Month: October 2013

Athlete, musician and peacemaker are three words that describe Sugar-Salem senior and United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student award winner,…

Electronic cigarettes are becoming an increasingly popular way for smokers to kick that nicotine habit. Today’s the deadline for the Food and…

The four candidates for mayor of Idaho Falls all say the city has a lot of potential for economic growth. “Where the growth really needs to…

Halloween is here, but while the kids are focused on costumes and candy, Idaho Falls police say parents should have safety in mind. They have eight…

A Bonneville County woman accused of neglecting her horses was sentenced Thursday. Sharon Wilson was originally charged with two misdemeanor counts…

A man who told Pocatello police he had a gun got Tased, according to a news release. Pocatello police said they were called to Toponce Drive around…

It’s been almost two months since severe flooding hit Pocatello, and recovery is all said and done — but not for one family on Riverside…

A West Yellowstone, Mont., man is being held in the Madison County Jail after police said he displayed a gun to another driver on U.S. Highway 20…

Police are no longer looking for a missing man with Alzheimer’s disease. The elderly man walked away from a business at 333 North 18th Street…

An Idaho Falls man was arrested after he allegedly tried to use brass knuckles to punch a woman. Police were called to a home on the 1800 block of…

An Idaho Falls man was arrested Wednesday morning on a warrant for rape. Idaho Falls police said Thursday that Simon A. Rapp, 31, had been under…

As it gets colder outside, it’s time to start thinking about heating your home for winter. The state of Idaho offers taxpayers on opportunity…

Disability Employment Awareness Month is coming to an end, but it’s still going strong. One Albertsons employee got a visit from an Idaho…

If an orthodontist’s office ever showed up in a fairy tale, it would look like this. Dr. Bret Mooso and his entire staff are decked out in…

Continuing our election day coverage, Local News 8 spoke with the two Ammon mayoral candidates today. One is incumbent Mayor Steve Fuhriman. His…

It’s now easier than ever to park downtown. Wednesday, the city added 87 new free parking spots around the railroad tracks near West Broadway…

Ever since incumbent mayoral candidate Brian Blad started putting his campaign signs up around town just over one week ago, he has noticed them…

Pocatello police are looking for a man they said stabbed a 32-year-old Pocatello man in the neck on South Hayes. Police were called to the area of…

Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services is celebrating 20 years of being in Pocatello, and they say there are a lot of achievements as seen in…

With Halloween just days away, many are scrambling to get that last-minute costume, but somewhere along the line we’ve traded scary for…

The six mayoral candidates are talking about the overpass/underpass issue in Blackfoot. The lack of an overpass or underpass in Blackfoot has become…

Idaho is considering a tiered licensure program for teachers. That means different teaching licenses based on professional status. There is a…

One Idaho Falls elementary school got a visit from some superheroes on Tuesday. The crime stoppers stormed Sunnyside Elementary School to talk about…

The Idaho Health Care Exchange wants to make Your Health Idaho a separate site from the federal government. Many people using the online health…

The Bingham County Courthouse got a face-lift Tuesday. The county is working to make the courthouse more handicap accessible. Workers are taking out…

Students at Dora Erickson Elementary School have the entire week off. The mini vacation is so that teachers can move into their brand new building.It…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years of partnership with an event Tuesday night at…

A former Madison County Sheriff’s Office employee was arrested after thousands of dollars were reported missing. According to a news release…

A man Idaho Falls police said broke into a home last month and held a woman at gunpoint is in jail. Robert A. Lawrence, 19, of Idaho Falls, has been…

With only eight days left until voters need to get out and cast their votes in the city-wide elections, the City of Chubbuck is gearing-up for what…

Prices for renting homes and apartments around eastern Idaho are showing a steady increase from 2012. Ever since the housing market crashed in 2008,…

Students at Districts 91 and 93 are learning about the harmful effects of drugs. Longfellow Elementary in Idaho Falls kicked off red ribbon week with…

A car crashed at the canal at Sunnyside and Rollandet in Idaho Falls on Monday afternoon. The car hit the bridge railing and spun around into the…

Hundreds of pumpkins at Jensen Grove in Blackfoot will help out folks with Type 1 diabetes. Pum’kin Palooza is going through Halloween. There…

United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student Award winner, Kenedee Moon, from Ririe High School, displays unusual determination and direction in…

Idaho State Police are investigating a car crash near Fort Hall that claimed the life of a Pocatello woman. The accident happened a little past 2…

Police may have solved a recent string of burglaries in Pocatello. Using information obtained by patrol deputies, detectives, dispatchers and school…

Two teens pulled a knife on a boy Saturday morning, Pocatello police said. Giovanni Luna, 18, and Tymbr Quinn A. Pongah, 18, were both arrested on a…

A brand new Idaho State University Credit Union opened in Idaho Falls Saturday. The public was allowed to take a tour of the credit union’s…

With a troubling economy and governmental budget cuts, schools are starting to feel the heat. Schools in eastern Idaho are turning to fundraisers to…

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, so one organization decided to end it with a celebration of life. The Idaho Falls Fairwinds…

Jefferson County deputies tell Local News 8 a climber was rescued in the Heise area Saturday afternoon. The incident happened around 3 p.m. Saturday,…

Here are the final scores of Friday night high school football games in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. For…

A southeastern Idaho school district stood by its decision to dismiss a girls’ basketball coach pictured on a social networking site with…

Maybe you’ve said it, or maybe a friend has said it. But it’s one word Irving Middle School special education teacher Lisa Baker is…

Historic Downtown Idaho Falls is a big attraction for tourists and people wanting to shop for something different, with Park Avenue as one of…

A lot of people try to avoid the doctor’s office due to costly health bills, but one center is picking up the tab. The Eastern Idaho Regional…

Idaho’s governor is supporting an Idaho Falls mayoral candidate. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter endorsed Rebecca Casper in a statement…

Power was out for about an hour in eastern Idaho Falls on Friday afternoon. More than 500 customers were affected, including the Grand Teton Mall and…

An Idaho Falls police officer was hurt when he was rear-ended into a tow truck Friday. Around 10:20 a.m., Officer Michael Cosens, 49, of Idaho Falls,…

Local News 8 and CW East Idaho are back for DirecTV subscribers. We are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with DirecTV for…

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Saturday morning off Japan’s east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Japan’s emergency…

A 67-year-old southeast Idaho man was arrested in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday after police found a large number of photographs of unidentified…

Bill Gates was at the Idaho National Laboratory on Wednesday. Gates, whose involvement in Microsoft have made him billions, is also chair of a…

Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott will retire from the National Park Service November 8 after a 33-year career. Scott became…

Thursday was a big day for 13 people in Pocatello’s Federal Courthouse. They walked in as 13 complete strangers from different countries and…

The Idaho Falls Fire Department said firefighters have their work cut out for them, but the people of Idaho won’t be paying for their overtime.…

During National Nuclear Science Week, the Idaho Section of the American Nuclear Society hosted a nuclear science merit badge expo Thursday night for…

The League of Women Voters hosted a forum Tuesday night for the four men running to lead the city. The candidates are the current mayor, Brian Blad;…

Secretary of State Ben Ysursa has not announced yet whether he will run for his position in 2014, but someone else has. Former Republican Speaker of…

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna was in Eastern Idaho Thursday morning. It was a progress report on the Idaho Technology Pilot…

Three eastern Idahoans were sentenced to federal prison sentences for their involvement in a meth-trafficking operation, and the leader will get more…

The motorcyclist who was in an accident north of Chubbuck on Wednesday is in very critical condition, Portneuf Regional Medical Center said. Idaho…

NPG of Idaho is looking for a news reporter who can tell great stories. NPG of Idaho is eastern Idaho’s number one news team by providing news…

Many schools focus on preventing kids from bullying others in the first place. What they don’t teach is physical protection from bullies, and…

Idaho Power held a public meeting Wednesday to discuss the Integrated Resource Plan, a plan that addresses needs over the next 20 years. And one of…

Most Bonneville School District 93 patrons are in favor of a $92 million bond, according to a survey released a couple of weeks ago. The survey had…

Wednesday marked the annual South Eastern Idaho College Fair. It’s the largest in the region, attracting over 50 schools and up to 2,000…

Election day is less than two weeks away for most of Eastern Idaho. The mayoral race is what most people are taking about in Blackfoot. Candidates…

Today the old Hoku site is up on the auction block and bidding is underway until Thursday night. By 10:30 Wednesday morning, bidding for the entire…

A traffic stop led to another drug bust on Interstate 86 near American Falls on Wednesday morning. Idaho State Police said they pulled over a 2008…

A North Dakota man was arrested on drug-trafficking charges on Interstate 86 near American Falls on Tuesday afternoon. Idaho State Police, the Power…

The body of a hiker missing in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve has been found, according to a news release Wednesday. A helicopter…

More than 70 schools buses are on the road in Bonneville School District 93 alone. This week is National School Bus Safety Week, and the district…

The “only boyfriend” of Ellen DeGeneres was on her show Tuesday. Tayt Andersen is an 8-year-old from Rigby who is waiting for a heart…

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The Compass Academy held a debate for Idaho Falls’ mayoral candidates Tuesday night, two weeks before election day. All four candidates fielded…

Federal employees are scrambling to catch up on things after being furloughed, especially on Idaho public land. According to Forest Service employee…

Election night is approaching, and with that comes many choices. Current Ammon Mayor Steve Fuhriman, is running for re-election. The other candidate,…

With election day now only two weeks away, city-wide campaigns are starting to heat-up. Pocatello city clerk Ruth Whitworth decided this election…

A father and son will both spend four months in prison in connection to fraud at The Legacy Network, an insurance brokerage agency in Idaho Falls and…

Teton County, Idaho, deputies are investigating two separate, three-car, rear-end accidents on State Highway 33 between Victor and Driggs on Tuesday.…

The turmoil in the Rigby city government is one reason two mayoral candidates said they are running for office. Joe Sites and Jason Richardson are…

Pocatello policecaughtan escapee from Fort Hall Corrections around 9:45 p.m. Monday. According to police,a citizen reported theyhad seenNathaniel…

SEICAA announced Monday this would be its last time hosting its annual Stone Soup dinner and fundraiser. After 25 years, the organization will pass…

The Snake River School District is getting behind a new theater program for elementary school kids designed to better prepare them for high school…

Jefferson Joint School District 251 is expanding its cultural exchange program. Currently, language immersion programs are offered at the elementary…

A McCammon man pleaded guilty Monday to receiving and distributing child pornography after an investigation into his son. According to a news release…

Intermountain Natural, also known as Golden Valley Natural, laid off 72 workers in its Idaho Falls meat processing plant Friday. Company spokesperson…

Pocatello police have released more information about what happened in Saturday morning’s standoff. Around 7 a.m., a woman told police that…

See who your local Eastern Idaho High School Team will play in the State Soccer Tournament. Tournament begins this…

ISU The defending Big Sky champions are in danger of missing the chance to defend their title. The Bengals currently sit 5th in the standings 2…

As school funding continues to be a pressing issue across the nation, one creative program is trying to reach out to the community. The Idaho Art Lab…