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LISTEN: Vallow-Daybell not to be considered for death penalty

March 21, 2023 11:33 AM Kailey Galaviz

On Tuesday, Judge Steven Boyce ruled on the removal of the death penalty, a request to delay trial and to consider late evidence. Read here for…

2 arrested after high speed pursuit

March 21, 2023 9:53 AM News Team

Shelley Police Department patrol officer attempted to stop a passenger car for failing to maintain lane and speeding at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.…

Woman sentenced for conspiring to distribute bath salts, conspiring to commit money laundering

March 21, 2023 12:13 PM News Team

A 44-year-old Caldwell woman was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and conspiring to commit…

Idaho US Attorney announces federal prison sentences for 4 fentanyl dealers

March 20, 2023 4:55 PM News Team

Four defendants were sentenced to serve a collective 47 years in federal prison for dealing fentanyl, among other drug and firearms…

Reward offered for Community Food Basket property burglary

March 9, 2023 5:23 PM News Team

East Idaho Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for burglarizing the…

Idaho robbery suspect killed in Montana after hostage shot

March 20, 2023 9:53 AM Associated Press

Authorities say a suspect in an Idaho armed robbery has been killed by law enforcement after shooting a hostage near a travel center in western…

Deputies seek subject who cut ankle monitor

March 17, 2023 12:20 PM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Jamison Gerald…

IFPD release officer-involved shooting body camera footage

March 16, 2023 1:33 PM News Team

The Idaho Falls Police Department is holding a press conference Thursday to release body camera footage from its last officer involved shooting which…

Compher trial continued until October

March 16, 2023 1:18 PM Linda Larsen

A Pocatello man accused of murder in 2014 will have to wait a little longer for a jury to hear his…

Man sentenced to 90 months for identity theft scheme spanning Idaho and several Western states

March 16, 2023 11:05 AM News Team

A 43-year-old of Seattle was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…

Vallow-Daybell’s attorney ask judge to dismiss trial and start over

March 15, 2023 4:26 PM Seth Ratliff

Lori Vallow-Daybell was in court Wednesday for a final hearing before jury selection for her upcoming…

Eastern Idaho farmers pay $500,000 to resolve allegations of defrauding Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

March 15, 2023 5:38 PM News Team

U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Wednesday Merrill Hanny, Roger Burke and Robert Sollis, three farmers in Eastern Idaho, have paid a total of…

Man arrested after home burglary

March 15, 2023 12:07 PM News Team

Deputies are continuing to…

An image of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

Special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case steps down

March 14, 2023 6:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN The special prosecutor for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico…

Man sentenced to 34 years for attempted coercion, enticement of minor

March 14, 2023 11:25 AM News Team

A 31-year-old Adrian, Oregon man was sentenced to 412 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Josh…

2 arrested after deputies find 1,000 “dirty thirty” pills, meth, marijuana during traffic stop

March 14, 2023 10:06 AM News Team

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies made a traffic stop on a vehicle involved in an ongoing drug investigation near 49th N. and Ammon Road on…

Former Downard Funeral Home director trial set

March 13, 2023 11:37 AM Linda Larsen

Attorneys for former Pocatello funeral home owner and director Lance Peck were back in court…

The US surpasses 100 mass shootings in 2023—here’s every event mapped

March 10, 2023 11:42 PM Stacker

Stacker cited data from the Gun Violence Archive to visualize the scope of mass shootings thus far in 2023. Data is as of March 7,…

Former President Donald Trump does not plan to testify in a New York grand jury investigation into his alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Trump won’t testify before NY grand jury investigating hush money scheme, lawyer says

March 13, 2023 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell and Abby Baggini, CNN Former President Donald Trump does not plan to testify in a New York grand jury investigation into his alleged…

States with the highest rate of gun-related fatalities

March 9, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

Stacker evaluated public health data from the CDC to determine how rates of gun-related fatalities differ across U.S.…

Paul Flores was convicted in October 2022 for the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart in California.

Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart

March 10, 2023 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, Cheri Mossburg and Sara Smart, CNN The man convicted of killing fellow college student Kristin Smart in 1996 was sentenced to 25…

Sheldon Thomas spent more than 18 years in prison because he was mistaken for a different person with the same name.

A man wrongfully imprisoned for over 18 years despite a botched identification has been freed

March 9, 2023 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Mark Morales, CNN A 35-year-old man who spent almost 19 years wrongfully imprisoned for murder after detectives misled a witness into identifying…

Vallow-Daybell asks judge to drop death penalty

March 8, 2023 9:21 AM News Team

The trial for Lori Vallow-Daybell is set to start in less then a month in Ada County, and as her defense gets ready, they are asking the judge to…

Brian Laundrie’s mother says letter to her son saying ‘burn after reading’ was meant to show how much she loved him

March 7, 2023 6:04 PM CNN Newsource

Brian Laundrie’s mother says the letter she wrote to her son asking him to “burn after reading” pre-dated his 2021 trip with Gabby Petito and was…

State spending analysis: Which states spend the most on policing and corrections?

March 6, 2023 11:41 PM Stacker

MoneyGeek analyzed the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data to determine how much states spend on policing and corrections.…

Compher back in court Monday

March 6, 2023 5:22 PM Linda Larsen

A man accused of a Pocatello murder almost 20 years ago was back in a Bannock County courtroom…

Arina Yatsiuk has not been seen since March 3 last year.

Russian troops killed her parents, then she vanished without a trace

March 5, 2023 10:04 PM CNN

By Ivana Kottasová and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN A week after Russia invaded, the family of 15-year-old Arina Yatsiuk decided to flee their home near the…

Defense lawyers in Idaho killings case want gag order kept

March 3, 2023 5:35 PM Associated Press

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death…

IDL wildfire investigation and collaboration results in conviction of arsonist

March 3, 2023 10:49 AM News Team

Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) collaboration with the Idaho State Fire Marshall’s Office and law enforcement on arson fires last summer which…

Emmett man sentenced to 6 years for possessing child pornography

March 3, 2023 10:45 AM News Team

54-year-old Emmett man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…

Pictured here are Maggie Murdaugh (left)

How Alex Murdaugh’s son helped solve his own murder and convict his father

March 3, 2023 9:47 AM CNN

By Christina Maxouris, CNN For a year and a half, Alex Murdaugh denied he was anywhere near where his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were…

Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell to be tried separately

March 2, 2023 11:16 AM Seth Ratliff

Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell will be tried…

Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering his wife and son

March 2, 2023 5:10 PM CNN Newsource

The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the…

Nampa woman sentenced to 12 years for possession with intent to distribute 15 pounds of fentanyl

March 2, 2023 3:58 PM News Team

A 34-year-old Nampa woman was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possessing, with the intent to distribute, 15 pounds of fentanyl, U.S.…

Elizabeth Holmes wants to delay her prison sentence after giving birth to her second child

March 2, 2023 7:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos convicted of defrauding investors, is seeking to delay the start of her…

Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killings

March 2, 2023 9:35 AM Associated Press

Law enforcement officials have revealed more details regarding items seized from the Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged…

Caldwell man sentenced to 6 years for possessing child pornography

March 1, 2023 5:29 PM News Team

A 21-year-old Caldwell man was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…

Police told CNN that police found the bag by two men who were drinking in a deserted park in the Peruvian city of Puno on Saturday afternoon.

Man found carrying mummy in a food delivery bag in Peru

February 28, 2023 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Claudia Rebaza and Tara John, CNN A pre-Hispanic mummy, estimated to be between 600 to 800 years old, was discovered in a food delivery cooler bag…

Closing arguments begin in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial after jury visits family property where his wife and son were killed

March 1, 2023 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Alta Spells and Eric Levenson, CNN State prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the…

Vanessa Bryant reaches nearly $29 million settlement with Los Angeles County in lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash photos

February 28, 2023 8:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Vanessa Bryant has reached a nearly $29 million agreement with Los Angeles County to settle a lawsuit…

Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings

February 28, 2023 2:16 PM Associated Press

Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate…

Idaho man guilty of poaching trophy mule deer in Lemhi County

February 28, 2023 9:50 AM News Team

Poacher pled guilty to shooting a trophy mule deer with a rifle during an archery-only season in Lemhi County. He was fined over $2,000, lost his…

The gates near Alex Murdaugh's home in Islandton are seen on September 20

Jurors visited the Moselle estate where Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were killed. Here’s what we know about the property

February 28, 2023 1:03 AM CNN

By Christina Maxouris, CNN The group of jurors who on Thursday convicted Alex Murdaugh of killing his wife and son had a day earlier visited the…

Deputies investigate shooting incident

February 28, 2023 12:38 PM News Team

Deputies are continuing to…

Alex Murdaugh is cross examined by prosecutor Creighton Waters after taking the stand during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro

Here’s what legal experts say could help — or hurt — Alex Murdaugh from his testimony

February 26, 2023 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN After hearing from dozens of witnesses in the high-profile murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina jury last week…

IDOC serves death warrant to Gerald Pizzuto

February 24, 2023 3:35 PM News Team

The warrant schedules Pizzuto’s execution for Mar. 23,…

Idaho house where four university students were murdered to be torn down

February 24, 2023 1:49 PM CNN Newsource

The Idaho house where four college students were murdered in November will be demolished as a “healing step,” the University of Idaho said in a…

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to all charges in ‘Rust’ case

February 23, 2023 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the…

Family of man killed in officer involved shooting sues Idaho Falls Police

February 22, 2023 5:03 PM Seth Ratliff

The family of Joseph Johnson, the man killed in an officer involved shooting in February 2021, is now suing the City of Idaho Falls and the Idaho…

The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don't want to test positive on a drug test

Pentagon warns troops eating poppy seeds could lead to failed drug tests

February 22, 2023 1:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, CNN The US Defense Department issued an official warning to troops last week: If you don’t want to test positive on a drug…

Rita Curran was found strangled to death in her Burlington

Murder of Vermont woman solved after more than 50 years using DNA found on a cigarette and the victim’s clothing

February 21, 2023 10:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More than 50 years after Rita Curran’s roommate found her strangled to death in her room, police…

Federal jury convicts Boise tax return preparer of filing false tax returns

February 21, 2023 2:49 PM News Team

After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Boise tax return preparer 33-year-old Andres Sanchez guilty of willfully aiding and assisting in the…

Don’t abandon your pets, there are other options

February 20, 2023 11:09 AM Kailey Galaviz

Remmi and Baxter are just two of many dogs left abandoned by their owner in Idaho…

Local attorney arrested on drug charges

February 20, 2023 5:57 PM News Team

A former Jefferson County prosecutor has been…

Special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case drops firearm enhancement charge against Alec Baldwin

February 20, 2023 12:00 PM CNN

By Kevin Flower and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie…