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319 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 1 new death reported

July 6, 2020 5:21 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 319 new COVID-19 cases on…

Tracy Byrd concert postponed

July 6, 2020 5:34 PM News Team

Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel has announced the postponement of the Tracy Byrd…

23 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

July 6, 2020 4:55 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 23 new confirmed cases of…

Jefferson School District announces back to school plan

July 6, 2020 2:14 PM News Team

Jefferson School District 251 has released its back to school plan for the…

363 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 5, 2020 7:47 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 363 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Holiday update shows 376 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 4, 2020 5:14 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 376 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Record 401 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 3, 2020 5:27 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 401 new COVID-19 cases on Friday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure at Pocatello bars

July 3, 2020 5:00 PM News Team

Customers of Pub New Harmony, 134 Warren Ave., and Hooligans, 122 N. 3rd Ave., in Pocatello, may have been exposed to COVID-19.…

11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

July 3, 2020 5:04 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed cases of…

223 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 2, 2020 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 223 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Blackfoot assisted living facility resident dies from COVID-19

July 2, 2020 4:42 PM News Team

A Blackfoot-based assisted living facility resident has died due to COVID-19-related illness.…

10 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

July 2, 2020 4:46 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 10 new confirmed cases of…

Wyoming base reinstates health measures as virus cases rise

July 2, 2020 4:15 PM Associated Press

A resurgence of coronavirus has prompted a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming to reinstate health protection measures and limit access to watch a Fourth…

Boise Mayor signs public health order mandating face masks

July 2, 2020 3:36 PM News Team

Today, due to a significant increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ada County, and with robust support from the health and business communities,…

Driggs Mayor issues emergency public health order requiring masks

July 2, 2020 12:14 PM News Team

Driggs Mayor Hyrum Johnson has issued an emergency public health order effective at midnight Thursday requiring the use of masks in all publicly…

The empty interior of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Wallace on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1919

ISU history students revisit Spanish Flu pandemic

July 2, 2020 12:23 PM Chelsea Briar

Students taking Idaho History from professor Kevin Marsh had the task of telling the story of Idaho communities during the Spanish Flu pandemic on an…

SIPH COVID-19 testing site, hotline closed Friday

July 2, 2020 11:22 AM News Team

The COVID-19 testing site sponsored by Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH), Idaho State University and
Express Labs will be closed on Friday,…

Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states

July 2, 2020 10:58 AM Associated Press

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve…

253 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

July 1, 2020 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 253 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to 6370 as Idaho cities are making face…

Cities require face coverings as virus cases surge in Idaho

July 1, 2020 4:25 PM Associated Press

Two Idaho cities are making face coverings mandatory as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases keeps…

11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

July 1, 2020 4:46 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed cases of…

Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day

July 1, 2020 3:16 PM Associated Press

Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next…

Wyoming tourist county pursues COVID-19 indoor mask order

July 1, 2020 1:49 PM Associated Press

Health officials in a northwestern Wyoming county busy with visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks want to require people to wear…

County fair making plans to move forward

July 1, 2020 12:51 PM Andrew Howe

The Bonneville County Fair will serve as one of the first opportunities the public has had to see the new fairgrounds in Idaho Falls. The event may…

Record 365 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 30, 2020 5:26 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 365 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Local registered respiratory therapist went to New York to treat patients with COVID-19

June 30, 2020 6:34 PM Jilliana Colina

“The way we treated COVID over there, it’s, it’s not like any other virus you are used to treating,” Craythorn said.…

190 Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19

June 30, 2020 6:03 PM News Team

In the fourth round of surveillance testing on Yellowstone employees, all tests came back negative.…

Blackfoot football staff member tests positive for COVID-19

June 30, 2020 5:15 PM Dylan Carder

A Blackfoot High School football staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Principal Roger Thomas sent a message to athletes and parents on…

4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 30, 2020 4:55 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed cases of…

NY adds Idaho, other states to quarantine list

June 30, 2020 11:37 AM Associated Press

New York is urging travelers from eight additional states to self-quarantine for 14 days as it awaits a decision on the reopening of indoor dining in…

Masks now required on all airlines serving Idaho Falls Regional Airport

June 30, 2020 10:57 AM News Team

All air carriers serving the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) are now requiring the usage of face coverings for air…

209 new Idaho COVID-19 cases Monday, 224 Sunday

June 29, 2020 5:34 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 209 new COVID-19 cases on Monday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

15 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho, first cases in Bear Lake, Oneida

June 29, 2020 5:06 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 15 new confirmed cases of…

Blackfoot Mayor will block Eastern Idaho State Fair without a health plan

June 29, 2020 2:47 PM News Team

Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll says he will not allow the Eastern Idaho State Fair to proceed until he sees an acceptable health plan. …

Wyoming health orders extended

June 29, 2020 2:09 PM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon says Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 15 because the number of COVID-19 cases in the state…

Jackson to require face coverings in public

June 29, 2020 2:05 PM News Team

After a special public meeting Monday morning, the Jackson Town Council has unanimously adopted a resolution requiring individuals to wear a face…

New Utah virus cases top weekly record as infections surge

June 29, 2020 10:41 AM Associated Press

Utah health officials have reported the most coronavirus cases in one week since the pandemic began as a surge in infections continues across the…

171 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 27, 2020 6:37 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 171 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Record 283 reported Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 26, 2020 5:23 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported a record 283 new COVID-19 cases on Friday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Health experts anticipate influx of older virus patients

June 26, 2020 4:36 PM Associated Press

Hospitals are preparing for a potential influx of older patients after a recent spike in coronavirus infections among young people visiting bars who…

EISF going ahead as scheduled amid COVID-19 concerns

June 26, 2020 6:20 PM Andrew Howe

The East Idaho State Fair is continuing plans to host the fair this year after the fair board voted to proceed in a four to two decision Thursday…

4 new COVID-19 cases in 24-hours on Fort Hall Reservation

June 26, 2020 5:05 PM News Team

The Fort Hall Tribal Emergency Management Office (TOEM) has been notified as of June 26, of four new COVID-19 positive cases of residents who live on…

10 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 26, 2020 4:59 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 10 new confirmed cases of…

Montana and Wyoming step up prevention efforts

June 26, 2020 3:50 PM News Team

Idaho’s neighbors, Montana and Wyoming, have seen relatively mild impacts from COVID-19 so far, but officials in both states say that is changing.…

Teton County to use app for contact tracing

June 26, 2020 3:28 PM News Team

The Teton County, Wyoming Health Department has announced plans to use a telephone mobile app to help it track and trace COVID-19 cases. …

New COVID-19 case on Fort Hall Reservation

June 26, 2020 10:10 AM News Team

The Fort Hall Tribal Emergency Management Office (TOEM) has been notified of a new positive
case of COVID-19 case on the Fort Hall Reservation.…

Crush the Curve braces for COVID-19 surge

June 26, 2020 8:39 AM News Team

Crush the Curve Idaho is preparing for what it expects to be a surge of Coronavirus cases over the next few…

EISF board to move forward with the fair

June 25, 2020 8:51 PM Todd Kunz

The Eastern Idaho State Fair votes to move forward with the…

Idaho restrictions to remain as virus infections spread

June 25, 2020 1:07 PM News Team, Associated Press

Gov. Brad Little says there are too many coronavirus infections for him to lift additional restrictions, and the state will remain in the fourth and…

220 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 25, 2020 5:22 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 220 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

Utah records 2nd-most COVID-19 cases as surge continues

June 25, 2020 3:24 PM Associated Press

Utah reported its second-highest daily number of new coronavirus cases Thursday as the state deals with a troubling surge that has already led the…

Highland High School athletic staff member tests positive for COVID-19

June 25, 2020 12:31 PM News Team

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 has confirmed a Highland High School athletic staff member who was participating in the summer high school…

Face masks required in Utah state buildings, largest county

June 24, 2020 6:00 PM Associated Press

Utah Gov. Gary Hebert said Wednesday he will require face masks at state-run buildings that include liquor stores and higher education offices and…

Idaho inmate tests positive for COVID-19

June 24, 2020 5:37 PM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced Wednesday an Idaho State Correctional Center inmate has tested positive for…

Record increase of daily Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 24, 2020 5:21 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 243 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

3 new COVID-19 cases in Caribou County

June 24, 2020 4:36 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Caribou County.…

COVID-19 in Cheyenne hits animal shelter, five restaurants

June 24, 2020 3:07 PM Associated Press

An animal shelter halted pet adoptions and five restaurants sanitized facilities Wednesday amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Wyoming’s capital…

US inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back

June 24, 2020 9:53 AM Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people behind bars across the United States, and the IRS wants the…

148 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 23, 2020 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 148 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to…

5 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 23, 2020 4:48 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has five new confirmed cases.…

Cheyenne health officials: Event could worsen COVID-19 spike

June 23, 2020 4:12 PM Associated Press

Health officials worry an event in Wyoming’s capital city last weekend could worsen a spike in coronavirus…

Utah governor: No economic shut down despite virus spread

June 23, 2020 3:31 PM Associated Press

Gov. Gary Herbert says he has no plans to shut down the economy even though he shares some of the concerns of the state’s epidemiologist.…

FDA warns pet owners to keep your dog socially distanced

June 22, 2020 5:38 PM Ariel Schroeder

Local Veterinarian Adam Peterson says you don’t need to take it to that extreme.…

248 new Idaho COVID-19 cases since last update

June 22, 2020 5:11 PM News Team

Idaho is experiencing a sharp increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 544 new cases reported in a five-day…

11 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 22, 2020 4:50 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 11 new confirmed…

Wyoming COVID-19 new-case count ties early-May previous high

June 22, 2020 4:33 PM Associated Press

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Wyoming grew by the fastest rate since early May in numbers released…

Ada County ordered to return to Stage 3 operations

June 22, 2020 3:15 PM News Team

Central District Health and Board of Health has issued an order for Ada County to return to Idaho Rebounds State 3…

Idaho COVID-19 cases pass 4,000, 135 new cases Saturday

June 20, 2020 5:45 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 135 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total confirmed and probable cases to 4,006.…

128 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 19, 2020 5:10 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 128 new COVID-19 cases on Friday.…

8 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 19, 2020 4:13 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has eight new confirmed…

COVID-19 claims 2 more lives in Wyoming

June 19, 2020 4:06 PM News Team

Two more residents of a Washakie County, Wyoming long-term care facility have died of COVID-19. …

Former Utah first lady tests positive for coronavirus

June 18, 2020 5:38 PM Associated Press

Former Utah first lady Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of current Republican candidate for governor Jon Huntsman Jr., said Thursday she has tested positive…

111 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 18, 2020 5:18 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 111 new COVID-19 cases on…

12 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 18, 2020 3:16 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 12 new confirmed…

Fort Hall reports 2 new COVID-19 cases

June 18, 2020 8:43 AM News Team

The Shoshone-Bannock Office of Emergency Management reports two additional cases of COVID-19 on the Fort Hall Indian…

Almost 100 new Idaho COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday

June 17, 2020 5:12 PM News Team

There are at least 3,632 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in 35 of the 44 Idaho counties, according to numbers released from the local health…

A new law will make it harder for violent offenders in North Carolina to bond out of jail.

Less people booked into Bannock jail during pandemic been “a great relief”

June 17, 2020 5:14 PM Emma Iannacone

Police are booking fewer people into jail in order to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak, but its causing unintended…

Idaho coronavirus spread linked to infected bar patrons

June 17, 2020 1:02 PM Associated Press

Health officials in southwestern Idaho say a coronavirus outbreak linked to patrons at six Boise bars has spread to 34 confirmed…

4 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 17, 2020 4:57 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has four new confirmed…

Yellowstone employees test negative for COVID-19 for third time, construction project contractor tests positive outside park

June 17, 2020 4:17 PM News Team

For the third week in a row, all Yellowstone employees COVID-19 tests came back negative.…

Details released on Idaho Return to Work bonuses

June 17, 2020 3:53 PM News Team

Additional program details were made available Wednesday on the Idaho Return to Work…

Bear Lake County Fair 2020 canceled

June 17, 2020 3:20 PM Todd Kunz

The Bear Lake County Fair 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19…

Health officials track Victor COVID-19 case

June 17, 2020 8:57 AM News Team

Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) warns customers of the Westside Yard in Victor, Idaho Saturday to monitor themselves for any of the symptoms of…

78 new Idaho COVID-19 cases

June 16, 2020 5:13 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 78 new COVID-19 cases on…

3 new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Idaho

June 16, 2020 4:42 PM News Team

Southeastern Idaho Public Health has three new confirmed cases.…

Men’s Health Month: What preventative care men should be taking

June 16, 2020 5:19 PM Jilliana Colina

Maintaining a healthy body is important for both genders, but also taking the time to bring awareness to common health issues that are more common in…