News

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…

The volunteer event Day of the Corn kicked off its eighth year early Saturday morning. Five thousand ears of corn were donated and the volunteers…

High 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…

Are you completely comfortable when driving? That’s a question Idhao State University’s occupational therapy program tried to answer at…

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to battle it out at the first 2016 Presidential Debate, which begin Monday night. With Election Day just…

To get a better handle on the challenge east Idaho Hispanic communities face, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs visited four towns and cities…

Construction workers started working on the intersection of Benton Street and Second Avenue Monday — an intersection where many of…

After years of discussions and months of planning, the cities of Idaho Falls and Ammon are moving forward with plans to expand the intersection of…

A 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…

A 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…

Update 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…

University of Idaho President Chuck Staben has created a task force to address issues with a vermin control program aimed at removing feral cats from…

Boise police say a man has been arrested after crashing a vehicle, hijacking a motorcycle and involving officers in a high-speed chase. The Idaho…

Montana wildlife officials have closed wolf hunting for the season in an area north of Yellowstone National Park after hunters exceeded the quota of…

A 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…

The Pocatello Police Department is looking for a man who robbed a Walgreens early Sunday morning. Police say the man entered the Walgreens at 905…

Rexburg welcomed their first “Heritage Festival” Saturday. The event was created to bring people in the community together and to…

Authorities in southwest Idaho say a man died Monday morning after driving to the Garden City police station where he exchanged shots with officers…

A 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…

A 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…

A 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…

The Idaho State football team got their first conference win of the season when they defeated Sacramento State 42-34 Saturday…

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

Update: Idaho State Police have released additional details about a 5 vehicle crash that blocked traffic on northbound I-15 for hours Friday evening.…

Pocatello’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…

Some 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…

Blackfoot 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…

Some lingering showers expected for Saturday morning, with rain and snow in the mountains near the Wyoming border. Saturday, Chance of rain and…

Update 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…

Update 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…

Former Blackfoot High School girls’ soccer coach Alisha Yeates pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of sexual abuse of a child under the age of…

Dozens of people in neon shirts and high heels walked throughout downtown Idaho Falls Tuesday night. It was all an effort to raise awareness for…

Security experts call the Yahoo breach “massive.” The company confirmed on Thursday that more than 500 million of its users accounts had…

Wyoming lawmakers are set to consider changing the way the state penalizes marijuana during the next legislative session. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle…

Idaho’s State Board of Education convened for a second time this week after facing criticism for making significant decisions regarding teacher…

People across Utah are reeling after storms ripped through state, including two tornados that damaged more than a dozen buildings hundreds of miles…

U.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…

Kids 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…

The 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…

The 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…

The Center Street underpass in Pocatello was shut down to westbound traffic Thursday for about an hour while crews inspected some recent damage to…

Local EMS crews received an award for outstanding service. The Pocatello and Chubbuck fire departments, as well as the entire Bannock County…

Idaho 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…

The 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…

Bingham 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…

The 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…

Update 6:00 pm: The Bonneville School District voted Thursday night to suspend the Black Canyon High School name and start the naming process over.…

Recent police shootings, talks about police brutality, and more protests continue to upset the nation. This week put another two black men on the…

Teton County, Wyoming Commissioners have approved a $245,600 contact with MD Nursery and Landscaping to construct slope erosion and drainage…

Watch Local News 8…

Expect 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…

An 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…

Donald 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.…

A St. Anthony veteran received a special gift Wednesday night from the local VFW post- a motorized wheelchair. It was all thanks to a new…

A 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…

As 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…

Rexburg police held an informational meeting on Wednesday about the benefits of taking an Active shooter Training classes. The meeting advised…

As forecasted our storm system has moved into the Intermountain West and headed our way for Thursday and Friday. Expect much cooler temps and periods…

BOYS H.S. SOCCERFirth 3**Shelley 8 North Fremont 0**Sugar-Salem 4 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER**Malad 3Declo 0 H.S. VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON)**Bonneville 3Hillcrest…

One week after unanimously approving the name “Black Canyon High School” for a new school being built near Crowley and First, the…

The Bannock County elections office will be counting its ballots in a new building this November. The office only moved a building over, but the…

If 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.…

Idaho residents could be seeing more health insurance options for 2017. Your Health Idaho announced new plans for Idahoans. Your Health Idaho is…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office used its SWAT team to serve a search warrant at Rich Lane, just off Sunnyside Road. At approximately 4…

Educators in Bonneville School District 93 met Wednesday to discuss how they assess their students. This is a good way to keep the district and…

The federal government’s 5-year, $67 million rehabilitation effort following a rangeland wildfire in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon is…

Investigators 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…

An Oregon State Police trooper testified a government informant was driving Ammon Bundy when the Oregon standoff leader was arrested on his way to a…

A 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…

Idaho 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…

In 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…

Fluor 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.…

Idaho Falls Police formally arrested Travis A. Castro,30, on four felony warrants for burglary and grand theft at the Bonneville County Jail Monday…

Dillon 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.…

A strengthening storm system will be digging in across the West today, and then track towards Eastern Idaho by Thursday into Friday before slowly…

According 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…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER**Skyline 7Pocatello 0 **Century 2Preston 0 Hillcrest 1Rigby 1 Shelley 1**Teton 7 Marsh Valley 1American Falls 1 GIRLS H.S.…

Around Pocatello’s neighborhoods it’s easy to find a sign telling people the neighborhood watch program is keeping an eye out for homes…

The Kelly Canyon Rehab Project is underway and those involved are trying to get their advantage over noxious weeds in the area. “What…

The family of Joshua Holt received some positive news on Tuesday. Joshua Holt’s mother Laurie said she received word that Josh was finally…

A closed low will be digging in across the West and then track towards Eastern Idaho by Thursday into Friday before slowly exiting this weekend. Plan…

The Aberdeen Police department is trying to identify two people who robbed an Aberdeen convenience store Tuesday morning. According to police…

The District 93 School Board approved Wednesday night the name Black Canyon High School for its new building with pending approval of the mascot…

The Jackson Town Council has approved the creation of a special revenue fund in the Fiscal Year 2017 budget. The fund will track all revenue created…

Wyoming transportation officials are going to test lower nighttime speed limits on some highways in the western part of the state in the wake of…

Authorities say a suspect is in custody after a Utah elementary school was evacuated when a man allegedly said that there were explosives in his car,…

Christopher Tapp was back in a Bonneville County Courtroom today for a hearing on the State’s motion for summary dismissal of the…

Starting Oct. 1 residents who live in Idaho Falls will see a 6 percent increase on their water bill. The City of Idaho Falls mailed out a letter…

One more day of warm and mostly sunny conditions thanks to southwesterly flow aloft. A closed low will be digging in across the West tomorrow and…

UPDATE 9/19/16 2:15 p.m: Nicholas Perea, 20, of California is now being held on $50,000 bond on two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter. Perea…

A 22-year-old Kearns man is behind bars after police say he left a fake bomb outside an elementary school last year. Prosecutors say in charges that…

Powerful opioid painkillers like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl have become a significant part of Idaho’s medical landscape over the last…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office is looking for two men they say robbed the Ammon Speedi-Mart on Saturday evening. According to the…

Members of the School District 93 school board took a tour of Eastern Idaho Technical College Monday. The College is offering classes for high school…

Fall enrollment for on-campus students at Brigham Young University-Idaho is estimated to be about 18,000 students. That’s a 6 percent increase…

The Oregon standoff trial entered its second week with a fish biologist testifying that occupiers left her office at the Malheur National Wildlife…

A man suspected of lighting fireworks that sparked a blaze in the Boise foothills has pleaded not guilty. The Idaho Statesman reports 19-year-old…

Police say a man is under arrest after pretending to be a U.S. Marshal to try and avoid paying two escorts. Authorities said Monday that Joel Graf…

The southern Idaho city of Hailey is restricting the use of cellphones while driving. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that a new law, which goes…