2021 Easter celebration events
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Biden orders White House flags lowered to half-staff after Capitol Police officer killed
Biden, who is spending the weekend at Camp David, also ordered the US flag to be flown at half-staff at the White House and all federal buildings…
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Must-watch ‘Full Circle’ moments this week
Every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 6 p.m. ET, Anderson Cooper hosts a digital show streaming live around the world covering the stories that…
Continue Reading Volunteers strive to make Koreatown residents feel safe during rise in hate crimes against Asians
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — In an effort to curb a rise in hate crimes against…
Continue Reading Behind on rent? In danger of being evicted? Here’s what you need to know
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The Biden administration has extended the federal eviction…
Continue Reading Nature group warning New Yorkers not to buy ducklings as Easter gifts
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN, New York (WCBS) — Every year, well-meaning people buy baby chicks and…
Continue Reading MLB opening day can boost your mood, psychologist Scott Bea says
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — MLB Opening Day can apparently boost your mood. Psychologist…
Continue Reading Doctors using herpes virus to treat patient with melanoma tumor
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Paul Kirsch, of Green Tree, had a melanoma removed from the…
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Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to fund all-day kindergarten
Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fully fund all-day kindergarten programs in the…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 102 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 102 new COVID-19 cases in the area Friday.…
Continue Reading Teacher faces criticism over remarks made on social media
Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento teacher is dealing with backlash…
Continue Reading Vandal tries to start fire at Oakland Asian bakery, possible hate crime
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Owners of an Asian bakery in Oakland say a vandal…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball has postponed the rest of the Mets-Nationals series due to Covid-19
The two remaining games of the Washington Nationals’ season-opening series with the New York Mets have been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns…
Continue Reading Judge: Minnesota inmates can sue state over COVID concerns
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Ramsey County judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by…
Continue Reading Attack on Jewish family is under investigation by NYPD Hate Crime Task Force
An attack on a Jewish family in Manhattan on Wednesday is being investigated by the New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force, Police…
Continue Reading Schools with Native American mascots would face $25,000 fine per month under new Colorado bill
Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado schools with Native American mascots face steep fines…
Continue Reading Police now issuing citations instead of arrests for 2 ounces of marijuana or less
Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Citing costs and racial disparity, the Plano Police…
Continue Reading COVID-19 protection from the flu shot? Experts wary about new study
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Experts say there just isn’t enough evidence to…
Continue Reading How to stop a killing like that of George Floyd from ever happening again
First there was the agonizing video, showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin grinding his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly…
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Courts and law enforcement focus on reservation violence
Federal and state courts and Idaho tribal partners are working to curtail domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other violent…
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Missing 11-year-old located
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports Mariyah Fuentes has been located and is safe.…
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Inmate sentenced to life in drug racketeering gang case
A leader of a white supremacist prison gang in Idaho has been sentenced to life in prison on racketeering and other charges, authorities…
Continue Reading City considers building housing for agriculture workers
Click here for updates on this story ELK CITY, Nebraska (WOWT) — Agriculture workers who come to the Heartland for the…
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Man gets COVID-19 double-lung transplant
It’s hard to tell, but at one point this fall, walking for Jake Immink might as well have been climbing a…
Continue Reading Man dies in front yard shooting
Click here for updates on this story DICKINSON, Texas (KTRK) — A man died early Thursday after he was shot during a…
Continue Reading Deputy captured on camera punching teen on ATV
Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County Sheriff’s deputy is on desk…
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D91 resumes search for new superintendent
The Idaho Falls Board of Trustees is resuming its search for a new…
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Power outage overloaded Pocatello emergency lines
Pocatello Police say a power outage has resulted in an over-run of its 911 emergency lines. …
Continue Reading Employee shot in Gun Outlet shooting not letting bullet in leg stop him from living life
Click here for updates on this story METAIRIE, Louisiana (WDSU) — An employee at the Jefferson Gun Outlet is sharing…
Continue Reading Woman who survived 2-month coma after contracting COVID-19 goes home
Click here for updates on this story SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine woman, who contracted COVID-19 and spent two…
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LDS Church April 2021 General Conference to be virtual only
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints April 2021 general conference will be virtual…
Continue Reading Catalytic converters stolen from Boys and Girls Club vans, officials say
Click here for updates on this story LISBON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A community is coming together to help the Boys and…
Continue Reading Guests kicked out, employees fired after resort abruptly closes
Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — After spending hundreds to get a room at a Central…
Continue Reading Seven detention officers fired, one resigns, after an in-custody death in a Texas jail
Seven detention officers in Texas have been fired, and an eighth has resigned, following the death in custody of Marvin David Scott III, a news…
Continue Reading Suspect dead and Capitol Police officer stabbed, another injured after car rams into barrier outside building
The suspect in Friday’s attack on US Capitol Police officers outside the iconic Washington building has died, multiple sources told CNN, and two…
Continue Reading Warrant: Fresno County employee took $16,000 from developer as he negotiated big housing deal
Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A big affordable housing project in Fresno is back to…
Continue Reading Gyms offering free martial arts classes for street vendors
Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Fists are flying as members of the Missing Link MMA…
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COVID-19 vaccine efforts going well
Vaccination clinics throughout the area have been busy since the early rollout of vaccine availability for everyone age 16 and up in both the…
Continue Reading Authorities remove mountain lion from tree in golf course
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Authorities removed a mountain from a tree in a Summerlin golf…
Continue Reading Detroit community crowd-funds the only Black-owned grocery store in the city
When Raphael Wright thought about what he could do to build back his community in Detroit, he realized that food sovereignty, or the ability for a…
Continue Reading Man found nude with a 15-year-old runaway who was missing
Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WHNS) — Deputies from the Spartanburg County…
Continue Reading Coroner: Driver dies after being trapped in a flaming vehicle
Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WHNS) — A driver died on Friday morning after a…
Continue Reading Portland mom says return to in-person learning should have been sooner for son with special needs
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Many Portland Public Schools’ students have been…
Continue Reading New York Governor signs bill enacting restrictions on solitary confinement in state prisons and jails
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that will enact restrictions on solitary confinement procedures in the state’s prisons…
Continue Reading Four residents indicted in unemployment fraud scheme
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM) — Authorities say that four people from…
Continue Reading Russian immigrant ends sanctuary in church after nearly 3 years
Click here for updates on this story NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM) — There was major development Thursday for…
Continue Reading Top homicide detective says Derek Chauvin violated policy by kneeling on George Floyd
The Minneapolis Police Department’s top homicide detective testified at the murder trial of the former officer who knelt on George…
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2021 “Liberty on Parade” set for July 3
The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce announced the “Liberty on Parade” will take place this year. …
Continue Reading St. Louis Zoo’s oldest female Amur tiger euthanized after years of treatment for degenerate joint disease
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Kalista, an Amur tiger, has died at the St. Louis Zoo.…
Continue Reading Chief homicide detective was on the scene shortly after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee
The Minneapolis Police Department’s top homicide detective was on the scene after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George…
Continue Reading What it’s like to attend ‘Space Club’ with astronauts and planetary explorers
When NASA astronaut Leland Melvin was in fifth grade, he found his calling to be a scientist — by blowing up his living room. He calls it…
Continue Reading Man rebuilds home four times after flooding
Click here for updates on this story WILSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — Many people are still dealing with the issues…
Continue Reading Border apprehensions spiked in March, including a record number of unaccompanied migrant minors
US Customs and Border Protection encountered 171,700 migrants in March, including a record number of unaccompanied minors, far exceeding the prior…
Continue Reading Driver ejected from car in fatal crash on interstate
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A driver was ejected and died Thursday night in a…
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Pocatello mask ordinance remains
The Pocatello City Council has voted to keep the city’s face covering ordinance in place. …
Continue Reading Child, age 8, dead after finding gun in family member’s vehicle
Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, Pitt County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A child is dead after…
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Food Bank of Wyoming rebrands
The Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies is formally changing its name Friday. …
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Crash sends Mackay man to hospital
One man was hospitalized after a crash on US 20 at around 3:23 p.m. Thursday. …
Continue Reading Aging Well: Maui man is first-time father at age 75
Click here for updates on this story KIHEI, Hawaii (KITV) — An an age when some people are becoming grandparents, or…
Continue Reading 600 pounds of oil-soaked pennies turned into cold, hard cash
Click here for updates on this story PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia (WGCL) — Thursday, bin trolleys showed up and rolled in to…
Continue Reading Woman’s desperate plea: ‘He’s not in his right state of mind’
Click here for updates on this story IRVINGTON, Alabama (WALA) — On the same day authorities say James Carl Caballero…
Continue Reading Business fills Final Four stadiums with fan cutouts
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — The Final Four is this weekend for both the men and…
Continue Reading OSP: 1 killed, 2 injured in crash on highway
Click here for updates on this story WOODBURN, Oregon (KPTV) — One person was killed and two others were injured…
Continue Reading Baldwin Co. and its municipalities upset over $130 + million in late FEMA reimbursements
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County and its municipalities said…
Continue Reading Hungary records the deadliest day of the pandemic, despite its leading vaccine rollout
Hungary has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, struggling to contain the latest surge of new coronavirus cases even as its vaccine…
Continue Reading Tug vessel ‘Presque Isle’ and crew to quarantine at Port Milwaukee due to COVID-19 outbreak
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — There is a coordinated effort underway to help a vessel in…
Continue Reading Coach Roy Williams has deep mountain roots, including the job that jumpstarted his career
Click here for updates on this story SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — One of the greatest college basketball coaches…
Continue Reading WCU’s digital Black history collection preserves oral history of local African-Americans
Click here for updates on this story CULLOWHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Recordings of local African-Americans made in…
Continue Reading Oxfam suspends two aid workers in DRC after sexual misconduct claims
The international poverty charity Oxfam has suspended two aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of an ongoing investigation…
Continue Reading ‘Two bullets is enough’
Dawit was watching television at a relative’s one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia’s war-torn, northern Tigray region,…
Continue Reading Italy makes vaccines compulsory for health workers. But some are unconvinced
Italy’s government has passed a decree making vaccination mandatory for all healthcare and pharmacy workers with the aim of protecting medical…
Continue Reading Ethiopia dismisses evidence of war crimes verified by CNN investigation
Ethiopia’s government said Friday that “social media posts and claims cannot be taken as evidence” after a CNN investigation found…
Continue Reading Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, killing at least 51 and injuring dozens
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 51 and injuring dozens more, authorities…
Continue Reading Coronavirus pandemic: How experts say Canada can escape the third wave
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As COVID-19 case levels rise across Canada,…
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5 things to know for April 2: Covid-19, immigration, Capitol riot, Iran, Myanmar
The goal of the Covid-19 vaccination push is to achieve herd immunity so everyone can live safely. However, it’s possible to actually lose herd…
Continue Reading Passenger train carrying 490 derails in Taiwan, with at least 48 dead and dozens injured
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 48 and injuring dozens more, authorities…
Continue Reading The family of a Philadelphia man is suing two police officers who fatally shot him last year
The family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing two police officers who fatally shot him in West Philadelphia last year. Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man,…
Continue Reading Suspect in mass shooting at Orange, California, business complex knew the victims, police say
The suspect who police say killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, at an Orange, California, business complex Wednesday had professional and…
Continue Reading Ancient mummies to parade through streets of Cairo
Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search…
Continue Reading North Korea sees mass exodus of foreigners due to Covid-19, Russian Embassy says
Foreign diplomats and aid workers have fled North Korea en masse in recent months due to shortages of goods and “unprecedented”…
Continue Reading A North Dakota town is evacuated as governor declares a statewide emergency due to wildfires
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency Thursday as wildfires led to the evacuation of one small town in the state. The…
Continue Reading ‘We hope to get our pilots alive,’ Nigerian air force says, as military plane disappears from radar
The Nigerian air force says it has yet to establish the whereabouts of a military plane that disappeared off the radar Wednesday evening near Borno…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with violating the official secrets act, her lawyer said Thursday, as the…
Continue Reading A year after Breonna Taylor’s death, Kentucky lawmakers limit, but don’t ban, use of no-knock warrants
The Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Tuesday setting restrictions on warrants authorizing entry without notice, more commonly known as…
Continue Reading Ohio woman arrested over an April Fools’ Day text about a possible active shooter
A 57-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after an apparent April Fools’ Day joke about a possible active shooter at the manufacturing plant…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old cancer survivor sold over 30,000 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies. She’s using proceeds to help ‘fellow childhood cancer warriors’
An 8-year-old cancer survivor in San Bernardino, California, is using some of the proceeds from her Girl Scout cookie sales to give back to others…
Continue Reading Philippines says illegal structures found on reefs near where Chinese boats gathered
The Philippines said Thursday it has discovered illegally built structures on features in the Union Banks, a series of reefs in the South China Sea…
Continue Reading At least 20 mass shootings have taken place in the two weeks since the metro Atlanta spa attacks left 8 dead
Two weeks have passed since the three Atlanta-area spa shootings claimed the lives of eight people, and in that time at least 20 other mass shootings…
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EIPH opens COVID-19 vaccinations to ages 16+
Everyone aged 16 and up in the Eastern Idaho Public Health District can now get protected from the…
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Melaleuca Freedom Celebration to return this summer
Melaleuca CEO Frank Vandersloot announced Thursday that the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration will return to Snake River Landing in 2021. …
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Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office partners with Othram to identify human remains
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Othram Laboratories to help identify human remains found in the Palisades area.…
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361 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Idaho officials reported 361 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
Continue Reading Rocky Mountain Power proposing rate decrease
Based on its 2021 annual energy cost adjustment, Rocky Mountain Power is proposing a 1.1% overall decrease for its Idaho customers.…
Continue Reading US Olympic hopefuls will be allowed to protest racial and social injustice at trials
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced that it will not sanction athletes who kneel for the national anthem at the…
Continue Reading The first Korean American first lady in the US: We will not stand silent any more
Forty one years. That’s how long I have lived in the United States since emigrating from South Korea to pursue the American dream. Twenty…
Continue Reading Iran, China, Russia, and Europe will discuss possible US return to nuclear deal
A virtual meeting of Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place on Friday to discuss a possible US return to…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin defended restraining George Floyd in phone call with supervisor
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin spoke to his supervisor in a phone call shortly after kneeling on George Floyd for over 9 minutes…
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Wyoming Game and Fish investigates report of poisoned coyotes
Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigators say they found no evidence of wildlife violations after receiving a report of several dead coyotes…
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Prescribed fire planned for Market Lake WMA
A series of prescribed burns are planned to occur on Market Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) between March 18 and April 15.…
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