Regional News Archives

Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting

February 1, 2022 10:07 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting in Salt Lake City to discuss a series…

Man dead, woman hospitalized in shooting at Post Falls home

February 1, 2022 5:54 PM Associated Press

POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Police in northern Idaho say a woman was hospitalized and a man died in a shooting at a Post Falls home on Tuesday…

Twin Falls County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

February 1, 2022 4:46 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Twin Falls man on…

Bill raising fees on public records passes Utah House

February 1, 2022 3:41 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House passed a proposal Tuesday to increase fees on requests for public records from so-called vexatious requesters.…

Oregon falls short of booster shot goal, but new cases drop

February 1, 2022 11:14 AM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have fallen far short of a goal to get COVID-19 booster shots into the arms of an additional 1…

Montana highway patrol settles with Wyoming man over crash

January 31, 2022 5:07 PM Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana has reached a $270,000 settlement with a Wyoming man who was forced into a ditch to avoid colliding with…

10 movies you’ll want to see from the Sundance Film Festival

January 31, 2022 2:07 PM Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Dispatches from the Sundance Film Festival are usually accompanied by descriptions of the looming…

Utah state workers get days off to sub amid teacher shortage

January 31, 2022 12:26 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is allowing state workers additional time off to help combat the labor shortage facing…

Utah’s COVID surge is hitting the homeless population hard

January 29, 2022 6:00 AM Associated Press

COVID-19 cases have surged in Utah throughout January, and that’s causing a problem for people who are unsheltered and don’t have a place to…

Mail began to pile up at a home. The local mail carrier noticed and saved a woman’s life

January 28, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN A New Hampshire postal worker is now a local hero after she helped save a woman’s life. Newmarket mail carrier Kayla…

Oregon hospitals near breaking point during COVID-19 surge

January 28, 2022 4:21 PM Associated Press

Health officials say Oregon hospitals are near their COVID-19 breaking point as the state is expected to reach peak hospitalizations in coming weeks.…

Ada County man sentenced for petit theft

January 28, 2022 11:58 AM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County man was sentenced Wednesday, January 26, for petit…

Nampa woman pleads guilty to theft of government money

January 27, 2022 4:24 PM News Team

A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to theft of government…

Groups challenge Montana wolf hunting, trapping regulations

January 27, 2022 11:57 AM Associated Press

Two wildlife advocacy groups are challenging changes to Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regulations, arguing they were made without public…

50,000 N95 masks donated to Hawaii Department of Education

January 27, 2022 6:05 AM CNN Newsource

Hawaii Pacific Health donated 50,000 N95 masks for students, faculty, and support staff with the Hawaii Department of…

Woman admits to wire fraud scheme to embezzle from employer

January 26, 2022 2:37 PM News Team

An Osburn, Idaho woman pleaded guilty to wire…

US Coast Guard finds body while searching for 39 people from capsized vessel off Florida coast

January 25, 2022 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Tina Burnside and Jason Hanna, CNN The US Coast Guard has recovered a body during a search for 39 people whose vessel capsized over the weekend…

SH-55 north of Smiths Ferry reopened

January 25, 2022 12:54 PM News Team

Idaho State Highway 55 (SH-55) north of Smiths Ferry reopened Monday to traffic in both directions following cleanup of the rockslide this past…

Boise multi-employer job fair set for Feb. 2

January 25, 2022 12:50 PM News Team

Idaho Labor is hosting a multi-employer job fair Feb. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 475 W. Parkcenter Blvd., in…

Rare to Idaho, a ringtail was recently found in Twin Falls, and you can see it in a video

January 25, 2022 11:45 AM News Team

There have only been five confirmed sighting of ringtails in…

5 elk die in Wood River Valley after eating toxic yew plants

January 25, 2022 11:17 AM News Team

Despite a 2016 Blaine County ordinance restricting the planting of noxious plants, including exotic yew, three elk, two cows and one calf, were found…

Miami-Dade Police Band Together To Help 7-Year-Old Burn Patient

January 25, 2022 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Quynh Click here for updates on this story KENDALL, Florida (WFOR) — The Miami-Dade Police Department…

Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson contracts COVID-19

January 24, 2022 9:28 AM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson has contracted COVID-19 amid a variant-fueled surge that is sweeping Utah and the…

Utah bill to protect pets from domestic abuse moves forward

January 23, 2022 9:59 AM Associated Press

By BETHANY RODGERS Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has advanced a bill that aims to give domestic violence survivors…

She found a $3 million lottery prize in her spam folder

January 23, 2022 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN Your email spam folder isn’t all junk mail. Laura Spears of Oakland County, Michigan, can attest to that, as she recently…

Mysterious ice formations showed up in Chicago this week

January 22, 2022 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What…

Officials identify Colorado skier who died of hypothermia

January 21, 2022 1:26 PM Associated Press

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Officials in western Montana have released the name of a Colorado skier who died while skiing out of bounds at the Lost…

Oregon residents decry proposed ‘permanent’ mask mandate

January 20, 2022 6:00 PM Associated Press

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of Oregon residents are crying government overreach as officials…

Volunteers build ramp for man’s house so he can live at home

January 19, 2022 4:46 PM CNN

Despite the cold and snow, a local nonprofit and volunteers showed that there is enough warmth in their hearts to change one man’s life for the…

Fatality crash on I-84 west of Wendell

January 19, 2022 2:37 PM News Team

On Wednesday at approximately 5:53 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash eastbound I84 at milepost 150, approximately…

Caldwell man sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine

January 19, 2022 12:09 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for distribution of…

Utah lawmakers weigh overturning local mask mandates

January 18, 2022 3:40 PM Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The GOP-dominated Utah Senate passed a measure Tuesday to block local mask mandates as…

2 cow elk shot out of season on Salmon Road near Riggins

January 18, 2022 3:36 PM News Team

On the morning of Jan. 9, two cow elk were shot out of season along the Big Salmon Road near Riggins.…

Washington students’ test scores drop significantly

January 18, 2022 8:40 AM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington students took their first state exams last fall since the pandemic began and their scores dropped. The Seattle Times…

1 hospitalized after crash in Jerome County

January 17, 2022 11:20 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Monday at 7:25 a.m. at the intersection of US93 and Golf Course Road in…

Tonga remains cut off after a massive eruption and tsunami. Here’s what we know

January 15, 2022 10:11 AM CNN

By Helen Regan, CNN The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than…

Scientists see silver lining in fed’s efforts at Lake Powell

January 15, 2022 6:00 AM Associated Press

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that it plans to adjust management protocols for the Colorado River in early 2022 to reduce…

Mexico seizes 380,000 boxes of Kellogg’s cereal

January 14, 2022 2:25 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants to improve children’s diets, so it seized 380,000 boxes of Corn Flakes, Special K and other Kellogg’s…

A letter from an American soldier has been delivered to his family — 76 years after he mailed it

January 12, 2022 6:41 PM CNN

By Amanda Jackson, CNN Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month — a letter her…

‘She’s amazing’: World War II veteran turns 103 in Black Mountain

January 12, 2022 4:56 PM CNN Newsource

By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A small crowd gathered…

Governor Little appoints Stuchlik to Third Judicial District

January 12, 2022 11:37 AM News Team

Governor Brad Little announced the appointment of Kiley Stuchlik to the Third Judicial…

A baby is in stable condition after three people found him in a dumpster and called police

January 11, 2022 6:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Christina Maxouris, CNN A newborn baby is in stable condition after people looking through a dumpster found the infant and…

Woman Comes face-to-face with mountain lion in her backyard

January 11, 2022 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Maria Cid Medina Click here for updates on this story DALY CITY, California (KPIX) — From the Peninsula to Daly…

Montana increasing wildland firefighter hourly pay to $15.50

January 10, 2022 3:21 PM Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana is increasing its base pay for seasonal firefighters to a minimum of $15.50 an hour to help recruit and…

Utah gov exempts state Capitol, facilities from mask mandate

January 10, 2022 9:43 AM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP Gov. Spencer Cox exempted from a mask mandate the Utah Capitol and other state facilities Monday as conservative…

Roadway deaths in Utah hit nearly 20-year high last year

January 8, 2022 6:00 AM Associated Press

Data from the Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Highway Patrol shows 320 people died on Utah roadways in…

Avalanche blocks I-90 on Montana side of Lookout Pass

January 7, 2022 6:18 PM Associated Press

Three small snowslides on Friday, and concerns that there might be more, led the Montana Department of Transportation to close the westbound lanes of…

‘Excessive’ COVID absences force school closures in Portland

January 7, 2022 11:10 AM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three schools in Portland, Oregon, were closed on Friday due to staffing shortages and “excessive” absences caused by…

Gobert tests positive for virus again, enters NBA protocols

January 6, 2022 4:16 PM Associated Press

The first time that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA didn’t even have health and safety…

Complaints made over utility management of Hebgen Lake, dam

January 6, 2022 5:51 PM Associated Press

Summer drought followed by a Hebgen Dam component failure in late November has led to complaints.…

Boise man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

January 4, 2022 5:47 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…

California twins born 15 minutes apart separated by birth year

January 4, 2022 10:35 AM CNN Newsource

A set of California twins born 15 minutes apart are already distinguishing themselves with different…

Montana State weekend women’s hoops games postponed, COVID

January 4, 2022 9:58 AM Associated Press

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State women’s home basketball games slated for Thursday against Idaho and Sunday against Montana have been…

Record number of deaths in Washington, Oregon in 2021

December 29, 2021 10:53 AM Associated Press

Oregon and Washington in 2021 surpassed their previous records for total annual deaths – records that were set just last…

Utah man run over after being tased by police sues officers

December 29, 2021 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

A man who suffered permanent debilitating injuries when he was run over by a car while being arrested by West Valley police is now suing the officers…

Omicron pushes most UW classes online first week of January

December 21, 2021 3:12 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington says it will implement remote learning for the first week of the winter quarter in January because of…

University of Utah investigates racist incident reports

December 21, 2021 1:58 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah says its racist-incident team is investigating separate reports of men dressed like the KKK in dorms…

Delta still dominant COVID strain in WA, but officials worry

December 21, 2021 1:46 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington health officials say at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed in the state, but that omicron…

Nampa man sentenced to 9 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

December 21, 2021 12:20 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…

Walmart sued for allegedly dumping over a million hazardous items a year

December 20, 2021 1:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California filed a lawsuit against Walmart Monday for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste at a rate of “more…

Soldier surprises mom in time for the holidays

December 19, 2021 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story BAY MINETTE, Alabama (WALA) — Christmas came early for a Baldwin…

Utah State police chief resigns after sex-assault comments

December 17, 2021 6:14 PM Associated Press

The Utah State University police chief has resigned after a recording the institution called reprehensible came to light showing telling football…

Utah State’s Anderson apologizes for sexual assault comment

December 17, 2021 6:19 PM Associated Press

Utah State football coach Blake Anderson has apologized for telling his players it “has never been more glamorized to be the victim” of sexual…

Teen rescued his mom by creating a makeshift tourniquet with a shoelace and some inspiration from Grey’s Anatomy

December 17, 2021 5:38 PM CNN

By Sara Smart, CNN After binging on episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, many fans of the show think they can successfully duplicate the medical…

Pedestrian hit, killed near Sheridan

December 17, 2021 10:42 AM News Team

A fatal crash occurred around milepost 25 on Interstate 90 near Sheridan, Wyoming Friday. …

Amazon driver says he didn’t expect recognition after fixing blown over Christmas décor

December 15, 2021 8:12 AM CNN Newsource

By BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — An Amazon delivery driver who gained…

Human remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band

December 14, 2021 3:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank…

Pickup belonging to missing Washington man found in Idaho

December 14, 2021 2:41 PM Associated Press

Searchers in Idaho have found a pickup truck belonging to Washington state man who was last seen Dec. 7, but the man wasn’t near the vehicle.…

Nampa women pleads guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment tax

December 13, 2021 4:49 PM News Team

A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment…

How you can help tornado victims

December 11, 2021 1:26 PM CNN

By Ashley Vaughan and Jennifer Grubb, CNN Late Friday and early Saturday there were at least 50 tornado reports across Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,…

The biggest snowstorm of the season to hit California this week

December 12, 2021 4:54 PM CNN

By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to…

Boise man sentenced to federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm

December 10, 2021 4:28 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a…

IDOC seeks walkaways from Payette County work site

December 10, 2021 11:28 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for two South Idaho Correctional Institution Minimum Custody Unit residents who have walked away from…

$10,000 reward offered as more dogs are poisoned in west Las Vegas

December 10, 2021 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By JOE VIGIL Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Sean Cornwall and other neighbors near Fort Apache…

Work stops after ancestral remains discovered in Asotin

December 9, 2021 6:29 PM Associated Press

Work has been halted at a residential construction site near the Asotin County Fairgrounds in eastern Washington where ancestral human remains were…

Therapy dog who loves Boston Marathon recovering from second tumor removal surgery

December 9, 2021 4:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathalie Pozo Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A therapy dog who has become a…

Nampa man sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison for possession of a sawed-off shotgun

December 9, 2021 3:24 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for possession of an unregistered firearm and the unlawful possession of a…

People in these states are the worst at buckling up

December 7, 2021 11:41 PM Stacker

Citing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Uplift Legal Funding identified the states with the lowest seat belt use…

Three teens arrested for arson in Montana fire that destroyed 13 homes

December 9, 2021 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Jenn Selva, CNN Three adult teens have been arrested on arson charges for allegedly starting a fire in Montana that destroyed 13 homes,…

New Zealand plans to ban smoking for the next generation

December 8, 2021 11:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN New Zealand plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation so they will never be legally able to buy tobacco in the country.…

Utah home day care shut down due to drugs, police say

December 7, 2021 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SANDY, Utah (KSL) — A home day care that was the site of a child…

Man charged with crashing into trooper, causing loss of vision

December 7, 2021 2:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSL) — A man who was driving home from a…

Montana seeks to end protections for Glacier-area grizzlies

December 7, 2021 9:35 AM Associated Press

Montana officials are asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern part of the…

Teen launches food truck in hopes achieving culinary dream

December 6, 2021 4:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A 14-year-old is making waves across Las…

Candy Cane House displays dozens of themed holiday trees for charity

December 6, 2021 4:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Shannon Miller, Barclay Fernandez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — How about exploring a…

Juvenile dies in crash, ISP says drugs/alcohol might be involved

December 6, 2021 10:04 AM News Team

Idaho State Police are investigating a one-vehicle fatality crash at 1775 e 2900 s in Gooding County, West of Wendell.…

Suspect booked in Utah shootout that left officer injured

December 5, 2021 3:27 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE (AP) — Utah man has been released from the hospital and booked into jail following a November shootout with police that left an officer…

Union Pacific train derails in central Idaho

December 5, 2021 11:36 AM Associated Press

A Union Pacific train has derailed central Idaho. The train derailed about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday on the western edge of Hammett in Elmore County. A…

Montana man arrested after woman fatally stabbed

December 5, 2021 11:11 AM Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was arrested on suspicion of deliberate homicide following the stabbing death of a 67-year-old female relative…

Canyon County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

December 2, 2021 4:25 PM News Team

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Caldwell man on…

Oregon officials ask public help to find killers of 8 wolves

December 2, 2021 12:43 PM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Officials in Oregon are asking for help locating the person or persons responsible for poisoning an entire…

Nampa man pleads guilty to firearms violations

December 2, 2021 11:45 AM News Team

A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial…

Man sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for payroll and COVID-19 testing schemes

December 2, 2021 10:49 AM News Team

A Meridian man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering based on schemes to defraud his…

It’s December and it hasn’t snowed in Denver yet. That’s never been recorded

December 2, 2021 3:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Snowless in Colorado? No, this is not a follow-up to the Tom Hanks movie “Sleepless in Seattle,” but…

Fish stranded from dam malfunction on renowned Montana river

December 1, 2021 10:52 AM Associated Press

Wildlife workers and volunteers are scrambling to save fish stranded by an abrupt drop in water levels on a Montana river that’s renowned among…

South Dakota man pleads not guilty to killing 3, wounding 2

December 1, 2021 9:13 AM Associated Press

A South Dakota man has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, her father and another woman and wounding his ex-girlfriend’s…

Dozens of Oregon workers fired for not getting COVID shot

December 1, 2021 8:10 AM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Oregon say at least 99 state workers have been fired for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. KOIN…

Oregon governor calls for special session to protect renters

November 30, 2021 4:33 PM Associated Press

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With winter coming and federal funds drying up, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she’ll call a…

Nampa man sentenced to 9 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

November 30, 2021 3:17 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…

2 wounded when vehicles shot at on I-15 in western Utah

November 30, 2021 8:16 AM Associated Press

NEPHI, Utah (AP) — Authorities are looking for someone who shot at four vehicles on Interstate 15 in western Utah, wounding two people. The Utah…