48 / 30 Great Basin girls battle it out, SPORTS 1 Chance of rain. Business 6 MORE JAMMIN’ >>> Organizers promise more days, more variety at Canyon music fest, ENTERTAINMENT 1 FRIDAY 75 CENTS February 6, 2009 MagicValley.com Suspect arrested ISHING UP A SETTLEMENT in shooting of man D outside T.F.bar By Andrea Jackson night by Boise police on Times-News writer charges of resisting officers, carrying a weapon while A shooting outside a popu- intoxicated, and having an lar Twin Falls bar was preced- open container. He was ed by a disagreement arraigned Thursday in about colors in a pos- Boise on the Twin sible gang-related Falls charges, accord- fight. ing to the Ada County Rodolfo Antonio Jail, where he was held Ortega, 23, of on $251,000 bond. Wendell, allegedly Media reports shot another man in helped authorities the leg with a 9mm nab their suspect. semiautomatic hand- Ortega A Boise police gun on Sunday in the detective called local parking lot of Woody’s sports police on Wednesday saying bar and grill. He faces up to he arrested someone who 30 years in prison for aggra- might be the Twin Falls vated battery with a firearm shooter, according to court enhancement. He was arrested Wednesday See SHOOTING, Main 2 Local-control plan or MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News C.R. Larsen, owner of Ground Round bar and grill in Twin Falls, cooks up lunch orders Wednesday. Larsen’s insurer awarded $270,000 to the family controlling the locals? of Edward D. Coats, who was killed in a June 2007 traffic accident involving a customer of the restaurant. Legislature passing local- Tax issue circulates option legislation. But most Bar’s insurer pays DUI victim’s family $270,000 agree passage of a bill hinges in House though on one thing — an amend- By Andrea Jackson Round, where he ate a large portion of ment to place local-option Times-News writer Magicvalley.com nachos, a cheeseburger and fries and little has changed taxing authority in the state’s WATCH: A video interview drank two 33-ounce “schooners” of Constitution. The family of a man killed almost two with bar owner C.R. Larsen. beer. By Jared S. Hopkins “They say I can bring just years ago by a drunk driver won But in court records, Naranjo said he Times-News writer about anything with a consti- $270,000 from the insurer of a local bar drank three of the large glasses. tutional amendment but I and grill. gent for serving Naranjo alcohol before Larsen said employees that served BOISE — What has can’t bring anything without The lawsuit filed by Edward D. Coats’ the crash. Naranjo were not reckless or grossly changed since a year ago, a constitutional amend- widow and children ended in a sub- “Naranjo left the Ground Round … At negligent in serving him. when a controversial plan to ment,” said John Watts, a lob- stantial settlement, which probably which time he was intoxicated to the According to an investigator for amend the Idaho byist with the Idaho wouldn’t have happened if the case point that his coordination and vision Larsen’s defense, Naranjo left the bar at Constitution to expand local- Chamber Alliance working went to trial, says C.L. Larsen, owner of were impaired, and his ability to drive a 4:30 p.m. and the crash happened at option taxing authority died with legislators and various the Ground Round in Twin Falls. motor vehicle safely was dangerously 4:42 p.m. The same investigator’s report on the Senate floor? groups to craft an agreement. Coats died after his vehicle was hit by impaired,” according to the lawsuit said that for Naranjo to blow a blood- After all, the fall elections Local-option taxes, if a drunk driver, Sam Naranjo, on State filed more than a year ago in Twin Falls. alcohol level of .22 on an administered kept the political makeup of approved by voters in cities Highway 50 by the Hansen Bridge on Larsen, however, disagreed, and said sobriety test, he must have consumed the 105-member Legislature or counties, allow govern- June 8, 2007. he wanted to fight the lawsuit, but his more alcohol than what he was served virtually unchanged. ments to charge extra sales Naranjo’s insurer, Allstate, paid the insurer settled the case last week at the Ground Round. The legal limit for For starters, it depends on tax and use the extra revenue Coats family $50,000, and Naranjo was despite his desire for a trial. driving is a blood alcohol content of .08. who’s talking. for their own purposes. also locked up for eight to 15 years for “I wasn’t at fault,” said Larsen. “I don’t Empty beer cans were also found in Senators, House members, The debate revolves vehicular manslaughter. think I should have been sued.” Naranjo’s vehicle, according to the lobbyists, staffers and city But the family sued the Ground Larsen says Naranjo was not acting officials are divided about the See TAXES, Main 2 Round anyway, claiming it was negli- drunk or visibly impaired at the Ground See LAWSUIT, Main 2 Rep. Hartgen wants to extend phone harassment laws to Internet By Jared S. Hopkins Internet permeates daily lives by pro- “It seems to me we have a hole in Subsequent violations would be Times-News writer Magicvalley.com hibiting online contact that’s inten- our approach where the technology felonies punishable by up to five READ: Capitol Confidential, tionally annoying, threatening or has gotten ahead of our legal struc- years in prison. BOISE — Rep. Stephen Hartgen, R- Jared S. Hopkins’ blog offending. He cited a 2006 case in ture,” he said. “My attempt here is to In related news, Hartgen told the Twin Falls, introduced legislation Missouri — in which a 13-year-old bring the statutes into the modern House State Affairs Committee he’s Thursday to extend telephone ments on Web sites. girl committed suicide after receiving world.” scrapped a proposal to require blog- harassment laws to cover online Hartgen said the bill — his first as a online taunts from a woman posing Under the proposed bill, first- gers and Internet posters to use real communication including e-mails, freshman legislator — would simply as a teenager on MySpace — that time violations would garner a mis- text messages and posting com- modernize Idaho statutes as the prompted the state to update its laws. demeanor and up to a year in jail. See WEB, Main 2 Several wrecks but few injuries Thursday afternoon F&G blames wolf packs Times-News Twin Falls police for decline in big game Two car crashes in north and fire officials Twin Falls Thursday after- noon caused only minor investigate a crash The Associated Press increasing 7 percent a year. injuries at most to a handful Thursday in the Groen says the wolf packs of people, but drew onlook- parking lot of Target BOISE — Idaho Fish and have become overcrowded ers from packed nearby on Pole Line Road. Game officials say the state’s and wolves have begun to kill roads. The truck, back- wolf population is moving each other. The first, called in to Twin ground, failed to south and getting into trouble. Federal Endangered Species Falls Police at 1:13 p.m., was yield and collided Fish and Game Director Act protections were nearly caused when the driver of a Cal Groen told the Joint lifted from the predators in the Chevrolet extended-cab with the car. Only Finance-Appropriations northern Rocky Mountains in pickup truck failed to yield minor injuries were Committee that Idaho’s esti- January; the decision is cur- when crossing Pole Line reported. mated 824 wolves are rently under review by Road, Staff Sgt. Dennis Pullin impacting the state’s deer President Barack Obama’s said. The truck was headed ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News and elk population. administration. south from Costco to Target, He says big game popula- State officials say Idaho and was hit by an eastbound The collision caused the lot and flipping the entire Crawford was taken to St. tions are decreasing by as needs to be able to manage red Oldsmobile four-door truck’s back end to spin truck on the driver’s side, Luke’s Magic Valley Medical much as 15 percent a year. the wolf population through sedan driven by Ernest around, hitting a cement Pullin said. The pickup driver Without the wolves, Idaho’s hunting to protect the state’s Crawford of Filer. median in the Target parking was not injured, but See WRECKS, Main 2 deer and elk herds would be big game animals. Comics ....Entertainment 4 Crossword ....Classifieds 2 Obituaries ........Business 4 ANK BAILOUT BOONDOGGLE Commodities ....Business 2 Dear Abby......Classifieds 3 Opinion ..................Main 6 B ? Community ......Business 5 Movies ....Entertainment 2 Sudoku ..........Classifieds 8 Treasury may have overpaid > Business 1 Main 2 Friday, February 6, 2009 TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho MORNINGMORNING BRIEFINGBRIEFING TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Pat’s Picks ... Pat Marcantonio ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Third Ave., Hailey, no cost, 737-5988. 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