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The Pocatello School District is getting close to finishing a new building that will help open a new middle school and solve overcrowding in…

One school district in the upper valley has received funding from the state to make classrooms more modern. For the Sugar-Salem School District,…

What started out as a welfare check led to the arrest of a man Blackfoot police said was growing dozens of marijuana plants in his home. At 7:15 p.m.…

Rexburg police are investigating a fire that damaged a single-wide trailer home in Rexburg on Monday night. Police said they believe two boys, both…

The Pocatello Visitor’s Center is now open every day of the week for the summer, and is unveiling a whole new look. The volunteers who are…

A firearm was brandished Saturday night when four people got impatient and robbed the Jet Stop at the Pocatello Regional Airport, police said.…

Emergency personnel are preparing for the worst this week in what they’re calling a “Groundhog’s Day” exercise. Everyone from…

The race for Fremont County prosecutor is getting ugly, as a spat over campaign sign placement is turning into a political brawl. Supporters of Karl…

An Idaho Falls police officer’s son charged in a series of knifepoint burglaries was sentenced to one year in prison, but with some…

A cross-country road trip is making a stop in eastern Idaho, with a special message for high school kids. Road Trip Nation is teaming up with the…

One of seven defendants in the Christmas Day stabbing death of 20-year-old Buck Garner was denied a reconsideration of his five-year prison sentence…

As the weather warms, backhoes, front loaders, and the rest of the heavy machinery family start to show up around eastern Idaho. In fact, new home…

Federal officials are trying to figure out the source of radioactive particles at the Idaho National Laboratory advanced test reactor complex after a…

This year, the Highland High School speech and debate team took first at the district competitions, and now, the team is preparing to go to the state…

On Sunday in Idaho Falls, one local minister provided an Easter message of inner peace to her congregation, and the eastern Idaho community. In a…

The fall happened in Granite Canyon, along the outer boundary of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Officials said Josh Tatman, 31, of Jackson, fell about…

The Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Events Center is slated to open this summer, and now, construction at the hotel is in full swing. The 156-room hotel…

In Chubbuck, a community is rallying around a family to help a sick infant. Mason and Amanda Oswald welcomed little Maysa into the world three months…

Eastern Idaho’s biggest Easter egg hunt was in Idaho Falls Saturday morning. Hundreds of kids ran around Tautphaus Park this morning, all…

The owner of Carrillo’s Tax in Idaho Falls broke her silence Friday evening after a raid by the IRS on Thursday. When April Carrillo received a…

A property-rental scam is showing up around eastern Idaho, and it has already cheated a handful of people out of hundreds of dollars. Our station…

The Census Bureau recently released records from the 1940 census and the information has many people curious as to what they’ll be able to…

The Shelley-Firth Fire District is asking voters to approve a $1.7 million bond this May because the volunteer-based departments said there’s…

A Pocatello woman died after a car crash at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in Oneida County, said Sheriff JP Semrad. Osato Takashra, 89, was traveling south on…

Community leaders in Pocatello met on Friday to focus on fighting against what they called an area epidemic of child abuse. At Portneuf Medical…

A BYU-Idaho student is asking for the public?s help in locating a large sum of cash that was stolen from her purse. Freshman Leeza Pearl said about…

Brigham Young University-Idaho will hold its commencement ceremonies Friday night, and 1,674 students will be awarded 1,691 degrees. That?s 180 more…

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The corporation that oversees many businesses for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a new chief operating officer. The Deseret News…

A Bonneville deputy has died from injuries he suffered in a boating accident Wednesday on Mud Lake. Mark Weaver, 46, of Hamer, a deputy with the…

IRS agents raided a building on Anderson Street at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, but they would not say why. The building houses a tax service,…

Thanks to advance emergency planning, Shoshone-Bannock tribal officials say a planned overnight power outage was uneventful. The Idaho Power Company…

A standoff in the Pocatello Costco parking lot led to the arrest of a man and woman who police said would not come out of a van. Idaho State Police…

Blackfoot Police are looking for the person, or people, who have been firing BB guns at parked cars. Capt. Kurt Asmus said 12 to 15 car windows have…

Careers in nursing are in high-demand, but it’s not often that you find a high school student gearing up for the healthcare field even before…

A resident came home early Wednesday afternoon to find two people going through his cupboards, the Madison County Sheriff?s Office said. In a call to…

The Madison County Sheriff has some strong words of warning following the arrest of two teens accused of stealing prescription drugs from…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for a popular government program that pays farmers to leave some of their land alone.…

Easter weekend is fast approaching and for many of us those presents can come in a cute, soft, cuddly and living form. Stores like C-A-L Ranch stock…

Geoffery Elawadly pleaded guilty on Wednesday to second-degree murder as part of a plea arrangement with the state. The guilty plea drops a laundry…

The Blackfoot City Council approved two measures that will mean changes to taxpayers Tuesday. City fees will increase, and the area for urban…

A government-funded transportation company is looking for a hike in funds this year. Targhee Regional Public Transportation Authority, better known…

Police arrested Marlana Lee Loveland on a Bonneville County warrant charging her with two counts of forgery Tuesday. The warrant stemmed from an…

According to national auto-sales tracker Autodata, new car sales are up dramatically in the United States. Sales rose nearly 13-percent in March…

Bannock County is a step closer to turning its landfill into a power plant. “You always look at the garbage as being garbage, but sometimes…

An eight-hour power outage is planned for Wednesday night and Thursday morning in the Fort Hall area. The Department of Public Safety and the Tribal…

A proposal for new charter school will be heard on Tuesday night in Idaho Falls. The twist: the school would focus on patriotism and capitalism. A…

A group of local people wants to bring the option of a patriotism-themed school to Idaho Falls District 91, and they want to do it with local…

After nearly three years of pursuing justice, it’s case closed for two local people scammed by a Rigby couple on Craigslist. On March 30, a…

A group of Idaho Falls women is remembering the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking with a themed tea party. The ‘Ladies Tea Guild’…

An American Fork city councilman and four city employees are getting credit for rescuing a woman and her young daughter from a burning house. Nobody…

A gun burglary occurred at a home on Oxbow Lane, Idaho Falls police said Tuesday. Police said a man reported the burglary on Sunday. He had come home…

A music video set in Idaho Falls and performed by a famous local duo is hitting the airwaves. Two months ago Local News 8 told you about Ali and…

For a small-sized airport, Idaho Falls Regional Airport has many contented travelers. Lines at checkstands, luggage stress, getting through…

Judges in Idaho are taking part in a Resolution Roundup, volunteering their time to solve lawsuits without ever going to trial. Free of charge judges…

Sticks of dynamite were found in a Twin Falls backyard Tuesday. The Twin Falls Police Department Bomb Squad responded to the residence and recovered…

The cost of repairing Bonner County roads damaged by stormwater runoff is expected to exceed $1 million. The northern Idaho county was expected to…

Flying on Allegiant Airlines is getting more expensive for anyone with carry-on luggage. Starting Wednesday, the airline will charge up to $35 to…

More than half the wolves in Idaho were killed in the recent hunting season, according to numbers from the Idaho Fish and Game. By some estimates,…

A private lawsuit against Teton School District has been dropped. The suit, filed by Brad Brewster centered on a 2010 hazing incident at Teton High…

Pocatello police said an Idaho Falls man kicked a window out of a patrol car Sunday night. Derek Furniss, 31, was arrested at Portneuf Medical Center…

The top official for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is resigning to accept a full-time leadership position with The Church of Jesus Christ of…

A 7-year-old Rigby boy is recovering from head trauma after getting run over by an ATV on Saturday afternoon. According to the Jefferson County…

Three of the seven defendants connected to the Christmas Day killing of 20-year-old Buck Garner in Ammon were back in court on Monday. The…

Madison Memorial Hospital has appointed a new CEO, who says that the transition has been ?natural? since Friday?s announcement. ?I believe that you…

A Canadian company said it will open a new manufacturing plant in Pocatello bringing more than 150 full-time jobs to the area. ATCO Structures and…

A fire ignited at a Rexburg business over the weekend. It happened at Mountain West Bark Products on South Highway 191, just before 1 a.m. Sunday.…

In this week’s Main Street Buzz, we found a doctor’s office with a unique twist: there is just one man running the whole show. Idaho…

Former Idaho Transportation Director Pamela Lowe says she is elated with a federal judge’s ruling that found the state must provide a reason…

After four years of enduring cutbacks, Idaho’s public universities can finally breathe a little easier. “It feels a lot better than the…

Several Idaho Falls community members gathered together Saturday night for a candlelight vigil in honor of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed…

The 182nd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrapped up Sunday. Tens of thousands of LDS church members…

There is another delay in the sexual abuse case against former Snake River Junior High principal Christopher Cox. The presiding district judge in the…

One upper valley county is taking a stand against bullying and promoting student unity. The third annual “Got’cher Back” campaign…

The 2012 legislative session is now over, but before adjourning Thursday night, the Senate voted to extend $35 million in tax cuts to Idaho…

Police arrested an Idaho Falls man on a charge of burglary after he accidentally shot himself with one of the guns he allegedly stole. Cameron Dean…

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Police are searching for two women who they say robbed an Idaho Falls liquor store. The entire crime was caught on camera. Drinks and a show, as two…

With more than half a billion dollars on the line, lottery fever has struck. A few convenience stores in Malad have become a mega millions mecca, for…

Curbside recycling is getting closer to becoming a reality for Rexburg residents, thanks to a partnership between the city and BYU-Idaho. The City of…

The arrival of Devvin Johnson, who just finished a tour of duty with the Navy, is something family and friends have been anticipating for a long…

In a quiet neighborhood in Ammon, the Johnson residence was full of laughter and happiness Thursday when Devvin Johnson, a husband, father of four…

Madison Memorial Hospital has chosen a new CEO. The Board of Trustees unanimously selected Rachel Gonzales to head the Rexburg hospital. Gonzales…

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be watching or listening to the annual general conference this weekend. Local News 8…

A 3-year-old Pocatello boy was hit by a car Thursday in Ogden. A woman in her 30s was backing out of a driveway when the rear bumper of her car…

Idaho Democratic lawmakers are calling for a constitutional amendment to protect mothers seeking abortions against unwanted medical procedures.…

A woman hit in a parking lot in Idaho Falls is listed in serious condition, police said Friday. According to police, an Idaho Falls man was driving a…

Whatever you might think about the outcome of this year’s legislative session, it was certainly a busy one. (This graphic may not appear on…

A 50-year-old woman accused of working with her husband to defraud donors to a magic show charity in Gillette has pleaded not guilty to a fraud…

Idaho Falls police arrested a Sears manager they said stole more than $1,000 from the store. According to an IFPD news release, Lyle Thomas Phillips,…

The state of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” statute is under scrutiny after unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a…

A brand new cardiology practice is opened in Idaho Falls on Monday, bringing with it a revolutionary new procedure — the first of its kind in…

This week’s United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student is making the most of his senior year, from competing on Blackfoot’s state…

It’s been one year since Pocatello expanded it’s curbside recycling program citywide and those running the program said it has been a…

A new Centers for Disease Control study out on Thursday shows there are 80-percent more kids in the United States with Autism now compared to less…

The United States Potato Board is taking a stance to dispel what they say is a pretty big myth: that potatoes aren’t healthy. Potatoes fuel our…

The Senate has approved a series of new rules to help navigate future conflicts of interest and ethics complaints. Among the changes endorsed by the…

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What a Delta woman says she found inside the fast food she ordered Saturday has her worried about the cleanliness of the restaurant it came from. It…

A West Texas jury has found a former lieutenant to polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs guilty of bigamy. Wendell Loy Nielsen was found guilty of…