho Power customers in Twin Falls.

Update:  730am - Idaho Power is no longer reporting this outage. 5:11 am:  Idaho Power has dispatched crews to the Kimberly/Hansen area for a power outage that is effecting approximately 1300 customers.

This, my friends, is why some people refuse to swim in rivers. This massive (and harmless) Sturgeon was found in Hell's Canyon.

Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV ) Copper theft is rising in the Magic Valley and in the last year, Idaho Power has been targeted four times.