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A lawyer for Ammon Bundy can show short videos of the 2014 standoff at Bunkerville, Nevada, when his client testifies about the occupation of an…

A former college basketball coach charged with threatening an elementary school with a bomb has appeared in court. The Daily Herald reports a lawyer…

Cold and a bit wet for Wednesday and Thursday. Our Northwest flow is keeping the colder air in place, along with scattered rain and snow showers.…

Wildlife officials are looking for a black bear cub that’s been spotted on a Utah golf course. The Daily Herald newspaper of Provo reports that…

An Idaho Transportation Department subcommittee approved a permit that could let trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds drive on a nearly three mile…

The Fort Hall Business Council has approved a resolution that will provide funding for a $35 million Casino Expansion Phase II project. The selected…

The Teton County, Wyoming Board of Commissioners approved a Wildlife Crossings Master Plan Tuesday. Officials said more than 300 animals are hit and…

Idaho Falls Police have arrested 19-year-old Dakota J. McClain on a warrant for statutory rape. McClain, of Idaho Falls, was booked into the…

President Theodore Roosevelt designated a rock column in northeast Wyoming the nation’s first national monument on Sept. 24, 1906. When he did…

Staying cold and unsettled through the middle of the week before drier and warmer times ahead can be expected for the weekend. Tough driving…

Things are winding down for Pocatello’s Portneuf River visioning process. The city is asking for the public’s opinion one more time for…

Pocatello is getting a new auto tech company. Bully Dog is a brand of Derive Systems, which specializes in automotive technology and software…

Phillip Francke was in court Monday on charges of child sexual exploitation and battery. Francke is charged with 10 counts of child sexual…

Police in south-central Idaho have arrested a man accused of raping a blind woman and punching a service dog. The Times-News reports that a woman who…

Colder behind the cold front with scattered showers. The forecast remains unsettled through the middle of the week before drier and warmer times…

An elk hunter was attacked by a grizzly bear while attempting to recover his harvest in the Warms Springs drainage northwest of Dubois, Wyoming…

Police say a northern Utah sheriff was shot in the hand in a hunting accident in Idaho over the weekend. The Cache County Sheriff’s Office said…

The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy want to build a $1.6 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that would handle fuel waste from the…

Justin Johnson,18, of Ammon was arrested Friday after a traffic accident that hospitalized two women. Idaho Falls Police said they were called to the…

Authorities say a family of five was severely burned while camping in southern Utah after a propane heater exploded. The Sevier County…

Authorities say residents of a Boise mobile home park have been displaced after a fire left one home unlivable and damaged two others. KTVB-TV…

Our severe threat comes to an end today as a powerful cold front brings in much cooler temps and more rain and snow for the mountains. The forecast…

The Idaho legislature is being sued. A lawsuit was recently filed challenging the state’s sex offender registry act. The lawsuit was filed by…

In typical Idaho fashion, when Mother Nature decided to send thunderstorms, she did it with a bang. The National Weather Service in Pocatello issued…

Search and rescue workers in Teton County are gearing up for what is expected to be a busy season this year when snow starts to fall following a…

It all started on Facebook, when a woman named Sharon Culver asked Cyndi Campbell if she was related to someone named Apollonia Bauer — who…

A 76-year-old Melba man died after an ATV accident at the St. Anthony Sand Dunes Saturday afternoon. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says…

It was a day of giving for the Torres Family as one community came out to support a Blackfoot family preparing to welcome conjoined twins. The family…

We saw some good showers and storms today with more on the way. Tonight, partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of a shower or two. Lows in the…

Parking fines in Idaho Falls increased Saturday. So if you’re one of those who forgets about paying for parking often, you might want to be…

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

An Idaho statesman has passed away. Mark Ricks passed away Thursday, September 29 in Rexburg. He was Lt. Governor of Idaho ten years ago. He also…

The city of Idaho Falls is considering changes to one of the city’s busiest intersections after neighbors complained about the number of…

Counterfeit bills have been spotted around eastern Idaho recently. Whether you handle cash for business or personal use, it’s good to know some…

The Berry Fire in Grand Teton National Park has gone down as the largest wildfire in the history of park. It started back in July, and 68 days later,…

Frank VanderSloot, the CEO of Melaleuca made a donation on behalf of the company for $10,000 to an the Desert AIDS Project in Palm Springs,…

Idaho Falls Police are investigating two separate accidents in Idaho Falls. One accident is a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident at Utah Avenue and…

There’s a lot of emphasis placed on math and science in the public schools, but Idaho Falls School District 91 has a special program that…

The Blackfoot mother who will be birthing conjoined twins is moving to Texas on Monday (10/3) to prepare for the girls’ arrival. Chelsea and…

Idaho officials have held their first auction for timber on federal land as part of an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service intended to increase…

Mormon leaders are set to deliver spiritual guidance at this weekend’s twice-yearly conference as their members in the U.S. grapple with a…

Southwesterly flow aloft has set up across Eastern Idaho this morning, and will be bringing in waves of moisture over the next few days giving us…

Stephanie Crane disappeared on October 11, 1993, while walking away from the Challis Lanes bowling alley. Her birthday was September 28. She would…

Update 1:50 pm: Work is now beginning to fix the broken water main under Maple Street in Pocatello. The City of Pocatello posted the following on…

Authorities have arrested two Idaho teenagers they say brought hit lists to school. The Rathdrum Police Department tells the Spokesman-Review that…

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. says he’ll vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite disagreeing with him on a…

Idaho Falls Police arrested 36-year-old William J. Ellwood on a warrant for lewd conduct with a child under 16 on Thursday. Ellwood of Idaho Falls…

A Twin Falls chiropractor has had his license suspended in connection to allegations that he sexually assaulted nine patients. The Times-News reports…

The 2016 Presidential Election has brought out the worst in people, according to a new study from Monmouth University. The polarizing political…

Southwesterly flow aloft has set up across Eastern Idaho this morning, and will be bringing in waves of moisture over the next few days giving us…

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A Nevada man died in a roll-over accident in Clark County Thursday afternoon. The Idaho State Police say, 71-year-old Larry DeLong of Mesquite,…

Just after 5:30 p.m., The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office and other emergency crews were called to the eastbound lanes of HWY 20 near the…

Thursday was the 25th annual Bannock County Economic Development Symposium. At the beginning of the symposium, Mayor Brian Blad announced that…

A Southwesterly flow has set up across Eastern Idaho this morning, and will be bringing in waves of moisture over the next few days giving us…

As part of the National Park Service centennial anniversary, 17 new United States citizens were sworn in during a naturalization ceremony at Grand…

Wyoming Highway Patrol says a 46-year-old Pocatello man was killed in a crash near Green River, Wyoming early Thursday morning. According to WHP,…

Update 09/29/16 2:45 pm: Investigators with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office say that the driver of a semi truck that hit a tractor on…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry raised concerns during a recent meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro about a Utah man jailed in the…

Ammon Bundy’s federal conspiracy trial resumed despite a motion from his lawyers seeking a postponement until a court rules on their appeals.…

New research suggests a Utah man who contracted Zika from his infected father may have got it by touching his dad’s tears or sweat with his…

Businesses licensed to serve alcohol during live performances depicting sexual acts will no longer face consequences from Idaho State Police under a…

Late Wednesday night, the Bonneville School District Board of Trustees voted to continue using a Community Advisory Committee to help filter through…

Rocky Mountain Power has determined what was responsible for a regional power outage on July 19, 2016. The outage affected an estimated 100,000…

Anti-Medicaid expansion advocates are warning Idaho lawmakers that expanding the federal health care program designed to cover the poor will end up…

A Pocatello man was arrested shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday after hitting another man in the face. Pocatello Police said Jeffrey David Hill, 47, was…

Southwesterly flow has set up across East Idaho this morning, and will be bringing in waves of moisture over the next few days giving us scattered…

When asked what it felt like to get an award for helping save a life alongside four police officers, Marisol Arevalo laughed at the idea.…

Imagine riding your bike from California to Montana. Well, one man is doing that to raise awareness for Batten disease. He stopped in Idaho Falls on…

We are heading into cooler temperatures and the Idaho Falls Fire Department wants to remind people to check their heating appliances and make sure…

The Pocatello Regional Airport held a disaster drill for a mock plane crash Wednesday. It’s important for each airport and emergency responders…

There was another work session for Bonneville School District board of trustees Wednesday morning. This time they discussed the colors of the new…

Wyoming Game and Fish officers are looking for information about who is responsible for two pronghorn antelope bucks that were shot and left to…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completed more than 30 compliance and enforcement actions in Region 10 between April and June of this year.…

Two areas of stormy weather, one to our south in Arizona and the Second from the Northwest, will bring scattered showers and dropping temps for the…

Former Salmon bank employee Stefani Bennett, 44, pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzlement. She entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Pocatello.…

North Idaho College is being sued by a woman who says she was gang-raped as a freshman and the college failed to do anything when she reported it.…

The Jackson Town Council is working to encourage developers to create short-term rental units for seasonal workers. The Jackson Hole News and Guide…

Prosecutors have rested their case against Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants who occupied a national wildlife refuge in southeast Oregon. The…

Idaho 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…

Wednesday marks what should have been Stephanie Crane’s 32nd birthday. Stephanie disappeared on October 11, 1993 while walking away from the…

Another sunny day for Wednesday with very warm temperatures, before our next storm arrives Thursday. Two areas of stormy weather, one to our south in…

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Idaho’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…

A 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…

Potatoes have been the talk of the town recently with it being harvest season. Many growers we’ve reached out to say everything is looking…

For 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…

We are starting to see more candidates campaigning as the general election gets closer. One Democratic nominee running for U.S. Congress made a stop…

Telephone scams are nothing new, but recently, people around the region are reporting a large number of calls. Franklin County dispatch has recently…

A 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…

Well 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…

Lanes 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…

Another sunny day for Wednesday with warm temperatures, before our next storm arrives Thursday. Two areas of stormy weather, one to our south in…

Local 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…

Timothy Leo Ritter,50, was arrested Monday night after threatening another person with a knife. Pocatello Police said a person was sitting in a swing…

Rexburg 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…

Government investigators are due in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday to look into an employee’s claims of sexual exploitation of female…

Recently filed court documents show that school officials found evidence of misconduct during an investigation into a sexual assault of a black…

Federal water managers are planning to greatly reduce the amount of water released out of Jackson Lake Dam. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports…

When you hear the sirens Wednesday morning in Idaho Falls and Ammon, don’t worry. It’s just a test. Bonneville County Emergency…