Local attorney arrested on drug charges
A former Jefferson County prosecutor has been…
Continue ReadingCrime Tracker
Special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case drops firearm enhancement charge against Alec Baldwin
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…
Continue Reading
Increased fentanyl overdose activity in Pocatello
Over the past couple of weeks, Pocatello and the surrounding areas have seen an increase in fentanyl overdoses, according to the Pocatello Police…
Continue Reading
Multiple white-tailed deer shot and left to waste near Potlatch
Officers are seeking information regarding this…
Continue Reading
5 Idaho men indicted for distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an eight-count indictment on Wednesday, charging five Idaho men with distribution of methamphetamine and…
Continue Reading
Prosecutor: Officer’s actions justified in Eagles Lodge officer-involved shooting
Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal has determined the officer’s actions during the officer involved shooting at the Eagles Lodge in…
Continue Reading
Nampa man sentenced to 10 years for federal gun crime
A 29-year-old Nampa man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, the maximum allowable sentence, for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S.…
Continue Reading
Judge refuses to dismiss Lori Vallow-Daybell’s murder case
A judge is refusing to dismiss Lori Vallow-Daybell’s murder case based on the lack of a speedy…
Continue Reading
Gabby Petito’s family attorney wants the letter he says Brian Laundrie’s mom wrote him offering to bury a body, with inscription ‘burn after reading’
Brian Laundrie’s mother wrote a letter to her son that included references to getting a shovel and burying a body, an attorney representing the…
Continue Reading
Idaho Falls man sentenced to 15 years for attempted methamphetamine distribution
A 33-year-old Idaho Falls man was sentenced to federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney…
Continue Reading What we know about the Michigan State University gunman
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Scott Bronstein, CNN Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University as…
Continue Reading
Police search for Portneuf Wellness Complex vandals
The Portneuf Wellness Complex will have to cover the cost of someone’s inconsiderate…
Continue Reading
Police release shooting investigation update
The Chubbuck Police Department has released an update to the shooting investigation at 4719 Yellowstone Ave on…
Continue Reading
2 men arrested for intent to deliver fentanyl pills
Two men have been arrested for possession of the controlled substance fentanyl, in the form of counterfeit pills known as “dirty thirties.”…
Continue Reading
Lori Vallow-Daybell back in court Thursday
Lori Vallow-Daybell was back in court Thursday morning where two motions were…
Continue Reading Huge haul of cocaine floating at sea seized
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN More than 3 tons of cocaine floating in the ocean have been seized by authorities in New Zealand in one of the country’s…
Continue Reading
Man sentenced for aggravated battery on law enforcement officer and eluding
Both sentences will run concurrently to each…
Continue Reading
Police investigate Jet Stop robbery
Pocatello Police are investigating a robbery at Jet Stop at 1500 E. County Line Road…
Continue Reading
30 news groups ask Idaho Supreme Court to reject gag order
Thirty news organizations have asked the Idaho Supreme Court to overturn a gag order in a case against a man accused of stabbing four University of…
Continue Reading
Newly-released photo shows Gabby Petito’s injuries
A new photo of Gabby Petito was released Tuesday by the law firm representing her…
Continue Reading
Infrastructure sectors hit hardest by ransomware
Ransomware poses a growing threat to U.S. national security. Twingate collected data from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report to analyze which…
Continue Reading
Former Caldwell Police Department Lieutenant sentenced to federal prison
A former Caldwell Police Department Lieutenant was sentenced to three months in federal prison for falsifying a record or document in a federal…
Continue Reading
Idaho Falls security camera catches burglar
A home security camera helped catch a burglary early Friday morning in Idaho…
Continue Reading 2 Idaho Falls individuals sentenced to 20 years trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl
Ernestine Delafuente and Simon Martinez of Idaho Falls were sentenced to federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine,…
Continue Reading Residential care facility faces $10,000 fine after Iowa funeral director finds woman pronounced dead gasping for air in body bag
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An Iowa Alzheimer’s care facility is facing a $10,000 fine after pronouncing a woman dead who was later found alive…
Continue Reading Tracking the opioid crisis: Inside the DEA’s secret lab
By Amanda Sealy and Nadia Kounang, CNN Sitting among the warehouses of Dulles, Virginia, is one of the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s…
Continue Reading
Montana man charged with attempted murder of 2 teenagers
A Montana man was charged with attempted murder and attempted rape Thursday following a violent assault on two teenagers in a rural area bordering…
Continue Reading Idaho joins $22.5 million multistate securities settlement against Nexo Capital
The Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) announced Thursday it has issued a consent order against, Nexo Capital Inc. (Nexo).…
Continue Reading
Trio of child predators held accountable in east Idaho
In the past week, two east Idaho men were sentenced and one man was convicted at trial, in cases involving the sexual exploitation of children, U.S.…
Continue Reading
Small cities and towns are getting safer, while violent crime in large cities is on the rise
To test the theory that small cities and towns are the safest places in America, MoneyGeek analyzed crime statistics by quantifying the cost of crime…
Continue Reading
Safest cities in America 2023: Violent crime rate increases drive per capita cost of crime
MoneyGeek looked at the most recent FBI crime statistics to estimate the cost of crime in 263 cities with populations greater than 100,000 across the…
Continue Reading
East Idaho Crime Stoppers expands
East Idaho Crime Stoppers is expanding even more this…
Continue Reading Hong Kong is criminalizing CBD as a ‘dangerous drug’ alongside heroin
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Two years ago, cannabidiol was booming in Hong Kong. The compound, known as CBD, was popping up in cafes, restaurants and…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin has been formally charged in ‘Rust’ shooting
By Josh Campbell, CNN Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has been criminally charged in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie…
Continue Reading
Police apprehend aggravated assault suspect
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies took Matthew L. Roberson into custody on his outstanding warrants Tuesday…
Continue Reading New US ransomware strategy prioritizes victims but could make it harder to catch cybercriminals
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US and European law enforcement’s disruption last week of a $100-million ransomware gang is the clearest public example…
Continue Reading
Petito family lobbies for ‘lethality assessment’ law in Utah
The mother and father of a woman killed by her boyfriend in 2021 joined Utah lawmakers to lobby for the passage of a law to require police statewide…
Continue Reading Pocatello man sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for producing, possessing child pornography
A 41-year-old Pocatello man was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison for production and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh…
Continue Reading
Identity of man involved in Pocatello officer shooting released
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Taskforce, has confirmed the identity of the deceased…
Continue Reading Blackfoot man sentenced to life in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin
A 46-year-old Blackfoot man was sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to…
Continue Reading
Fatal officer-involved shooting near 700 block of West Center Street
Dispatch received a call Friday, at approximately 12:45 p.m. in reference to a disturbance.…
Continue Reading Remains of missing 4-year-old from Oklahoma identified
By Mallika Kallingal, Paradise Afshar and Andy Rose, CNN The remains of a child found by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents in Rush…
Continue Reading
Lori Vallow-Daybell once again asks judge to dismiss case
Lori Vallow-Daybell is once again asking a judge to dismiss her…
Continue Reading Federal jury convicts Blackfoot man of distribution and possession of child pornography
After a three-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Pocatello found 41-year-old Joseph Hornof of Blackfoot guilty of two counts of distribution of…
Continue Reading FBI seizes website used by notorious ransomware gang
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI has seized the computer infrastructure used by a notorious ransomware gang which has extorted more than $100 million…
Continue Reading
Walk away escapee arrested for eluding deputies
A walk away escapee has been arrested for eluding…
Continue Reading
Man arrested with counterfeit bills
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a man attempting to pass counterfeit money at a local gas station Monday…
Continue Reading
Coroner ID’s man shot and killed by Boise police officer
Police say a Boise police officer shot and killed a man while law enforcement officials were trying to take him into custody on alleged felony…
Continue Reading As egg prices rise, so do attempts to smuggle them from Mexico, say US Customs officials
By Zoe Sottile, CNN High prices are driving an increase in attempts to bring eggs into the US from Mexico, according to border officials. Officers at…
Continue Reading
2 arrested for felony drug possession during traffic stop
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office arrested two for felony drug possession during a traffic stop…
Continue Reading News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case
Twenty regional and national news organizations have formed a coalition to ask a judge to narrow a gag order in the case of a man accused of killing…
Continue Reading 37 million T-Mobile customers were hacked
By David Goldman, CNN T-Mobile said a “bad actor” accessed personal data from 37 million current customers in a November data breach. In…
Continue Reading Daybell trial to move forward amid potential new DNA evidence
Seven motions were on the docket for Thursday’s hearing, including four attempting to remove or exempt Lori Vallow-Daybell from the death…
Continue Reading Alec Baldwin and armorer will be charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’
By Josh Campbell, Paul Vercammen, Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot a cinematographer on the set of the Western…
Continue Reading This is the evidence investigators used to help their search for the suspect in the Idaho student killings
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A bloody crime scene left in the aftermath of four college students killed in Idaho would help authorities navigate their hunt…
Continue Reading
Police seize bedding from Idaho stabbing suspect’s home
Investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove when they searched the Washington state apartment of a…
Continue Reading
Author Howard Blum is writing book on Idaho student deaths
A bestselling author of crime stories and other nonfiction works is working on a book about the stabbing deaths last fall of four students at the…
Continue Reading
Texas man pleads guilty to role in $1.6M romance scam plot
A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in a romance scam in which women from across the nation were cheated out of a total of about $1.6…
Continue Reading
Not playing by the rules catches up to trespassers near Challis
It’s no secret access to hunting and fishing is important to Idaho…
Continue Reading The father of one of the Idaho students killed says surviving the grief comes ‘one day at a time’
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Since the November slayings of four University of Idaho students, Ben Mogen says he has been going through life “one…
Continue Reading
Former basketball coach accused of rape in court Friday
The former Soda Springs High School basketball coach accused of rape appeared in a Caribou County Court room…
Continue Reading
Friday’s 20/20 episode to dive into University of Idaho stabbings
The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late June, when prosecutors will try…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s known, what’s next in Idaho stabbing case
The criminal case against a man accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students last November is underway, but it will likely be…
Continue Reading Idaho killings suspect Bryan Kohberger appears in court, waives right to speedy probable cause hearing
The man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students appeared in court Thursday for a status conference, where a judge scheduled a…
Continue Reading
Idaho man indicted for federal hate crime against LGBTQ residents of Boise
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on Jan. 10, charging an Idaho man with a hate…
Continue Reading
Meridian women indicted for embezzling more than $1.7 million from Black Canyon Irrigation District
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Catherine Skidmore, 55, of Meridian, with 25 counts of wire fraud and 24 counts of…
Continue Reading
Man shot while allegedly attempting to rob a Pocatello home
Pocatello police are investigating a shooting last night that sent one man to the…
Continue Reading As University of Idaho students return to classes, they say the arrest of a murder suspect brings peace of mind. But the campus may never feel the same
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Classes resume Wednesday at the University of Idaho, just weeks after many students abandoned the campus amid anxiety over…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow-Daybell says she has an alibi
A woman charged with conspiring to kill her two children and her new husband’s late wife says she has an alibi, and that the kids were killed while…
Continue Reading
Man arrested for robbery, kidnapping, drug possession and battery on officer
On Saturday, Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a residence in the area of 1200 Lake Avenue after a report was made to dispatch that someone…
Continue Reading
Intoxicated man arrested for aggravated assault, attempting to hit people with hammer
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call in Ammon overnight of a man attempting to hit people with a…
Continue Reading
The white sedan: How police found suspect in Idaho slayings
Authorities say a key piece of evidence in the case of four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in November turned out to be surveillance…
Continue Reading
Names of officer and individual from officer involved shooting at Eagles Lodge released
On Nov. 27, 2022, an Idaho Falls Police officer responded to the Eagles Lodge, located at 645 Hemmert Ave, to conduct a welfare check on a man who…
Continue Reading
Former DMV employee sentenced for tax fraud
A Malad City woman and former employee of the Oneida County Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must pay $930 in restitution to the Idaho State Tax…
Continue Reading Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast member sentenced to over six years in prison in telemarketing fraud scheme
By Kara Scannell, CNN Jennifer Shah, a cast member on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” was sentenced to six and a half…
Continue Reading
Bryan Kohberger: More on Idaho murder suspect’s background
A knife sheath with male DNA found near a victim. A cell phone pinged a dozen times near the crime scene.…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from court documents in case against Bryan Kohberger and some questions that remain
DNA allegedly found on a knife sheath recovered at the murder…
Continue Reading
Roommate who survived Idaho student killings saw figure dressed in black clothing and a mask, affidavit says
Idaho officials have publicly released court documents in prosecutors’ case against Bryan Kohberger, who faces four counts of first-degree murder and…
Continue Reading
Inmate who failed to return from work release found dead
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating an inmate who failed to return to the jail from the Work Release…
Continue Reading
A timeline of the killings of four University of Idaho students
Court documents have been unsealed after the suspect in the November fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students made his first court…
Continue Reading Man accused of killing Idaho college students in court
The man accused in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students was extradited to Idaho, where he’s charged with four counts of…
Continue Reading
Suspect in the Idaho college student killings returned home for the holidays weeks after the crime. Here’s what we know about him
d in connection with the November killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death attended a nearby university in…
Continue Reading US government moves to seize $460 million Robinhood stake linked to Sam Bankman-Fried
By Allison Morrow and Kara Scannell, CNN The US government is stepping into a contentious, multijurisdictional legal battle over the ownership of…
Continue Reading
Family of 8 found shot dead in Utah home determined to be a murder-suicide
By Andi Babineau and Rebekah Riess, CNN A family of eight found shot to death Wednesday inside their home in Enoch City, Utah, died by…
Continue Reading Roommate who survived Idaho student killings saw figure dressed in black clothing and a mask, affidavit says
By Dakin Andone, Elizabeth Joseph and Veronica Miracle, CNN One of the two roommates who survived the fatal November stabbings of four University of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Next steps and new details in Idaho killings
It’s been weeks since four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their beds, and now some of the mystery surrounding the case may…
Continue Reading
Man charged in students’ killings might be headed to Idaho
Authorities say the man accused in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students has left a Pennsylvania jail in the custody of state…
Continue Reading
Idaho slayings suspect waives right to fight extradition
A criminology graduate student charged in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students waived his right to an extradition hearing in a…
Continue Reading Suspect in the Idaho college student killings returned home for the holidays weeks after the crime. Here’s what we know about him
By Paul P. Murphy, Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN The man arrested in connection with the November killings of four University of Idaho…
Continue Reading
Moscow Police believe suspect acted alone
Moscow Police on Saturday saying they believe Bryan Kohberger acted alone. They do not plan on making any additional arrests at this time.…
Continue Reading
Family fight ends in claimed self-defense shooting
Bonneville County Sheriff Deputies investigate a shooting north of Idaho Falls Tuesday evening.…
Continue Reading Idaho police: Oregon sedan not connected to students’ deaths
Idaho police say they’ve determined that a white sedan found in Oregon is not connected to the Nov. 13 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho…
Continue Reading Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder of friend’s stepdad
A 14-year-old Idaho girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after prosecutors said she and a friend both tried to kill her friend’s…
Continue Reading Spokane Valley man sentenced for involvement in shooting death of Coeur d’Alene teen
24-year-old Dennen Trey George Fitterer-Usher of Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced this week to more than 14 years in federal prison for…
Continue Reading
Idaho Falls man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested an Idaho Falls man on…
Continue Reading Sam Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the US tonight, Bahamas AG says
By Kara Scannell, Patrick Oppmann and Allison Morrow, CNN Sam Bankman-Fried will be extradited to the United States Wednesday night, Bahamas Attorney…
Continue Reading
Inmate fails to return from work release
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help in located an inmate who failed to return to the jail from Work Release. …
Continue Reading
Idaho police still seek car seen near slain students’ home
Idaho Police investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students say they’re working with law enforcement in Eugene, Oregon, to…
Continue Reading
States with the most active hate groups
Stacker analyzed data compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center tracking active hate groups across the…
Continue Reading
Out-of-state drug traffickers prosecuted in federal court
Three out-of-state individuals were recently prosecuted in federal court for bringing illicit drugs into the Magic Valley area, announced U.S.…
Continue Reading