Biden announces third slate of judicial nominees
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate three new US Court of Appeals nominees and three new District Court nominees,…
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Cheney ousted from leadership post. The other 9 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump have also faced a backlash.
House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Wednesday from her leadership post as conference chair after she repeatedly called out former…
Continue Reading Ex-WH counsel McGahn to testify behind closed doors about Trump efforts to obstruct Russia investigation
Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald…
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Qantas supermoon flight to nowhere sells out in ‘record time’
Qantas is offering a new “flight to nowhere” that will give travel-starved Australian residents the chance to admire the late May…
Continue Reading George Conway says GOP lawmakers ‘trying to memory hole’ Capitol insurrection
Conservative lawyer George Conway said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers are “trying to memory hole” the US Capitol insurrection, after House…
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After months of hyping bitcoin, Elon Musk suddenly says Tesla will stop accepting it
Elon Musk says Tesla is abandoning plans to accept bitcoin as payment for the company’s electric vehicles, citing the cryptocurrency’s…
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Just Like Humans, Zoo Animals Will Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. Here’s How
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — With three different COVID vaccines being administered…
Continue Reading Barnstable Lacrosse Goalie Puts EMT Training To Use, Helps Injured Opponent
Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It might be said that Morgan Dardia is wired a…
Continue Reading Purrfect Outcome After Monroe County Deputies Save Kitten Hitching Ride Under Patrol Car
Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — Cats really do have nine lives, especially a small…
Continue Reading MTA Employee Recognized After Rescuing Dog From Subway Tracks: ‘It’s Remarkable She Was Able To Survive That Long’
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — An MTA employee was recognized Tuesday after saving a…
Continue Reading Elise Stefanik faces increased conservative headwinds in rise to leadership
GOP leaders are moving swiftly to install Rep. Elise Stefanik as the No. 3 Republican in the House on Friday in a rapid effort to unify the party,…
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline launches restart after six-day shutdown
The Colonial Pipeline launched the restart of its operations Wednesday evening following a six-day shutdown caused by a ransomware attack, but the…
Continue Reading 4 PetSmart Employees Facing Charges After Dog Strangled To Death During Grooming Visit
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh woman who says her dog was…
Continue Reading Inhofe tells EPA nominee, ‘if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy’
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then…
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Body of missing 2-year-old boy is found in Las Vegas, suspect remains in jail without bail
The body of a missing 2-year-old boy was found Wednesday, one day after Las Vegas police arrested a man in connection with the child’s…
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Athlete of the Week: Claire Petersen, Skyline Track and Field
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Our Sermon Service and Electric athlete of the week is already a track star in her first season competing. Adrian Luevano…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the tiger spotted in a Houston neighborhood
Thousands of miles from its native habitat, a Bengal tiger has been spotted in the front yard of a Houston home. But days after the bizarre sighting,…
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Utah cop again charged with assault for misusing police dog
A Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with aggravated assault a second time for ordering a dog to attack someone who complied with…
Continue Reading Colonial Pipeline not likely to pay millions in ransom demanded by hackers
The ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline has demanded millions in bitcoin cyrptocurrency payment, though at…
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Pay It Forward: Fort Hall Roar
This nonprofit is the voice for lost, missing, or neglected animals of the Fort Hall Reservation and surrounding…
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Rigby Police chief, counselor talk about mental health following school shooting
“It affects every officer differently, just like it affects every other person, but incidents involving children are especially harmful,” Tower…
Continue Reading Reality show ‘Unicorn Hunters’ is looking for the next $1 billion company
A new reality TV show called “Unicorn Hunters” borrows the pitch-for-fame-and-fortune concept popularized by “Shark Tank” but…
Continue Reading Two small planes collided over Colorado and both landed safely, one after deploying a parachute
One of two planes that collided in the air near Denver deployed a parachute and slowly drifted to the ground, where two people walked away from the…
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Rigby kite festival hopes to lift spirits this Saturday
Kids of all ages are taking to the skies this weekend as the “Just For Fun” Kite Festival soars into…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 225 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 225 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutor overseeing Rudy Giuliani probe stepping down
The chief of the public corruption unit at the Manhattan US Attorney’s office, which is handling the criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani,…
Continue Reading Texas officials move forward on requesting posthumous pardon for George Floyd
Local officials in Texas unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on a drug charge from more than…
Continue Reading Biden signs cybersecurity executive order, though rules wouldn’t have applied to Colonial Pipeline
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to better protect the nation from cyberattacks, but even as he signed it, the White…
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Above average temps, scattered thunderstorms
High pressure over the west will deliver warmer than average temperatures. Highs for Thursday and Friday will reach into the mid to upper 70’s for…
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Idaho children ages 12-15 now eligible to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) announced all Idaho children ages 12-15 are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.…
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Mixing COVID-19 vaccines tied to more side effects, early UK data suggests
People who got mixed doses of coronavirus vaccines — receiving a different vaccine type as a second dose than the first dose — appear to…
Continue Reading Abbott schedules July special runoff election for Texas’ 6th District
The special runoff election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will take place on July 27, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation…
Continue Reading Sen. Joe Manchin won’t support For the People Act, says path forward is John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Sen. Joe Manchin will not back the For the People Act, the sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican…
Continue Reading Larry Summers sends inflation warning to White House: Dominant risk to economy is ‘overheating’
A leading Democratic economist on Wednesday urged the White House to shift course after the government reported higher-than-expected inflation last…
Continue Reading Rep. Ayanna Pressley adds support for push to end death penalty but no sign Biden admin is on board
Rep. Ayanna Pressley knew that abolishing the death penalty would not be an easy task. In fact, Pressley is aware that urging President Joe Biden to…
Continue Reading Lyft driver speaks after being shot, paralyzed on West Side
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver just doing his job was shot when he was sent…
Continue Reading Man looking for ‘guardian angels’ who pulled him out of burning car
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A car burst into flames, trapping a disabled man and his dog…
Continue Reading Fact check: Republicans continue to push false narratives about January 6
During Wednesday’s hearing about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, House Republicans spent much of their time repeating a number of false…
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Idaho Falls Community Hospital receives special designations
Idaho Falls Community Hospital is now a designated Level IV trauma, Level III stroke and Level II heart attack (officially known as STEMI) treatment…
Continue Reading A tiger seen roaming a Houston yard is nowhere to be found 3 days later. A ‘Tiger King’ star says she’s extremely worried
A Bengal tiger named India hasn’t been located three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighborhood and taken away by a man accused of…
Continue Reading North Texan experiencing ‘sleepless nights’ over parents in India during Covid-19 surge
Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — More disturbing news out of India Tuesday, May 11 about the…
Continue Reading Texas farmer finds 5 migrant girls, 1 unclothed, hungry, crying abandoned at border
Click here for updates on this story QUEMEDO, Texas (KTVT) — A Texas onion farmer was making his morning rounds, when…
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Judge blocks requirement for ‘gay sex’ offender registration
The state of Montana has no valid reason to require a man to register as a sex offender based on his conviction for having gay sex in Idaho in 1993,…
Continue Reading Gas stations in the Southeast run out of gas as people panic buy fuel
Gas stations in the southeastern United States faced significant outages Wednesday as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown stretched into a sixth day,…
Continue Reading CDC recommends use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in 12-15-year-olds
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday the agency now recommends the use of…
Continue Reading Family thanks police officer 23 years after he saved little girl’s life
Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Co (KCNC) — Natalie Eckhoff doesn’t remember the incident 23 years ago,…
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Teton County, Wyo. moves to green COVID-19 risk level
The Teton County Health Department announced Teton County, Wyo. has moved down into the Green (New Normal) Risk Level for COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Family mourns mother, 2 young kids killed in crash
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mom and her two young kids, gone in an instant. Kiara Jones…
Continue Reading Teen still has big goals after losing leg in motorcycle crash
Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — At just 18, Cooper Mulholland was in a near-fatal…
Continue Reading Biden says fuel situation will be ‘under control’ soon after officials warn against hoarding gas
President Joe Biden said that the fuel situation in the US should be “under control” soon, just minutes before Colonial Pipeline…
Continue Reading The GOP just handed Liz Cheney a megaphone
Finally. It took a strong woman and a House Republican conference that threatened her. It took GOP leadership more interested in regaining power than…
Continue Reading Lawmakers press Biden administration to do more to help Afghans who worked for US ahead of withdrawal
Members of Congress from both parties pressed the Biden administration to do more to help Afghans who have worked with American forces secure special…
Continue Reading 65 killed in Gaza, 7 killed in Israel as UN warns conflict could turn into ‘full-scale war’
The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas…
Continue Reading Biden says to expect ‘good news’ in next 24 hours on fuel situation as officials warn Americans not to hoard
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Americans should expect “good news” within the next day about a recent ransomware attack on…
Continue Reading Man wins $1 million prize from scratch-off after trip to Florida
Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WALA) — The Florida Lottery announced that Calvin Holmes,…
Continue Reading Firefighters respond to unique emergency — a kitty trapped in a car
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — You’ve heard about firefighters rescuing…
Continue Reading Trauma surgeon sentenced for stealing $200,000 in Social Security benefits
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport trauma surgeon will spend 21 months in…
Continue Reading Two small planes collide over Colorado and amazingly no one was injured
There are no injuries after a midair collision involving two small planes outside of Denver, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.…
Continue Reading Man gets 5 years in prison after carjacking postal truck
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 40-year-old St. Louis man was sentenced to five years in…
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Vincent D’Onofrio shares a glimpse inside his mind in new book of musings
If you missed Vincent D’Onofrio reading from his journals while being accompanied by the music of Dana Lyn at Joe’s Pub in New York City,…
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2 mobile makerspaces bound for eastern Idaho
Two Think Make Create Labs are being deployed in Pocatello and Fort Hall.…
Continue Reading Couple charged with defrauding elderly woman
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Franklin, TN, couple was arrested on Tuesday on…
Continue Reading Chris Rock recalls the final time he saw Chris Farley
Comedians Chris Rock and Chris Farley were great friends in their seven years together on “Saturday Night Live” in the 90s. In a new…
Continue Reading ‘He took my firstborn from me,’ Family of woman shot while pregnant shares their grief
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — The family of a woman shot while pregnant is sharing their…
Continue Reading Farmer remains resilient during COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Jon Nelson and J Nelson Farms checks off all the boxes…
Continue Reading More GOP states drop federal pandemic unemployment benefits early
Seven more Republican governors are joining their peers in terminating federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, citing workforce shortages in…
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CDC advisers vote to recommend use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in 12-15-year-olds
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to…
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Colonial Pipeline posted a cyber security manager job weeks before the attack
It might seem a bit late to fill the job, but Colonial Pipeline had been looking for a cyber security manager weeks before the ransomware attack. Too…
Continue Reading Police shed light on kidnappings hoax
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City police say they have been made aware of…
Continue Reading Jack Dorsey’s $2.9 million NFT tweet sale may be only the beginning
Earlier this year Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold a digitally signed copy of his first-ever tweet from 2006 for nearly $3 million. And that could be…
Continue Reading 37 million people are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend
As America reopens, more than 37 million people are expected to travel for the Memorial Day holiday weekend — a big boost from last…
Continue Reading US Open Golf Tournament Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the US Open Golf Tournament. June 17-20, 2021 – The 121st US Open is scheduled to take place at Torrey Pines Golf Course…
Continue Reading Why Americans are panic buying fuel — and why you shouldn’t
A growing number of gas stations along the East Coast are without fuel as nervous drivers aggressively fill up their tanks following a ransomware…
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Utah to end $300 federal pandemic unemployment benefit
Utah will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance program.…
Continue Reading US whiskey distillers face 50% tariff in Europe if Biden leaves Trump trade policy in place
Europe’s retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey are set to double to 50% in June unless the Biden administration lifts tariffs on foreign…
Continue Reading The Lutheran church elected its first transgender bishop, who will lead 200 congregations
The Rev. Megan Rohrer made history when they became the first transgender pastor in the Lutheran church. This month, they again broke new ground…
Continue Reading Caitlyn Jenner voted in 2020 despite telling CNN that she didn’t
California recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner told CNN in an interview that aired this week that she did not vote in the 2020 election, but public…
Continue Reading University of Michigan officials didn’t act on reports of sexual misconduct against former university physician for decades, report says
An investigation that began in March 2020 into Dr. Robert Anderson, a former University of Michigan physician, details decades’ worth of…
Continue Reading Frito-Lay to make Cheetos for the first time in CT, add 120 new jobs
Click here for updates on this story KILLINGLY, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Frito-Lay company in Killingly will expand its…
Continue Reading Officials: 3-year-old gets hold of gun man left on kitchen table, fatally shoots self
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 26-year-old Menasha man is facing charges after investigators…
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Idaho to receive part of $300 million settlement with drugmaker Indivior
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Idaho and other states have reached an agreement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. to settle allegations…
Continue Reading 56 killed in Gaza, 6 killed in Israel as UN warns conflict could turn into ‘full-scale war’
The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas…
Continue Reading App lets you report trees plagued with Dutch elm disease
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A disease is threatening hundreds of…
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2021 Summer Drive-In Movie Series to take place at Motor Vu Drive-In
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho has announced its 2021 Summer Drive-In Movie Series at the Idaho Falls Motor Vu…
Continue Reading Handcuffed man escapes police custody, steals cop car
Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — A man who escaped police custody Tuesday afternoon…
Continue Reading The vote to oust Liz Cheney took only 16 minutes. Here’s what happened.
The vote to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position took only 16 minutes. Before the House Republican Conference met Wednesday morning to…
Continue Reading County considering ordinance that would ban retail sale of cats and dogs
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Orange County is considering an ordinance that…
Continue Reading 2 people taken to hospital with chemical burns after hazmat incident at manufacturing plant, fire officials say
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WYFF) — Two people have been taken to the hospital with…
Continue Reading Blinken to meet Russian Foreign Minister next week
Secretary of State Tony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Arctic Council ministerial in Iceland next week —…
Continue Reading Skateboarder dies after being hit by off-duty deputy
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Indiana (WLWT) — Police are investigating after an off-duty deputy hit…
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Wyoming to end federal supplemental unemployment benefits
The governor of Wyoming has announced that the state will end its participation in federal supplemental benefits intended to address high…
Continue Reading Doctor turns grief into helping underprivileged new moms
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City doctor has created a nonprofit to…
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Idaho Falls Aquatic Center to offer free swim lessons
The Wes Deist Aquatic Center will kickoff of the summer swim season with free swimming…
Continue Reading The Colonial Pipeline attackers wanted money. Should companies pay?
A devastating ransomware attack on a critical fuel pipeline in the United States has highlighted the growing threat that cyber criminals pose to the…
Continue Reading Israeli and Palestinian violence pulls US focus back to Middle East, despite Biden’s plans
Entering office, President Joe Biden hoped to shift US foreign policy away from the Middle East and toward areas he thought of as more modern-day…
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Highway maintenance operations begin on ID-31
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will begin routine maintenance operations with crews crack sealing and dura patching potholes on ID-31…
Continue Reading Children are making up larger proportion of Covid-19 cases now, CDC says
With a new demographic now eligible for Covid-19 vaccines, public health officials hoping to fight variants will have to adjust their strategy to…
Continue Reading Administration officials warn Americans against hoarding gasoline
The Biden administration is urging Americans not to hoard gasoline as a growing number of gas stations along the East Coast run out of fuel in the…
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Smith’s to offer COVID-19 vaccine walk-ins
Smith’s Food & Drug and Kroger Health announced Wednesday the company is offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at most of its 141 locations across…
Continue Reading Caitlyn Jenner says she didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 and skipped the election to play golf
Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall…
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