Month: November 2011

A man is dead after a hay bale fell on top of him in Lewisville Monday night. Jefferson County spokeswoman Mikey Eames said Rick Davis, 47, went out to feed live stock around 6 p.m. at 3500 East and 430 North. During the chore, two, one-ton bales of hay fell on top of him, Eames

With the plant connected to the power system, Hoku Corporation is another big step closer to getting its Pocatello facility up and running. “This is a huge milestone in our ability to operate this plant,? Hoku Corp. CEO Scott Paul said. Until now, Hoku has had to make do with a piecemeal way to power

Rexburg Police have arrested two men who they believe have been stealing from several Rexburg businesses. Twenty-year-old Gabriel Moises Brandon from Virginia and 20-year-old Joshua G. Thielen from Nevada have both been charged with first-degree burglary. They are booked in the Madison County jail. The two men were arrested late last night after they were

Members of the Secret Service were in eastern Idaho this week to pick up a videotape of Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, the man police believe fired shots at the White House. In the tape, Ortega claims, among other things, to be the second coming of Christ. Ortega doesn’t mention anything about violence against the president, but he

An Idaho man charged with firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, will be taken back from a federal court in Pittsburgh to face the charges in Washington, D.C. According to the hearing,

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A local man contacted us Wednesday to tell his side of a bizarre meeting he had in early July with suspected White House shooter Oscar Ortega-Hernandez. We canvassed two different neighborhoods connected to Ortega through an extensive background check we ran Wednesday. We knocked, but no one answered. Computer consultant Monte McCall called us after

BREAKING UPDATE: ABC News tells Local News 8 Oscar Ortega-Hernandez has been arrested. Ortega-Hernandez was arrested around 10:35 a.m. MT in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the Secret Service said. Agents from the Pittsburgh Field Office said they arrested Ortega-Hernandez in a hotel. Secret Service agents fanned out across the country in an effort to coordinate with local

There is new information Monday about the Idaho Falls man police believe fired a gun near the White House over the weekend. Police are looking for 21-year-old Oscar Ramiro Ortega, who has a lengthy criminal record in eastern Idaho. We have learned Ortega’s family owns the Puerto Vallarta Mexican restaurant on Anderson Street in Idaho

A burglar broke into Pocatello’s animal shelter and what they stole could put peoples lives at risk. Workers at the shelter noticed the break-in Friday. “When they came in they noticed some of the drug bottles were scattered on the floor. And at first they thought that maybe a cat was loose in the shelter

After millions of dollars in cuts to Idaho’s Medicaid budget, two disability advocate groups are teaming up to educate the public. The goal: To restore services for the disabled and mentally ill in 2012. Lorie Swisher shared a few moments of down time with her daughter, Natalie, on Saturday afternoon. “And she’s like a bright

Idaho National Laboratory officials said 16 workers were exposed to radioactive material, not the 17 originally reported. At a media conference held on Wednesday, officials said the workers were sent home after being monitored and tested for radiation Tuesday night. Three of those employees were brought back for further testing Wednesday morning. They said two

The Wyoming Supreme Court is considering whether the town of Jackson was justified in keeping anti-abortion protesters away from Boy Scouts. Lawyers for the town and protesters are scheduled to make their case to the court Thursday. In May, activists from Wichita, Kan.-based Spirit One Ministries and Operation Save America, staged a three-day protest of

Many say the J.R. Simplot Co. Simplot is the heart of the Aberdeen community and now it will close in 2014. People we talked to call it an absolute shock and in this small community it seems like everyone knows someone affected by this news. Mayor Morgan Anderson said of the 290 employees, 111 live

This time next year, precincts will be counting ballots in the 2012 presidential election. But before that, come the primaries and caucuses. Changes within Idaho’s GOP mean for the first time ever voters will have a voice in choosing the party’s nominee. At least, that’s the hope of Republicans. It all starts with a GOP

Eight people were taken to the hospital Saturday after the SUV they were in rolled down a cliff and into a stream, police said. The accident happened on Highway 31 near Swan Valley. Police said Holly Galbraith, of Jackson, and seven teenagers were inside a Chevrolet Suburban when it went off the road and rolled

The Idaho State Board of Education will vote Thursday on whether to require two online classes as part of the high school graduation requirements. It’s been a controversial part of the Students Come First education reform plan. State Superintendent Tom Luna is in eastern Idaho this week talking to students and faculty and he answered

Reports surfaced last week about a sniper school in Idaho’s Skull Canyon. The story caught the attention of the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. Officials from both departments said the Advanced Mountain Sniper Course was operating on public ground without authorization. Questions remained on Tuesday night, including whether or not program leaders