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Nearly 60 schools furiously scratched at hundreds of lottery tickets to compete for the title of fastest scratching school and funds to help the…

Social Security benefits are going up slightly. If you depend on Social security, you will get a 0.3 percent raise to your monthly checks in 2017.…

Flushable wet wipes. We’ve all seen them in the grocery store. Many of them advertise themselves as a flushable, sewer friendly option to get…

A ridge of warming and dry weather will take hold for the rest of the week. We’ll still have a slight chance of snow and rain for areas east of…

Idaho officials moved forward Tuesday with their plan to add more forests to state endowment lands. The Idaho Land Board voted to consider buying…

Idaho State University has released fall enrollment numbers which show the number of students is down .5% from this time last year. ISU’s total…

The man accused of burglarizing Guns N Gear in Idaho Falls pleaded guilty to two felony charges in court Tuesday. 30-year-old Travis Castro appeared…

A northern Idaho man has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of his infant daughter. The Lewiston Tribune reports that…

U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador exchanged jabs with his Democratic challenger James Piotrowski during their first and only time on a debate stage in their…

We’re still looking for another unsettled and chilly day for Tuesday. One last round of showers will work its way across Idaho today until a…

The final presidential debate of this year’s election is two days away, but the political science and economics clubs at Idaho State University…

After announcing the plans for the new casino earlier this month, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the $35 million building Monday. The new…

Election Day is just 22 days away. There is talk about fraud coming from candidates and voters. As the weeks dwindle down to Election Day, it can…

Alisha Yeates, a former soccer coach at Blackfoot High School, was sentenced in Bingham County last week for charges of lewd conduct with a minor. On…

U.S Senator Mike Crapo was in Pocatello at Idaho State University on Monday. He spoke to students in the College of Business about the status of the…

Winter Weather Advisory, including the cities of…Stanley…Clayton…Hailey…Ketchum……

An Idaho Falls woman has been arrested by the Idaho Falls Police for lewd conduct with a 15-year-old boy. 19-year-old Sierra D. Brockman of Idaho…

An Idaho Falls woman was arrested by Idaho Falls Police Thursday for stealing thousand of dollars from her employer at Walmart. 23-year-old Desire…

We’re still looking for windy, stormy day for Tuesday. A strong trough is pumping in a great deal of moisture for the beginning of our work…

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake stuck Sunday afternoon in rural Caribou County. The University of Utah and the United States Geological Survey report the…

According to the Idaho State Police, three cars crashed on I-86 near Rainbow Road after a moose walked onto the freeway. At just after 6:30 am.…

After what the campaign of Independent Presidential candidate Evan McMullin calls a successful weekend of campaigning in Eastern Idaho, the…

A central Oregon man who put poison on a deer carcass in a central Idaho wilderness leading to the death of a wolf and a dog has been sentenced to 10…

Federal court records show that three men accused of walking on a sensitive hot spring in Yellowstone National Park were recently charged with…

Southern Idaho’s agriculture community was happy to welcome a major Clif Bar production facility recently, but the company’s “Mr.…

Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality is drawing criticism for a plan to downgrade thousands of miles of streams as not suitable for…

Third-party candidate Evan McMullin stopped in Rexburg Saturday, drawing a crowd of more than 1,000 people. The crowd packed the Rexburg Tabernacle…

A down-on-his luck Persian cat was completely matted and in terrible shape when he was found and rescued at an animal shelter three years ago. An…

The owner of an Idaho Falls restaurant says she will rebuild after fire destroyed the business she spent 13-years building. Sofia Gomez got the call…

Schools in Teton County Wyo. School District #1 will open two hours later than normal due to a power outage in the area. Buses will run their normal…

A strong trough is pumping in a great deal of moisture for the beginning of our work week. Expect windy and wet conditions for the next couple days…

Check out this week’s edition of Rapid Fire with Idaho State sophomore DB Jayson…

Zion National Park’s continuing popularity has sparked discussions of limiting the number of visitors. Park officials are planning several…

Police in Roy believe a 22-month-old child’s death is a homicide caused by abuse. Authorities say no arrests have been made in the girl’s…

State and federal health officials are defending their regulation of long-term care facilities after a Nampa nursing home recently came under fire…

A 12-year-old Rigby girl is back home after the fight of her life. Her return was nothing less than a heartwarming moment. After an anonymous organ…

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UPDATED STORY: Smoke filled the air in the Idaho Falls Fred Meyer parking lot this morning, due to a fire at Los Alberto’s Restaurant on Friday…

Teton defeated American Falls 1-0 Saturday afternoon and are headed to the state tournament. Girls Scores 5A- Highland defeated Hillcrest 6-5 on…

UPDATE: 10/15/16 1:00 a.m. Due to increased interest, the Evan McMullin campaign has moved the Rexburg event to a new location. It will be held at…

Not a bad day today but we’ll be seeing a lot more showers in the coming days. Tonight, we’ll see cool temperatures dancing around the…

Eleven Idaho children were involved in accidental shootings in a 2 ½-year span, giving the state a per-capita rate of nearly twice the…

Patrol officers and animal control officers with the Chubbuck Police Department responded to a home on Scott Street, in reference to two pit bulls…

The National Weather Service is warning of near critical wildfire conditions in southern Colorado mountains and valleys through Saturday, with…

The final scores of Friday night’s football games in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the…

Our Pacific storm system has arrived with gusty winds and scattered rain showers. This is a deep plume of Pacific moisture, which will come in waves…

Search and rescue crews have been called to the Inman Canyon area near Inkom for a missing hunter or hunters. Bannock County Sheriff’s office…

Winter is coming, which means it’s the perfect time to check on your snow gear before you head to your favorite ski resort. “We’re…

A homeowners association has purchased parts of the long-troubled Tamarack Resort near Donnelly, Idaho. The Tamarack Municipal Association purchased…

An Idaho Falls woman is in the hospital after her car went into the median and over an embankment between two bridges at the south Blackfoot exit.…

Our Pacific storm system has arrived with gusty winds and scattered rain showers. This is a deep plume of Pacific moisture, which will come in waves…

Thursday was delivery day. Back in September, Channel 3 and Fox 5 collected schools supplies from loyal viewers who brought donations to the Eastern…

A Wyoming man has been arrested in Florida on vehicular homicide charges. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that a 28-year-old Jackson man…

In a post on their Facebook page today Klein Investigations and Consulting announced that they were moving the DeOrr Kunz, Jr. case from active case…

A Rexburg woman baked and designed a prize-winning cake, her inspiration coming from America’s rich history, the 2016 presidential election and…

Mormon leaders are urging members to vote against ballot measures that would legalize marijuana in Arizona, California and Nevada and a Colorado…

A series of rain and snow storms are moving into the region starting on Friday. This is a deep plume of Pacific moisture, which will come in waves…

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A series of rain and snow storms are moving into the region starting late Thursday and early Friday. This is a deep plume of Pacific moisture, which…

Idaho teens are 2.5 times more likely to get in a car crash than any other age group. A AAA study says teens nowadays show much more unsafe driving…

The Historical Preservation Committee is hosting a fundraiser to benefit restoration efforts for the Brady Chapel in Pocatello on Friday October 14…

A man trying to run from police crashed into some parked cars Thursday morning. Idaho Falls police said William Stebelton, 34, tried to stop him for…

South Fremont High School in St. Anthony is one of 16 schools in the nation that received a grant to continue their coding program. In addition to…

A series of rain and snow storms are moving into the region starting late Thursday and early Friday. This is a deep plume of Pacific moisture, which…

Update 3:10 p.m: Idaho State Police say a Blackfoot power outage was caused after a man crashed a pickup truck into a power pole on Judicial Street.…

Police say a pilot flying a small plane has crashed into Utah’s Great Salt Lake but was rescued by a Utah State Parks boat. Unified Police Lt.…

The Rexburg Chamber of Commerce invited Melaleuca to move their Freedom Celebration Fireworks to Rexburg in a letter to CEO Frank VanderSloot…

A conservation group has filed a lawsuit contending the U.S. Forest Service is violating environmental laws by issuing grazing permits to central…

Record numbers of visitors continued to flood Yellowstone National Park in September despite burning wildfires and a temporary gate closure.…

Traffic on some downtown Idaho Falls roads will be closed until Friday while crews work on installing curbs, gutters, and sidewalks outside the new…

The state Department of Environmental Quality has released a draft environmental assessment of a Canadian company’s proposal to search for…

A lot of big box retail stores are already busting out their holiday decorations, drawing in customers to get their homes ready for the holiday…

A parade of Pacific storms are projected to move into the Northern Rockies over the next several days. The first of which is slamming into Oregon and…

The Rexburg Museum has quilts made by refugees on display. The artisan quilts came from Boise and will be available to the community to see until…

Melanie Hansen says she created Dynamic Alley to meet the demand for wands and other items sought out by people enthralled with wizarding and…

Commuters will see road closures on 25th East Hitt Road and 17th Streetthrough Friday as Rocky Mountain Power relocates three power poles on 25th…

The Idaho Falls Friendship Garden was started in 2011 and is continuing to grow, a ceremony was held Monday to honor the designer and builder of a…

More than 2,000 Brigham Young University students are waiting for their financial aid to kick in. Students have been unable to pay for tuition, rent,…

On November 8th voters will have the chance to either vote “yes” or “no” on HJR 5, however some may not understand what they…

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With hunting season in full swing, it’s important to remember safe hunting practices. Especially after a couple of hunters got stranded in the…

You now won’t have to physically go to the Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University to see some of their artifacts and…

The long-running Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks will be firing off from a new location starting in 2017. In a press conference Wednesday,…

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Eyewitness News anchor Todd Kunz stopped by the Family Crisis Center in Rexburg to see what some of…

Click the link to vote for the new high school name and mascot for the new District 93 High School:…

The Idaho State Football team is going back to basics to prepare for Northern Arizona’s offense…

Students at Gate City Elementary in Pocatello have some new learning tools in their classrooms. The school received a classroom set of Google…

A fugitive from Montana was arrested in Pocatello on Wednesday. Clint Allen Nefzger was wanted on a felony warrant. Pocatello police said they…

You may have heard there is a political satire coloring book about the presidential election. Well, the artist-author team is a local brother and…

Cold overnight conditions, with a clear sky and low’s back into the upper 20’s. Partly cloudy and warmer for Thursday, but this nice…

The Preston Police Department is investigating burglaries at 5 businesses in Preston on Sunday. According to police Groll’s Family Fitness,…

The Idaho County Republican Central Committee say they have pulled their support for the reelection of Sen. Mike Crapo. Their decision comes after…

A convicted rapist from Idaho who was found with a machete at a camp site in Darien last month has been extradited back to his home state. The…

The official fall enrollment numbers show continued upward growth for both on-campus and online students at Brigham Young University-Idaho. The…

Two major french fry producers are facing a court battle over a new twisty fry design. The Times-News reports the J.R. Simplot company filed a patent…

A former Brigham Young University-Hawaii student has filed a lawsuit alleging the school’s honor code prevented her from seeking help after she…

New fundraising reports show only a handful of Idaho’s Democratic candidates are outraising their Republican opponents in the 105 races for…

Emergency crews from Jackson Hole Fire/EMS and Lower Valley Energy acted quickly Wednesday morning to fix a leaking natural gas line to protect homes…

Researchers have transplanted embryos originating from the bison herd at Yellowstone National Park into female bison in Minnesota in hopes of…

UPDATE 11:57 p.m.: Bannock County search and rescue commander Torey Danner confirmed at 11:10 p.m. a pair of stranded hunters were found. Danner said…