Identities released after fatal deputy-involved shooting
The East Idaho Critical Incident Task Force continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deputy involved shooting incident…
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‘Internal affairs investigation’ related to officer on Kohberger case
Court documents reveal an internal investigation against an officer in the Bryan Kohberger…
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Inside the long and winding road to Trump’s historic indictment
By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and John Miller, CNN The New York grand jury hearing the case against Donald Trump was set to break for several weeks.…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow accuser testifies in ski trial: ‘I’ve never been hit that hard’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The Utah civil trial involving actress Gwyneth Paltrow and a man who is accusing her of wrongdoing in relation to a 2016 ski…
Continue Reading Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud
By Kara Scannell, John Miller, Jeremy Herb and Devan Cole, CNN Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from…
Continue Reading Last minute Lori Vallow-Daybell hearing Wednesday
Lori Vallow-Daybell was in an Ada County courtroom Wednesday for a last minute hearing before her trial begins…
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Wanted man arrested after driving vehicle into business
A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after driving a vehicle into Geraldine’s…
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Hurwit announces sentences in 2 cases involving fentanyl, stolen firearms
Two men from southern Idaho were sentenced to federal prison in separate drug and firearms cases this week, announced U.S. Attorney Josh…
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Jackson Police investigate bank theft
The Jackson Police Department is investigating a theft of money from a local bank.…
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Blackfoot woman pleads guilty to murder charge
On Monday in Bingham County, 35-year-old Melissa K. Perkes pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of 37-year-old Jace Domanick Williams.…
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Woman in Wyoming abortion fire case returning to court
A woman accused of setting fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic is headed back to federal court, where a judge will decide if she may go to…
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5 family members sentenced to prison, ordered to forfeit combined $51.9 million in proceeds from fraud
On March 21, 22, and 23, 2023, five family members were sentenced to prison for their conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy to…
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Jesse Leigh pleads guilty
A Chubbuck man has pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and her…
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2 arrested after search warrant served at Rigby Motel 6
The Rigby Police Department was dispatched to Motel 6 at 425 Farnsworth Way on Friday to investigate a report of a strong odor of marijuana coming…
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States where the most Jan. 6 rioters were arrested
Stacker investigated where the most Jan. 6 rioters were arrested using data from the Department of…
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The Nigerian Prince and 8 other common cybercrime characters
Twingate analyzed data from U.S. federal government agencies for this list of 10 common cybercrime characters encountered by consumers in…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow accuser testifies in ski trial: ‘I’ve never been hit that hard’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The Utah civil trial involving actress Gwyneth Paltrow and a man who is accusing her of wrongdoing in relation to a 2016 ski…
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Mule deer doe shot and left to waste in Franklin County
Idaho Fish and Game is seeking information about a mule deer doe shot and left to waste in Franklin…
Continue Reading Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in ski collision trial: ‘I did not cause the accident’
By Lisa Respers France, Matt Meyer, Elise Hammond and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand to testify on Friday in a Utah…
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Custer County Sheriff looks for walkaway
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a…
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Jury instructions submitted for Lori Vallow-Daybell trial
Jury instructions have been submitted in the upcoming Lori Vallow-Daybell…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow-Daybell transferred to Ada County Jail
Lori Vallow-Daybell is now in Ada…
Continue Reading First person tried under New York terror laws passed in the wake of 9/11 is sentenced to 18 years
By Brynn Gingras and Yon Pomrenze, CNN Abdullah el-Faisal believed every word in a speech by Osama bin Laden was “like a gem,” and…
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LISTEN: Vallow-Daybell not to be considered for death penalty
On Tuesday, Judge Steven Boyce ruled on the removal of the death penalty, a request to delay trial and to consider late evidence. Read here for…
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2 arrested after high speed pursuit
Shelley Police Department patrol officer attempted to stop a passenger car for failing to maintain lane and speeding at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced for conspiring to distribute bath salts, conspiring to commit money laundering
A 44-year-old Caldwell woman was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and conspiring to commit…
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Idaho US Attorney announces federal prison sentences for 4 fentanyl dealers
Four defendants were sentenced to serve a collective 47 years in federal prison for dealing fentanyl, among other drug and firearms…
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Reward offered for Community Food Basket property burglary
East Idaho Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for burglarizing the…
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Idaho robbery suspect killed in Montana after hostage shot
Authorities say a suspect in an Idaho armed robbery has been killed by law enforcement after shooting a hostage near a travel center in western…
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Deputies seek subject who cut ankle monitor
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Jamison Gerald…
Continue Reading IFPD release officer-involved shooting body camera footage
The Idaho Falls Police Department is holding a press conference Thursday to release body camera footage from its last officer involved shooting which…
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Compher trial continued until October
A Pocatello man accused of murder in 2014 will have to wait a little longer for a jury to hear his…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 90 months for identity theft scheme spanning Idaho and several Western states
A 43-year-old of Seattle was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit…
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Vallow-Daybell’s attorney ask judge to dismiss trial and start over
Lori Vallow-Daybell was in court Wednesday for a final hearing before jury selection for her upcoming…
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Eastern Idaho farmers pay $500,000 to resolve allegations of defrauding Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Wednesday Merrill Hanny, Roger Burke and Robert Sollis, three farmers in Eastern Idaho, have paid a total of…
Continue Reading Man arrested after home burglary
Deputies are continuing to…
Continue Reading Special prosecutor in ‘Rust’ case steps down
By Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN The special prosecutor for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 34 years for attempted coercion, enticement of minor
A 31-year-old Adrian, Oregon man was sentenced to 412 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Josh…
Continue Reading 2 arrested after deputies find 1,000 “dirty thirty” pills, meth, marijuana during traffic stop
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies made a traffic stop on a vehicle involved in an ongoing drug investigation near 49th N. and Ammon Road on…
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Former Downard Funeral Home director trial set
Attorneys for former Pocatello funeral home owner and director Lance Peck were back in court…
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The US surpasses 160 mass shootings in 2023. Here’s every event mapped
Stacker cited data from the Gun Violence Archive to visualize the scope of mass shootings thus far in 2023. Data is as of April 17,…
Continue Reading Trump won’t testify before NY grand jury investigating hush money scheme, lawyer says
By Kara Scannell and Abby Baggini, CNN Former President Donald Trump does not plan to testify in a New York grand jury investigation into his alleged…
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States with the highest rate of gun-related fatalities
Stacker evaluated public health data from the CDC to determine how rates of gun-related fatalities differ across U.S.…
Continue Reading Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart
By Travis Caldwell, Cheri Mossburg and Sara Smart, CNN The man convicted of killing fellow college student Kristin Smart in 1996 was sentenced to 25…
Continue Reading A man wrongfully imprisoned for over 18 years despite a botched identification has been freed
By Mark Morales, CNN A 35-year-old man who spent almost 19 years wrongfully imprisoned for murder after detectives misled a witness into identifying…
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Vallow-Daybell asks judge to drop death penalty
The trial for Lori Vallow-Daybell is set to start in less then a month in Ada County, and as her defense gets ready, they are asking the judge to…
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Brian Laundrie’s mother says letter to her son saying ‘burn after reading’ was meant to show how much she loved him
Brian Laundrie’s mother says the letter she wrote to her son asking him to “burn after reading” pre-dated his 2021 trip with Gabby Petito and was…
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State spending analysis: Which states spend the most on policing and corrections?
MoneyGeek analyzed the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data to determine how much states spend on policing and corrections.…
Continue Reading Compher back in court Monday
A man accused of a Pocatello murder almost 20 years ago was back in a Bannock County courtroom…
Continue Reading Russian troops killed her parents, then she vanished without a trace
By Ivana Kottasová and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN A week after Russia invaded, the family of 15-year-old Arina Yatsiuk decided to flee their home near the…
Continue Reading Defense lawyers in Idaho killings case want gag order kept
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death…
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IDL wildfire investigation and collaboration results in conviction of arsonist
Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) collaboration with the Idaho State Fire Marshall’s Office and law enforcement on arson fires last summer which…
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Emmett man sentenced to 6 years for possessing child pornography
54-year-old Emmett man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…
Continue Reading How Alex Murdaugh’s son helped solve his own murder and convict his father
By Christina Maxouris, CNN For a year and a half, Alex Murdaugh denied he was anywhere near where his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell to be tried separately
Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell will be tried…
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Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering his wife and son
The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the…
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Nampa woman sentenced to 12 years for possession with intent to distribute 15 pounds of fentanyl
A 34-year-old Nampa woman was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possessing, with the intent to distribute, 15 pounds of fentanyl, U.S.…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes wants to delay her prison sentence after giving birth to her second child
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos convicted of defrauding investors, is seeking to delay the start of her…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killings
Law enforcement officials have revealed more details regarding items seized from the Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged…
Continue Reading Caldwell man sentenced to 6 years for possessing child pornography
A 21-year-old Caldwell man was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced…
Continue Reading Closing arguments begin in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial after jury visits family property where his wife and son were killed
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Alta Spells and Eric Levenson, CNN State prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the…
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