A raging fire engulfs a hotel in Texas
A Hilton Garden Inn near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas went up in flames Friday night. According to a tweet from the Killeen Police Department, crews…
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A woman who lost her wedding ring 50 years ago got it back on Valentine’s Day
A Chicago woman who lost her wedding band nearly 50 years ago was reunited with the ring just in time for Valentine’s Day. Karen Autenrieth and…
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Watersprings moves on in 1AD2 district tournament
AMMON, Idaho (KIFI) – Watersprings knocks off Grace Luthrean 48-13 Friday in the 1AD2 District 5/6 tournament. The Royals season come to a close. The…
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Sugar-Salem eliminates South Fremont
SUGAR CITY, Idaho (KIFI) – Sugar-Salem beat rival South Fremont for a third straight time to end the Cougars season 61-40 Friday. The Diggers earn a…
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North Fremont advances to district championship game
ASHTON, Idaho (KIFI) – North Fremont is back in the 2A District 6 title game with a 50-41 win over Firth. The Huskies have won 27 straight games. The…
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Grace wins 1A D1 State Championship
NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI) – For the first time in 35 years, the Grace Grizzlies are state champions. Maniah Clegg’s 16 points and 17 rebounds helped Grace…
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Blackfoot advances to 4A State title game
NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI) – Blackfoot held off Burley in the 4A State semifinals to clinch a spot in the title game. Kianna Wright’s 13 points helped the…
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Century clinches a spot in the 4A title game
NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI) – For the fourth year in a row, Century will compete in the 4A State Championship Game. The Diamondbacks bear Sandpoint 44-25 on…
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Thunder Ridge makes it to their first state title game
NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI) – In their first ever appearance in the 5A State Tournament, Thunder Ridge will play for a state title after beating Coeur…
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Rigby falls short against Mt. View
NAMPA, Idaho (KIFI) – Rigby’s state title hopes ended in the semifinals with a 73-64 loss to Mountain View. Naya Ojukwu led the Mavs with 21 points.…
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4 Chinese soldiers died in bloody India border clash last year, China reveals
China has revealed that four of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were killed during a bloody hand-to-hand battle with Indian troops…
Continue Reading Hundreds of drones took Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ to the skies — and set a Guinness World Record
Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” has found a home on many surfaces. The instantly recognizable work of art has been plastered on…
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A month into office, Biden seeks to reassure on the pandemic at home and abroad
President Joe Biden pronounced to world leaders Friday that “America is back,” promising that he would position the country to take a…
Continue Reading How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hate
Weeks before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, a burly and bearded neo-Nazi told a CNN reporter on camera that…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz’s explanation for his Cancun trip made things worse
Look, it’s bad enough to leave the country for a resort town when a) you’re a United States senator and b) your state is dealing with…
Continue Reading California sheriff’s department releases video from fatal shooting
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released new video Friday of a street stop for jaywalking that led to a shooting by its deputies…
Continue Reading White House says it will hold those responsible for SolarWinds hack accountable within weeks
The US will be taking a series of steps to respond to the devastating SolarWinds cyber hack and hold accountable those responsible in “short…
Continue Reading Animal cruelty cases are surging in freezing Texas
On a normal day, the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals gets 25-30 calls reporting animal cruelty. But since winter storms have…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: ‘FBI may arrest me ..lol’
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol…
Continue Reading Defense Department watchdog will investigate decision to base Space Command HQ in Alabama
The Department of Defense Inspector General will investigate the decision to house US Space Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville,…
Continue Reading As power is restored for most Texans, water problems begin to mount
Jenn Studebaker’s family in Austin, Texas, burned chairs and pieces of bookcase shelves to stay warm this week. They made it through several…
Continue Reading Arkansas lawmaker leaves GOP, saying party has become ‘about one man and a personality’
An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the…
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Friday high school basketball scores – Feb. 19
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI), Girls state tournaments, Boys district tournaments, Wyoming boys basketball…
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Senior White House Covid-19 adviser on vaccine distribution: ‘Saturday, we’re going to be shipping more doses than states have ever received before’
States will receive more doses of Covid-19 vaccines than they “have ever received before” in the coming days, Andy Slavitt, a senior…
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‘Thank God for The Texas Tribune’: Power crisis shines light on local news
For nearly a year, newsrooms have mostly sat empty because of the pandemic. Staffers have been working from home and not seeing many of their…
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Virtual 5K to help those in need
The Pocatello United Way is reaching out to help families especially hard hit by…
Continue Reading Google is trying to end the controversy over its Ethical AI team. It’s not going well
Hours after Google tried to turn the page on a months-long controversy over the abrupt departure of one leader of its Ethical AI team, the other…
Continue Reading An Asian-American man suffers a severed finger after an unprovoked attack
An elementary school teacher’s aide was waiting for a bus in Rosemead, California, when he was brutally attacked on Sunday, suffering a severed…
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Baby boom and baby bust
From the start of the pandemic, there were predictions of a baby boom, with many couples stuck at home and little else to…
Continue Reading 500 vehicles in flames after fuel tanker explodes on Afghanistan-Iran border
More than 500 vehicles burst into flames at the Afghanistan-Iranian border Saturday afternoon after a fuel truck there exploded, provincial officials…
Continue Reading Texas hospitals grapple with water, staffing and supply issues in wake of winter storms
Hospitals in Texas are grappling with a series of issues, from burst water pipes to supply chain disruptions, due to severe winter weather across the…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee sends vaccine recommendations to Gov. Little
The Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) will send recommendations for several additional clarifications to Group 2 and the results of a…
Continue Reading Residents asked to stay off ice as crews lower water levels behind dam
Click here for updates on this story EDENVILLE, Michigan (WNEM) — The public is being asked to stay off the ice as…
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Scattered snow showers and gusty winds this weekend
A cold front is pushing through for Saturday, with gusty winds and scattered snow showers. Highs into the lower 30’s for Saturday with gusty winds…
Continue Reading Lawmakers strive to push Crown Act legislation in Tennessee to reduce hair discrimination in the workplace
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — African Americans choose to wear protective styles, like wigs,…
Continue Reading Body camera video shows a violent arrest that is now a civil rights lawsuit
Body camera video of a violent arrest in Chicago is now key evidence in a new federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the man police are seen slamming…
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314 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 314 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho bill to outlaw demonstrating at private homes advances
A bill to make illegal demonstrating at a person’s residence headed to the full House on Friday, after a series of demonstrations at the homes of…
Continue Reading Manchin says he’ll vote against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday he will vote against Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the director of the Office of…
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ISU COVID-19 cases jump up
Coronavirus cases on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello took a pretty big jump this past…
Continue Reading Teachers, staff push back on Missouri not moving teachers up in vaccine priority
Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — Speaking Thursday from the Missouri State…
Continue Reading Health building renamed in honor of late Henderson commissioner
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS ) — Henderson County renamed its Health and…
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Google fires remaining Ethical AI team leader, months after abrupt departure of her colleague
The remaining leader of Google’s Ethical AI team said she was fired on Friday, hours after the company’s top AI executive apologized for…
Continue Reading Running out of iPhone battery? You may soon be able to slap on a new one
Remember the good old days when your phone was running out of juice and you could easily snap off the back cover, pull out the battery and swap in a…
Continue Reading Restaurant owners concerned reputation will be marred by third-party delivery services
Click here for updates on this story MILAN, Illinois (WQAD) — What could be considered a convenience for some in the…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 115 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 115 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading Biden team finds promises hard to make — let alone keep
Speaking on television last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted April would be “open season” for receiving the coronavirus vaccine, welcome…
Continue Reading 9 alleged Oath Keepers charged in conspiracy to attack Capitol
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Friday tying together nine alleged associates of the right-wing Oath Keepers in the largest…
Continue Reading Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland to face challenges that include links to Biden and Trump
Barring any surprises at his Senate confirmation hearing next week, Judge Merrick Garland appears poised to become President Joe Biden’s first…
Continue Reading Biden administration admits first group of migrants forced to stay in Mexico under Trump-era policy
Twenty-five migrants who had been forced to stay in Mexico crossed the US border in San Diego on Friday, the first group to arrive in the country as…
Continue Reading At least 1 person killed after small plane crashes into rig near Port of Los Angeles
At least one person died Friday when a small plane crashed into a semi tractor trailer near the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California,…
Continue Reading Google rethinks how it handles ‘sensitive’ employee exits after controversy over AI researcher’s departure
Google plans to change its approach for handling how certain employees leave the company after finishing a months-long review of the abrupt and…
Continue Reading Nearly half of Texans remain under boil-water advisories as broken pipes wreak havoc on supplies
As Texas restores power after a devastating week of freezing temperatures and winter storms, the state is confronting a new crisis: overwhelmed water…
Continue Reading Man kills wife then shoots Dallas officers who responded to call, police chief says
Two Dallas police officers were shot and wounded this week responding to a domestic violence call, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Friday. The man who…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks South Carolina ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
A federal judge blocked South Carolina’s so-called “heartbeat” abortion ban on Friday, a day after it was signed into law. The…
Continue Reading P-22 found healthy, in good condition after 9 years of living in park
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — The most famous cougar in Hollywood is still on the…
Continue Reading Tulsa artist named top in the country by national magazine
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The value of art is a subjective thing, but…
Continue Reading While Cruz was traveling from Cancun, O’Rourke and AOC helped Texans in crisis
While Sen. Ted Cruz was dealing with the fallout from his trip to Cancun, two of his Democratic political nemeses — Beto O’Rourke and…
Continue Reading Fact check: ‘When Texas freezes over’ tweet is a fake, not from Ted Cruz
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter…
Continue Reading Beyoncé’s much-hyped ‘Icy Park’ Adidas apparel is finally here
“Icy Park” is finally here. Beyoncé’s sports apparel brand Ivy Park x Adidas released its third collection of merchandise online…
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Teton County, Wyoming celebrates its Centennial
Wyoming’s youngest county required a special act by the Wyoming Legislature to split from Lincoln County to become an official governing…
Continue Reading Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis proposes voting restriction bills for state lawmakers to pass this session
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposals Friday that he wants lawmakers to pass in their upcoming legislative session,…
Continue Reading Woman goes back to school to be with husband in nursing facility: ‘He’s the love of my life’
Click here for updates on this story SONORA, California (KOVR) — The pandemic has separated millions of families for…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ’60 Minutes’
US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court…
Continue Reading ‘Something’s not right’: Sex offenders go unnoticed due to address glitch on Megan’s law website
Click here for updates on this story ORANGEVALE, California (KOVR) — There’s a tight-knit community in Orangevale.…
Continue Reading Fact-checking the Texas energy-failure blame game
This week, all eyes have been on Texas. An unprecedented winter storm left 4 million people without power across the state, and put nearly half of…
Continue Reading Off-duty cops hired to patrol big retailers hard-hit by thieves
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Some stores in Oakland are paying upwards of $100 per…
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Pocatello COVID-19 testing moving back to Portneuf Medical Center
With declining demand, Portneuf Medical Center has announced it will move all COVID-19 testing from the current location at Idaho Central Credit…
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NCAA will allow up to 25% capacity at all rounds of the men’s basketball tournament
The NCAA announced Friday it will allow a limited number of fans to attend all rounds of the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship…
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House approves emergency rental help for Idaho residents
The House on Friday approved $175 million in emergency rental assistance as people struggle to pay rent during the coronavirus…
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Incredible new images shared by Perseverance rover after Mars landing
After safely landing on the surface of Mars Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back a never-before-seen view: what it looks like to land on…
Continue Reading Good samaritan comes to aid of woman in confrontation
Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KPIX) — A man forcibly moving a visibly upset woman along a…
Continue Reading Woman says she was kicked out of gym for trying to enforce mask policy
Click here for updates on this story Ross Township, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A woman claims she was kicked out of Fitness…
Continue Reading ‘You’re still my hero’: Eagles superfan says tearful goodbye to Carson Wentz
Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia (KYW) — The Eagles reportedly finally traded Carson Wentz Thursday,…
Continue Reading VIDEO: Violent arrest at subway station caught on camera
Click here for updates on this story New York City (WCBS) — Video shows a violent arrest at a Manhattan subway station.…
Continue Reading Bill aims to curb sales of stolen catalytic converters
Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — A piece of metal underneath your car is becoming more…
Continue Reading University of Florida vets pull shoe from stomach of 341-pound crocodile
Click here for updates on this story Gainesville, Florida (WFOR) — In what looked like a scene from a primetime TV…
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House Democrats unveil full $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with minimum wage increase
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
Continue Reading Hospital staff help young Texas cancer patient build real snowman inside
Click here for updates on this story Plano, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas child battling cancer seeing snow for the…
Continue Reading Suspects in repeated sexual abuse of 10-year-old girl free, while she was locked up in psychiatric facility
Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Police and child protective services are scrambling to explain…
Continue Reading ‘Hardest year of my life’: Restaurants struggling to survive:
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Martin Thornton has owned Thornton’s Fenway Grille for 29 years.…
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‘Allen v. Farrow’ renews questions about Woody Allen, and separating art from the artist
Woody Allen didn’t cooperate with “Allen v. Farrow,” a four-part HBO docuseries that goes beyond tabloid headlines in examining the…
Continue Reading Prosecutors want bail conditions for US Capitol riot suspect
Click here for updates on this story Washington, DC (WJZ) — A new motion filed Thursday outlines conditions prosecutors…
Continue Reading Vaccine shortage prompts temporary closure of Disneyland, Santa Ana College sites
Click here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — Disneyland’s mass vaccination site closed…
Continue Reading Ohio couple with ties to Oath Keepers charged in Capitol attack
A married couple from Ohio with ties to the right-wing Oath Keepers are facing conspiracy charges in connection with the Capitol insurrection,…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t take anything for granted’: Man home after 64 days in hospital with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Roseville, California (KCRA) — The Levin family is happy to be back together. Dave…
Continue Reading Deputies release body cam video of women dressed as ‘grannies’ to get vaccine
Click here for updates on this story Orlando (WESH) — Orange County health officials say two women dressed up as elderly…
Continue Reading Man who grew up homeless now in engineering program
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, Missouri (KMBC) — Engineering school has always been a dream for…
Continue Reading Driver of stolen cargo van taken into custody after leading LAPD on pursuit marked by high speeds, erratic behavior
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The driver of a stolen cargo van led multiple law enforcement…
Continue Reading Bitcoin’s market value tops $1 trillion
The trillion-dollar market value club has a new member: bitcoin. The total number of bitcoins trading are now collectively worth more than $1…
Continue Reading These Americans want you to rethink the pandemic phenomenon of ‘travel shaming’
When Kaytlin Snider, a recent college graduate, told her friends and family members she was moving to South Korea, she was met with confusion —…
Continue Reading North Carolina emerges as battleground for post-Trump GOP
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory dissected the state of the GOP on his radio show Thursday for over an hour without mentioning the name of its…
Continue Reading READ: Full House Democratic Covid relief and $15 minimum wage increase bill
House Democrats on Friday released the full text of their $1.9 Covid-19 relief bill, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage, direct…
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People of color are underrepresented in US vaccine trials, study finds
People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by…
Continue Reading The Mars rover landing was the happy moment we all needed
We needed this moment. It’s a sentiment that’s continued to echo since the world watched NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars…
Continue Reading Police: Driver arrested after hitting several vehicles in SE Portland, ‘taunting’ officers
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — A 30-year-old driver accused of crashing into several…
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Colorado court orders shorter sentence for Idaho woman
A court has ordered a shorter sentence for an Idaho woman who admitted to helping a Colorado rancher cover up the killing of his…
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Democrats object to republican tax plan
Idaho House Democrats say a Republican tax proposal introduced Friday could put additional tax burden on Idaho homeowners. …
Continue Reading Nearly half of Texans remain under boil-water advisories as water scarcity and freezing temperatures continue
As Texas restores power after a devastating week of freezing temperatures and winter storms, the state is confronting a new crisis: overwhelmed water…
Continue Reading 2012 deadly shooting of 30-year-old man outside SE Portland bowling alley remains unsolved
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — The deadly shooting of 30-year-old man that occurred…
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