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Idaho judge enters not guilty plea for prisoner charged with killing a man when he escaped custody

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LEWISTON, Idaho — An Idaho judge has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of an escaped prisoner charged with killing a man while he was on the lam for 36 hours.

Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty if Skylar Meade, 32, is convicted of the murder charge in connection with the shooting death of James Mauney. Meade was arraigned on the charge in Nez Perce County on Thursday. When 2nd District Judge Michelle Evans asked if he was ready to enter a plea, Meade’s defense attorney Anne Taylor said, “your honor, he intends to stand silent.”

Declining to enter a plea is a right that is protected by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and Idaho court rules state that when defendants exercise that right, a judge will enter a not guilty plea on their behalf.

Meade has already been sentenced to life in prison in a separate court case after pleading guilty to the March escape from a Boise hospital, where prison officials had taken him for treatment of self-inflicted injuries March 20.

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Prosecutors say that as correctional officers prepared to take Meade back to the prison around 2 a.m. that day, an accomplice outside the hospital began shooting.

Two of the officers were shot by the accomplice, and a third was shot when a police officer mistook him for the shooter and opened fire, according to police. All three survived.

Meade and the other man then fled, investigators said, first driving several hours to north-central Idaho.

Mauney, an 83-year-old Juliaetta resident, didn’t return home from walking his dogs on a local trail later that morning, and his body was found miles away.

Police say that soon after, the two men headed back to southern Idaho. They were arrested in Twin Falls.

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Locations announced for new Latter-day Saint temples in Idaho and South Carolina

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The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the site maps and locations of future temples in Idaho and South Carolina.

The Caldwell Idaho Temple, first announced in April 2025, will be built on a 19.2-acre site located at the southwest corner of West Orchard Avenue and South Florida Avenue in Canyon County, Idaho, according to a press release published Tuesday on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Plans for the Caldwell temple site call for a multistory temple of approximately 82,000 square feet, accompanied by a meetinghouse and an ancillary building.

Site map for the Caldwell Idaho Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Caldwell Idaho Temple was announced in April 2025 general conference by then-church President Russell M. Nelson, and was one of the last 15 temples President Nelson announced before his death on Sept. 27, 2025.

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Ten other temples in Idaho are currently in operation, under construction, or in planning or design stages. Of these 10 temples, one — the Montpelier Idaho Temple — is currently scheduled to be dedicated this October.

The Greenville South Carolina Temple, to be the state’s second Latter-day Saint temple, will be a single-story structure of approximately 18,850 square feet.

It will be constructed on an 8.8-acre site located at the south intersection of Independence Boulevard/Ponders Road and Roper Mountain Road in Greenville, South Carolina.

Site map for the Greenville South Carolina Temple.
Site map for the Greenville South Carolina Temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Like the Caldwell temple, the Greenville South Carolina Temple was also announced by President Nelson in April 2025.

As the state’s second Latter-day Saint temple, the Greenville South Carolina Temple will join the Columbia South Carolina Temple (dedicated in 1999) in serving the nearly 47,000 Latter-day Saints that live in South Carolina.

Learn more about the Caldwell Idaho and Greenville South Carolina temples and others worldwide on the Church News’ temple almanac.

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Fundraising platform FlipCause owes millions to charities nationwide, including nonprofits in Idaho

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The Fundraising platform FlipCause filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December, according to court documents. But the Oakland-based company owes more than $29 million to charities nationwide, including two in Idaho.

Allison Terenzio-Moody is the executive director of the Treasure Valley Children’s Theater. They put on productions for youth in the Boise Area like High School Musical Jr., and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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A production of Robin Hood at the Treasure Valley Children’s Theater in September 2025.

Before the company went bankrupt, she used FlipCause to take donations, sell tickets to performances and manage classes. The company owes her organization about $20,000, and she’s not sure she’ll ever see it.

“Basically, they took money away from our kids, and they took money away from our donors,” she said.

In November, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease and desist order to Flipcause to stop all operations, including taking charitable donations.

“Donors placed their trust in Flipcause to ensure their contributions reached those in need. Instead, charities are experiencing significant financial stress due to the platform holding these funds back. This is simply unacceptable,” said Attorney General Bonta in a statement on the California Department of Justice website.

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”I’ve basically been told that, that money’s gone. You’re not going to see it, so you need to move on,” Terenzio-Moody said.

Despite switching to a new app and fundraising in December and January, Terenzio-Moody said the nonprofit is still operating in the negative.

“I want to make sure people know that we aren’t going anywhere,” Terenzio-Moody said. “We are so in love with what we do and the community that we create for young people. Our education programs and our productions are going to continue, but we need some help.”

Most of her efforts are focused on fundraising to recoup the lost costs, and Terenzio-Moody said that’s taken the focus away from the organization’s education programs.

Up in Hayden, Ds Connections – a nonprofit that helps people with Down Syndrome – also lost around $20,000 from FlipCause. But they’ve had better luck in turning things around.

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Ds Connections in Hayden is a nonprofit helping people with Down Syndrome.

Susan Villelli, founder and board president at the nonprofit, said the organization was able to raise all the lost funding and more after an Idaho Gives campaign, and the support of the local North Idaho community.

“We have not lost any programs, or canceled anything due to the FlipCause case, and because our budget is now back to its original design for 2025, it’s full steam ahead with everything as planned, including new projects,” she said.

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There is a new wrinkle in the bankruptcy case which could allow these nonprofits to recoup some of their losses after all. Last month, Jeffrey T. Testa, the trustee for FlipCause, asked a Delaware court to convert the case to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the motion was granted.

“The trustee has been given the authority to try to claw back some of that money for the nonprofits,” Heidi K. Abegg, a lawyer in Washington D.C. who has clients who are owed money by FlipCause.

Terenzio-Moody said she plans to look into her legal options in light of the new developments, and Villelli said her nonprofit is going to fight for whatever funding they can recapture through the legal system.





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GALLERY | East Idaho Memorial Day displays honor the fallen – East Idaho News

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People across eastern Idaho spent Memorial Day visiting Field of Honor Displays in Idaho Falls and Pocatello.

The Idaho Field of Heroes Memorial display at Century High School features thousands of white markers and flags honoring fallen service members from the Global War on Terrorism and Idahoans who have died since September 11, 2001.

At the Field of Honor display at Russ Freeman Park in Idaho Falls, 1,000 American flags were on display as a tribute to benefit local Veterans Groups, local Child Abuse Prevention Agencies, and Bonneville-Idaho Falls Crime Stoppers.

Here is a collection of photos from both locations.

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Heroes display at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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Field of Honor display at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com

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