SDE offers Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants to Idaho schools
Idaho elementary schools can apply now to participate in the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) through Child Nutrition Programs of…
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DHW announces new funding opportunity for COVID-19 vaccination clinics
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to establish and operate mobile, off-site, walk-in and…
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Marine, pregnant wife and toddler homeless after house fire
Click here for updates on this story HUBERT, North Carolina (WLOS) — A house fire in Hubert has left a marine, his…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccine myths: These reasons for not getting a shot don’t hold up. In fact, they’ll set the US back
Americans have an easy way to crush COVID-19 — one that would let businesses fully reopen safely, ditch the need for social distancing and…
Continue Reading More relaxed CDC coronavirus guidelines could come soon, Fauci says
After loosening its COVID-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to ban menthol flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars, including menthol flavor, within the…
Continue Reading Turkey prepares for its first national lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise
Turkey is bracing itself for its first national coronavirus lockdown as infection rates continue to climb in the country, now the highest in Europe.…
Continue Reading India’s COVID-19 crisis is a problem for the world
There is a split scenario unfolding as the world battles the pandemic. In countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, jubilant,…
Continue Reading The royal Wii? Gold-plated Nintendo console made for Queen Elizabeth is up for sale
Playing video games just got a whole lot posher, as a gold-plated Nintendo Wii made for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II goes on sale on eBay. But…
Continue Reading Is it ‘Zoom face’ or is the pandemic aging you?
Is that face in the mirror looking a bit, well, older these days? “Some of this is due to perception, what I call ‘Zoom face,’”…
Continue Reading Amazon plans to raise wages for 500,000 workers
Amazon has announced that it will raise wages for more than 500,000 workers — but it’s not planning to increase its $15 per hour minimum…
Continue Reading Non-profit will use unused food from restaurants closing due to pandemic
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The move back to the “Extreme Risk” category in…
Continue Reading Restaurants, other businesses struggle to hire new employees in pandemic recovery
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — On top of changing COVID-19 restrictions, restaurants…
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Firefighters battle for occupational cancer benefits
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Cancer caused 66-percent of career firefighter…
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Expanded Clean & Green Citywide Cleanup event begins May 6
The Idaho Falls Sanitation Division has expanded and improved the Clean & Green Citywide Cleanup event.…
Continue Reading Man out on bond in wife’s murder on the run after robbing car salesman at knifepoint
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of murdering his wife ditched his ankle…
Continue Reading Teen shot stepdad in head, killing him at restaurant, police says
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 16-year-old is accused of shooting his stepfather to…
Continue Reading Resident shot, killed during ‘landlord-tenant dispute’
Click here for updates on this story ANTIOCH, California (KGO) — Antioch Police said a man was shot to death on his…
Continue Reading How cops can de-escalate rather than fire their guns
Last week, our country breathed a sigh of relief as a guilty verdict was handed down against former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George…
Continue Reading Father and 16-year-old son mistakenly held at gunpoint by bounty hunters
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A North Nashville family continues to relive a day…
Continue Reading Resident taking initiative to revitalize city
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — In the same way a sculptor looks at a block of marble…
Continue Reading Dog rescued after being stranded on island
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A dog was rescued from an island and is now safe…
Continue Reading Mars helicopter to push the limits on its fourth flight
The Ingenuity helicopter has risen to every challenge it has faced on Mars so far. Now, it’s ready to fly even further, faster and longer than…
Continue Reading MAWSS: Large sanitary sewer overflow resumes, spills 30,000 more gallons
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) responded to…
Continue Reading Family devastated after shootings leave one brother dead and another brother wounded
Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — A Gresham family is devastated after two brothers and a…
Continue Reading Homeless outreach worker: PPB needs to ‘retrain’ officers
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Candles and flowers remain at Lents Park in the grass…
Continue Reading Driver of van in crash that killed 6 charged with vehicular homicide
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The driver of a van that lost control and…
Continue Reading Police investigating after noose found at construction site
Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — Windsor police are investigating after a…
Continue Reading Woman abandoned as an infant meets her rescuer 30 years later
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Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty to property damage for slashing 18 tires on 8 police vehicles
Click here for updates on this story RAYTOWN, Missouri (KCTV) — A woman pleaded guilty to property damage for slashing…
Continue Reading SLU couple says goodbye after delaying retirement to help with pandemic
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — John and Carol Hemkens met 45 years ago at DePaul Hospital. She…
Continue Reading Germany puts anti-lockdown group under surveillance for possible extremist ties
Germany’s intelligence service is putting some anti-lockdown activists under surveillance because of concerns they are attempting to undermine…
Continue Reading The subject of his late wife’s famous essay shares a timely lesson on grief – it ‘has no timetable’
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Continue Reading Summer camps across Canada prepare to reopen with COVID-19 modifications
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Continue Reading Navalny appears in court for first time since ending hunger strike, saying ‘I’m just an awful skeleton’
A judge in Moscow upheld a defamation conviction Thursday against jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who joined a court hearing via videolink, in…
Continue Reading Biden’s Covid case for big government
The pandemic occupied a major part of US President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress on Wednesday, as he made a sweeping case for big…
Continue Reading Officer posted a TikTok mocking LeBron James’ views on police. His department says it will be dealt with internally
After an Idaho officer posted a TikTok video mocking NBA star LeBron James’ comments about the use of force by police, his employer, the…
Continue Reading China successfully launches first module of planned space station
For more than two decades, the International Space Station has orbited 227 nautical miles above Earth with more than 200 astronauts from 19 different…
Continue Reading An hours-long standoff leaves one deputy killed and one wounded in North Carolina
One Watauga County sheriff’s deputy has been killed and another wounded in an armed standoff near Boone, North Carolina, officials said in a…
Continue Reading Federal indictment for Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers is one step closer to justice, mother says
The federal indictment of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery represents “one step closer to justice,” his mother told CNN.…
Continue Reading Three men indicted on hate crime and kidnapping charges in connection to Ahmaud Arbery’s death, federal prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors indicted the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges, the Department of Justice…
Continue Reading Officer involved in botched raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death announces retirement
A Louisville police officer who was involved in the botched raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor has announced his retirement, saying…
Continue Reading India is one of the world’s top 10 buyers of Covid vaccines. It still has nowhere near enough
India has the world’s biggest vaccine producing capacity but is suffering a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections — just as…
Continue Reading International Space Station gets a rival with planned launch of Chinese space station module
For more than two decades, the International Space Station has orbited 227 nautical miles above Earth with more than 200 astronauts from 19 different…
Continue Reading Hong Kong passes new immigration law that could enable China-style exit bans
Officials in Hong Kong will soon be able to block people from entering or leaving the territory, raising concerns over the possibility of mainland…
Continue Reading Judge denies media request for Andrew Brown videos, but allows family to view recordings
A North Carolina judge ruled Wednesday that video from four body cameras associated with last week’s shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. will…
Continue Reading Suspect faces numerous charges after alleged killing of Delaware police officer and assault of elderly couple
A veteran Delaware police officer has died following an assault after he was dispatched to the home of a person suspected in an attack of an elderly…
Continue Reading Standoff continues after one deputy killed and one wounded in North Carolina
One Watauga County sheriff’s deputy has been killed and another wounded in an ongoing standoff situation near Boone, North Carolina, officials…
Continue Reading India is the world’s top 10 buyer of Covid vaccines. It still has nowhere near enough
India has the world’s biggest vaccine producing capacity but is suffering a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections — just as…
Continue Reading Georgia sheriff allegedly ordered his employees to use excessive force against detainees, federal indictment says
The sheriff of a suburban Atlanta county has been indicted on federal civil rights charges for allegedly ordering his employees to use excessive…
Continue Reading Three more Colorado officers placed on administrative leave after violent arrest of 73-year-old woman
Three more Colorado police officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with…
Continue Reading Saber-toothed cats stalked and ate baby mammoths
The comedy film “Ice Age” humorously depicted a saber-toothed cat and a mammoth as misfit friends, but in prehistoric times the feline…
Continue Reading Body cam video released after Chicago police shoot and kill man they say had a gun during foot chase
New body cam footage released in Chicago on Wednesday shows the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez as he runs from an officer.…
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Police investigate string of malicious property damage
The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a string of malicious property damage that occurred over the weekend.…
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DNA testing in Vallow-Daybell case
DNA tests on tools seized from Chad Daybell’s property and a blood sample from another scene, are on hold, for…
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Bonneville School District 93 talks about levies
If the supplemental levy fails, that means the district will have to consider pay cuts, layoffs, and other cost-saving measures explained…
Continue Reading Watch President Biden’s first address to Congress here
President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday evening and is expected to tout his administration’s…
Continue Reading More liberal CDC coronavirus guidelines could come soon, Fauci says
After loosening its COVID-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Colgate’s new toothpaste tube is designed with slippery coating to let you squeeze out every last drop
Colgate wants to save you the agony of trying to squeeze out every last drop of toothpaste. It’s doing that by partnering with LiquiGlide, a…
Continue Reading Federal agents execute search warrant on Rudy Giuliani’s apartment
Federal agents executed search warrants Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment and office of Rudy Giuliani, his attorney said, advancing a criminal…
Continue Reading Ohio police union appeals firing of ex-officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice
A police union has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court to reinstate former Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot…
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Cheney: ‘Wishful thinking’ by Trump she won’t seek 4th term
Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won’t seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Liz Cheney said…
Continue Reading Picture of racist prom proposal goes viral
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota school district is investigating reports of a…
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255 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 255 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths…
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$40,000 reward offered after illegal shooting of mother grizzly bear
Five conservation organizations are offering rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the illegal…
Continue Reading Suspected shooter is barricaded in a house after two deputies shot in NC, authorities say
Two deputies were shot near Boone, North Carolina, and an standoff with the suspected shooter is underway, according to a statement obtained by CNN…
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Ex-wildlife managers want veto of Idaho wolf-killing bill
Nearly 30 retired state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter Wednesday to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little asking him to veto a bill…
Continue Reading GOP precinct chair in Texas arrested in US Capitol riot
A Texas man arrested for storming the US Capitol and assaulting police officers on January 6 also serves as a Republican Party precinct chair and has…
Continue Reading Islam Said sentenced to 10 years for hiding father Yaser Said to avoid arrest in daughters’ murders
Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH (KTVT) — The Irving brother of two girls murdered by their father has…
Continue Reading Idaho moves to ban critical race theory instruction in all public schools, including universities
As some public school districts move toward embracing critical race theory in their curriculums, others — like in Idaho — are doing the…
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors indict three men in death of Ahmaud Arbery
Three men were indicted on hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges by a federal grand jury in Southern Georgia in connection with the death of…
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Washington State University to require COVID-19 vaccine
Washington State University will require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations this fall for students and employees.…
Continue Reading After catching on to scam attempt, woman wants to warn others against Norton Security impostor
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Now to a consumer warning from a CBS 2 viewer who contacted us…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 44 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 44 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Idaho Falls librarian honored as Librarian of the Year
The Idaho Library Association (ILA) has named the Idaho Falls Public Library assistant director the Librarian of the…
Continue Reading Dashcam video released in fatal police shooting of Roy Jackel
Click here for updates on this story BUENA VISTA TWP., New Jersey (KYW) — The New Jersey attorney general has released…
Continue Reading Thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses in danger of going to waste
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The clock is ticking. About 4,000 doses of the COVID-19…
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3 Supreme Court Justice applicants submitted to Governor
The Idaho Judicial Council announced Wednesday it has submitted the names of three potential appointees for a position on the Idaho Supreme Court to…
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Officer hailed as hero for saving 9-day-old baby’s life
Click here for updates on this story PLEASANT HILLS, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Call it right place, right time or maybe even some divine…
Continue Reading Michael Collins Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of astronaut Michael Collins. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1930 Death date: April 28, 2021 Birth place: Rome,…
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Pocatello Animal Services to offer half-price dog licenses in May
You can license your dog with Pocatello Animal Services for half the cost starting next…
Continue Reading Pfizer and Moderna vaccines reduce COVID-19 hospitalization risk by 94% among older adults, CDC study says
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were found in the real world to be 94% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization among fully…
Continue Reading Residents hesitant as Amazon moves ahead with plans for 634,000-square-foot warehouse
Click here for updates on this story CHURCHILL, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Out on the new Southern Beltway in a remote part…
Continue Reading Big fines coming for drivers who do not give 3 feet of space to bicyclists on the road
Click here for updates on this story STONY BROOK, New York (WCBS) — Drivers in Suffolk County now have to give…
Continue Reading Raccoon attacks prompt officials to urge residents to get their pets rabies shots
Click here for updates on this story HIGHLANDS, New Jersey (WCBS) — A raccoon with rabies recently attacked a small dog…
Continue Reading Meet Rev. Pamela Conrad, who brings worlds of science, religion together at Glen Burnie Church
Click here for updates on this story GLEN BURNIE, Maryland (WJZ) — At St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Glen Burnie,…
Continue Reading 4-year-old boy thrilled to ride bikes with police officer
Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE (WBZ) — A mother said a Cambridge Police officer left a “lifetime…
Continue Reading L.A. County, once California’s pandemic epicenter, could enter the final reopening phase May 5
Los Angeles County, the first county in the US to have recorded more than one million coronavirus cases, is set to enter its least restrictive…
Continue Reading New York City primary care doctors begin vaccinating patients against COVID-19
New York is the latest state to allocate COVID-19 vaccine doses directly to primary care doctors as part of an initiative to reach people who may be…
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When a school principal married a Minneapolis cop, it shifted their perspectives — and gave them hope
Mauri Friestleben won’t watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments. She leans on her husband — a retired Minneapolis Police…
Continue Reading Boy with rare disorder gets new ride for 4th birthday thanks to UCF program
Click here for updates on this story LONGWOOD, Florida (WESH) — A boy from Longwood just got a very special gift for…
Continue Reading Man takes home top prize for hole-in-one contest, $1 million prize goes unclaimed again
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — The $1 million prize at the Kentucky Derby Festival…
Continue Reading MBTA contract driver charged with kidnapping, assault to rape after attack on female passenger, DA says
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — An MBTA contract bus driver has been charged with kidnapping,…
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Ethics hearing: Idaho lawmaker accused of rape pleads Fifth
An Idaho lawmaker facing rape allegations from a 19-year-old intern refused to answer some questions during a legislative ethics hearing Wednesday…
Continue Reading Driver rescued from washed-out road amid storms
Click here for updates on this story PERNELL, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A driver was rescued from a washed-out road in Garvin…
Continue Reading Slashed tires at homes with BLM yard signs. Police look into possible link
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Sacramento police are investigating several recent…
Continue Reading Father calls 911 after finding his 5-year-old stabbed to death; mother charged with murder, deputies say
Click here for updates on this story CLEAR CREEK, North Carolina (WYFF) — The 911 calls made after deputies say a North…
Continue Reading Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90
Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at age 90 after battling cancer.…
Continue Reading Spot the Perseverance rover in this new Mars helicopter photo
It’s time for a little game of I Spy on Mars. The Ingenuity Mars helicopter in the last week has aced all three of its planned test flights so…
Continue Reading Family urging safe driving through highway work zones after losing loved one
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, and…
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