Regional News Archives

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tests positive for COVID, ‘feels fine’

May 12, 2022 10:26 AM Associated Press

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Thursday. The governor took a test after developing a scratchy throat…

Boise insurance producer falsified applications

May 11, 2022 11:12 AM News Team

Effective April 18, 2022, the Idaho Department of Insurance revoked the insurance producer license of Kelly D. Foster for 54 violations of the Idaho…

Gateway South transmission line receives nod to proceed

May 11, 2022 11:21 AM News Team

The Wyoming Public Service Commission granted PacifiCorp certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs) May 10, allowing two…

WHP and Walmart to host free child safety seat check event

May 11, 2022 11:10 AM News Team

The Wyoming Highway Patrol and Walmart will be hosting a free child seat safety check station event on…

Utah man charged in death of vulnerable adult in Alaska

May 10, 2022 12:33 PM Associated Press

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man has been accused of raping, torturing and murdering a vulnerable adult when he lived in Alaska. Kirby F.…

Customs seized over $10 million worth of counterfeit Rolex watches

May 6, 2022 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

It might be time to check the authenticity of your new luxury…

6-year-old Dominick Krankall released from hospital after being severely burned

May 5, 2022 1:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WCBS) — A 6-year-old Connecticut boy who…

Late US Sen. Orrin Hatch honored at Utah Capitol

May 4, 2022 11:18 AM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A procession of family, friends and colleagues gathered to honor late U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch,…

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

May 3, 2022 1:28 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials announced what they called extraordinary steps on Tuesday to keep hundreds of…

Canyon County woman sentenced for provider fraud

May 2, 2022 4:21 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Canyon County woman was sentenced Friday, April 29 for Public Assistance Provider…

Fatal crash near Thayne, Wyo.

May 2, 2022 4:41 PM News Team

On Sunday, a fatal crash occurred at milepost .20 on County Road 116 (Prater Canyon) near Thayne, Wyoming. …

Crash at the Intersection of 300 W 100 S west of Jerome

May 2, 2022 10:52 AM News Team

Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Saturday at approximately 6:50 p.m., at the intersection of 300 W and 100…

Salt Lake, Sapporo head race to 2030 Olympics, and maybe ’34

May 1, 2022 11:08 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics closed just over two months ago and the focus now turns to awarding a host city for the…

Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West’s megadrought: Water or electricity

April 30, 2022 11:03 AM CNN

By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the lake…

2 men indicted in multi-state conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

April 29, 2022 5:18 PM News Team

Two men working together across the Oregon and Idaho border were indicted on federal charges…

Jazz face many questions after another early playoff exit

April 29, 2022 4:50 PM Associated Press

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz entered this season as one of the favorites to win the NBA title. Like a few…

Career offender sentenced to 235 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin

April 29, 2022 4:39 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and…

Boise man sentenced to 8 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

April 29, 2022 3:05 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute…

Boise woman sentenced for drug trafficking

April 27, 2022 5:09 PM News Team

A Boise woman was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to…

Brown declares drought emergency in 4 more Oregon counties

April 26, 2022 5:14 PM Associated Press

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a drought emergency in four more counties this week and now more than half the land area in the…

Boise police officer says chief injured him during meeting

April 25, 2022 3:25 PM Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Boise police chief is under investigation and the city is facing a tort claim from a high-ranking officer who said his neck…

Utah Democrats throw support behind independent Evan McMullin to take on Mike Lee

April 24, 2022 12:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN The Utah Democratic Party on Saturday threw its support behind the independent candidacy of former presidential contender Evan…

Boise man sentenced for selling methamphetamine, heroin and stolen firearm

April 22, 2022 6:07 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for selling controlled substances and a stolen…

Man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution in Magic Valley

April 22, 2022 6:05 PM News Team

A Jerome man was sentenced to federal prison this week for distribution and possession with intent to distribute…

Multi-state road check along I-90

April 22, 2022 2:54 PM News Team

The Wyoming Highway Patrol Commercial Carrier unit recently participated in a multi-state road check campaign from Montana to Minnesota along…

BLM delivers wildland fire engine to local fire department

April 22, 2022 10:12 AM News Team

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District has delivered a surplus wildland fire engine to the New Plymouth Fire Protection District at no…

Deep-red Utah embraced voting by mail. Then came 2020.

April 22, 2022 7:42 AM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah was the only Republican-led state that mailed all active voters ballots before the 2020…

Multi-employer job fair set for April 27 in Boise

April 21, 2022 3:19 PM News Team

Employers from several industries will be looking for workers at a job fair Wednesday, April 27, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Taft Elementary School…

Employee, customer die in fire at small town Montana casino

April 21, 2022 12:20 PM Associated Press

BRIDGER, Mont. (AP) — An employee and a customer died in a casino fire in a small town in south-central Montana. Carbon County Sheriff Josh…

Oregon wolf population flounders after poaching, car crashes

April 20, 2022 1:10 PM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The growth of Oregon’s wolf population slowed significantly last year because 21 animals were killed by human poaching,…

Arizona on track, for now, for 1st execution since 2014

April 19, 2022 3:23 PM Associated Press

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in…

Avian influenza detected in backyard bird flock in Utah

April 19, 2022 8:52 AM Associated Press

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A backyard flock of birds in Utah County has been diagnosed with avian influenza, marking another instance…

Kootenai County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of minor

April 15, 2022 11:11 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Hayden man on…

Caldwell Police Lieutenant indicted on federal civil rights charges for using excessive force during arrest

April 15, 2022 11:32 AM News Team

federal grand jury in Boise returned a superseding indictment on April 13, 2022, charging Joseph Alan Hoadley, 42, a Lieutenant with the Caldwell…

Man sentenced to more than 8 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

April 13, 2022 2:45 PM News Team

Adam Christopher Johnson, of Clarkston, Washington, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.…

Caldwell insurance agent falsified policy items to increase commissions

April 13, 2022 11:38 AM News Team

Effective April 11, 2022, the Idaho Department of Insurance revoked the insurance producer license of Eva L.C. Bowman for ten violations of the…

Woman pleads guilty to false statement in case involving more than $11 million in government contracts

April 13, 2022 11:35 AM News Team

A Star woman pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with government…

Tax Commission offers curbside service in Boise April 18

April 13, 2022 11:14 AM News Team

Last-minute tax filers in the Boise area can drop off their state income tax returns without getting out of the car at the Idaho State Tax…

Space Needle celebrates 60th with painting contest

April 13, 2022 7:00 AM Associated Press

By AMANDA ZHOU The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — The Space Needle will be painted “Galaxy Gold” for its 60th anniversary, the original color…

ISP investigates multiple crashes in Cassia County

April 12, 2022 11:05 AM News Team

On Monday, Idaho State Police investigated six crashes on I-84 and state highway 81 in Cassia County.…

Crash claims 1 outside of Twin Falls

April 12, 2022 11:04 AM News Team

Idaho State Police are investigating a vehicle collision that occurred on Monday at 3:40 p.m., on N. 2500 East at E. 3700 North in Twin Falls…

1 killed in crash east of Evanston

April 12, 2022 11:03 AM News Team

A fatal crash occurred around milepost 52 on Interstate 80 east of Evanston, Wyoming Tuesday. …

Fatal crash east of Evanston

April 11, 2022 11:24 AM News Team

On Sunday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 26 on Interstate 80 east of Evanston,…

DEQ seeks comment on proposed Idaho Power Company settlement

April 8, 2022 11:07 AM News Team

On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) filed complaints in Ada, Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee, Power, Twin Falls, and Valley…

April 14 spring job fair in Caldwell features outdoor jobs

April 8, 2022 11:06 AM News Team

Treasure Valley employers with a variety of jobs — several outdoor-related — will be looking for workers at Idaho Labor’s job fair Thursday,…

Grizzly bear suspected to have killed livestock in North Idaho

April 7, 2022 12:16 PM News Team

Idaho Fish and Game officers suspect a grizzly bear attacked and killed a llama and a sheep on private land in the Panhandle Region on the evening of…

8 vehicles now involved after troopers make arrest in a shooting incident

April 6, 2022 11:37 AM News Team

The Idaho State Police and a Critical Incident Task Force are investigating after an early morning pursuit that followed several citizen reports of…

Utah woman dies after a fall at Grand Canyon National Park

April 5, 2022 3:36 PM Associated Press

Authorities say a Utah woman has died after a fall at the Grand…

Kamiah man sentenced to more than 19 years for second degree murder

April 5, 2022 2:46 PM News Team

A Kamiah man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for second degree…

Jury awards $8M to woman in 2017 Amtrak train derailment

April 5, 2022 10:00 AM Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal jury in Tacoma has awarded $8 million in damages to a woman hurt in the 2017 Amtrak train derailment that spilled…

Officials seize over $700,000 of cocaine at US-Mexico border

April 2, 2022 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the US-Mexico border, the US Customs and Border Protection…

Laramie County deputy shot, suspect killed in Cheyenne

April 3, 2022 3:24 PM Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Laramie County sheriff’s deputy is expected to recover from a gunshot wound he sustained in an exchange of fire with a…

The body of Naomi Irion, reported missing in Nevada more than 2 weeks ago, has been found, police say

March 30, 2022 9:05 PM CNN

By Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of Naomi Irion, a Nevada woman missing for more than two weeks, has been discovered, authorities said Wednesday.…

US approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism

March 30, 2022 2:55 PM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on…

Incredible before and after photos show just how much this critical reservoir has dried up

March 30, 2022 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The second-largest man-made reservoir in the country has dropped to unthinkable lows amid the West’s…

Seattle man pleads guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft

March 29, 2022 4:28 PM News Team

A Seattle man pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity…

Utah couple accused of using electric shocks on 2 kids

March 29, 2022 1:00 PM Associated Press

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah police have arrested a couple accused of using electric shocks to discipline two children. Arrest records allege a mother…

Meridian multi-employer job fair set March 30

March 28, 2022 10:42 AM News Team

Idaho Labor is hosting a multi-employer job fair March 30, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Wahooz Galaxy Event Center, 400 W. Overland Road in…

Utah man sentenced for making terrorist bomb-making tutorial

March 27, 2022 10:41 AM Associated Press

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Murat Suljovic of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release once he…

3 skiers injured in avalanche on Woody Ridge

March 27, 2022 9:56 AM Associated Press

A group of six skiers had split into pairs and simultaneously descended three neighboring avalanche paths on the west side of Woody…

Crash on SH46 north of Gooding claims 1

March 25, 2022 6:08 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is currently investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Friday at approximately 1:52 p.m., on SH46 at milepost 116, in…

A 14-year-old fell to his death from the new drop tower ride at Florida’s ICON Park, authorities say

March 25, 2022 5:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN A 14-year-old boy died after he fell Thursday night from a drop tower amusement ride that recently opened at…

Jackson 5th Oregon county to declare drought emergency

March 25, 2022 9:44 AM Associated Press

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Low water storage and snowpack levels in southern Oregon have prompted a fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency.…

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto

March 24, 2022 10:01 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP lawmakers in Utah have pushed through a ban on transgender youth…

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

March 23, 2022 2:07 PM Associated Press

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that…

Omicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab

March 23, 2022 7:40 AM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…

Man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

March 22, 2022 4:52 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to federal prison this week for distributing methamphetamine in Boise and…

Man sentenced to 6.5 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

March 22, 2022 4:39 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to…

Woman sentenced to federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment tax

March 22, 2022 4:39 PM News Team

A Nampa woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment…

Utah governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban

March 22, 2022 3:13 PM Associated Press

Utah’s Republican governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday.…

Not only is Lake Powell’s water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too

March 21, 2022 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since…

Man found dead in home after overnight standoff with police

March 19, 2022 5:38 PM Associated Press

Authorities say they found a man dead inside an Evansville home following an overnight standoff with law…

Man arrested in cold case rapes of women after DNA link

March 19, 2022 3:32 PM Associated Press

An eastern Washington man has been arrested in the rapes of women in Pullman nearly two decades ago after authorities say DNA linked him to the…

Nampa man sentenced for federal gun crimes

March 17, 2022 2:44 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial…

2 in custody after pursuit

March 17, 2022 12:29 PM News Team

Two Wyoming residents are in custody following a pursuit…

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

March 16, 2022 9:37 AM Associated Press

A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S.…

Police: Ex-death row inmate in Washington prison killed

March 14, 2022 9:12 PM Associated Press

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Department of Corrections officials say a man who had formerly been on death row for murdering his…

IDOC seeks walkaway from Payette County worksite

March 11, 2022 10:13 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a South Idaho Correctional Institution resident who walked away from her job in the…

Teen killed in multi-vehicle collision on I-84

March 10, 2022 5:55 PM News Team

Idaho State Police continue to investigate a multi-vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 in Jerome County where a…

Boise woman sentenced for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

March 10, 2022 3:34 PM News Team

A Boise woman was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distribution of…

Woman sentenced to 21 months for bank fraud

March 10, 2022 11:21 AM News Team

An Illinois woman was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for bank…

Seattle schools will drop COVID-19 mask mandate

March 9, 2022 12:57 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools says it will lift its COVID-19 mask mandate beginning Monday. Late last month Gov. Jay Inslee said the…

Nampa man pleads guilty to federal firearms violation

March 9, 2022 10:10 AM News Team

A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a…

Man sentenced for distributing and possessing child pornography

March 8, 2022 2:38 PM News Team

A Mountain Home man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child…

Cattle ranchers don’t want Montana wolves moved to Colorado

March 8, 2022 12:40 PM Associated Press

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Montana Stockgrowers Association has asked its state’s wildlife agency to reject any requests to capture…

Fatal crash north of Wheatland

March 8, 2022 11:31 AM News Team

On Monday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost three on Wyoming 320 north of Wheatland,…

Giant venomous spiders infiltrated the southeastern US and are expected to spread rapidly, experts say

March 8, 2022 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout … and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in…

Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho

March 6, 2022 10:06 PM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Sandpoint, Idaho, is a four-season resort town built along the shores of scenic…

Utah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban

March 4, 2022 9:53 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in…

Lewiston man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

March 4, 2022 10:36 AM News Team

A Lewiston man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

Feds seize 150K counterfeit pills made with fentanyl

March 4, 2022 10:36 AM Associated Press

Authorities say narcotics agents seized about 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl and about 20 pounds of fentanyl powder in what…

Kootenai County sheriff says staff vacancies hurt responses

March 3, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

The sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho, says the deadly shooting Monday night near Hauser Lake was the latest example of increased violent crime and…

Utah to scrap body measurements from transgender sports bill

March 2, 2022 1:19 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The sponsor of a Utah proposal to create a commission to make eligibility decisions about…

Fatal crash north of Buhl

February 28, 2022 11:27 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on Friday at approximately 1:23 p.m., at 4500 N and 1600 E, in Twin…

Crash west of Jerome

February 28, 2022 11:28 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle, injury crash that occurred Sunday at approximately 4:00 a.m., on I-84 near milepost 155, west of…

‘I’ve got morons on my team’: Romney blasts fellow GOP members for attending White nationalist event and supporting Putin

February 27, 2022 2:37 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday blasted his fellow GOP members who attended a White nationalist event and those who support Russia…

Utah orders removal of Russian alcohol from state-run stores

February 26, 2022 7:33 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has signed an executive order requiring the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to immediately…

Need for affordable housing runs up against Utah zoning laws

February 26, 2022 6:00 AM Associated Press

A growing chorus of experts say middle housing, a class of multifamily housing options that falls between single-family homes and large apartment…

Gordon appoints new District Court Judge for Fourth Judicial District

February 25, 2022 5:55 PM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Darci Phillips to be a District Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial District serving Sheridan County.…

Governor Gordon appoints state engineer

February 25, 2022 3:49 PM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Brandon Gebhart as Wyoming State Engineer.…