Fire marshal talks about controlled burn safety measures
Idaho Falls fire officials say it doesn’t take much for a small trash fire to become…
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Four women suing NFL star Deshaun Watson ordered to refile complaints with real names
At two separate emergency court hearings Friday, Harris County judges ruled that four of Deshaun Watson’s accusers must refile their lawsuits…
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Good Samaritan saves man, cat from burning home
Click here for updates on this story DIAMOND HEAD, Hawaii (KITV) — A man, his cat and dog were all save Friday morning…
Continue Reading Heart disease, fentanyl contributed to George Floyd’s death but were not main cause, medical examiner says
George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were contributing factors to his death, but they were not the direct cause, the medical…
Continue Reading Security guard shoots another security guard with shotgun after argument
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A Nashville business’ security guard was arrested last…
Continue Reading Surprise Squad gives back to vaccine clinic workers
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — More than 2.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…
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D91 announces new superintendent
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees announced it has successfully concluded contract negotiations with Dr. James Shank.…
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First GOP member of Congress calls on Matt Gaetz to resign
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call on his colleague from Florida, Rep. Matt Gaetz, to resign in the face…
Continue Reading Daycare faces backlash after accusations of racism
Click here for updates on this story ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — Accusations of racism at a Roswell daycare explode…
Continue Reading Restaurant owners do not plan to pause indoor dining after governor’s request
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — EJ Brown, the owner of John’s Bar and Party Store…
Continue Reading Biden administration spending $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children
The Biden administration is spending at least $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the Department of…
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Alphabet employees demand company do more to stop harassment at work
Employees are speaking out against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, arguing the tech giant must do more to protect employees from workplace…
Continue Reading Amazon defeated the union vote. What happens next?
Amazon has soundly defeated a landmark union drive that would have established the company’s first US union, but labor advocates are hopeful…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 70 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 70 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Texas man charged with trying to bomb Amazon data center claimed he was outside US Capitol during riot, insurrection
Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged Seth Aaron Pendley of Wichita Falls, Texas, with trying to blow up an Amazon data center. Court filings…
Continue Reading Biden’s border coordinator stepping down at end of the month
President Joe Biden‘s border coordinator is stepping down at the end of the month, the White House announced Friday — an unusual time…
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Idaho lawmakers add penalty to proposed ban on mask mandates
Lawmakers amended a bill that would ban the state, public health departments and even school districts from requiring masks to add a penalty on…
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Pfizer asks FDA to allow Covid-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old
Pfizer on Friday asked the FDA for an amendment to its emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine to expand its use in people ages 12-15 in…
Continue Reading As the US races to vaccinate the country, J&J vaccine distribution will slow down 84% next week
Just as the Biden administration is moving up its deadline to make vaccine eligibility available to all adults by April 19, the supply of at least…
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Central Fire issues burn ban
The Central Fire District has issued a burn ban for Saturday, April…
Continue Reading 112-year-old woman and her 92-year-old son get vaccinated
Click here for updates on this story READLYN, Iowa (The Courier) — You’re never too old to be vaccinated. Proof of…
Continue Reading Man rescued after being buried up to neck in sand
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The Missoula Fire Department responded to a call…
Continue Reading Reports on child migrant care at Texas facility did not allege abuse, contradicting governor’s claims
Reports received by the state of Texas about the care of unaccompanied migrant children housed in a San Antonio facility and released Friday by Gov.…
Continue Reading Pig in the city: Stray pig found
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Illinois (The Journal Times) — A pot-bellied pig was found on the loose…
Continue Reading Ex-Husker goes on trial for rape; former teammate expected to testify against him
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — In opening statements Thursday in…
Continue Reading Police Chief Eddie Garcia facing scrutiny after former officer Bryan Riser released from jail
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A month after firing and charging an officer he said had no…
Continue Reading The Ingenuity helicopter will fly on Mars this weekend. What to expect
The Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars this weekend. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet will take…
Continue Reading Gaetz loses another staffer as fallout around investigation continues
Devin Murphy, the legislative director for Rep. Matt Gaetz, has resigned his post, making him the second staffer to leave the Florida…
Continue Reading Pressure builds on Biden administration to lift refugee cap after months-long delay
In his first days in office, President Joe Biden proposed expanding the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States after years of…
Continue Reading Issy Powell’s chalk messages brighten neighbors’ daily commute
Click here for updates on this story ALEDO, Texas (KTVT) — Many people are often inspired by songs, a podcast, or…
Continue Reading Biden administration will not shut down Dakota Access Pipeline during environmental review, DOJ lawyer tells court
The Biden administration will not shut down the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline while an environmental review is conducted, a blow to the…
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Facebook will not notify the 533 million users exposed in online database
Facebook does not plan to notify its customers who may be among the half a billion users whose personal information was exposed after being posted to…
Continue Reading Suspected gunman in Texas shooting held on $2.2 million bond
A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in Bryan, Texas, police…
Continue Reading Restaurant employee charged with video voyeurism after recording customer using urinal, say police
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A South Florida restaurant employee is behind bars accused of…
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Utah mask mandate to end; some businesses keep requirement
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A statewide mask mandate in Utah is scheduled to expire Saturday, but some businesses and government facilities have said face…
Continue Reading ‘Time crunch’ to get Muslim community vaccinated before Ramadan begins
Click here for updates on this story EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Muslim community is racing to vaccinate as…
Continue Reading Family rescued on mountain in Maine says hiking trail sign pointed them in wrong direction
Click here for updates on this story FREEHOLD, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey family was rescued after going for a…
Continue Reading Heart disease, fentanyl were not the direct cause of George Floyd’s death, medical examiner says
George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were not the direct cause of his death, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy…
Continue Reading Family temporarily removed from Spirit Airlines flight due to toddler eating without mask
Click here for updates on this story TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (KYW) — A New Jersey family is reportedly demanding an…
Continue Reading Kitchen uses food to change lives all throughout community
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — In the heart of Hazelwood, the rhythm of…
Continue Reading Family sues insurance company, claiming they got runaround about repair coverage after sewage rained down in their home
Click here for updates on this story LONG GROVE, Illinois (WBBM) — What started out as a plumbing nightmare dragged on…
Continue Reading Restaurant owners say son on Autism spectrum was bullied by customer
Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Eight days into Autism Awareness month, the…
Continue Reading Doctor’s medical license terminated after another doctor of the same name bounces check
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two doctors with the same name are now part of a medical mixup…
Continue Reading Prescribed burn helps preserve rare wildlife, mitigate drought conditions
Click here for updates on this story ROYALSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Intentionally setting the land on fire, helping…
Continue Reading Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: ‘We could go back to being our own Republic’
Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West falsely suggested that Texas could secede from the United States and become an independent country, a CNN…
Continue Reading What we know about the mass shooting in York County, South Carolina
A South Carolina community is reeling after a former NFL player killed five people — including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two young…
Continue Reading RMV inspection sticker issues leave drivers, auto shops frustrated
Click here for updates on this story BRIGHTON, BOSTON (WBZ) — To drive a car in Massachusetts these days, you have to…
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Ford plans to run plants through traditional summer shutdown to recover from chip shortage
Ford will keep several of its plants running through the summer in hopes of offsetting production delays caused by the global computer chip shortage.…
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How to quarantine your child exposed to Covid-19 at school
Ping! It’s the email you’ve been dreading — your child may have been exposed to Covid-19 at school. How are you to cope with the…
Continue Reading The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy is testifying in Derek Chauvin’s trial
The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy has taken the stand in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin…
Continue Reading BJ’s Wholesale Club CEO dies unexpectedly at 49
Lee Delaney, CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club, died unexpectedly on Thursday. He was 49. The warehouse chain shared the news in a release on Friday,…
Continue Reading Local developer’s solution to deter outside buyers from purchasing homes in Hawaii
Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — A local developer with a history of building affordable homes…
Continue Reading Suspect crashes into home in police chase; 1 injured
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A car being chased by Clay County deputies early…
Continue Reading Troopers detain several individuals, secure illegally possessed firearms
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A Michigan State Police helicopter helped troopers on the…
Continue Reading Police investigating attack on postal employee
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Flint Police Department is investigating an assault…
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A year after COVID-19 superspreader, family finds closure
It’s been over a year since a choir practice in Washington state sickened 53 people and killed two, becoming one of the first known COVID-19…
Continue Reading The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy is set to testify in Derek Chauvin’s trial
Crucial testimony in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is expected Friday when the medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading Neighbors say increased cremation smoke during COVID is causing health concerns
Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Neighbors in a Scottsdale neighborhood say it…
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Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles summer staple, announces reopening plans
The Hollywood Bowl is coming back. The famed Hollywood Bowl amphitheater in Los Angeles announced on Friday it will be reopening this summer, more…
Continue Reading $200,000 streaming rigs and millions of views: inside the cottage industry popping up around SpaceX
For a few hours one recent Saturday, Jack Beyer stood on the roof of his Land Rover, watching as SpaceX employees toiled under a 160-foot-tall silver…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Lisa Murkowski, setting up clash with pro-Trump candidate
The Senate Leadership Fund will support Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her reelection campaign, setting up a clash between the Mitch McConnell-aligned…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s speech announcing new executive actions on gun control
In the wake of another series of mass shootings around the US, President Joe Biden announced several gun-control focused executive actions on…
Continue Reading Coretta Scott King Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Coretta Scott King, civil rights and peace activist. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1927 Death date: January 30,…
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DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50
DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50. “We are deeply saddened to…
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Frontier Days return music lineup includes Brooks, LeDoux
Country music artists including Garth Brooks will perform at the first Cheyenne Frontier Days since the onset of the coronavirus…
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Abraham Ancer ‘gutted’ after two-stroke penalty for inadvertent bunker error at Masters
Mexican golfer Abraham Ancer says he is “gutted” after having a two-stroke penalty assessed for an unintentional bunker error in the…
Continue Reading White House establishes commission to study the Supreme Court — but it won’t make final recommendations for reform
A 36-member commission the White House established to study the US Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform, according to details…
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Pocatello MYAC to hold essential needs drive Saturday
The Pocatello Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is asking for you to lend a hand to those in…
Continue Reading Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in new Indiana Jones film
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has booked her next great adventure. The “Fleabag” star will star alongside Harrison Ford in the fifth installment…
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1st Choice Urgent Care opens in Shelley
A much-needed urgent care has opened in Shelley.…
Continue Reading Biden asks Congress for 16% increase in non-defense federal spending
President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request…
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Pocatello Arts Council seeks artists for digital exhibition
Local artists looking to publicly display their work are getting their chance thanks to the Pocatello Arts…
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A shooting at a Texas office park has left 1 person dead and 5 wounded, police say
A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in Bryan, Texas, on…
Continue Reading 12-year-old makes cards, homemade meals and delivers them to homeless
Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — Maryam Mohammed has loved helping people from…
Continue Reading Outside group cites Senate Ethics Committee rebuke of Larry Craig in pushing for probe of Blackburn
A new Senate complaint filed by an outside group against Sen. Marsha Blackburn for flashing her congressional pin to a US Capitol Police officer is…
Continue Reading Russian cosmonauts, NASA astronaut successfully launch to the space station
The International Space Station is the place to be in April. Multiple arrivals and departures this month make the floating laboratory seem more like…
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Idaho Falls officials meet with AAPI community
Idaho Falls City representatives met with members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community last week to listen to concerns about…
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Steelhead stocked in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond
Idaho Fish and Game’s Pahsimeroi Hatchery personnel released 100 steelhead in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond…
Continue Reading Why the next 7 days will be critical for Matt Gaetz
On Thursday night, Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first House Republican to call for Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) to resign amid a federal…
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Analysis: COVID-19 vaccinations are climbing. But familiar mistakes could lead to more misery
For more than a year, the US has battled a ruthless enemy: a novel virus that took no mercy on American communities, crippled hospital systems and…
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ISU’s College of Technology offers dual credit opportunity for high school students
daho State University’s College of Technology is now offering Career and Technical Education (CTE) dual credit courses for high school students.…
Continue Reading So long, leggings. Jeans are having a resurgence, Levi’s CEO says
With many people still working from home, every day is casual Friday. That’s great news for jeans maker Levi Strauss. The iconic denim company…
Continue Reading Trump appointee ‘bragged’ about influencing CDC reports on Covid-19, House committee says
A former Trump administration appointee privately boasted last year about influencing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s scientific…
Continue Reading Community mourns beloved doctor, family and worker who officials say were killed by former NFL player
A shocked South Carolina community was grieving and looking for answers Thursday after officials said a beloved doctor and four other people were…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from former House Speaker John Boehner’s new book
Former House Speaker John Boehner writes in his new book that he’s not sure there’s a place for him in today’s Republican Party,…
Continue Reading All that stimulus is sending inflation higher
Worries about sudden inflation spikes are keeping investors and economists up at night. Their concerns aren’t baseless: Inflation is indeed…
Continue Reading ‘The Real Magic Mike’ unscripted competition series coming to HBO Max
A new series that will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes is coming. HBO Max has ordered “The Real Magic Mike,’ an…
Continue Reading Birdwatchers of all experience levels invited to help with state’s first bird atlas
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolina is launching it’s first…
Continue Reading Rape kit tracking bill moving to House Finance Committee
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A sexual assault kit bill that’s making its way…
Continue Reading County creating mental health court after governor signs bill into law
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County is now one of the first counties…
Continue Reading The Chauvin trial is holding a mirror up to America’s insufficient police training
Most of the millions of people who have seen the awful video of the death of George Floyd under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek…
Continue Reading POW/MIA flag returns atop the White House
The POW/MIA flag was once again flying atop the White House Friday morning after it was moved to another location on the White House grounds in the…
Continue Reading Pet hotel welcomes stray dogs rescued from Thailand
Click here for updates on this story STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A pet hotel in Studio City has just welcomed…
Continue Reading New campaign aims to ease COVID-19 vaccine concerns, educate people
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Although thousands in Milwaukee County have received the…
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99.…
Continue Reading Myanmar military denies responsibility for child deaths and says elections could be pushed back
“This is not a coup,” said Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun from a gilded hall in Myanmar’s purpose-built capital Naypyidaw, the city where…
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Officials: Yellowstone-area grizzly bear deaths up from 2019
A Montana state report made public this week showed that grizzly bear deaths in parts of Yellowstone National Park increased last year and were…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to hear cases by phone through remainder of current session
Supreme Court justices will close out their oral arguments for the current session as they began, in teleconference sessions with justices and…
Continue Reading At least 125 dead as rival groups clash in Sudan’s West Darfur, medical group says
Clashes between rival groups have so far claimed at least 125 lives and left 208 others injured in the volatile west Darfur region of Sudan,…
Continue Reading Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old Egyptian city, left ‘as if it were yesterday’
A group of archaeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back 3,000 years. The city, named “The Rise of…
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