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The Jackson Town Council is working to encourage developers to create short-term rental units for seasonal workers. The Jackson Hole News and Guide…
Continue ReadingThe Jackson Town Council is working to encourage developers to create short-term rental units for seasonal workers. The Jackson Hole News and Guide…
Continue ReadingProsecutors have rested their case against Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants who occupied a national wildlife refuge in southeast Oregon. The…
Continue ReadingIdaho election workers say it’s no longer enough to encourage people to get out to the polls. Instead, it’s time to bring the polls to…
Continue ReadingWednesday marks what should have been Stephanie Crane’s 32nd birthday. Stephanie disappeared on October 11, 1993 while walking away from the…
Continue ReadingAnother sunny day for Wednesday with very warm temperatures, before our next storm arrives Thursday. Two areas of stormy weather, one to our south in…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCERRigby 1Bonneville 1 **Idaho Falls 4Preston 0 Skyline 2**Blackfoot 4 **Madison 1Hillcrest 0 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER**Century 1Pocatello 0…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s new area code will be here a little less than a year, so the Idaho Public Utilities Commission is traveling around the state to make…
Continue ReadingA big piece of Blackfoot history is being torn down. The old sugar beet factory near Highway 91 is being demolished. The factory stood for over 110…
Continue ReadingPotatoes have been the talk of the town recently with it being harvest season. Many growers we’ve reached out to say everything is looking…
Continue ReadingFor fourth graders in Bannock County, school took place on the farm Tuesday. It was Ag Day at Swore Farm near Chubbuck. Ag Day is sponsored by the…
Continue ReadingWe are starting to see more candidates campaigning as the general election gets closer. One Democratic nominee running for U.S. Congress made a stop…
Continue ReadingTelephone scams are nothing new, but recently, people around the region are reporting a large number of calls. Franklin County dispatch has recently…
Continue ReadingA black pickup truck ended up in the Snake River today after the driver of the truck forgot to apply the parking brake. Bingham County Sheriff Craig…
Continue ReadingWell over 80 million people tuned in to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off, setting a record in the 60-year history of televised…
Continue ReadingLanes will be restricted from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday night at the intersection of Hitt Road and 17th street as Intermountain Gas…
Continue ReadingAnother sunny day for Wednesday with warm temperatures, before our next storm arrives Thursday. Two areas of stormy weather, one to our south in…
Continue ReadingLocal News 8 will broadcast the regular sessions of the 186th LDS General Conference as a service to the community on October 1st and 2nd. The…
Continue ReadingTimothy Leo Ritter,50, was arrested Monday night after threatening another person with a knife. Pocatello Police said a person was sitting in a swing…
Continue ReadingRexburg Police are investigating a scam that has claimed two victims in the past week. The latest was reported Monday when a person used a BYU-Idaho…
Continue ReadingGovernment investigators are due in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday to look into an employee’s claims of sexual exploitation of female…
Continue ReadingRecently filed court documents show that school officials found evidence of misconduct during an investigation into a sexual assault of a black…
Continue ReadingFederal water managers are planning to greatly reduce the amount of water released out of Jackson Lake Dam. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports…
Continue ReadingWhen you hear the sirens Wednesday morning in Idaho Falls and Ammon, don’t worry. It’s just a test. Bonneville County Emergency…
Continue ReadingThe volunteer event Day of the Corn kicked off its eighth year early Saturday morning. Five thousand ears of corn were donated and the volunteers…
Continue ReadingHigh pressure remains in place over the West for the next couple days keeping us dry and sunny. Expect temps to rise pretty quickly during the…
Continue ReadingAre you completely comfortable when driving? That’s a question Idhao State University’s occupational therapy program tried to answer at…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to battle it out at the first 2016 Presidential Debate, which begin Monday night. With Election Day just…
Continue ReadingTo get a better handle on the challenge east Idaho Hispanic communities face, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs visited four towns and cities…
Continue ReadingConstruction workers started working on the intersection of Benton Street and Second Avenue Monday — an intersection where many of…
Continue ReadingAfter years of discussions and months of planning, the cities of Idaho Falls and Ammon are moving forward with plans to expand the intersection of…
Continue ReadingA pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a car at the intersection of Garrett and Gould at around 2:03 a.m. Sunday in Pocatello. Pocatello…
Continue ReadingA strong ridge of high pressure has taken control of our forecast keeping us dry and sunny for the next few days. Expect temps to rise pretty quickly…
Continue ReadingUpdate 2:24 pm: The Bonneville County Sheriff has released the name of the man who was found dead after falling from a bridge. The sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Idaho President Chuck Staben has created a task force to address issues with a vermin control program aimed at removing feral cats from…
Continue ReadingBoise police say a man has been arrested after crashing a vehicle, hijacking a motorcycle and involving officers in a high-speed chase. The Idaho…
Continue ReadingMontana wildlife officials have closed wolf hunting for the season in an area north of Yellowstone National Park after hunters exceeded the quota of…
Continue ReadingA Utah man has been arrested after authorities say he assaulted firefighters who were trying to put out a fire at his home southwest of Salt Lake…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello Police Department is looking for a man who robbed a Walgreens early Sunday morning. Police say the man entered the Walgreens at 905…
Continue ReadingRexburg welcomed their first “Heritage Festival” Saturday. The event was created to bring people in the community together and to…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in southwest Idaho say a man died Monday morning after driving to the Garden City police station where he exchanged shots with officers…
Continue ReadingA strong ridge of high pressure has taken control of our forecast keeping us dry and sunny for the next few days. Expect temps to rise pretty quickly…
Continue ReadingA beautiful day today with a few more gorgeous days on the way. Tonight, cool and clear with a chance of morning fog. Average lows across the region…
Continue ReadingA dot and a comma. Separately, those two things might not mean much to a person. But when put together into a semicolon tattoo, it holds a lot of…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State football team got their first conference win of the season when they defeated Sacramento State 42-34 Saturday…
Continue ReadingThe final scores of Friday night’s football games in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Idaho State Police have released additional details about a 5 vehicle crash that blocked traffic on northbound I-15 for hours Friday evening.…
Continue ReadingPocatello’s new Mountain View Event Center is under construction and is expected to open later this year. The MEC will be the result of a…
Continue ReadingSome area groups teamed up Friday to grant wishes to a couple local kids. It was the annual Make-A-Wish and American Family Insurance charity golf…
Continue ReadingBlackfoot police have arrested a man for having a street value of over $100,000 dollars worth of meth in his possession. Police said they were…
Continue ReadingSome lingering showers expected for Saturday morning, with rain and snow in the mountains near the Wyoming border. Saturday, Chance of rain and…
Continue ReadingUpdate 4:00 p.m.: Police said the man being held for causing the bomb threat at the INL building Friday morning is being treated at BHC. No charges…
Continue ReadingUpdate 3:20 pm: An Ammon man has pleaded guilty to causing the Henry’s Creek Fire. Kristian John Lopez pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of…
Continue ReadingFormer Blackfoot High School girls’ soccer coach Alisha Yeates pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of sexual abuse of a child under the age of…
Continue ReadingDozens of people in neon shirts and high heels walked throughout downtown Idaho Falls Tuesday night. It was all an effort to raise awareness for…
Continue ReadingSecurity experts call the Yahoo breach “massive.” The company confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 million of its users accounts had…
Continue ReadingWyoming lawmakers are set to consider changing the way the state penalizes marijuana during the next legislative session. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s State Board of Education convened for a second time this week after facing criticism for making significant decisions regarding teacher…
Continue ReadingPeople across Utah are reeling after storms ripped through state, including two tornados that damaged more than a dozen buildings hundreds of miles…
Continue ReadingU.S. District Judge Anna Brown warned Ammon Bundy’s lawyer she will hold him in contempt of court if he keeps trying to bring up Robert…
Continue ReadingKids in a Utah elementary school have shown how much they can accomplish if they unite behind a cause. In this case: bringing back fry sauce, a…
Continue ReadingThe slow moving storm system is slowly moving across Northern Utah today. Expect much cooler temps and periods of rain for Friday and a bit of…
Continue ReadingThe slow moving storm system is slowly moving across Northern Utah today. Expect much cooler temps and periods of rain for Friday and a bit of…
Continue ReadingThe Center Street underpass in Pocatello was shut down to westbound traffic Thursday for about an hour while crews inspected some recent damage to…
Continue ReadingLocal EMS crews received an award for outstanding service. The Pocatello and Chubbuck fire departments, as well as the entire Bannock County…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park announced the birth of a guanaco Tuesday. A guanaco, also known as a chulengo, is often confused with llamas. They…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Auditorium District is still in the works, but in the meantime, the new Pinecrest Event Center will be an option for event goers. Its…
Continue ReadingBingham Memorial Hospital donated $20,000 check to help fund a 7-foot tall bronze statue in the center of Patriot Field, the new veteran’s…
Continue ReadingThe Old Lower Hydropower Plant that closed down about five years ago has reopened. It has been restored to its normal operations and there was an…
Continue ReadingUpdate 6:00 pm: The Bonneville School District voted Thursday night to suspend the Black Canyon High School name and start the naming process over.…
Continue ReadingRecent police shootings, talks about police brutality, and more protests continue to upset the nation. This week put another two black men on the…
Continue ReadingTeton County, Wyoming Commissioners have approved a $245,600 contact with MD Nursery and Landscaping to construct slope erosion and drainage…
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Continue ReadingExpect much cooler temps and periods of rain into Friday and a bit of Saturday morning. Plan on lots of rain for the week’s end and snow above…
Continue ReadingAn Ammon man faces up to 20 years in prison and a million-dollar fine after pleading guilty Thursday to possessing with the intent to distribute…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump Jr. says he was sharing a metaphor about risk when he compared Syrian refugees to a poisoned bowl of Skittles candy earlier this week.…
Continue ReadingA St. Anthony veteran received a special gift Wednesday night from the local VFW post- a motorized wheelchair. It was all thanks to a new…
Continue ReadingA 21-year-old Gastonia, North Carolina woman was injured in a one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 15 at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. Idaho State Police…
Continue ReadingAs of Wednesday, there have been 22 fires in Yellowstone National Park this year burning more than 62,000 acres. That is the highest number of acres…
Continue ReadingRexburg police held an informational meeting on Wednesday about the benefits of taking an Active shooter Training classes. The meeting advised…
Continue ReadingAs forecasted our storm system has moved into the Intermountain West and headed our way for Thursday and Friday. Expect much cooler temps and periods…
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Continue ReadingOne week after unanimously approving the name “Black Canyon High School” for a new school being built near Crowley and First, the…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock County elections office will be counting its ballots in a new building this November. The office only moved a building over, but the…
Continue ReadingIf you heard rock-and-roll music playing in Ammon during your lunch break, hopefully, you stopped by Chick-fil-A to see a local band put on a show.…
Continue ReadingIdaho residents could be seeing more health insurance options for 2017. Your Health Idaho announced new plans for Idahoans. Your Health Idaho is…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office used its SWAT team to serve a search warrant at Rich Lane, just off Sunnyside Road. At approximately 4…
Continue ReadingEducators in Bonneville School District 93 met Wednesday to discuss how they assess their students. This is a good way to keep the district and…
Continue ReadingThe federal government’s 5-year, $67 million rehabilitation effort following a rangeland wildfire in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon is…
Continue ReadingInvestigators are trying to piece together what led to an Idaho man being struck and killed by a semi-trailer on Interstate 84. The Times-News…
Continue ReadingAn Oregon State Police trooper testified a government informant was driving Ammon Bundy when the Oregon standoff leader was arrested on his way to a…
Continue ReadingA storm system is moving in for Thursday and Friday, with rain showers and cool temperatures. Plan on lots of rain for the week’s end and snow…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police arrested Ruben R. Ponce, 19, of Shelley Monday morning on a warrant for lewd conduct with a child under 16. Police said Ponce was…
Continue ReadingIn Afton, Wyoming, they’re preparing to roll out the red carpet to welcome visitors to the the open house for the Church of Jesus Christ of…
Continue ReadingFluor Idaho, LLC, has completed a milestone in its charge to clean up waste buried at the U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Site west of Idaho Falls.…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police formally arrested Travis A. Castro,30, on four felony warrants for burglary and grand theft at the Bonneville County Jail Monday…
Continue ReadingDillon R. Price,22, of Bonneville County faces a variety felony and misdemeanor charges after a traffic stop on Bonita Drive at around 3 p.m. Monday.…
Continue ReadingA strengthening storm system will be digging in across the West today, and then track towards Eastern Idaho by Thursday into Friday before slowly…
Continue ReadingAccording to the American Cancer Society, women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. To try…
Continue ReadingBOYS H.S. SOCCER**Skyline 7Pocatello 0 **Century 2Preston 0 Hillcrest 1Rigby 1 Shelley 1**Teton 7 Marsh Valley 1American Falls 1 GIRLS H.S.…
Continue ReadingAround Pocatello’s neighborhoods it’s easy to find a sign telling people the neighborhood watch program is keeping an eye out for homes…
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