Kids injured by a falling tree while waiting for the bus are still critical, but stable, parents say

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Two Twin Falls children remain hospitalized in Boise, recovering from severe injuries after a large tree fell on them Wednesday morning while they were waiting at their bus stop.

Alicia and Ren French are spending the holidays hours from home, staying near St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital in downtown Boise through the rest of 2025 while their children recover.

Porter French, 11, and Viviana French, 6, both sustained critical injuries during the incident, and their older brother, Charlie, 12, called 911 when the accident occurred…

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