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Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell again in October to an even 7 percent. That is the lowest jobless rate in three-and-a-half…

There’s a hint of Twilight-mania in the eastern Idaho air. On Thursday night, the 5th Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn Part 2, will light up…

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Eastern Idahoans have been getting suspicious phone calls and text messages saying there is a warrant out for their arrest for failure to appear for…

A child was hit in the crosswalk on Pine and Jefferson in Pocatello on Thursday afternoon. When emergency responders arrived, the 11-year-old…

A Pocatello man is facing a string of charges for allegedly striking a woman several times on the head with a glass bottle. Witness said John Guinn,…

Muscles turning to bone may sound unreal to many people, but for one man in Pocatello, it’s everyday life. Edmund Cook has an extremely rare…

A 22-year-old Arizona man who was trying to sell an iPod was arrested after the actual owner found it listed online, Rexburg police said Thursday.…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern…

The Greenway Foundation said it could take 75 years until the planned path is fully completed. Currently the Portneuf Greenway is made up of a bunch…

The demand for potatoes has been down in recent years. But there’s one state agency who’s ready to revamp the image of the potato.…

GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL Rigby 47Madison 54 F Bonenville 41Skyline 56 F Century 54Idaho Falls 21 F Hillcrest 52Shelley 39 F West Side 33Firth 57 F Malad…

GIRLS BASKETBALL Highland 39Orofino 11 F Butte County 57 Ririe 36 F Challis 63 Carey 36 F Firth 45 South Fremont 32 F Oakley 48Hansen 44 F Richfield…

A recent report from Slate magazine is mapping out the states where women make the least amount of money. Idaho, Wyoming and Utah sit at the very…

Last week, Idaho voters struck down education propositions 1, 2 and 3; also known as the “Luna Laws.” Since then, many have been…

The city of Rexburg has some major developments in the works. Members of the chamber of commerce and the city met together with leading real estate…

Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means it’s time to start thinking about buying all that food. Some new numbers released Wednesday by…

As a series of local call centers close shop, and lay off dozens of employees, there are still companies looking for eastern Idaho workers. “I…

While adults appreciate his generally sweet disposition, good manners, and motivation to be part of a healthy family, Jordan knows that he has to…

Two Idaho Power crews that went to Long Island, N.Y., to help restore power to those hit hard by Superstorm Sandy are on their way home. The crews,…

The city of Driggs has won a a $30,000 grant from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.The city will match the grant with an additional…

Promark Research Corporation became the latest company to cut dozens of call center employees, announcing the layoffs Tuesday afternoon. The people…

Since the election dozens of online petitions have sprung up calling for states across the nation to secede from the union, including one petition…

The Festival of Trees has arrived in Idaho Falls. The festival kicks off this week at the Shilo Inn Convention Center. Dozens of trees, from big, to…

Used nuclear fuel from the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier will soon be on its way to Idaho. The vessel will be de-commissioned on December 1st, and…

An Ammon family got a rude awakening Tuesday morning when their garage caught on fire. The suspect? Their sick pig. The fire happened on Lincoln Road…

A routine traffic stop resulted in police finding $130,000 worth of various drugs near American Falls. On Tuesday at 9 a.m., an Idaho State Police…

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has approved a $67 thousand for the city of Blackfoot. The city will match the grant with another $67…

An Idaho Falls man will have to pay about $85,000 for Medicaid fraud. John K. Baird, 49, was sentenced Tuesday on one count of provider fraud and one…

Each year around 200 people are killed by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning and another 5,000 people are injured in Idaho, the Idaho State Health…

Rexburg police are looking for the driver who was nearly in an accident with the AK-47 Bandit. The East Idaho Credit Union in Rexburg was robbed…

Four people were hurt, two critically, in a six vehicle crash at 5th and Benton at around 5 pm in Pocatello Monday. Pocatello Police said the driver…

At Firth High School on Monday, hundreds of military veterans gathered with students and community members. The message was one of remembrance.…

State Forester Bill Crapser says this year’s wildfires have consumed all the money the state had set aside for fire suppression. Crapser says…

Idaho teachers will still get about $38 million in merit-pay bonuses this year, despite voters’ rejection of public schools chief Tom…

Public schools chief Tom Luna plans to ask the 2013 Idaho Legislature to adopt another pay-for-performance program for teachers, saying he…

It’s been almost a week since education reform propositions 1, 2 and 3 were struck down by Idaho voters. After all of the build-up, everyone is…

With wintry weather comes slick, dangerous conditions on the roadways. Eastern Idaho got a big wakeup call over Veterans Day weekend. So did Idaho…

Another local call center is closing its doors. Teleperformance USA confirmed to Local News 8 on Monday that it was closing its facility in…

Although the stock market took a significant plunge this past week following the election, this week’s numbers show how southeastern Idaho is…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

Wildlife officials are reporting an uptick in grizzly bear deaths in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says 50…

The clean-up project at the Idaho National Laboratory site to process 900,000 gallons of nuclear waste is currently ahead of schedule and under…

Some folks in Pocatello are aiming to make holiday gifts a lot more meaningful. Organizers of an alternative gift market hope to bring some change to…

The City of Pocatello is putting together a plan for what the Gate City might look like ten years down the road and is asking for public input. Those…

Jackson Hole Airport has agreed to boost the amount of revenue it gives to Grand Teton National Park. Terms of a tentative agreement will hike the…

Three people are in the hospital after the bus they were riding on crashed Sunday morning. A Salt Lake Express bus was driving north on Interstate 15…

On Veteran’s Day, many folks spend time listening to war stories and memories with grandpas and grandmas, aunts and uncles, or moms and dads.…

Idaho State Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash on state Highway 31 just north of Swan Valley. 24-year-old Jamie Krupinski from Jackson…

Two six-man Idaho Power Company crews, along with 18 Rocky Mountain Power employees, are helping with recovery efforts following super storm Sandy.…

Left lanes in both directions on US-20 were blocked Saturday morning, due to traffic accidents between the Menan-Lorenzo Highway and 6800 South, east…

A suspect in the death of a south-central Idaho man has been arrested in Las Vegas. Cassia County Undersheriff Geroge Warnell said a tip from a…

Here are final scores from Friday night’s high school playoffs. Links to clips of select games are included. * Madison 36Lake City…

Firefighters responding to trailer home that was fully engulfed by flames Thursday night had troubles of their own. Power County dispatch received a…

The Wyoming Highway Patrol has released information on a deadly crash that occurred the morning of Oct. 25 south of Jackson. Justine Bruteig, 79, of…

Mountain West Research in Idaho Falls closed its call center in Idaho Falls yesterday, leaving employees with very little notice to find new work.…

Police continue searching for the AK-47 bandit. The East Idaho Credit Union in Rexburg was robbed Wednesday and police believe he is the suspect.…

Students at Idaho State University’s School of Business are helping to fulfill the dream of a sick little girl. On Thursday night, students…

Fremont County is now on the list: It’s part of a designated surveillance area for brucellosis in Idaho. For one Idahoan, raising cattle has…

A new conservation easement will preserve nearly 400 acres along the Teton River valley, including three quarters of a mile of the riverbank itself.…

A federal appeals court has declared moot a case challenging the U.S. government’s decision to remove federal protections from Northern Rocky…

A group of western state US Senators are urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put the timber industry to work to help reduce fuel loads in…

Two people are in custody after trying to outrun Idaho Falls Police Thursday afternoon. Police said 35-year-old Bradley Sean Westbrook was spotted…

A Chubbuck fire truck rolled over on the I-86 onramp late Thursday night on its way to a trailer fire. Idaho State Police said water in its tank…

The Idaho Department of Lands is proposing a land exchange with a private landowner it believes would more than double cash returns for the endowment…

A Challis woman died in a one car crash on Thursday morning. Michelle Dea, 42, was driving south on U.S. Highway 93 in a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee…

Two six-man Idaho Power Company utility crews have safely arrived in Brookhaven, New York to help Long Island recover from the effects of Superstorm…

The man who robbed East Idaho Credit Union in Rexburg on Wednesday with an assault rifle matches the description of the AK-47 Bandit, who the FBI…

With winter weather in the wings, many folks are breaking out the heavy parkas or stocking up on firewood. Just as you winterize your home, power…

“Cost or convenience?” It’s a question that’s on a lot of travelers’ minds as they get ready to head out of town for…

Boxes of hamburger patties were floating down the Snake River on Thursday after a semi-truck crashed. Bruce Fitzgerald, 58, of Shelley, was traveling…

In Tuesday’s election, Idaho voters passed a state constitutional amendment preserving the right to hunt, fish and trap. The measure is known…

Bonneville County Clerk Ron Longmore has ordered a reconciliation of votes cast at two county precincts.In one case, he says about eight write-in…

Idaho State University head football coach Mike Kramer will not be facing any criminal charges following a pushing incident that made national…

The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing a 9.6 percent increase in its average wholesale power rates to compensate for reduced revenue…

It’s go-time at the current Pocatello Animal Shelter after voter approved funding for a new facility. Plans have already been drawn up and…

Pocatello police are investigating a shooting that occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.Shots were reported fired on the west side of Pocatello, but…

Pocatello Police are investigating a shooting incident at around 1:35 a.m. Thursday. Shots were reported fired on the west side of Pocatello, but…

Here is an appropriate story with Veterans Day approaching. Two young men join the U.S. Army from different locations. The year is 1942. They meet…

A couple of campers got the scare of their lives the day before Halloween after they spotted what they claim was Bigfoot. The man who posted the…

The Rexburg City Council has taken steps it hopes will keep Rexburg Rapids water park in the black next year. Chief Financial Officer Richard Horner…

Multiple vehicle burglaries occurred late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning in Idaho Falls. The burglarized vehicles were on the 600 block of…

The Idaho State Department of Education will distribute pay-for-performance funding to school districts this month, even though Proposition 2 did not…