Month: January 2012

Idaho Falls Animal Services officers on Thursday confiscated several animals from a home they said has a lot of history with calls regarding abuse. Over the last few years, animal services have been called to the Idaho Falls home several times. The residents there have both been previously convicted on animal cruelty charges. But on

If you feel like you’re paying more for a hamburger these days, it’s because you probably are. The Agriculture Department reported on Friday that cattle herds across the country are down 2 percent from a year ago, making it the lowest level since 1952. That means demand is up, along with prices. Whether or not

Eastern Idaho Technical College officials want you to tell them if they’re doing a good job. EITC is releasing an online survey to the nine-county area it serves. The survey will ask what sort of programs and services the community would like to see the college provide. It will also be delivered to area chambers

A U.S. senator from Wyoming helped introduce legislation to phase out the $1 bill and replace it with a $1 coin. According to a news release from Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, the move would save taxpayers millions of dollars and reduce the federal deficit. Enzi joined Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, John McCain, R-Ariz., and

The Idaho Falls community is grieving over a young woman who fell off a ski lift on Sunday in Park City and now her friends are talking about their memories of her. Kelly Nicoll met Asha Davenport through a group of friends in high school last year. Asha was a year ahead of her in

A local high school has started up a new kind of class, giving students a head start in a fast growing industry. Pocatello high has began the Energy Technology class and said the new class will help prepare students for the careers of tomorrow. “The idea is to introduce students to the idea of all

Tax hikes on tobacco products was a major topic of discussion in Boise on Tuesday. A coalition of 25 groups across Idaho has been formed and is inundating the state legislature with nearly 20,000 postcards, urging lawmakers to consider raising taxes by $1.25. They are signed by Idahoans who agree increasing the tobacco tax is

Tuesday was a busy day in the Idaho legislature. Redistricting the state’s voting lines proved to be one of the biggest issues. The process may finally be coming to a close thanks to a new map that splits far fewer counties than the previous version. The new map splits Bonneville County into four pieces. It

Police arrested 11 people for trafficking the marijuana-like substance called spice, right out of an Idaho Falls business this weekend. Suspects sold spice in an old bank building on the 1400 block of Cambridge Drive. It’s empty now but neighbors said was packed with customers up until Saturday. Reporter Jessica Crandall spoke with a man,

Idaho’s plans for a health insurance exchange are off the table, according to a state legislator. Currently, 26 states are suing the federal government over controversial new health care reforms. Idaho is one of those states and some legislators said Boise has reacted to the tabled exchange. Jeff Thompson (R-Idaho Falls) said talk around the

Some new legislation in Idaho’s senate could make the interstates safer. Then again, it might not. The Idaho senate is discussing a bill that would allow semi-trucks to drive 75 mph, instead of 65 mph on the interstate. That’s the same speed as cars, but there are no clear answers as to whether or not

A federal grand jury in Pocatello returned an indictment Tuesday charging 11 people with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson said four defendants were arrested Wednesday. Six others are in state custody and will be transferred to federal custody Thursday. Olson identified the defendants as Samuel Nevarez-Ayon, 25, and Fabiola Esmerelda Marin-Castro, 24,

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is investigating wrongly collected charges on the bills of dozens of Jefferson County homeowners and businesses. The charges were not for electricity, but a franchise tax collected by Rocky Mountain Power for the city of Rigby. A franchise tax is a percentage of a resident’s utility bill that goes back

Idaho Falls School District 91 is hoping the third time will be a charm when it comes to passing a bond this March. After failing to reach a super-majority in 2009 and 2010, the school board decided on Tuesday to ask voters for $53 million to upgrade aging infrastructure. Some of the district’s buildings are

Idaho State University President Arthur Vailas said Monday that the university may finally start to recoup some of the money it lost in budget cuts during the recession. Vailas presented to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee in Boise Monday, where he said the committee was positive about what ISU has been doing, and the money the

The season’s recent storm may have had more in common with April showers than a January blizzard, but folks in Soda Springs are celebrating the winter season this weekend. Soda Springs’ Winter Carnival doesn’t have much in the way of the usual carnival activities, no tilt-a-whirl or merry-go-round, but there are plenty of poles, hooks

The Center for Advanced Energy Studies is operating under a new budget plan for 2012. New figures mean a boost of about $4 million for the center’s involvement in Idaho research universities. Perhaps the most important implication of a budget increase from the state is some sign of success in the work being done at

Ethics, education and jobs: Three things that some local democratic representatives have to say about what happened in the state legislature this week. A lot of what state legislators have done this week has to do with doing the right thing. Members are creating a bi-partisan ethics commission to address the issue and draft legislation.

The dust was settled along Interstate 15 on Thursday night, thanks to some wet weather. The Idaho Transportation Department had to shut down the interstate between Idaho Falls and Roberts for more than 24 hours. It was the sixth dust storm closure in just three months. ITD spokesman Bruce King said it’s all because of

A Brigham Young University – Idaho science professor, Dave Stricklan, has uncovered a rare to unknown fish species where only plant fossils had been found before. The specimen is termed the Bourbonnella Jocelynae. It’s a tiny fish fossil only about the size of a dollar coin that a curious professor dug up nearly a decade

-Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped for the fifth straight month to 8.4%. The Idaho Department of Labor reports job growth during the last half of 2011 was stronger than estimated, culminating with a 1% year over year increase in jobs in December. According to the department, this is the fourth month in a row that Idaho’s

When I-15 closed between Idaho Falls and Roberts, traffic redirected through Rigby helped local businesses. The I-15 road closure may have delayed travelers driving north of Idaho falls but Rigby businesses are grateful for the customers it has blown in. When 1-15 closes, traffic is detoured onto State Highway 48 from Roberts to Rigby helping

School Closures for Friday the 20th: Teton, Idaho, School District #401 is closed due to hazardous driving conditions. LearningAcademyinDriggsisclosedduetohazardousconditions.

Three people, including two children, were injured in a one-vehicle crash on 400 North, northwest of Rigby, at around 7:30 a.m. Friday. According to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was Clifford Wayne Savage, 39, of Rigby. He had two children in the car. The sheriff’s office said he lost

The legal aftermath of a Christmas Day stabbing is beginning to unfold. The pre-trial hearing for Joseph “Joey” Chavez, the man accused of stabbing 20-year-old Buck Garner to death on Christmas Day, was held today in the Bonneville County Courthouse. Detective Thomas Hillier, of the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, testified that Chavez confessed to stabbing

The Department of Energy is celebrating a big milestone at the Idaho National Laboratory: Last month marked 20 years since the start of cleanup efforts. The site was added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund national priorities list in 1989 to protect the Snake River plain aquifer. Over the past two decades, contractors have disposed

This week’s weather is great news for local ski resorts after a tough few months of below-average snowfall and business. Austin St. George got a lesson in snowboarding on Friday afternoon. It was love at first slide for the California boy. “Just the feeling you get as you’re going down. You feel like you’re floating,

The State Board of Education says Idaho is far from where it needs to be when it comes to college graduates, and the SBOE vice president came to Pocatello to talk about the problem. VP Ken Edmunds said there’s one big overriding goal for higher ed statewide. The goal is to have 60 percent of

Faithful followers of imprisoned polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs are making his apocalyptic writings available to the public through advertisements placed in newspapers nationwide. The ads appear in Friday editions of The Washington Post, The New York Times, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune and other newspapers. A Washington Post ad sales representative tells The

Teton Pass between Victor and Wilson, Wyo is closed. The Idaho Transportation Department announced shortly before 5 p.m. Friday that State Highway 32 between Tetonia and Ashton has reopened. Both roads were closed Current condition of Teton Pass

Two teenagers were sentenced this week in connection with a series of robberies last summer. The robberies began with a break-in at the Gun Shop on the Lewisville Highway in Idaho Falls on July 17. That was followed by armed robberies at a Common Cents convenience store and Los Adalbertos Restaurant, also in Idaho Falls.

John H. Green, who is accused of robbing Zions Bank in Rexburg in January 2010, entered an Alford plea Friday under a binding plea agreement. An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt, but an admission from the defendant that enough evidence exists for a conviction. Under the agreement, Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Sid

Teton County, Wyoming Search and Rescue teams were engaged in two simultaneous missions Thursday. The Teton County Sherif’fs Office says the first call came in at 2:40 p.m.from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patrol. They reported a woman was injured and in need of assistance in the Four Pines area, out of bounds of the

A four-vehicle accident blocked U.S. Highway 20 for three hours Wednesday. Paul Ivany, 55 of Australia, was driving westbound behind a snowplow on at Milepost 388 in Island Park. Amy Broderick, 27, Kristin Broderick, 19, both of Kanab, Utah, and Anthony Espy, 43 of Antelope, Calif., were all driving east at that location. After they

Eastern Idaho is home to the famous Idaho potato, and on Wednesday, the area got a little validation when the Great Big Idaho Potato Truck made its debut in at the Ag Expo in Pocatello. The Idaho Potato Commission was there to say the truck is more than just a giant spud structure. Frank Muir,

Geri Barlow has been the accountant at the Greater Pocatello Senior Center for 12 years. She has her own show on public access television, she is 80 years old and knows her way around a bill. “I do know there is a chance for fraud, so I watch my bills very carefully,” Barlow said. Even

When we get dumped on by a snowstorm, we often count on snow plows to rescue us. That’s not the case this year. Now the folks driving those plows might need rescuing. Walk through the halls of All American Yards in Idaho Falls, and they are completely empty. The landscaping business depends on snow removal

A new study starting in Fort Hall could give answers to how FMC pollution might have harmed public health. The health investigation will look at four main things, whether exposure to pollution has caused increased cancer, asthma, early death or any other type of rare disease. Members of the Sho-Ban tribe said they’ve had to

Interstate 15 north of Idaho Falls open shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday. The area between U.S. Highway 91 (near Idaho Falls) and Idaho Highway 33 (near Roberts) had been closed because of blowing dust and due to reduced visibility. ID Highway 32 is closed between ID 33 (near Tetonia) and ID 47 (near Ashton) because

The EIRMC Cancer Resource Center is in need of volunteers. Volunteer coordinators say there’s currently a shortage of manpower. You don’t need a medical background to help out, and there are plenty of different ways to get involved. We don’t require a lot of time from our volunteers,” said Andrea Todd, the promotions director for

The fourth annual Dancing with the Idaho Falls Stars raised more than $15,000 for the American Cancer Society?s Relay for Life on Wednesday. More than 300 people came out to watch 12 local business leaders and their partners from Extreme Ballroom Dance Company perform a variety of dances, then vote for their favorite dancer using

Brigham Young University-Idaho biology instructor Dave Stricklan has discovered a previously unknown fossil fish species The specimen, Bourbonnella jocelynae, was found near Lehi, Utah, 10 years ago, but was just certified last month, the university announced Thursday. Stricklan found the specimen, which barely measures 3 centimeters, in the Manning Canyon Shale Formation. It is the

Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers seized $5.7 million in alleged name-brand counterfeit apparel during a commercial vehicle inspection Monday night on Interstate 80 about a mile west of Cheyenne. WHP officials say a tractor trailer was pulled over during a level three inspection. They say the trooper discovered there was no listing on the bill of

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is being honored by PETA for saving a dog that tumbled down a 50-foot mine shaft earlier this month. Hubert Quade was out in the Crooked Creek area west of Dubois on Jan. 6 when his English Pointer named Chester fell down the unmarked hole. The sheriff’s office used a

State lawmakers are reviewing a plan that makes Idaho the first state to require high school students to take at least two credits online to graduate. The state Board of Education approved the online learning rule in November despite heavy criticism of the plan at public hearings last summer. The requirement is now going before

The State Department of Health and Welfare reported Monday that the number of Idahoans using food stamps has sky-rocketed by 270 percent from 2007. That means about one in six people in the state need government assistance to buy food. As of November, there were 235,000 Idahoans on food stamps, compared with 80,000 five years

Idaho State Police arrested a Minnesota man on Monday morning after they found more than six pounds of marijuana in his car. Troopers spotted the car when it started crossing over lane lines on Highway 91 near Burnside Avenue in Chubbuck, ISP said. They pulled Anthony C. Litton, 22, over and found 6.6 pounds of

A Challis man is dead following a two-car crash on State Highway 75 at the US Highway 93 Junction near Challis on Sunday. Idaho State Police say just before 2:15 p.m. Sunday, 18-year-old Adam Smith, of Challis, was driving a pickup truck and failed to yield to oncoming traffic. He was hit on the driver’s

Polygamist Warren Jeffs and his supporters have bombarded Madison and Fremont counties with letters and information packets. The counties have received literature and prophecies, including handwritten letters from Jeffs. Jeffs is the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is serving a life term, plus 20 years, in a

The unusually dry winter has affected businesses that depend on winter snow gear sales, but local shops have been holding steady. ?Yeah, it?s crazy,? said Jared Burt of Rexburg Motor Sports. ?We?ve been selling more motorcycles and four-wheelers and side-by-sides this winter, quite a bit more than in past years because of the extended fall.?

Two businesses are coming together to spread a little flavor across America. Potandon Produce and Johnnie’s Fine Foods kicked off their nationwide tour in Idaho Falls with a luncheon. Along with Johnnie’s flavorings and their unique food truck, the “Klondike” potato was featured. People promoting the tour are confident that this unique new potato offers

The Idaho state legislature is getting started on its second week of the 2012 session. During week one, Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Idaho Falls, says there was a lot of lively debate over a lot of the most pressing issues to Idahoans. He also said that’s a good sign. Our lawmakers know what issues they have

A brand new year means the “tax man” is lurking around the corner. Tomorrow is the first day you’ll be able to E-file. Expect more deductions this year, as the standard deduction for married couples and single people has gone up. Filing online and filing through the mail will get you the same return, but

One of Idaho’s most powerful lobbying groups is again pushing to eliminate the state’s personal property tax on business equipment. The Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/ylcfPK) reports the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry’s economic impact study of the tax will be presented to the Idaho Senate’s Taxation and Local Government Committee on Tuesday. The association claims

An early morning fire forced a family out of their home Sunday. The blaze caused about a quarter-million dollars in damage. according to the Idaho Falls Fire Department. The fire started in the garage of the home on Woodbridge Circle. The flames then spreading into the attic and burned a hole through the back of

I-15 between mileposts 119 and 135 is back open after a Sunday afternoon dust storm. Police had blocked the stretch of highway between Idaho Falls and Roberts because blowing dust in the area was causing reduced visibility. This winter season has seen a number of closures in this area because of dust storms. Idaho Transportation

The work that has been suspended at the Idaho Cleanup Project will soon be starting again, but that’s not without further layoffs from CWI. By the end of January, 133 employees will be losing their jobs. There’s the good news: “The work that was suspended in the month of December involving the exhumation of buried

Idaho State Police say the agency is working hard to keep drugs out of Idaho, and this weekend, it’s working. At around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, ISP officer Travis Nalder pulled over a driver for speeding on I-86 near American Falls. The traffic stop was routine, but what Nalder didn’t expect was to find 4.3 pounds

A hay truck caught on fire on I-15 near the Malad Summit at 9:16 a.m. on Sunday, igniting a brush fire and stopping traffic, according to Idaho State Police dispatch. The truck was traveling southbound on the interstate when the hay it was hauling caught fire at milepost 27. Fire crews were able to put

Organizers behind Pocatello’s rodeo said they’re already hard at work preparing for this year’s event. “We’re full steam ahead. Everything is full bore. Tickets are on sale, and all of our people are gearing up, getting ready for a great show,? Pocatello Frontier Rodeo Chairman J.D. Johnston said. The PFRA said Pocatello’s rodeo is something

The front lawn of the Driggs City Center has transformed into an art gallery this week with almost a dozen snow sculptures. From Gumby to dragons, the giant snow sculptures look like they were carved by professionals, but most of the artists are local first-time sculptors, with many learning as they go. “We were like,

The Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., released a study all about Mormons in America. Of course, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a major part of the eastern Idaho community. Pew calls it a “Mormon moment” here in America, asserting that more and more people who aren’t members of the church

An organization is posing as Madison High School and asking for donations, according to a notice from the Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce to its members. ?If contacted via telephone for any type of solicitation, please be careful,? said Madison Principal Rodger Hampton as quoted by Donna Benfield, the chamber?s executive director. She added that

Pocatello police have arrested two men after they allegedly tried to pass forged checks at ISU Credit Union on Thursday. Police determined the checks had been taken in a vehicle burglary that occurred at an earlier date. According to a news release, the officer interviewed two suspects and obtained confessions from them. Jacob J. Juarez

A former American Falls High School coach was given jail time for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Appearing in court Thursday morning, Zenna Galeria received a withheld judgment. She was placed on five years probation and was sentenced to serve 45 days in the Power County Jail. Galeria had been charged with felony

The Bingham County Courthouse lock down ended at about 4 p.m. Friday. Hazmat teams were unable to identify the white powder substance found in an envelope at the Treasurer’s Office, but determined it posed no health risk. The scare started around 10:30 a.m., when county commissioners said a female employee was opening envelopes. She came

State inspectors say a historic building on Idaho State University campus is unsafe. All faculty and students will soon have to evacuate Colonial Hall. As part of a normal building review, ISU hired Gibson Engineering to examine the 60-year-old Colonial Hall. Gibson had only bad news to report; the foundation itself is cracked in two

Dramatic moments in the Bonneville County Courthouse on Friday, as a judge hears two cases connected to a Christmas day murder. It was a preliminary hearing for Joshua Cortez and Ryan Morgan. Both of them were inside the Ammon home where and when 20-year-old Buck Garner was stabbed to death on Christmas. Friday’s case, however,

Hoku Materials paid its past-due November bill to Idaho Power Company on Friday, but still faces the possibility of getting electricity shut off for its Pocatello plant. Hoku has not yet paid its December bill. It also owes interest from November. Hoku instructed its bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to wire a

A Brigham Young University-Idaho student was named to the ?Latter-day Saints For Ron Paul? nationwide coalition. News of the coalition?s launch comes at the heels of a The Pew Research Center survey that examined Mormon attitudes about themselves and politics. In the study, 86 percent of the Mormons polled have a favorable view of Mitt

Some elementary schoolers got a taste of “FAME” on Friday. FAME, an acronym for the “Fine Arts Mini-program,” is in full swing at Longfellow Elementary in Idaho Falls. The school’s library was transformed overnight into a miniature Sistine Chapel, thanks to the work of several volunteers. Kids learned all about Michelangelo and his era. “It

The Idaho House’s top Republican leader suggested Democrats’ charges that the state’s dominant GOP has fostered a “culture of corruption” and “cronyism” could hurt efforts by the two sides to create an independent ethics commission. House Speaker Lawerence Denney on Friday labeled the “culture of corruption” charge – levied by Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Larry

A 13 and a half year old female juvenile experienced about 15 minutes of cold, wet freedom Thursday after attempting to run away from an Idaho Juvenile Corrections Center staffer. JCC Superintendent Skip Greene says the girl was walking with an escort after a visit to a St. Anthony eye doctor when she bolted and

A Hamlet, Indiana educator has been named director of the Idaho Falls School District’s new Magnet High School. Matthew Bertasso is currently director of Instructional Technology and New Tech Coordinator for the Oregon-Davis School Corporation in Indiana. According to a District 91 news release, Bertasso will lead the district’s new Magnet High School when it

Idaho Falls Mayor Jared Fuhriman outlined an ambitious to-do list for 2012 in his State of the City address on Thursday night. He said there will be no shortage of activity in the city. One of the biggest, and most anticipated items is the start of construction to remodel Memorial Drive. That’s scheduled to kick

The city of Pocatello and Mayor Brian Blad are taking an aggressive stance on development in 2012. In his State of the City address Thursday night, Blad outlined a number of plans for the new year. If all goes according to Blad’s optimistic plan, 2012 could bring the end to a lot of long-awaited projects.

A Montana school district says a math teacher who went missing last weekend is dead, and the FBI announced it has one man in custody and is questioning another in connection with her disappearance. Sidney Public School officials posted a statement on the school website saying they learned of Sherry Arnold’s death Friday morning. No

Idaho Fish and Game Regional Supervisor Mark Gamblin spoke out Wednesday night about the wildlife summit that Idaho Fish and Game will hold in September. After a story that this station reported last week about a group of hunters claiming that the summit will change the mission statement of the agency, Gamblin said there has

An Idaho Falls dog is being recognized by the U.S. Humane Society after she saved the life of her pregnant owner last September. Codi Robertson, 15, had a seizure in the middle of the night. Her mom Debbie Dennings didn’t hear her, but the dog “Mickey” did. The American Eskimo alerted Dennings, who called 911.

Idaho Falls police have arrested a man they say used a stolen credit card at various Idaho Falls businesses. Joseph Francis Robinson, 35, of Idaho Falls is being charged with grand theft. At the beginning of January, police said the alleged victim of a wallet theft told them that someone had used three of his

The road to ending discrimination in Idaho is a long one, and one local group says, the journey still isn’t over. On Thursday night, 2 Great 4 Hate gathered people together to take a look at Idaho’s civil rights history, and its future. The organization screened Idaho Public Television’s documentary “The Color of Conscience” in

Officer Phillip Hill of the Chubbuck Police Department was charged with one misdemeanor count of aiming a firearm at others Thursday. The charge was determined after careful review, the Pocatello Police Department said in a news release. The citation was issued through his attorney, and the initial court appearance will be at a later date.

A huge donation has rolled into Idaho State University; federal money is getting a semitruck for students. The donation is to help out ISU’s Diesel Technology program, which is one of the best programs across the state, in any field, when it comes to getting grads jobs. ISU got the grant money for the truck

The United States may be a super power but its Internet capability ranks far below more than a dozen other countries. Multiple studies suggest Idaho comes in dead last for Internet speed in the U.S. Far below average, the city of Rexburg is looking to improve the local infrastructure. It’s all in an effort to

As Rexburg grows so does the number of parties in town. A new 300-person event center is opening at Hemming Village. Owner of St. Anthony’s Sassy Flowers, Linda Bates decided to expand her business in Rexburg and offer something new. Bates said the Atrium gives brides an opportunity to create an outdoor wedding, indoors with

John Mejia, 31, of Rigby pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday to a charge of theft of funds from the Shoshone-Bannock casino at Fort Hall. Mejia was indicted in July 2011, on one count of theft from the Shoshone-Bannock Fort Hall Casino, where he was employed in 2010 as a gaming technician. At the

Idaho Falls School District 91 is now taking applications for students interested in attending the new magnet high school next fall. The school will be part of the national New Tech Network, which has a strong emphasis on project-based learning and technology. There are slots for 150 incoming freshman and 150 incoming sophomores. If more

The governor got a pay raise this year, but he still earns less than half of what some of Idaho’s public university presidents take home. The Lewiston Tribune reports the state gave Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter a 4 percent salary increase in the current fiscal year. Otter now makes about $115,300, up from $110,700 during

Another $200,000 winning Powerball ticket has been sold in eastern Idaho. The Idaho Lottery announced that one ticket from Wednesday night?s draw matched all five of the first numbers, but not the Powerball, and was sold at an Idaho Lottery retail location in Bannock County. The winning numbers for Wednesday?s $54.4 million Powerball draw were

2011 was a record year for gas prices, and although the cost of gasoline has dropped, it probably won?t stay down for long, says AAA Idaho spokesman Dave Carlson. The Gem State’s annual average price for 2011 was $3.49 a gallon, 2 cents lower than the $3.51 national average, but 54 cents higher than Idaho’s

It’s a situation the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has never seen before: At a hearing tomorrow in front of the commission and against Idaho Power, Hoku Materials will fight to keep the lights on at its Pocatello plant. The utilities commission will decide whether to renegotiate Hoku’s contract or terminate it as an Idaho Power

Ten days into 2012, the city of Chubbuck held its first City Council meeting of the new year to rehash 2011 and preview what’s in store for the upcoming year. In Mayor Steve England’s state of the city address, he lamented on the overall slowdown in residential growth but celebrated the development the city saw

A local hospital has won national recognition for being one of the best when it comes to pleasing patients. Press Ganey Associates measures the quality of health care at more than 10,000 hospitals across the country. The Idaho Doctor’s Hospital won the Summit Award for being one of the very best when it comes to

A new Idaho Education Association advertising campaign has been running on televisions across the state, with a special ad targeted to eastern Idaho. The IEA is the union fighting against some of State Superintendent Tom Luna’s education reforms. The campaign began at the beginning of January, as the 2012 legislative session began. The campaign isn’t

The Idaho Falls Police Department honored six officers and two dispatchers on Wednesday for exemplifying dedication and professionalism in keeping in the highest traditions of law enforcement and the E911 Center. Officers Brandon Storer and Dax Siddoway received Commander?s Commendations for their efforts in setting up a sting operation that lead to the arrest of

A man suspected of petty theft in Chubbuck has been named a suspect in an incident involving the pursuit of a stolen car. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified Tuesday at about 6 p.m. about a pursuit coming north on Interstate 15 from Box Elder County, Utah. According to the report the

Wayne Allen Ginnis, 28, of Seattle pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Pocatello to a charge of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with intent to have sexual activity with the minor, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Co-defendant James Russell Ashley, 47, of Augusta, Ga., was arraigned Aug. 24. The

Cassia County officials say they’ve arrested a 29-year-old Burley man on suspicion of killing his wife. Deputies were called to a house in Burley Monday afternoon regarding a suspicious death and officers found 25-year-old Joann Lyn Lara dead. Officers arrested Jose Antonio Lara later Monday. He was being held in the Mini Cassia Criminal Justice

Idaho Falls School District 91 is $3 million richer thanks to energy savings over the past 5-and-a-half years. At Tuesday night’s board meeting, the district received awards from Energy Education, Inc., or EEI, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. District director of operations, Dana Wood, said doing the little things is part of the culture