Idaho coronavirus spread linked to infected bar patrons
Health officials in southwestern Idaho say a coronavirus outbreak linked to patrons at six Boise bars has spread to 34 confirmed…
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4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed…
Continue Reading Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19 for third time, construction project contractor tests positive outside park
For the third week in a row, all Yellowstone employees COVID-19 tests came back negative.…
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Details released on Idaho Return to Work bonuses
Additional program details were made available Wednesday on the Idaho Return to Work…
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Bear Lake County Fair 2020 canceled
The Bear Lake County Fair 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19…
Continue Reading Health officials track Victor COVID-19 case
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) warns customers of the Westside Yard in Victor, Idaho Saturday to monitor themselves for any of the symptoms of…
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78 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 78 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading 3 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has three new confirmed cases.…
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Idaho AG warns of new scam impersonating contact tracers
Scammers are impersonating contact tracers to get people’s financial…
Continue Reading 63 new Idaho COVID-19 cases since Saturday
Idaho officials reported 63 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading New COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed…
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First COVID-19 related death confirmed in Bonneville County
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) has confirmed the first death associated with COVID-19 in a resident of Bonneville County.…
Continue Reading 46 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 3,300
Idaho officials reported 42 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading 3 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has three new confirmed…
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Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19 in second round of tests
For the second week in a row, all Yellowstone employees have tested negative for COVID-19.…
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Pay It Forward – Soldiers of Hope
This awareness group says more people are overdosing and relapsing during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Continue Reading 40 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2,628 reported recoveries
Idaho officials reported 40 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading 5 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has five new confirmed…
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Health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure at Pocatello restaurant
Southeastern Idaho Public Health reports customers of Perkins Restaurant in Pocatello may have been exposed to COVID-19 on June 2 or 3.…
Continue Reading Local surge boosts Wyoming COVID-19 count to 760
A surge in one county has boosted the number of coronavirus cases in…
Continue Reading 31 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 31 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading 4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed…
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Coronavirus causing massive backlog in jury trials
Hundreds of people in the Sixth District Court are waiting for a jury…
Continue Reading DC Guard members test positive for COVID after protests
Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the nation’s capital last week,…
Continue Reading New COVID-19 case in Power County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in Power County.…
Continue Reading 50 new Idaho COVID-19 cases reported since last update
Idaho officials reported 50 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Idaho leverages federal relief funds to cover public safety costs
Governor Brad Little is traveling threw Idaho, county to county, with some good…
Continue Reading 2 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho…
Continue Reading 28 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 28 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading 5 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in southeast…
Continue Reading 57 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 57 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading Nursing homes account for 60% of Idaho COVID-19 deaths
More than 60% of Idaho’s coronavirus-related deaths are among residents of long-term care facilities like nursing homes, according to numbers…
Continue Reading 3 new COVID-19 cases in Bingham County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Bingham County.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 mass testing results still being processed
More than 1,300 people were tested at a COVID-19 active disease mass testing event with Emerg-A-Care and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS on May…
Continue Reading 57 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new cases in Southeast Idaho
Idaho officials reported 57 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Recovered COVID-19 patient leaves EIRMC after 55 day stay
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center announced a 54-year-old Jackson, Wyoming man was discharged Thursday after recovering from COVID-19.…
Continue Reading 12 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 in southeast…
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ISU lays out plans to resume in-person class in the Fall, no tuition increase
Classes, on-campus housing and sporting events will return in the fall, but they will function differently in accordance with CDC…
Continue Reading Yellowstone reports zero positive COVID-19 tests in first round of employee testing
Yellowstone National Park tested 43 non-symptomatic employees for COVID-19 on May 28 and 29. All test results came back negative.…
Continue Reading Amy’s Kitchen confirms employees test positive for COVID-19, working with SIPH to ensure safety
Amy’s Kitchen confirmed on Wednesday that an employee at the Pocatello plant tested positive for…
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Soldiers of Hope needs support during pandemic
A local overdose awareness group says more people are overdosing and relapsing during the pandemic.…
Continue Reading Local health districts report multiple new Idaho COVID-19 cases as state numbers near 3,000
Idaho officials reported 57 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading 4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in southeast…
Continue Reading Health officials say social gatherings have a big impact on COVID-19 cases
Social gatherings are a common denominator in the rise of cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho, according to Southeastern Idaho Public Health…
Continue Reading 27 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported on Tuesday there are at least 2,933 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading 7 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho – 3 in Bannock County, 3 in Bingham County, and 1 in…
Continue Reading Revival gathering participants in Idaho Falls test positive for COVID-19
During the week of May 17-23, a revival took place at the Potter’s House church in Idaho Falls.…
Continue Reading Increased COVID-19 cases confirmed in Eastern Idaho Public Health’s Region
As restrictions have been loosened and the State is re-opening, an increase in COVID-19 cases, along with a death in a neighboring health district,…
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Bannock County cancels PRIDDAHO and state rodeo championships
Bannock County Commissioners revoked access to county facilities for two upcoming…
Continue Reading 67 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported on Monday there are at least 2,906 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading 3 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in southeast…
Continue Reading First COVID-19 death in Bannock County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed the first death associated with COVID-19 in Bannock County.…
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Fluor gift supports Idaho Red Cross during COVID-19
Fluor Corporation has given the Red Cross of Idaho a $10,000 gift to support the organization’s work during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading 5 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho – 1 in Bingham, 4 in Franklin County.…
Continue Reading 36 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported on Saturday there are at least 2,839 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
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Dealing with the new normal: How restaurants are rebounding
When the Pandemic first started, we checked in with Jalisco’s Mexican Restaurant and The Firehouse Grill. Both restaurants have their dining room…
Continue Reading Idaho newspaper plans lawsuit over COVID-19 records denial
A southwestern Idaho newspaper on Friday said it will file a lawsuit against the state Department of Health and Welfare if the agency doesn’t turn…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 2,800
Idaho officials reported on Friday there are at least 2,803 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading Idaho transitions to Stage 3
Governor Little announced his plans for Idaho Rebounds Stage 3, the state’s approach to reopening segments of the Idaho economy, on…
Continue Reading 4 Wyoming women charged for suspected quarantine violation
Four roommates in Wyoming were charged in criminal court on suspicion of violating a quarantine order issued because of their exposure to COVID-19,…
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No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19
The Just Dandy women’s clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so far the coronavirus pandemic, but will this…
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Latinos increasingly affected by COVID-19 in rural Idaho
New data shows a recent spike in coronavirus cases has hit Latinos in rural Idaho, an already disproportionately affected community that makes up a…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases continue to increase, new cases in Franklin, Bannock, Power
Idaho officials reported on Thursday there are at least 2,769 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
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Governor Little OKs additional lifting of restrictions
Governor Brad Little will host a press conference regarding Stage 3 of Idaho Rebounds at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.…
Continue Reading 8 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 in southeast…
Continue Reading 31 new confirmed Idaho COVID-19 cases, new cases in Bonneville, Bannock
Idaho officials reported on Wednesday there are at least 2,731 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 34 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading New COVID-19 case in Bannock County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in Bannock County.…
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How is COVID-19 impacting Eastern Idaho’s economy?
“Each county in Idaho when you compare the economies of each county they’re very different from each other.…
Continue Reading Guidance now available for safe gatherings
State and local public health experts created a new guidance document to assist with decisions about gatherings during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Antibody tests for COVID-19 wrong up to half the time, CDC says
Antibody tests used to determine if people have been infected in the past with Covid-19 might be wrong up to half the time, the US Centers for…
Continue Reading South Idaho meatpacking plant hit with virus outbreak
Health officials say dozens of workers at a meatpacking plant in southwestern Idaho have tested positive for COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts
Here’s some information about the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus, called…
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How to remotely join PCSD 25 Class of 2020 celebration
The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 invites community members to join remotely to celebrate and honor the Class of…
Continue Reading WHO says 80 million babies are missing out on routine childhood vaccines
As many as 80 million babies worldwide are missing out on routine childhood vaccines because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health…
Continue Reading 73 new confirmed Idaho COVID-19 cases over Memorial Day weekend
Idaho officials reported on Tuesday there are at least 2,699 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 34 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading No sign of coronavirus so far in Wyoming city’s sewage
Results are negative so far for a Wyoming city testing for signs of the coronavirus in…
Continue Reading 31 new confirmed Idaho COVID-19 cases, new cases in Bonneville, Bannock
Idaho officials reported on Saturday there are at least 2,626 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading 61 new confirmed Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported on Friday there are at least 2,595 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading CDC estimates that 35% of coronavirus patients don’t have symptoms
In new guidance for mathematical modelers and public health officials, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is estimating that about a…
Continue Reading Summer is not completely canceled. Here are 100 things we can do with or without kids.
This is not the summer we had hoped or planned…
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Governor Little announces new COVID-19 testing strategy
Governor Brad Little will host a press conference regarding a new COVID-19 testing strategy on Friday, May 22 at 12 p.m.…
Continue Reading 2 new COVID-19 cases identified in Bannock County
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in Bannock County.…
Continue Reading “We just want to communicate,” how face masks are a barrier for Deaf community
People who rely on reading lips to communicate are facing a difficult problem: a lot of people are wearing face masks that cover their…
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Plasma centers in Rexburg are working to create a medicine for COVID-19
This is different than a preventative measure like a vaccine. Hakes says the medicine will be used to actually treat the disease while we wait for a…
Continue Reading 28 new confirmed Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported on Thursday there are at least 2,534 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading Child testing positive for COVID-19 closes Wyoming daycare
A child testing positive for the coronavirus has prompted the closure of a Wyoming daycare center and testing of 32 employees and…
Continue Reading Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 2,500
Idaho officials reported on Wednesday there are at least 2,506 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
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Don’t get scammed by buying inaccurate COVID-19 tests
The BBB says with new studies showing that up to 50 percent of people with the virus don’t show any symptoms, a lot of people are curious to get…
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Virus surge blamed on carelessness nixes Wyoming car show
A surge in local cases of the coronavirus blamed on people not following social distancing recommendations or wearing face masks in public has…
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Montana to ease more restrictions June 1, allow groups of 50
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says the state will further ease coronavirus restrictions in two weeks.…
Continue Reading 21 new Idaho COVID-19 cases confirmed
Idaho officials reported on Tuesday there are at least 2,476 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
Continue Reading The pandemic is testing sibling rivalry — and you
Is the pandemic taking sibling rivalry to another, more feral level? Or is so much enforced proximity building stronger bonds between sisters and…
Continue Reading More evidence US childhood vaccinations are dropping amid coronavirus pandemic
The number of childhood vaccines administered in Michigan has dropped by as much as 22% amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released…
Continue Reading Delirium and agitation may follow COVID-19 infection, study says
Delirium, confusion and agitation may be common in severe coronavirus infections while patients are hospitalized, according to a new review of…
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Lab in Idaho Falls decontaminates N95 masks for healthcare professionals across the state for free
The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System uses concentrated vapor phase hydrogen peroxide to decontaminate thousands of N95 masks of the…
Continue Reading 19 new Idaho COVID-19 cases confirmed, new cases in Bannock County
Idaho officials reported on Monday there are at least 2,455 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 33 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to…
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Wyoming lawmakers deliver COVID-19 funds, not lawsuit shield
Wyoming lawmakers approved the outline of a large aid package for hospitals, businesses and people affected by the coronavirus in a rare special…
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Gov. Little extends cash grants to self-employed
Self-employed individuals economically impacted by COVID-19 now may be eligible to receive up to $7,500 in cash support through the Idaho Rebound…
Continue Reading Preschoolers and the pandemic: practical ways to keep them learning
Three weeks into our extended coronavirus spring break at home, my husband wanted to discuss what we should be teaching our 4-year-old…
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