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Alisha Yeates was sentenced today to 1 year fixed and 14 years indeterminate jail time for 5 counts of lewd conduct with a minor. Yeates must also…
Continue ReadingAlisha Yeates was sentenced today to 1 year fixed and 14 years indeterminate jail time for 5 counts of lewd conduct with a minor. Yeates must also…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCERIdaho Falls 0 **Blackfoot 5 Skyline 1**Century 2 Madison 0**Hillcrest 3 **Bonneville 3Rigby 0 **Marsh Valley 3Snake River 2 GIRLS…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Career & Technical Education agency continued their tech college tour on Tuesday at Idaho State University’s College of…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello and Chubbuck fire departments are teaming up with both Dominos and the National Fire Protection Association to promote fire safety in…
Continue ReadingA court hearing for Joshua Holt has once again been delayed after the judge failed to show for a second time. Joshua Holt is the Utah man with…
Continue ReadingPhillip Francke was back in court Tuesday for his arraignment. Francke is charged with ten counts of child sexual exploitation, or child pornography.…
Continue ReadingIt is the most important time of the year for farmers. Unfortunately, this harvest season, they may be in a little bit of trouble because of the…
Continue ReadingFlu season is here. A lot of people have mixed feelings about getting vaccinated but what do doctors say about it? The Centers for Disease Control…
Continue ReadingOne artist opened the minds of third and fourth grade students at a local elementary school Tuesday. The artist came to Idaho Falls to show students…
Continue ReadingMultiple counties around the area are under a freeze watch or warning tonight. To keep up with all the alerts and dropping temperatures check out our…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police are responding to a six-vehicle accident on Sunnyside that is slowing traffic on the road between Holmes and Woodruff. Police say…
Continue ReadingIdaho was granted a REAL ID extension by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this month and is close to meeting final requirements…
Continue Reading31-year-old Kyle E. Townsend was arrested in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma on an Idaho Falls warrant for lewd conduct with a child under 16. Townsend of…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says he has accepted Donald Trump’s apology after a video tape surfaced last week that captured him…
Continue ReadingOur cold front is exiting the region with a clearing sky and FREEZING temperatures. Overnight lows in the Snake River Plain will bottom out into the…
Continue ReadingA legislative panel has suggested specific graduated penalties for possession of marijuana edibles that are increasingly coming in from other states…
Continue ReadingUtah police say they won’t be filing any charges against a sandwich-shop worker accused of drugging a police officer’s drink with…
Continue ReadingThe family of a Post Falls man who was left permanently disabled after being hit with a stun gun by police in 2012 will receive more than $1 million…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 39-year-old Alejandro G. Rodriguez for felony driving under the influence early Sunday morning. Rodriguez of Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested 32-year-old Joshua J. Cook for three felonies following a traffic stop late Saturday night. Cook of Idaho Falls was…
Continue ReadingEducation was on everyone’s mind as state legislators toured Eastern Idaho Technical College (EITC) Monday (10/10). The Idaho Career and…
Continue ReadingA man is facing charges after police say he held his girlfriend against her will inside a cabin near the Utah-Idaho border. KSL-TV reports…
Continue ReadingA vehicle caught fire Tuesday morning just after 7:15 a.m. on I-15 southbound near Exit 128. Fire Crews were responding to put out the fire. Partial…
Continue ReadingA cold front is sliding through the region with gusty winds and a slight chance of rain/snow. A sunny forecast returns for Wednesday and Thursday…
Continue ReadingCancer. It’s a disease that seems to strike at random. While happening at random is often the case for many people, doctors are seeing than in…
Continue ReadingMost 5-year-olds are just playing with race cars, but Presley Hackworth has been racing them for the last two summers. Don’t let his age fool…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCER3A Dist. 6 Tournament:**South Fremont 6Firth 0 **Shelley 2North Fremont 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER3A Dist. 6 Tournament:South Fremont…
Continue ReadingA study done by Americans for the Arts shows the economic impact of performing arts on the state’s economy. According to the study, various…
Continue ReadingAccording to the National Retirement Security Americans between the ages of 40 and 55 have an average retirement account balance of $14,000.…
Continue ReadingBrigham Young University students lined up Friday night outside the Museum of Rexburg’s tabernacle to welcome the much-anticipated indie folk…
Continue ReadingAnother Republican has rescinded his endorsement of Donald Trump after a video tape surfaced Friday that captured him making vulgar and sexually…
Continue ReadingU.S. Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho says Donald Trump is unfit to be president and can’t support him. The Republican congressman in a two-paragraph…
Continue ReadingA 25-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in a crash south of Afton. Wyoming Highway Patrol reported Kurt Jensen, of Afton, crashed near…
Continue ReadingCount Liz Cheney among the Republicans standing by Donald Trump. A growing number of Republicans in the House and Senate have stopped supporting…
Continue ReadingA cold front is sliding through the region with gusty winds and a slight chance of rain/snow. A sunny forecast returns for Wednesday and Thursday…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials say livestock depredations by wolves appear to have reached a low point, showing that the program is on the right path. The Capital…
Continue ReadingPublic records show Brigham Young University police accessed a records database thousands of times over the last 18 months, a concerning trend amid a…
Continue ReadingA group of lawmakers will not submit a recommendation to the Idaho Legislature on whether or not the state’s faith-healing exemption law should…
Continue ReadingA 35-year-old breast cancer patient says she felt humiliated when she was handcuffed and questioned after being mistaken for a Missouri teen wanted…
Continue ReadingA new report finds more Americans are putting their backsides to the front of the line when it comes to plastic surgery. According to the latest data…
Continue ReadingFederal officials have released a plan for two high-voltage transmission lines in southwestern Idaho that avoid sage grouse habitat and private land,…
Continue ReadingAn approaching cold front will be the big story as we enter into the work week. Strong gusty winds and increasing cloud cover will be the greatest…
Continue ReadingCheck out this week’s edition of Rapid Fire with Idaho State Senior RB Braeden…
Continue ReadingAccording to a recent list by USA Today of each state’s best getaway spot, a cabin in Fish Haven was voted Idaho’s best place. The cabin…
Continue ReadingWatch the 2nd Presidential debate courtesy of our partners at ABC News. The debate starts at 7 p.m. Mountain…
Continue ReadingThe Century Diamondbacks defeated Idaho Falls 3-0 Saturday afternoon in the first round of district…
Continue ReadingIt was a beautiful day today with crystal clear skies and mild temperatures. Hope you enjoyed it, as changes are coming. Tonight: mostly clear and…
Continue ReadingThe final scores of Friday night’s football games in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the…
Continue ReadingDozens of people turned out Friday night for a memorial run honoring a family of four murdered in an Ammon home in 2011. The sixth annual…
Continue ReadingThe Challis BLM field office has a new temporary home and is getting ready to reopen for business. For the next few weeks the employees will run the…
Continue ReadingThe first annual Donor Awareness Fair is set to take place Saturday (10/8) at the downtown post office in Idaho Falls and one local man created a…
Continue ReadingNice for Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming as high pressure builds back into the region from the south. Freezing conditions can be expected for the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game is offering special controlled hunts in the Tex Creek area on a first-come-first-serve basis beginning at 10 a.m. October 13. In…
Continue ReadingPeople are working to try to create a rural fire district near Idaho Falls and Ammon. A rural fire district is a protection area that is not in an…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old junior high student has been charged for making clown-related threats against a middle school on social media. According to the Weber…
Continue ReadingA Caldwell hunter was found safe Thursday after spending a night in the Custer County backcountry. Custer County Sheriff Stuart Lumpkin called out…
Continue ReadingWe’re trading in our stormy weather, for warmer and sunnier days ahead. High pressure will begin to build in for Friday and the weekend.…
Continue ReadingA missing elk hunter from Caldwell was found in the Custer County backcountry late Thursday morning. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says a…
Continue ReadingOfficials say winds are picking up and thousands are without power in Florida as Hurricane Matthew approaches. The National Hurricane Center says the…
Continue ReadingIt’s being called the most powerful Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Felix in 2007. It’s Hurricane Matthew and it’s set to hit…
Continue ReadingIt’s homecoming weekend, and Tucker Gerard was named Bonneville High School’s 2016 homecoming king. The students put on a pep rally on…
Continue ReadingStudents at Bonneville High School are doing their part in getting ready for this year’s presidential election. “We’re training…
Continue ReadingCars and trucks were backed up on US 20 southbound near the Rigby south exit. Idaho State Police are encouraging motorist to use caution in the area…
Continue ReadingThe former Jefferson County Sheriff will not get off of his probation early. Thursday Judge Dane Watkins denied releasing Blair Olsen’s…
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, a former Jefferson County sheriff had a sentence-review hearing. Blair Olsen was convicted in May 2015 for issuing a county-paid…
Continue ReadingArmy Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s lawyers want a military appeals court to consider whether U.S. Sen. John McCain unfairly swayed the soldier’s…
Continue ReadingWe’re loosing our trough of low pressure and stormy weather, for warmer days heading into the weekend. A clearing sky and cold air from the…
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