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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Utah has the lowest percentage of high school students who are taught about condoms. The Salt…
Continue ReadingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Utah has the lowest percentage of high school students who are taught about condoms. The Salt…
Continue ReadingIdaho Republicans caucused last month, and now it’s the Democrats’ turn. Members of the Gem State’s blue party will meet this…
Continue ReadingDid you know that several amateur radio enthusiasts took part in Wednesday disaster drill exercise throughout Eastern Idaho? You probably know them…
Continue ReadingTall structures should be in cities. That is the finding of the Teton County, Idaho, Planning and Zoning Commission. The recommendation now goes on…
Continue ReadingState police say a dust storm that reduced visibility caused an 18-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 in south-central Idaho that sent at least two…
Continue ReadingAgricultural economists said price inputs have fluctuated over the last couple of years for Eastern Idaho farmers. Year after year, farmers face the…
Continue ReadingA Roberts woman’s mad dash to the hospital was interrupted by the delivery of her baby in an Idaho Falls parking lot. Baby Burns let out a big…
Continue ReadingUnited States Postal Service workers are rallying across the country in protest of a Senate bill they said would destroy the Postal Service. Dozens…
Continue ReadingDemand for electric cars is expected to go up in the Pacific Northwest, according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The NRCC crunches…
Continue ReadingA brand new animal shelter could be coming to Pocatello if voters approve a bond. The 40-year-old, run-down animal shelter has seen better days.…
Continue ReadingRecent earthquakes on the West Coast have prompted many questions about the possibilities of earthquakes occurring in eastern Idaho. Researchers at…
Continue ReadingThe Wrangler Million Dollar Tour is back in town. Tuesday night, the Pocatello Frontier Rodeo Association got things off the ground with the annual…
Continue ReadingSome Idaho Falls Power customers will be without electricity when the utility updates power lines Sunday. IFP said the outage will affect customers…
Continue ReadingThe idea of bio-fuel has been around for a long time, but at Idaho State University, they are actually using it. The maintenance department runs its…
Continue ReadingOne local 12-year-old boy is ready to ride after a local business surprised him with a new motocross bike on Wednesday night. Kaden Powell was riding…
Continue ReadingA trucker from southeastern Idaho has claimed a $250,000 Mega Millions prize, but he hasn’t quit his day job just yet. Joseph Graham’s…
Continue ReadingDomestic violence is never a savory topic in any community, but Idaho Falls is taking a turn at tackling the touchy issue. The Domestic Violence…
Continue ReadingWhat would happen if a large-scale disaster hit eastern Idaho? It?s a question law enforcement and relief agencies across the region have been trying…
Continue ReadingThe City of Pocatello is in the middle of a nationwide search for a new police chief. It seems the prospect of becoming Pocatello’s next police…
Continue ReadingA flock of pink flamingos showed up in the flower beds of the Idaho Falls City Hall Annex, and no, they aren’t escapees from the zoo. The birds…
Continue ReadingGov. C.L. “Butch” Otter allowed the final three bills on his desk to become law without his signature. Among the measures: A bill that…
Continue ReadingA Shelley man pulled over for reckless driving was arrested after he was found to be under the influence of alcohol, driving without privileges and…
Continue ReadingHigh winds across eastern Idaho a couple weeks ago left a lasting impression on one Idaho Falls building. Some extensive damage to the eastern wall…
Continue ReadingState Superintendent of Education Tom Luna is road-tripping across the Gem State this week on a post-legislative tour. On Tuesday, Luna met with…
Continue ReadingIf you’re a Falls Water customer, you may soon see higher numbers on your monthly bill. That’s because the company wants to raise its…
Continue ReadingA Fremont County man sits in jail after a judge found him guilty of lewd conduct with a child on Tuesday. Charles Housley, the defendant in the case,…
Continue ReadingThere are new developments on Tuesday in the sexual abuse case against former Snake River Junior High principal Christopher Cox. Cox is charged with…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello School District is getting close to finishing a new building that will help open a new middle school and solve overcrowding in…
Continue ReadingOne school district in the upper valley has received funding from the state to make classrooms more modern. For the Sugar-Salem School District,…
Continue ReadingWhat started out as a welfare check led to the arrest of a man Blackfoot police said was growing dozens of marijuana plants in his home. At 7:15 p.m.…
Continue ReadingRexburg police are investigating a fire that damaged a single-wide trailer home in Rexburg on Monday night. Police said they believe two boys, both…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello Visitor’s Center is now open every day of the week for the summer, and is unveiling a whole new look. The volunteers who are…
Continue ReadingA firearm was brandished Saturday night when four people got impatient and robbed the Jet Stop at the Pocatello Regional Airport, police said.…
Continue ReadingEmergency personnel are preparing for the worst this week in what they’re calling a “Groundhog’s Day” exercise. Everyone from…
Continue ReadingThe race for Fremont County prosecutor is getting ugly, as a spat over campaign sign placement is turning into a political brawl. Supporters of Karl…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls police officer’s son charged in a series of knifepoint burglaries was sentenced to one year in prison, but with some…
Continue ReadingA cross-country road trip is making a stop in eastern Idaho, with a special message for high school kids. Road Trip Nation is teaming up with the…
Continue ReadingOne of seven defendants in the Christmas Day stabbing death of 20-year-old Buck Garner was denied a reconsideration of his five-year prison sentence…
Continue ReadingAs the weather warms, backhoes, front loaders, and the rest of the heavy machinery family start to show up around eastern Idaho. In fact, new home…
Continue ReadingFederal officials are trying to figure out the source of radioactive particles at the Idaho National Laboratory advanced test reactor complex after a…
Continue ReadingThis year, the Highland High School speech and debate team took first at the district competitions, and now, the team is preparing to go to the state…
Continue ReadingOn Sunday in Idaho Falls, one local minister provided an Easter message of inner peace to her congregation, and the eastern Idaho community. In a…
Continue ReadingThe fall happened in Granite Canyon, along the outer boundary of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Officials said Josh Tatman, 31, of Jackson, fell about…
Continue ReadingThe Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Events Center is slated to open this summer, and now, construction at the hotel is in full swing. The 156-room hotel…
Continue ReadingIn Chubbuck, a community is rallying around a family to help a sick infant. Mason and Amanda Oswald welcomed little Maysa into the world three months…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho’s biggest Easter egg hunt was in Idaho Falls Saturday morning. Hundreds of kids ran around Tautphaus Park this morning, all…
Continue ReadingThe owner of Carrillo’s Tax in Idaho Falls broke her silence Friday evening after a raid by the IRS on Thursday. When April Carrillo received a…
Continue ReadingA property-rental scam is showing up around eastern Idaho, and it has already cheated a handful of people out of hundreds of dollars. Our station…
Continue ReadingThe Census Bureau recently released records from the 1940 census and the information has many people curious as to what they’ll be able to…
Continue ReadingThe Shelley-Firth Fire District is asking voters to approve a $1.7 million bond this May because the volunteer-based departments said there’s…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello woman died after a car crash at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in Oneida County, said Sheriff JP Semrad. Osato Takashra, 89, was traveling south on…
Continue ReadingCommunity leaders in Pocatello met on Friday to focus on fighting against what they called an area epidemic of child abuse. At Portneuf Medical…
Continue ReadingA BYU-Idaho student is asking for the public?s help in locating a large sum of cash that was stolen from her purse. Freshman Leeza Pearl said about…
Continue ReadingBrigham Young University-Idaho will hold its commencement ceremonies Friday night, and 1,674 students will be awarded 1,691 degrees. That?s 180 more…
Continue ReadingThe corporation that oversees many businesses for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a new chief operating officer. The Deseret News…
Continue ReadingA Bonneville deputy has died from injuries he suffered in a boating accident Wednesday on Mud Lake. Mark Weaver, 46, of Hamer, a deputy with the…
Continue ReadingIRS agents raided a building on Anderson Street at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, but they would not say why. The building houses a tax service,…
Continue ReadingThanks to advance emergency planning, Shoshone-Bannock tribal officials say a planned overnight power outage was uneventful. The Idaho Power Company…
Continue ReadingA standoff in the Pocatello Costco parking lot led to the arrest of a man and woman who police said would not come out of a van. Idaho State Police…
Continue ReadingBlackfoot Police are looking for the person, or people, who have been firing BB guns at parked cars. Capt. Kurt Asmus said 12 to 15 car windows have…
Continue ReadingCareers in nursing are in high-demand, but it’s not often that you find a high school student gearing up for the healthcare field even before…
Continue ReadingA resident came home early Wednesday afternoon to find two people going through his cupboards, the Madison County Sheriff?s Office said. In a call to…
Continue ReadingThe Madison County Sheriff has some strong words of warning following the arrest of two teens accused of stealing prescription drugs from…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for a popular government program that pays farmers to leave some of their land alone.…
Continue ReadingEaster weekend is fast approaching and for many of us those presents can come in a cute, soft, cuddly and living form. Stores like C-A-L Ranch stock…
Continue ReadingGeoffery Elawadly pleaded guilty on Wednesday to second-degree murder as part of a plea arrangement with the state. The guilty plea drops a laundry…
Continue ReadingThe Blackfoot City Council approved two measures that will mean changes to taxpayers Tuesday. City fees will increase, and the area for urban…
Continue ReadingA government-funded transportation company is looking for a hike in funds this year. Targhee Regional Public Transportation Authority, better known…
Continue ReadingPolice arrested Marlana Lee Loveland on a Bonneville County warrant charging her with two counts of forgery Tuesday. The warrant stemmed from an…
Continue ReadingAccording to national auto-sales tracker Autodata, new car sales are up dramatically in the United States. Sales rose nearly 13-percent in March…
Continue ReadingBannock County is a step closer to turning its landfill into a power plant. “You always look at the garbage as being garbage, but sometimes…
Continue ReadingAn eight-hour power outage is planned for Wednesday night and Thursday morning in the Fort Hall area. The Department of Public Safety and the Tribal…
Continue ReadingA proposal for new charter school will be heard on Tuesday night in Idaho Falls. The twist: the school would focus on patriotism and capitalism. A…
Continue ReadingA group of local people wants to bring the option of a patriotism-themed school to Idaho Falls District 91, and they want to do it with local…
Continue ReadingAfter nearly three years of pursuing justice, it’s case closed for two local people scammed by a Rigby couple on Craigslist. On March 30, a…
Continue ReadingA group of Idaho Falls women is remembering the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking with a themed tea party. The ‘Ladies Tea Guild’…
Continue ReadingAn American Fork city councilman and four city employees are getting credit for rescuing a woman and her young daughter from a burning house. Nobody…
Continue ReadingA gun burglary occurred at a home on Oxbow Lane, Idaho Falls police said Tuesday. Police said a man reported the burglary on Sunday. He had come home…
Continue ReadingA music video set in Idaho Falls and performed by a famous local duo is hitting the airwaves. Two months ago Local News 8 told you about Ali and…
Continue ReadingFor a small-sized airport, Idaho Falls Regional Airport has many contented travelers. Lines at checkstands, luggage stress, getting through…
Continue ReadingJudges in Idaho are taking part in a Resolution Roundup, volunteering their time to solve lawsuits without ever going to trial. Free of charge judges…
Continue ReadingSticks of dynamite were found in a Twin Falls backyard Tuesday. The Twin Falls Police Department Bomb Squad responded to the residence and recovered…
Continue ReadingThe cost of repairing Bonner County roads damaged by stormwater runoff is expected to exceed $1 million. The northern Idaho county was expected to…
Continue ReadingFlying on Allegiant Airlines is getting more expensive for anyone with carry-on luggage. Starting Wednesday, the airline will charge up to $35 to…
Continue ReadingMore than half the wolves in Idaho were killed in the recent hunting season, according to numbers from the Idaho Fish and Game. By some estimates,…
Continue ReadingA private lawsuit against Teton School District has been dropped. The suit, filed by Brad Brewster centered on a 2010 hazing incident at Teton High…
Continue ReadingPocatello police said an Idaho Falls man kicked a window out of a patrol car Sunday night. Derek Furniss, 31, was arrested at Portneuf Medical Center…
Continue ReadingThe top official for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is resigning to accept a full-time leadership position with The Church of Jesus Christ of…
Continue ReadingA 7-year-old Rigby boy is recovering from head trauma after getting run over by an ATV on Saturday afternoon. According to the Jefferson County…
Continue ReadingThree of the seven defendants connected to the Christmas Day killing of 20-year-old Buck Garner in Ammon were back in court on Monday. The…
Continue ReadingMadison Memorial Hospital has appointed a new CEO, who says that the transition has been ?natural? since Friday?s announcement. ?I believe that you…
Continue ReadingA Canadian company said it will open a new manufacturing plant in Pocatello bringing more than 150 full-time jobs to the area. ATCO Structures and…
Continue ReadingA fire ignited at a Rexburg business over the weekend. It happened at Mountain West Bark Products on South Highway 191, just before 1 a.m. Sunday.…
Continue ReadingIn this week’s Main Street Buzz, we found a doctor’s office with a unique twist: there is just one man running the whole show. Idaho…
Continue ReadingFormer Idaho Transportation Director Pamela Lowe says she is elated with a federal judge’s ruling that found the state must provide a reason…
Continue ReadingAfter four years of enduring cutbacks, Idaho’s public universities can finally breathe a little easier. “It feels a lot better than the…
Continue ReadingSeveral Idaho Falls community members gathered together Saturday night for a candlelight vigil in honor of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed…
Continue ReadingThe 182nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrapped up Sunday. Tens of thousands of LDS church members…
Continue ReadingThere is another delay in the sexual abuse case against former Snake River Junior High principal Christopher Cox. The presiding district judge in the…
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