Minimum-security inmate Wyoming’s 1st to die of COVID-19
A man who died in December was Wyoming’s first inmate killed by…
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University is training dogs to detect Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — As COVID-19 continues to spread across Florida, the nation and the…
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Viral celebrity claims his day in Idaho Falls
Tik Tok phenomenon Nathan Apodaca and his partner, Stella, met with Mayor Rebecca Casper and City Council President Michelle Ziel-Dingman in Idaho…
Continue Reading Woman carjacked, threatened when she stopped for gas
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A man carjacked a woman and threatened to shoot her when…
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Pay it Forward: Local nonprofit donates AED to area schools
A life-saving device is now in the hallways of another area school thanks to a local…
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Why do presidents use so many pens to sign documents — and what happens to them?
When President Joe Biden sat down after his inauguration to sign a slew of executive orders, alongside the stack of navy folders was a wooden box,…
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State adopts updated sports spectator policy
In line with the Governor’s updated high school athletic plan, the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District has released its own updated policy. …
Continue Reading Man charged after recording device found in bathroom
Click here for updates on this story CARTHAGE, TN (WSMV) — The sheriff’s department confirmed a man was arrested…
Continue Reading Bruins honor lifelong fan who died of Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Fans weren’t allowed in the stands for the Boston Bruins home…
Continue Reading Students create music without instruments after COVID forces classes online
Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Students and teachers alike are learning as they…
Continue Reading Health care workers at small clinics and private practices get left behind in COVID vaccine rollout
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — While the next phase of vaccine rollout is already…
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Teton County contracts outside help for COVID-19 contact tracing
The Teton County, Wyoming Health Department has contracted service through the Wyoming Department of Health to assist with contact tracing service…
Continue Reading 1,900 doses of COVID vaccine compromised at VA Medical Center
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Nearly 2,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were compromised…
Continue Reading Minneapolis considers ban of facial recognition technology
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A controversial crime-fighting tool could soon be…
Continue Reading Doctor’s flashy suit brings smiles to ALS patients
Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Dr. Rick Bedlack is known as a champion of ALS…
Continue Reading Man finds passion for painting after being seriously injured in car crash
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ ) — On February 15, 2015, Baltimore resident Ron Greene was in an…
Continue Reading Dispute over sidewalk to nowhere keeps Chesterton couple out of their brand new home for months
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — New cabinets, new paint, a whole new house; a Northwest…
Continue Reading Police Supt. David Brown says there have been 144 carjackings in Chicago in first 21 days of year
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Police Supt. David Brown said Thursday there had been 144…
Continue Reading Parkland families call for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation after posts surface showing she agreed shooting was a ‘false flag’
Students who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and families of the victims are calling for Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Continue Reading Massage therapist accused of sexually abusing client
Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, IL (KMOV) — A Metro East masseur is accused of sexually abusing a…
Continue Reading Man wants to help hiking community feel safer
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A sunny January afternoon took a dark turn this week at…
Continue Reading First of its kind heart transplant gives Nebraska man a second chance at life
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A Nebraska man is living and breathing with a new heart…
Continue Reading Court testimony: Possible ‘road rage’ incident happened before murder of Nashville nurse
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Courtroom testimony on Thursday sheds light on what could have…
Continue Reading Medical examiner releases sketch, seeks help identifying man found dead after NE Portland shooting
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, along…
Continue Reading New findings show more than half of Hawaii’s hotel rooms will remain empty in 2021
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A new report released Thursday forecast more than half of…
Continue Reading Athletic center transformed into Covid-19 vaccine clinic
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — On Friday, New Haven leaders gave a sneak peek at…
Continue Reading Burial ground reveals Stone Age people wore clothing covered in elk teeth
Elk teeth pendants may have been the jewelry of choice for at least one Stone Age group that lived 8,200 years ago. A Stone Age burial ground on a…
Continue Reading Flint families permanently affected by water crisis
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — Flint resident Keri Webber and her family are permanently…
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Wyoming works to identify older residents’ needs
The Wyoming Department of Health is looking for input and ideas on the needs of the state’s older adults and their care partners. …
Continue Reading Woman, grandson encounter wanted suspect on front porch
Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WXII) — A woman and her grandson encountered a wanted…
Continue Reading 74-year-old man dies after being caught in crossfire of neighborhood shooting
Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 74-year-old man died after he was caught in the…
Continue Reading Thieves vandalize homeless outreach organization’s buses
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A homeless outreach organization is left without transportation…
Continue Reading State trooper comforts child after she endures high-speed chase in car’s backseat
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A high-speed chase landed a suspect behind bars. State…
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Employment numbers improve in much of Idaho
The Idaho Department of Labor reports the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.4% in December. …
Continue Reading Police looking for man using counterfeit $100s at businesses
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, PA (WNEP) — Police in Dunmore are now looking for a man who was caught on…
Continue Reading Fossil-hunters think they have found the lair of a giant, predatory, prehistoric worm
Scientists think they have discovered the undersea lair of a giant predatory worm that lived on the ocean floor some 20 million years ago and would…
Continue Reading Mom urges Iowans to take COVID-19 seriously after son suffers life-threatening complication
Click here for updates on this story CRESTON, Iowa (KCCI) — A Central Iowa mom wants others to take COVID-19 seriously…
Continue Reading European countries mandate medical-grade masks over homemade cloth face coverings
Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to…
Continue Reading NFL to allow 22,000 fans at Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 vaccinated health care workers
The National Football League is inviting 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to be among the 22,000 fans in attendance at Super Bowl LV next month,…
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Lawmakers asked to approve $3 million for old mine cleanup
State environmental officials on Friday asked lawmakers to approve just over $3 million to deal with toxic discharge and a collapsing tunnel at an…
Continue Reading Vatican bank’s former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated…
Continue Reading Family searches for answers after a hit-and-run leaves their loved one in the hospital
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A family in Springdale is searching for answers two…
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Hank Aaron, baseball legend and former home run king, dies at 86
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record and lived a life as an ambassador to the game,…
Continue Reading This couple married for 70 years were scheduled to get the COVID-19 vaccine but died from the virus before their appointment
Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of COVID-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family…
Continue Reading Child care workers in Pennsylvania are eligible for $600 grants
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — When Amanda Teague started her new job at Creative…
Continue Reading Arizona advocates push for people with disabilities to get vaccine priority
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Advocates are calling for the state and counties to…
Continue Reading Crime outpacing influx of new police officers in Atlanta
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — As violent crime in the city of Atlanta continues to…
Continue Reading Missouri girl gets dozens of misdialed calls from Arizonans needing COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — Sophia Garcia just might be the most popular 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Staggering number of wild bee species unaccounted for since the ’90s
There has been an overwhelming drop in the number of wild bee species that are reported in public records over the past 30 years, according to a new…
Continue Reading Police: Disney World employee helps domestic assault victim summon officers to her home
Click here for updates on this story DOVER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A York County man is facing aggravated assault and…
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Pocatello welcomes new financial officer
The city of Pocatello has installed Jim Krueger as the city’s new Chief Financial Officer. …
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Lummis explains Senate vote
Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has voted to support the nomination of General Loyd Austin as Secretary of Defense to President Biden.…
Continue Reading Gov. Kemp responds to Rep. Greene’s claims of GA troops sleeping “in parking garage”
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Governor Brian Kemp responded on Twitter to claims by Georgia…
Continue Reading Mobile Area Jewish Federation responds to Nazi graffiti
Click here for updates on this story SEMMES, AL (WALA) — The Mobile Area Jewish Federation released a statement…
Continue Reading Attorney admits not reporting crash that put Bossier D.A.’s SUV in bayou
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A Bossier City attorney admitted Thursday that he drove a…
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Avalanche warning for Bear River Range
The Utah Avalanche Center in Salt Lake City has issued a backcountry avalanche watch for the Wasatch Mountains of southeast Idaho, including the Bear…
Continue Reading Police: Camera found inside restroom contained videos of 60 females
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) — Police said a camera found inside a girls’ changing and…
Continue Reading The Mega Millions jackpot is $970 million — but your odds of winning it all are 1 in 302.5 million
The Mega Millions jackpot — drawing Friday night — is worth a staggering $970 million. It’s also highly, highly unlikely that…
Continue Reading Child care workers in PA eligible for $600 grants
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, PA (WPMT) — When Amanda Teague started her new job at Creative Lil’…
Continue Reading St. Louis natives look to change housing for college students and new graduates
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A new housing development is coming to Mid-town this fall…
Continue Reading Flint resident: Water crisis settlement distribution is not fair
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — The $641.2 million Flint water settlement is a lot of money,…
Continue Reading Nigerian teen jailed for blasphemy has sentence quashed
A Nigerian teen who was convicted in the northwest of the country of blasphemy has had his sentence overturned, his lawyer said Friday. The appellate…
Continue Reading Woman learns how to walk again after battle with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Henderson County resident Marion Karin Scanlon…
Continue Reading 2 Georgia educators die after contracting COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Cobb County, GA (WGCL) — Two Cobb County educators died Thursday after battling…
Continue Reading Connecticut restaurant owners worry about changes in Massachusetts
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, MA (WFSB) — Connecticut restaurants worry that a change in…
Continue Reading First responders anxiously await their turn for the vaccine around St. Louis region
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — On Thursday, police officers, firefighters and paramedics…
Continue Reading Portland ICE facility site of another violent clash
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Overnight, a clash with Federal Protective Services and…
Continue Reading Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
Construction on an enormous trench across Libya, dug by Russian-backed mercenaries Wagner, is raising fears that foreign fighters will not withdraw…
Continue Reading People are stepping up to help the seniors in their lives navigate the vaccine sign-up process
For Caroline Brant, attempting to get a vaccine appointment for her in-laws in Pennsylvania felt like trying to “win a seat at the big…
Continue Reading At least 32 killed as first suicide bombing in nearly 2 years rocks Baghdad
Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 32 people and injuring 110 others, according to…
Continue Reading Evacuation order lifted after residents of Washington State town were told to flee due to explosion threat
Residents of a Washington State town were told to flee Thursday night due to the threat of a potential explosion, but the order was lifted early…
Continue Reading Residents of Washington State town told to evacuate due to the threat of an explosion
A fire in a Washington State town has forced residents to flee the area due to the threat of a potential explosion. Local police and fire agencies…
Continue Reading Four people charged in Portland after demonstrators vandalized federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs…
Continue Reading Rescue operation to free Chinese miners trapped underground for nearly 2 weeks could take another 15 days
Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an…
Continue Reading China and WHO acted too slowly to contain Covid-19, says independent panel
China and the World Health Organization (WHO) could have acted quicker and more forcefully to contain the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, an…
Continue Reading Rescue operation to free miners trapped underground for nearly 2 weeks could take another 15 days
Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an…
Continue Reading Rescue operation to free miners trapped underground for for nearly 2 weeks could take another 15 days
Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an…
Continue Reading ‘The Simpsons’ seemed to get it right again — by predicting part of the inauguration
First things first: No, “The Simpsons” cannot actually predict the future. Yet, as the longest-running sitcom in US history, the timeless…
Continue Reading South Korean former Olympic skating coach jailed for 10 years over abuse
A former Olympic speed skating coach has been jailed for 10 years by a South Korean court for sexual abuse. Cho Jae-beom, who coached some of South…
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612 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 612 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on…
Continue Reading Blaze at facility of world’s biggest vaccine maker kills 5 people
A fire that broke out at a facility of the world’s biggest vaccine maker that killed five people would not affect vaccine production, the head…
Continue Reading Japan determined to hold Tokyo Olympics say organizers despite cancellation rumors
The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that…
Continue Reading Canada’s governor general steps down after employees accuse her of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace
Julie Payette, a former Canadian astronaut and the country’s governor general since 2017, announced she would step down Thursday after she was…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders, Gaga’s outfit and other meme-able Inauguration moments. (But mostly Bernie)
It’s time to admit that making jokes about sacred historical moments like inaugurations is just part of our way of coping with overwhelming…
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Pocatello woman helps save wounded man’s life
One local shooting could have ended in a fatality if not for the heroics of his fellow neighbor.
Early Wednesday morning, shots were fired in an…
Florida man accused of being in Capitol riots was arrested at the inauguration, Justice Department says
A Florida man knew he was wanted by authorities for being at the US Capitol riots but returned to Washington, DC, to attend the inauguration, the…
Continue Reading At least 8 arrested in Portland as demonstrators vandalize federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs…
Continue Reading Texas doctor charged with stealing a vial of COVID-19 vaccine
A public health doctor in Texas has been charged with stealing a vial of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s…
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Jones sentenced in cold-case murder
Kenneth Jones was sentenced to 15 years, 6 years fixed, for the voluntary manslaughter of Stephanie Eldredge 13 years…
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AMBER ALERT CANCELED: one-year-old boy found safe
An Amber Alert was issued out of Ada County where a mother abducted her 1-year old son.…
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Unclaimed 2nd vaccine doses to be re-distributed, gov says
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is ordering vaccine shots set aside as second doses be re-distributed as first doses to new people if the original patient…
Continue Reading Beijing sanctions outgoing US officials as Chinese state media bids ‘good riddance’ to Trump
The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former…
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More than $38 million awarded for broadband expansion in Idaho
The Idaho Department of Commerce granted $38,361,250 to complete 83 broadband expansion projects in Idaho through the Idaho Broadband…
Continue Reading Gov. Gen. Julie Payette resigns, says ‘I am sorry’ after ‘tensions have arisen at Rideau Hall’
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post…
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2 arrested after high-speed chase
The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office reports two Colorado individuals were arrested Wednesday night after a high-speed chase in Soda…
Continue Reading Wyoming downgrades public gathering recommendations
As Teton County caseloads soar, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has announced plans to downgrade health orders for large groups statewide. …
Continue Reading Elementary school honors lives of Georgians lost to COVID-19 with flag display
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — People have been coming to Gwin…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 119 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 9 new deaths
Local health officials reported 119 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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Teton County Wyoming COVID-19 risk moves still higher
A COVID-19 surge has reached such proportions that Teton County, Wyoming health officials have added a new risk level to the county’s public health…
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