Friday high school scores, April 24
H.S. BASEBALL*Hillcest 14Highland 3 F/5 Inn *Rigby 21 Century 11 F/6 Inn. *Blackfoot 3 Preston 0 F *Madison 10Skyine 6 F *Idaho Falls 9Bonneville 8 F…
Continue ReadingH.S. BASEBALL*Hillcest 14Highland 3 F/5 Inn *Rigby 21 Century 11 F/6 Inn. *Blackfoot 3 Preston 0 F *Madison 10Skyine 6 F *Idaho Falls 9Bonneville 8 F…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Arts Council presented the modern TorQ Percussion Quartet at the Colonial Theater, Friday. TorQ is composed of four classically…
Continue ReadingConstruction season is starting early within eastern Idaho, but economists say the early spring isn’t the only driver for more construction…
Continue ReadingThe YMCA is working to get kids throughout the greater Idaho Falls area to be more active this summer. Saturday, the organization will host Healthy…
Continue ReadingOn Friday, April 24, just before 4:00 p.m., Idaho State Police were called to an accident on Interstate 15 near the Blackfoot Rest Area. Jesus…
Continue ReadingCentury High School is one of just nine schools in Idaho and the only one in eastern Idaho to make the Washington Post’s list of most…
Continue ReadingKiera Marrott has been in a number of Hillcrest High School musicals, But “Wizard of Oz” is especially enjoyable. “I just like how…
Continue ReadingNote: Story updated with results of City Council vote. The man named by the Idaho Falls mayor to fill a City Council seat left vacant after a…
Continue ReadingH.S. BASEBALL*Century 3Rigby 1 F *Blackfoot 13 Preston 1 F/5 Inn. *Sugar-Salem 21 Teton 8…
Continue ReadingThe Portneuf Health Care Foundation awarded Southeastern Idaho Public Health’s WIC program with nearly $44,000, which the program used to buy…
Continue ReadingThe Bannock Development Corporation reported a good year for the county, bringing in a large number of jobs and industrial projects to the area.…
Continue ReadingConstruction for the $15 million project is on track and still expected to meet its timeline. Bannock County workers started laying 45 acres of sod…
Continue ReadingSummer construction is starting up, but one project can’t begin until the public weighs in. The Idaho Transportation Department wants to build…
Continue ReadingSheriff Blair Olsen will be tried in Twin Falls in 5th District Court. The sheriff is facing three felony charges of misusing public money.…
Continue ReadingA doctor in Rexburg is this year’s recipient of the Idaho Academy of Physician Assistants “Supervising Physician of the Year”…
Continue ReadingFive people were arrested after Pocatello Police responded for a welfare check at 1126 E. Fremont around 11 a.m. Wednesday. At the house, several…
Continue ReadingThe Greater Yellowstone (GYA) Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Cooperative recently met at the Caribou-Targhee National Forest office in Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingSalmon Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in an RV parked at an apartment house in Salmon. Detective Leah Madsen said…
Continue ReadingH.S. BASEBALL*South Fremont 8Shelley 7 F GIRLS H.S. SOFTBALL*Bonneville 10Hillcrest 0 F/5 Inn. *Pocatello 4Madison 3…
Continue ReadingWildfire season is fast approaching and local firefighters say the vast majority of homes in eastern Idaho are at extra risk because of one thing you…
Continue ReadingThe longstanding tank at Clyde Keefer park in St. Anthony is no longer there, at least for now. That’s because city officials, along with a few…
Continue ReadingThose interested in buying a hybrid or electric car have to keep a new cost in mind. It’s part of the last-minute compromise to help boost the…
Continue ReadingAt least twenty-three people have been killed in massive wildfires in the Siberia region of Russia, reports ABC News and The Associated Press. Nearly…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s gas prices have shot up from the lowest to among the highest in the country during the first quarter of 2015, AAA Idaho said Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingA rock at the Walgreens on Woodruff and First in Idaho Falls has caused problems for dozens of drivers, and its days of high-centered mayhem may be…
Continue ReadingIf you’re looking for any sudden big changes with Clark Gilbert at the helm of BYUI, you’ll be disappointed. He’s more in a…
Continue ReadingTuesday night attendees of Pocatello’s Citizen Police Academy learned about arrest techniques, a topic of much interest after a string of…
Continue ReadingA fact-finding committee has recommended building the Idaho State University president a new home. The 35-page report recommends building the home…
Continue ReadingHe has only been on the job one week, but Tuesday, the new president of Brigham Young University-Idaho was introduced to the campus and the public.…
Continue ReadingEarth Day is officially 45 years old. Since its inception, several major significant environmental changes have taken place across America. Idaho…
Continue ReadingStudents at Idaho State University learned more about the veteran community at their school today. As part of Veteran and Military Appreciation Week,…
Continue ReadingIn honor of his longtime support for the school, Idaho State University is honoring David “The Colonel” Kirkpatrick’s 100th…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office won’t pursue charges in the case of a wanted man who was shot to death in Ammon. Philip Clay…
Continue ReadingNote: An earlier version of this story from The Associated Press stated the pass would close Wednesday. The story has been corrected. Teton Pass will…
Continue ReadingFive people from Idaho Falls were arrested late Monday morning in a check fraud case. Idaho Falls police were called out to the East Idaho Credit…
Continue ReadingA man accused of killing his girlfriend on New Year’s Day in Idaho Falls will go to trial July 7. Kevin Mcquilliams’ trail was originally…
Continue ReadingThe man accused of entering multiple Idaho State University dorms and touching students has left the country, according to an email sent to students…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello elementary teacher charged with an aggravated DUI last May has changed her plea to guilty. This comes a week after a court hearing…
Continue ReadingPocatello and Chubbuck city councils met with their fire chiefs today to discuss the potential fire department merger. Although both sides are on…
Continue ReadingBrad Compher pleaded not guilty during his arraignment hearing Monday for the death of Nori Jones in 2004. Compher is currently facing a first-degree…
Continue ReadingFood insecurity in Idaho is on the rise. New data shows hunger in eastern Idaho is worse than last year. The Salvation Army said it’s seen an…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls police need your help finding who’s responsible for breaking into and vandalizing the Centro Evangelistico Cristo Para Las Naciones…
Continue ReadingAn Ashton man was transported to the University of Utah Burn Center after a cabin fire Wednesday in Island Park. The Fremont County Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingAll week long Idaho State University is celebrating its first-ever Veteran and Military Appreciation Week. The week kicked off Monday as 92 crosses…
Continue ReadingA judge ruled Monday afternoon Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen’s jury trial will not be in Jefferson County. District Judge Gregory…
Continue ReadingWhat fans see on the field is only a fraction of the work that goes into each game. Equally as important as training is eating correctly,…
Continue ReadingFrom an early age Aaron Fotheringham loved Action Sports. Now at the age of 23, the Las Vegas native is defying the odds and succeeding in the sport…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Head Football Coach Mike Kramer decided Trae Pilster was too valuable to be buried in the Quarterback Depth Chart. So he moved the…
Continue ReadingLast year, Taylor Thomas made history when she became the first Native American from Idaho to win Miss Indian World. As the end of her term nears,…
Continue ReadingThe 12th annual Portneuf Valley Environmental Fair brought big crowds to Pocatello’s Caldwell Park Saturday. The aim for the fair is to show…
Continue Reading“It just doesn’t work. It’s a scheduling nightmare and we just can’t physically do it,” Salmon school board vice…
Continue ReadingH.S. BASEBALL*Skyline 12Hillcrest 1 F/5 Inn. *Rigby 7 Pocatello 4 F *Blackfoot 7 Century 1 F Firth 18*Teton 19 F/8 Inn GIRLS H.S. SOFTBALL*Idaho…
Continue ReadingWith warmer temperatures coming to the area, spring cleaning efforts take off. And some times in those cleaning efforts, folks find old dynamite or…
Continue ReadingWhen parts of Yellowstone opened up to the public Friday, a lot people wasted no time getting into the park. George Shelton is one of the millions of…
Continue ReadingThe oldest bird at the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park has died, the city said Friday. The female turkey vulture, who was 42 when she died, was…
Continue ReadingBefore the Idaho legislative session came to a close, lawmakers awarded Idaho State Police the $5.4 million needed to build a new District 5…
Continue ReadingH.S. BASEBALLGame 1:*Highland 6 Idaho Falls 2 F Game 2: *Highland 14 Idaho Falls 0 F/5 I.Inn. *Pocatello 3 Rigby 1 F *Marsh Valley 5 Snake River 1 F…
Continue ReadingIt may be a small high school but what Challis lacks in numbers it makes up for in school spirit with students like Brielle Sheppeard. Sheppeard…
Continue ReadingTwo former Century High School students have plaques placed on the school’s walls in their honor. The plaques were placed right by the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has vetoed a bill that would have allowed kids with severe forms of epilepsy to treat the disease with oil…
Continue ReadingA 150-mile section of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Rawlins is closed because of heavy snow and weather-related accidents. The Wyoming Highway…
Continue ReadingIdaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says he will take action to address the potential collapse of Idaho’s child support system, but…
Continue ReadingTwo workers in eastern Idaho were killed in separate incidents when the vehicles they were working under fell from their makeshift supports and…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was arrested on warrants for attempted strangulation after an incident in February. Kelly R. Larsen, 30, battered, strangled and…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello Fire Department and Chubbuck Fire Department are considering merging into a single entity. On Wednesday Chubbuck city leaders held a…
Continue ReadingThe Rexburg City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday night to allow Sunday beer and wine sales. City leaders said they think this will be a good…
Continue ReadingIt’s called the “Helping Hands for Haiti.” It’s a food-packing event – May 2, but there are some things you need to do…
Continue ReadingScammers are calling businesses to get them to buy inferior office products. One local business got one such phone call. “These companies will…
Continue ReadingA hotel in Yellowstone National Park has been named one of five new national historic landmarks. In a news release Wednesday, the Department of the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls police arrested a man they said stole 10 truck tires Tuesday night. Officers were called to the Commercial Tire at 840 Mercury for a…
Continue ReadingHigh winds knocked out power for thousands of customers in Franklin County Tuesday. Crews from Rocky Mountain Power worked through the afternoon to…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile has cleared its first hurdle in getting permission to build an 80-foot monopole cell tower in Chubbuck’s Stuart Park. Tuesday night…
Continue ReadingH.S. BASEBALL*Madison 10Bonneville 0 F/5 Inn. GIRLS H.S. SOFTBALL*Idaho Falls 7Rigby 0 F/5…
Continue ReadingWhen Yadi Gil was 12 years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia. “I was scared,” she said. “I realized why cancer is such a scary…
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service says high winds like those blowing through eastern Idaho on Tuesday are normal for this time of year. But that…
Continue ReadingHowling winds have wreaked havoc across northern Utah, causing a major pileup on a busy highway and briefly halting flights at Salt Lake City’s…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello Pet Lodge will no longer be moving to a new location on Pole Line Road. Many who live near the proposed site were opposed from the…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Sheriff’s office is investigating an accidental shooting involving a 7-year-old boy on the 1600 block of South 2600 West on…
Continue ReadingNPG of Idaho and VistaWest Media, a cluster of television stations that includes ABC, CBS, The CW, FOX and Telemundo affiliates in Idaho Falls, Idaho…
Continue ReadingA Pocatello man was arrested Monday night on a charge of battery on a police officer. Nathan Victor Salley was also charged with resisting and…
Continue ReadingA local high school student is getting some major recognition for the work she does outside the classroom. Century High School student Angela Forhan…
Continue ReadingGood news for the Local News 8 team. We’re happy to announce that First Alert Chief Meteorologist Michael Coats and his wife, Carissa, are the…
Continue ReadingIdaho is at risk of losing millions of dollars in federal child support funding after conservatives in the Legislature killed a measure that would…
Continue ReadingWe hear it all the time-you might even say it- there’s nothing to do in eastern Idaho. Some people are looking to change that by bringing a…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello elementary teacher accused of a felony DUI was back in court Monday. The defense and prosecution filed a number of motions trying to…
Continue ReadingA proposal by Commissioner Brian Farnsworth that would have put Sheriff Blair Olsen on administrative leave has been rejected. Olsen is facing three…
Continue ReadingA girl stole a car from Rockland High School and totaled it, the Power County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. On April 7 around 11 a.m, deputies…
Continue ReadingSoutheastern Idaho emergency personnel put their disaster skills to the test Saturday. In a simulation, they had to apply information they learned at…
Continue ReadingFour people have died after a small plane crashed Friday afternoon near Challis. The Custer County Sheriff’s office said it happened near the…
Continue ReadingBrigham Young University-Idaho’s president looked back on what his administration calls a successful legacy Friday. “We were called here…
Continue ReadingPortneuf Medical Center is now offering free valet parking for its patients. The hospital has been providing the service all week as part of a test…
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Continue ReadingFirst responders from at least eight counties are in Fort Hall Friday for a two-day emergency training session. The Regional Readiness Rendezvous…
Continue ReadingAimee Jackson tackles a hard calculus problem with obvious joy and enthusiasm — but that’s her approach to most challenges. “Part…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho attorney general’s office filed a motion to bring potential new evidence against Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen. The sheriff is…
Continue ReadingA judge ruled Thursday afternoon that Brad Compher would stand trial for first degree murder in the 2004 stabbing death of Nori Jones. The ruling…
Continue ReadingSoutheastern Idaho Public Health is teaming up with several other health institutions to help people quit tobacco with its Fresh Start program. Rose…
Continue ReadingA Utah man was arrested on drug-trafficking charges in a traffic stop in Franklin County, Idaho State Police said. An ISP trooper stopped a car…
Continue ReadingThe Henry’s Fork Foundation has purchased property east of St. Anthony from the family of the late Harris “Huck” and Betty Moon. In…
Continue ReadingA car crashed into an Idaho Falls house on Thursday afternoon. The driver said he wasn’t paying attention and drove over the curb, ran over a…
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