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A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A man nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” by the FBI will remain incarcerated until he stands trial on charges that he robbed a…

A downward trend in tourist numbers continued at Yellowstone National Park in September. The National Park Service reported the park saw 527,610…

An Idaho Falls man was arrested Wednesday night on charges of robbery and attempted strangulation. Idaho Falls police said they arrived at the 2500…

Just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, three brush fires were spotted in the foothills east of Ammon. Bonneville County fire crews responded, but there is…

Thousands of straw bales are still smoldering after catching fire Tuesday night at U Pick Red Barn in Idaho Falls. More than 1,000 straw bales went…

On Wednesday night in Ucon, folks gathered for another public hearing over the possibility of Cives steel moving to town. The hearing focused on…

A lot of eastern Idahoans were excited to tune into the debate. Last night we introduced you to three voters from across the political spectrum who…

The Idaho National Laboratory says the internal radiological dose received by 16 employees last November was within the Department of Energy’s…

NorthWestern Energy says it has been notified by the Bonneville Power Administration that BPA will not use a proposed $1 billion Mountain States…

A straw maze was engulfed in flames Tuesday night in southern Idaho Falls. About 1,000 1-ton bales of straw were on fire.The Idaho Falls Fire…

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL *Madison 25 25 25Idaho Falls 13 F 19 F, 18 F ____ BOYS SOCCER *Idaho Falls 5Shelley 1 F ____ *Teton 4North Fremont 2…

People all over the country are looking forward to watching Wednesday night’s debate and that’s no exception in eastern Idaho. In fact,…

Two semi-trucks were involved in a crash at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday that blocked the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Blackfoot for several hours. As…

Police arrested a fugitive west of Firth High School on Tuesday. The fugitive, Francisco P. Tarin, 41, is the suspect in a high-speed chase through…

Year after year people challenge books found in libraries and classrooms and demand they not be read. This week marks the 30th anniversary of the…

Bannock County has just hired a new ambulance crew to hopefully solve the current problem of some 911 callers being forced to wait for help. Last…

A fire is burning 50 acres in the near Interstate 15 between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls. The Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center said Tuesday…

A pickup crashed into the Rigby Post Office on Tuesday. The driver said he thought he pushed on the brakes, but he was actually pushing on the gas as…

Chubbuck police said it had found the parents of two young children after it had issued an automated phone alert Tuesday afternoon. Police said the…

The Bingham County sheriff is again asking the public’s help to find a missing Idaho State University student. Daniel French Machado, 29, of…

A woman was arrested on a long list of charges Monday after police say she wreaked havoc throughout Idaho Falls. The police department received a…

Customers of Intermountain Gas Company will see a 7.1 percent cut in their monthly natural gas bill effective October 1st. The Idaho Public Utilities…

Families came out in droves Monday night to enjoy a special concert for the kids. The Idaho Falls Symphony put on a petting zoo not with sheep or…

Habitat for Humanity is expanding in eastern Idaho. Ashton and St. Anthony are now on the program’s radar following a generous local donation.…

The schools of tomorrow are here today, according to School District 93 in Bonneville County. New technology in the classrooms this school year is…

A foul-smelling weekend for one Pocatello neighborhood, as raw sewage has been backing up into their homes for days. By Monday morning the problem…

A registered sex offender legally shares a backyard fence with a public school playground in Idaho Falls. Idaho law states sex offenders must live at…

A fire was burning southeast of Pocatello on Monday along Interstate 15. Shortly before 5 p.m., the Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center said the…

Two drivers were flown by air ambulance after a crash in Rexburg on Monday morning. The accident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. at East Seventh South…

Idaho’s personal income continued to lag the rest of the nation during the second quarter of 2012, the Idaho Department of Labor said Monday.…

Burn bans at Fort Hall will be partially lifted Friday.Although fire danger remains extreme, the Fort Hall Fire and EMS Department said the…

A one-car crash in Idaho Falls sent the passenger to the hospital and then to jail. Officers responded to the 900 block of Northgate Mile around 1:10…

The body of a Canadian man, who has been missing for over a year, was found in northern Nevada. The Elko County Sheriff’s office reported two…

Pocatello police collected more than 39 pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications Saturday. It was part of a federal Drug…

An Idaho Falls man was arrested after barricading himself into an Idaho Falls home late Friday night, police said. Wade Anderson, 34, was arrested on…

An Oregon man died after his brakes failed on Teton Pass near Wilson on Sunday. Jay P. Winn, 36, of Hines, Ore., was eastbound descending Teton Pass…

Hotter and drier weather could increase activity on the Mustang Complex forest fire today, but forecasters predict predominant northwest winds will…

Two explosions rocked an Idaho Falls neighborhood in the early morning hours Saturday. Our station has obtained surveillance footage from a home…

A man from Grace is recovering after wrecking his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Curtis Hardy, 54, was riding on State Highway 36 near Weston when he…

People living in the Red Top Meadows subdivision, from the school bus turnaround north and from South Fall Creek Road east, are advised to be ready…

If you were to ask any parent, they’d say good babysitters are hard to find. According to the American Red Cross, in the last two years 55…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and two big personalities in southeast Idaho have made a bold statement for the cause. Mike Nelson…

Here are final scores from Friday night’s high school games. If you are reading this page in full-browser view, your team may not be listed on…

It has been 19 years since Stephanie Crane was reported missing in Challis. The then-young girl would have celebrated her 28th birthday with family…

When we want to go outside, we walk out the door. But for Brady Meline, assuming she’s able to get out of bed that day, it’s another 20…

Now that the Horsethief Canyon fire near Jackson is 94 percent contained, a new Burned Area Emergency Response team is gathering information to…

The Snake River Animal Shelter is extending thanks to one member of the Idaho Falls community, who shelter officials say put them a lot closer to…

A new forest fire was spotted about 1:30 pm Friday about seven miles west of Bedford, Wyoming near Virginia Peak. The Bridger Teton National Forest…

Teton County, Idaho Commissioners have unanimously approved two measures transferring control of Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs to an independent…

A Pocatello motorcyclist is still listed in critical condition at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City after a crash Wednesday…

Pocatello Police have captured a second suspect in connection with a robbery at an apartment house Sunday. A surveillance effort located 23 year old…

A Union Pacific Railroad train is back on track after one of its locomotives caught fire while rolling through the Cheyenne Crossing in Pocatello at…

Students have been eating the new “healthy” school lunches for weeks now. The fried food is out and the fruits and vegetables are in.…

The National Weather Service in Pocatello issued a preliminary winter forecast, and it looks like we will have an El Nino event on our hands this…

Local News 8 has done lots of United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student Award reports over the years, featuring students doing a variety of…

The Pocatello and Chubbuck fire departments announced the end of the open fire ban, put in place after the Charlotte Fire. Starting Sept. 28 locals…

Law enforcement officers found three marijuana grow sites in Gooding County on Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho State Police detective…

The Idaho School Boards Association took a stance in education reform, voicing its support for Proposition 1 of the “Students Come First”…

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have secured a $680,411 federal grant to help fund its Violence Against Women Tribal Governments Program. United States…

The fire danger in much of western Wyoming and has been lowered to “very high.” Teton interagency fire managers made the change for the…

Fred Meyer stores are recalling a number of ground beef products due to a possible E. coli contamination. All the potentially contaminated beef…

Two men were sentenced in federal court after trying to lure two underage girls from Pocatello to Hollywood, Calif., last year. Wayne Allen Ginnis,…

The internal investigation in a mismanagement of a local hospital is over, and as promised, members of the Bingham Memorial Hospital Board are making…

Victims of the charlotte fire who lost their homes met with the Bannock County Commissioners on Wednesday, saying building permits are turning into a…

Teton County, Wyo., sheriff’s deputies have arrested two men and one boy in connection with a series of car break-ins in the Rafter J…

The Ashton Dam has been a source of hydroelectricity for nearly 100 years. So as you can imagine, over time, the dam has needed a little help in…

Overcrowding in Bonneville District 93 has become so critical, one district administrator says something must be done to avoid an unmanageable crisis…

A Fort Hall man pleaded guilty to arson Wednesday. Michael Pandoah, 25, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in connection with a May 2010…

Trampoline safety has been front and center this week. The American Academy of Pediatrics said Monday that it’s continuing to advise against…

Police say a 29-year-old Pocatello man stabbed his brother with a pocket knife. Pocatello police said they were called to a disturbance at 10:40 p.m.…

A man Idaho Falls police describe as homeless was being held in the Bonneville County Jail on Wednesday on charges of domestic battery and attempted…

CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC has won a three year extension of its contract to operate the Idaho Cleanup Project at the Idaho National Laboratory. The…

Deputies want your help to find a man they say led them on a high-speed chase through Idaho Falls on Tuesday. Francisco P. Tarin, 41, is wanted on a…

Final touches have been officially made to the City of Idaho Falls budget for the next fiscal year. After the city council unanimously voted not to…

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Idaho Falls 3Highland 1 F Teton 0Shelley 3 F(25-13, 25-17, 25-14);Kimber Call — 13 kills;Sam Orme – 6 kills. Shae…

A Pocatello man was arrested Saturday on charges of felony malicious injury to property after a witness claimed to see him throwing rocks through…

There’s a new equality ordinance on the table in Driggs. The city is looking to become the second in Idaho to pass a measure that will ensure…

Controversy is brewing in Teton Valley following a heated and lengthy meeting Monday night between the Teton County Board of County Commissioners and…

Bannock County is held an urgent meeting on Tuesday for the land owners affected by the Charlotte Fire, trying to get a needed re-seeding program…

Marlene Jensen, Bingham County election director, wanted to clear up a possible misunderstanding about voting this year. According to Idaho code, you…

A high-speed chase Idaho Falls on Tuesday afternoon ended with deputies backing off the pursuit. Bonneville County deputies attempted to pull over a…

On Tuesday, folks in Bingham County braced themselves for a sweeping new county-wide zoning ordinance. The county’s current ordinance was put…

There is a new undertaking when it comes to educaiton within the Idaho Falls School District 91. It’s called the Compass Academy,a new magnet…

Police say they have a suspect in a Pocatello hit-and-run that hurt pedestrian over the weekend. Pocatello police said a woman was crossing Garrett…

As renewable energy technology advances, so does the need for more space to build and develop new projects. It used to be developers were faced with…

Teton County, Wyoming Sheriff Jim Whalen has announced some sweeping changes in his administration. Whalen has named Jackson Police Department…

Police say three teenagers were responsible for the burglary and vandalism incident that occurred at Compass Academy earlier this month. Idaho Falls…

Dry lightning storms and human-related causes have sparked more than 600 wildfires on federal land this year alone. U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho,…

The body of a 22-year-old Idaho Falls man was found in the driver’s seat of a parked car at the Bonneville County Jail on Monday night.…

Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one tenth of a percent in August to 5.6 percent. Department of Workforce Services…

Our station has investigated a a sophisticated computer scam already affecting folks in eastern Idaho. On Sunday, our station received a tip about a…

Bowling is said to be one of the world’s most participatory sports. “My favorite ball is a strike of course,” said David Fisher, a…

A brand new bar opened in Idaho Falls on Monday. One16 Sports Bar and Grill is the latest in a recent surge in bar openings in and around the city,…