When Maine’s seals are in trouble, she gets the call
Growing up in coastal Maine, Lynda Doughty spent a lot of time out on the ocean, where she regularly encountered seals, turtles and whales. She…
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‘Do not stay at home:’ Tsunami warning for parts of New Zealand after 8.1-magnitude earthquake
New Zealand’s emergency agency has told residents in some areas to head for higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck the Kermadec…
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Former CFO of ETA Compute sentenced for wire fraud
A 61-year-old Ketchum man was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced Thursday.…
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Filer man sentenced to 3 years for possessing child pornography
A 31-year-old Filer man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 36 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney…
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Asian man recalls unprovoked attack at subway station
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — Police are investigating yet another unprovoked attack on a…
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Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, EPA sue phosphate mine company
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have each sued a phosphate mining company owned by Monsanto over toxic waste that…
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USDA announces new Regional Forester for Intermountain Region
USDA Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen announced Thursday the appointment of Mary Farnsworth as Regional Forester for the agency’s…
Continue Reading Woman gets part-time job at nursing home so she can visit her dad during pandemic
Lisa Racine hasn’t been able to visit her dad in-person at the nursing home he lives at because of the coronavirus pandemic. So, she decided to…
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Grand Teton boat permits move to online system, permit fee increases
Boaters to Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway will have the option to purchase their park boating permits…
Continue Reading Lawsuit says university did not act to stop a professor from sexually harassing student
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A former University of Nebraska-Lincoln…
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Invasive mussels discovered in aquarium products
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s (ISDA) Invasive Species Program announced Thursday the detection of invasive zebra mussels in aquarium…
Continue Reading Arrest made in murder of a Racine woman in the Rocky Mountains in 1982
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — She was training a once-wild mustang. She…
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Simpson cosponsors the Grizzly Bear State Management Act
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney in reintroducing H.R 1403, the Grizzly Bear State Management Act.…
Continue Reading Idaho cow manure pollution bill approved by Senate panel
A Senate panel has approved legislation that’s the product of more than 400,000 cows and some 50 million pounds a day of cow manure.…
Continue Reading Former police chief is facing charges over fires authorities say were linked to people he had disagreements with
A former Maryland police chief is facing multiple arson and attempted murder charges in connection with 11 fires spanning from 2011 to 2020,…
Continue Reading Car thefts by kids as young as 12 on the rise, police say
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — As police around the Quad Cities look for stolen cars,…
Continue Reading Body found in dumpster in Nashville
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found in…
Continue Reading “Critical step.” Kansas City’s World Cup bid to be presented next week
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City’s 2026 World Cup bid will be…
Continue Reading Group partners with app to help meet needs of homeless and at-risk youth
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Only Hope Wnc, Inc. has partnered with an app…
Continue Reading With the clock ticking, Georgia lawmakers want the state to end daylight saving time
Last week, Georgia’s Senate passed a bill 46-7 that would end the state’s observance of daylight saving time. If enacted, it would mean…
Continue Reading Rescue opens city’s 1st nursery for orphaned newborn kittens
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Esther Neonatal Kitten Alliance, a local…
Continue Reading Super Bowl Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League. February 7, 2021 – Super Bowl LV takes place in…
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Senate gears up for marathon push for Covid relief as debate opens with reading of 600-page bill aloud
The Senate is bracing for a marathon effort and a late night of voting on amendments before lawmakers take a final vote on President Joe…
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Reporter robbed at gunpoint while covering car break-ins
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A KPIX 5 reporter investigating a series of auto break-ins…
Continue Reading Turkey smashes through window at dentist’s office during patient appointments
Click here for updates on this story FAIR OAKS, California (KOVR) — A break-in at a Fair Oaks dentist’s office during…
Continue Reading Neighborhood shaken by threatening racial letters
Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — One metro Atlanta neighborhood is shaken up after…
Continue Reading Higher demand for pets leads to increase in backyard breeders selling sick dogs
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Pet sales and adoptions are at an all-time high with…
Continue Reading First-grade student finds vape device on school bus
Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Southington school district alerted parents…
Continue Reading Bald eagle knocked from perch by owl — again
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s happened again! One of the bald eagles in…
Continue Reading Police: Brutal beating of Asian man considered hate crime
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are investigating and searching for a suspect after…
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Man spent decades perfecting luge in his yard
Click here for updates on this story HASTINGS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Sometimes you win. Sometimes you “luge.” But in…
Continue Reading He lived through Spanish Flu, now 104-year-old Walter Kyle ‘glad’ to get COVID vaccine
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Walter Kyle was almost two years old when the 1918 Spanish flu…
Continue Reading Rideshare driver says she was carjacked, attacked by 14-year-old girl
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The carjacking crisis in Chicago is getting worse. Police said…
Continue Reading Man spots 5 elusive Florida panthers in single day
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Have you ever seen a Florida panther? The answer is probably…
Continue Reading Children who died weeks apart have saved 11 lives through organ donation
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR ) — Two stories of hope and love, coming from two unthinkable…
Continue Reading Those who lie on vaccine registration could face $5K fine
Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT ) — The Department of Health is updating the health…
Continue Reading Trooper talks about rescuing man from car in freezing water after crash
Click here for updates on this story HAMILTON, Ohio (WLWT ) — An Ohio State Trooper is being credited with saving the…
Continue Reading Most states still require face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These are the ones that don’t
While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask…
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Mass vaccination clinic opens on ISU’s Meridian campus
A mass vaccination clinic opens this week in the Sam and Aline Skaggs Health Science Center on the University’s Meridian…
Continue Reading Teen activist uses art to call attention to climate change
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some experts say the winter storms much of the country saw this…
Continue Reading Murder victim’s family wants accountability after detective’s mistake
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU ) — Alicia Morgan’s life falls into two categories: Before her…
Continue Reading Retired detective, woman, working to solve cold case
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — For nearly three decades the homicide case of Fort…
Continue Reading Fundraiser to help police replace K-9 officer he retires
Click here for updates on this story PITTSTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The silk-screening presses are busy at the…
Continue Reading More screen time is linked to binge eating in children, US study finds
The ills of excessive screen time have been well-documented, but a recent study just identified another possible risk. Children between the ages of 9…
Continue Reading Italy blocks export of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Australia, using EU powers for the first time
Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of a…
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1 arrested in connection to armed robbery in Ammon
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest was made Wednesday after an attempted armed robbery at the Ammon Speedi-Mart on Feb.…
Continue Reading County starts grant program for hospitality industry
Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Businesses in the hospitality industry in…
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Fish and Game seeks comments about several proposed rule changes
Idaho Fish and Game is launching a negotiated rulemaking process and wants to hear from you about four dockets of proposed rule changes.…
Continue Reading Restaurant temporarily closed after being struck by vehicle
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT ) — A Lancaster County restaurant is…
Continue Reading Las Vegas City Council approves drive-thru marijuana dispensaries
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The city council on Wednesday voted to remove the prohibition…
Continue Reading Official who wants to serve on 2 boards at once hires lawyer
Click here for updates on this story SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (Quad-City Times ) — A Scott County supervisor has hired the…
Continue Reading COVID-19’s obesity link, ‘neanderthal thinking,’ and skipping the queue. What you need to know about COVID-19 this Thursday.
Countries where more than half the population is overweight, such as the US and the UK, have recorded much higher death rates from COVID-19,…
Continue Reading 3 arrested on drug trafficking charges
Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times ) — Agents with the Quad-City Metropolitan…
Continue Reading UN rights chief says war crimes may have been committed in Ethiopia after CNN reveals Tigray massacre
The UN’s high commissioner for human rights has called for an independent investigation into human rights violations that may amount to war…
Continue Reading ‘Hard to watch’: Video shows brazen, ambush-style attack on older Asian man inside laundromat
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Just days after new safety efforts were launched in San…
Continue Reading Connecticut school struck by bullet
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — New Haven police are investigating after a bullet…
Continue Reading Florida’s DeSantis faces criticism over Covid-19 vaccination clinics in upscale communities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing bipartisan criticism and a call for a federal investigation after the state set up invitation-only Covid-19…
Continue Reading Mom of 5 in coma after family, including newborn, contracts COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK ) — While mask-wearing and pandemic restrictions are becoming…
Continue Reading 1-year-old baby accidentally shot by officer in deadly shooting, police say
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK ) — A mother who pulled into a southwest Houston gas station…
Continue Reading William Shatner Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1931 Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birth…
Continue Reading Mario Monti Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy…
Continue Reading Ministry group plans to build new home for snow storm victim
Click here for updates on this story HOPE, Arkansas (KTBS ) — Homeowners in southwest Arkansas are still recovering…
Continue Reading Families reunited as nursing home restrictions eased
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — After months of isolation, nursing homes across the state…
Continue Reading Deadly violence mars reunion between schoolgirls and parents in Nigeria, witnesses say
At least one person has been shot dead and two others injured as hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls who had been released were reunited with…
Continue Reading Student shot in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, school shooting has died
A 15-year-old boy who was shot Monday at a junior high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has died from his injuries, police said. The teen was…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court grants bail to 15 of 47 pro-democracy activists in landmark national security hearing
Fewer than a third of prominent pro-democracy activists charged under a new national security law were granted bail Thursday after a hearing at a…
Continue Reading ‘It’s a promising result’: Made-in-Yukon treatment reducing amputations in most severe frostbite cases
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A promising new treatment developed in Yukon for…
Continue Reading It’s hard for homebound seniors to get vaccinated. One city found a novel solution
They are usually eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, but homebound seniors can often struggle to find a way of making the appointment to get the…
Continue Reading Why parts of Canada are seeing the northern lights more often and farther south
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The elusive northern lights have suddenly become…
Continue Reading The history of attacks against Asian Americans is complicated. Addressing it will be, too
The quote has been ringing in Jose Antonio Vargas’ ears ever since he came across it. “Nobody came. Nobody helped. Nobody made a…
Continue Reading Britain’s Prince Philip undergoes procedure for heart condition
Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, underwent a medical procedure for a heart condition on Wednesday, Buckingham Palace…
Continue Reading Meghan accuses palace of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’ against her and Harry
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has accused Buckingham Palace of “perpetuating falsehoods” against her and husband Prince Harry in an…
Continue Reading Buckingham Palace to investigate allegations that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bullied UK staff
Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it would investigate allegations that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, bullied several staff members after a British…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor unveils changes to search warrant policy in the fallout of a botched raid on social worker’s home
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city officials unveiled a series of proposals to reform the city’s policy and procedures on search warrants in…
Continue Reading China approves sale of traditional medicine products to treat Covid-19
China has approved three traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products for sale to help treat Covid-19, the government’s National Medical…
Continue Reading NASA astronaut launches stop for nothing — not even a pandemic. Here’s how they did it
The wonders of spaceflight never ceased in 2020, despite the pandemic’s best efforts. Four launches — including two historic missions…
Continue Reading A dramatic rescue saves more than 30 crew members from a sinking ship off Nova Scotia
More than 30 crew members were rescued via helicopters and naval vessels after a fire erupted on their ship roughly 130 miles from the Canadian…
Continue Reading Myanmar a ‘war zone’ as security forces open fire on peaceful protesters, killing 38
At least 38 people were killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on young peaceful protesters in towns and cities across the…
Continue Reading A dramatic rescue saves more than 30 crewmembers from a sinking ship off Nova Scotia
More than 30 crew members were rescued via helicopters and naval vessels after a fire erupted on their ship roughly 130 miles from the Canadian…
Continue Reading Texas power grid CEO is fired following widespread outages during winter storms
Following widespread power outages during a series of winter storms that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization…
Continue Reading South Korea’s first transgender soldier found dead
South Korea’s first transgender soldier, who was discharged from the military last year for having gender reassignment surgery, was found dead…
Continue Reading Chicago priest Michael Pfleger faces third allegation of sex abuse
A third man has now accused Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor of the Saint Sabina parish in Chicago, of sexual abuse, according to an affidavit…
Continue Reading 38 people killed in Myanmar’s deadliest day of protest, says UN envoy
At least 38 people were killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on young peaceful protesters in towns and cities across the country…
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Challis, Salmon communities raise money for young man’s surgery
Rowdy Piva of Challis, Idaho is turning 21 Thursday, but instead of celebrating, he’s in Minnesota fighting for his…
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Local Links: Grandpa’s Southern BBQ
It’s a quaint restaurant attached to the Motel West on W. Broadway St. As soon as you walk in, there no mistaking the smell of smoked wood…
Continue Reading Home considered abandoned by neighbors is lingering source of pain following tornado
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Walk up and down Holly Street in East Nashville and…
Continue Reading Singer makes furniture out of tornado-damaged buildings
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — While last year’s tornado outbreak left damage and…
Continue Reading Man accused of stealing vases from cemetery
Click here for updates on this story BETHALTO, Illinois (KMOV) — Police are asking for help finding a man accused of…
Continue Reading Tennessee task force recovers 150 missing children
A total of 150 missing children ranging in age from 3 to 17 were recovered in January and February during a joint law enforcement operation,…
Continue Reading 13 people were killed in horrific crash after entering US through hole in Mexico border fence, officials say
The 13 people killed when an SUV was struck by a semitruck in California’s Imperial Valley are believed to be among dozens of undocumented…
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Home Helpers will provide thousands of COVID-19 tests to Eastern Idaho
With recent assistance from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Home Helpers Home Care in Pocatello now has access to 6,400 COVID-19…
Continue Reading Local restaurant owners upset over celebrity-owned ghost kitchens popping up in the state
Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A new restaurant trend is popping up in Connecticut. These…
Continue Reading At a vaccination site in Miami, some wonder whether to choose newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine or Pfizer one
Those who showed up to a Miami vaccination site on Wednesday found themselves in the rare position where they got to choose which Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading New York City developer won’t have to remove floors from residential building in Manhattan, court rules
A New York appeals court reversed a ruling that ordered a Manhattan high-rise construction project to dismantle multiple floors. A February 2020 New…
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452 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 452 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
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Idaho could increase snowmobile fees
A House bill is now in the Senate which could increase the current snowmobile certificate…
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Idaho transgender athlete ban is template for other states
Idaho passed the nation’s first ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports last year, and the concept has since spread across the country,…
Continue Reading 17,000 earthquakes hit Iceland in the past week. An eruption could be imminent
Even for a volcanic island accustomed to the occasional tremor, this has been an unusual week for Iceland. According to the Icelandic Meteorological…
Continue Reading Joint effort leads to agencies finding 150 missing children
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A joint operation between the U.S. Marshals Service,…
Continue Reading Grocery store workers ‘livid’ they have to wait until May for Covid-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — As more Oregonians become eligible for the COVID-19…
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