Regional News Archives

Meridian multi-employer job fair set March 30

March 28, 2022 10:42 AM News Team

Idaho Labor is hosting a multi-employer job fair March 30, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Wahooz Galaxy Event Center, 400 W. Overland Road in…

Utah man sentenced for making terrorist bomb-making tutorial

March 27, 2022 10:41 AM Associated Press

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Murat Suljovic of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release once he…

3 skiers injured in avalanche on Woody Ridge

March 27, 2022 9:56 AM Associated Press

A group of six skiers had split into pairs and simultaneously descended three neighboring avalanche paths on the west side of Woody…

Crash on SH46 north of Gooding claims 1

March 25, 2022 6:08 PM News Team

Idaho State Police is currently investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Friday at approximately 1:52 p.m., on SH46 at milepost 116, in…

A 14-year-old fell to his death from the new drop tower ride at Florida’s ICON Park, authorities say

March 25, 2022 5:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN A 14-year-old boy died after he fell Thursday night from a drop tower amusement ride that recently opened at…

Jackson 5th Oregon county to declare drought emergency

March 25, 2022 9:44 AM Associated Press

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Low water storage and snowpack levels in southern Oregon have prompted a fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency.…

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto

March 24, 2022 10:01 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP lawmakers in Utah have pushed through a ban on transgender youth…

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

March 23, 2022 2:07 PM Associated Press

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that…

Omicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab

March 23, 2022 7:40 AM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…

Man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

March 22, 2022 4:52 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to federal prison this week for distributing methamphetamine in Boise and…

Man sentenced to 6.5 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

March 22, 2022 4:39 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to…

Woman sentenced to federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment tax

March 22, 2022 4:39 PM News Team

A Nampa woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment…

Utah governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban

March 22, 2022 3:13 PM Associated Press

Utah’s Republican governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday.…

Not only is Lake Powell’s water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too

March 21, 2022 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since…

Man found dead in home after overnight standoff with police

March 19, 2022 5:38 PM Associated Press

Authorities say they found a man dead inside an Evansville home following an overnight standoff with law…

Man arrested in cold case rapes of women after DNA link

March 19, 2022 3:32 PM Associated Press

An eastern Washington man has been arrested in the rapes of women in Pullman nearly two decades ago after authorities say DNA linked him to the…

Nampa man sentenced for federal gun crimes

March 17, 2022 2:44 PM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial…

2 in custody after pursuit

March 17, 2022 12:29 PM News Team

Two Wyoming residents are in custody following a pursuit…

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

March 16, 2022 9:37 AM Associated Press

A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S.…

Police: Ex-death row inmate in Washington prison killed

March 14, 2022 9:12 PM Associated Press

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Department of Corrections officials say a man who had formerly been on death row for murdering his…

IDOC seeks walkaway from Payette County worksite

March 11, 2022 10:13 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a South Idaho Correctional Institution resident who walked away from her job in the…

Teen killed in multi-vehicle collision on I-84

March 10, 2022 5:55 PM News Team

Idaho State Police continue to investigate a multi-vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 in Jerome County where a…

Boise woman sentenced for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

March 10, 2022 3:34 PM News Team

A Boise woman was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distribution of…

Woman sentenced to 21 months for bank fraud

March 10, 2022 11:21 AM News Team

An Illinois woman was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for bank…

Seattle schools will drop COVID-19 mask mandate

March 9, 2022 12:57 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools says it will lift its COVID-19 mask mandate beginning Monday. Late last month Gov. Jay Inslee said the…

Nampa man pleads guilty to federal firearms violation

March 9, 2022 10:10 AM News Team

A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a…

Man sentenced for distributing and possessing child pornography

March 8, 2022 2:38 PM News Team

A Mountain Home man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child…

Cattle ranchers don’t want Montana wolves moved to Colorado

March 8, 2022 12:40 PM Associated Press

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Montana Stockgrowers Association has asked its state’s wildlife agency to reject any requests to capture…

Fatal crash north of Wheatland

March 8, 2022 11:31 AM News Team

On Monday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost three on Wyoming 320 north of Wheatland,…

Giant venomous spiders infiltrated the southeastern US and are expected to spread rapidly, experts say

March 8, 2022 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout … and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in…

Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho

March 6, 2022 10:06 PM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Sandpoint, Idaho, is a four-season resort town built along the shores of scenic…

Utah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban

March 4, 2022 9:53 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in…

Lewiston man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

March 4, 2022 10:36 AM News Team

A Lewiston man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

Feds seize 150K counterfeit pills made with fentanyl

March 4, 2022 10:36 AM Associated Press

Authorities say narcotics agents seized about 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl and about 20 pounds of fentanyl powder in what…

Kootenai County sheriff says staff vacancies hurt responses

March 3, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

The sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho, says the deadly shooting Monday night near Hauser Lake was the latest example of increased violent crime and…

Utah to scrap body measurements from transgender sports bill

March 2, 2022 1:19 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The sponsor of a Utah proposal to create a commission to make eligibility decisions about…

Fatal crash north of Buhl

February 28, 2022 11:27 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on Friday at approximately 1:23 p.m., at 4500 N and 1600 E, in Twin…

Crash west of Jerome

February 28, 2022 11:28 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle, injury crash that occurred Sunday at approximately 4:00 a.m., on I-84 near milepost 155, west of…

‘I’ve got morons on my team’: Romney blasts fellow GOP members for attending White nationalist event and supporting Putin

February 27, 2022 2:37 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday blasted his fellow GOP members who attended a White nationalist event and those who support Russia…

Utah orders removal of Russian alcohol from state-run stores

February 26, 2022 7:33 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has signed an executive order requiring the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to immediately…

Need for affordable housing runs up against Utah zoning laws

February 26, 2022 6:00 AM Associated Press

A growing chorus of experts say middle housing, a class of multifamily housing options that falls between single-family homes and large apartment…

Gordon appoints new District Court Judge for Fourth Judicial District

February 25, 2022 5:55 PM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Darci Phillips to be a District Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial District serving Sheridan County.…

Governor Gordon appoints state engineer

February 25, 2022 3:49 PM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Brandon Gebhart as Wyoming State Engineer.…

Caldwell woman sentenced for bank fraud

February 25, 2022 11:00 AM News Team

A Caldwell woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for bank…

Man sentenced to federal prison for vehicle break-in and credit card fraud scheme

February 24, 2022 3:55 PM News Team

A Miami Beach, Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud stemming from his participation in a vehicle break-in scheme…

Boise man sentenced to 4 years for methamphetamine distribution

February 24, 2022 3:17 PM News Team

A Boise man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distribution of…

Man pleads guilty to methamphetamine trafficking

February 24, 2022 10:36 AM News Team

A California man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to…

Boise man pleads guilty to transportation for prostitution and money laundering

February 23, 2022 12:09 PM News Team

A Boise man pleaded guilty to transportation for prostitution and money…

1 injured in officer involved shooting

February 22, 2022 4:19 PM News Team

An investigation is underway in Boise after a person was shot Tuesday…

Helicopters crash near Utah ski resort in training accident

February 22, 2022 10:51 AM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Blackhawk helicopters crashed near a Utah ski resort Tuesday morning, forcing the closures…

Utah police: Man told 4-year-old to fire at officers

February 21, 2022 5:58 PM Associated Press

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Police believe a man told his 4-year-old child to fire at officers following a dispute over his order at a McDonald’s…

Snow biker killed in avalanche in southern Montana

February 20, 2022 11:05 AM Associated Press

COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — An investigation is underway after a snow biker was killed in an avalanche in southern Montana. The Gallatin National…

Juneteenth could become Utah’s newest state holiday

February 20, 2022 6:00 AM Associated Press

By BRIDGER BEAL-CVETKO The Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Juneteenth could soon be designated a state holiday in Utah, thanks to a bill passed…

Magic Valley group sentenced to prison for federal drug crime

February 18, 2022 4:12 PM News Team

Three Idaho men were sentenced to federal prison this week for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in the…

Bonner County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child

February 18, 2022 11:54 AM News Team

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

Cold War ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen dies at 101

February 17, 2022 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN A US airman who became known as the “Candy Bomber” for his unique supply drops in Germany after World War II died…

Judge: Coal mine permit didn’t analyze environmental harm

February 17, 2022 12:26 PM Associated Press

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Office of Surface Mining failed to adequately analyze…

Utah governor says he’d veto school voucher proposal

February 17, 2022 12:11 PM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is planning on vetoing a school voucher measure advancing through the Republican-majority statehouse.…

Wyoming school bus driver accused of DUI, open container

February 17, 2022 12:00 PM Associated Press

CHEYENNE Police in Wyoming arrested a school bus driver taking high school students to an activity in South Dakota for suspected DUI and having an…

Fatal crash east of Powell

February 16, 2022 5:57 PM News Team

On Wednesday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 30 on US 14A east of Powell,…

$800 million Meta data center announced in Kuna

February 16, 2022 5:36 PM News Team

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instrgram, announced Wednesday it plans to build an $800 million data center in…

Caldwell man sentenced to 8 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

February 16, 2022 3:49 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to…

Utah Jazz lifts vaccine rules as lawmakers push to ban them

February 16, 2022 11:15 AM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will no longer be required for fans wanting to see the Utah Jazz play at…

Kevin Costner lobbies Utah for more tax rebates for films

February 16, 2022 9:32 AM Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Costner wants Utah lawmakers to pass legislation that would give more tax rebates to film productions that shoot in…

Why avocado shipments from Mexico to the US were stopped: A death threat to a safety inspector

February 16, 2022 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat,…

Fruitland man sentenced to more than 9 years for federal gun crime

February 15, 2022 4:06 PM News Team

A Fruitland man was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a…

Caldwell man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography

February 15, 2022 3:38 PM News Team

A Caldwell man was sentenced to 324 months in federal prison for possession of child…

Utah’s GOP-led death penalty repeal measure falls vote short

February 15, 2022 2:22 PM Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers rejected a proposal to abolish the state’s death…

Utah proposes panel to decide when transgender athletes play

February 14, 2022 9:52 AM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to create a commission of political appointees to make…

Gun sale surge brings record money for conservation grants

February 12, 2022 10:56 AM Associated Press

Tax receipts from surging gun and ammunition sales have boosted money for a U.S. conservation program to a record level.…

Utah tackling skyrocketing catalytic converter theft

February 12, 2022 10:10 AM Associated Press

A statewide analysis of police records from the attorney general’s office shows the theft of catalytic converters from cars in Utah has surged by…

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs $193M tax cut into law

February 11, 2022 4:38 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a $193 million tax cut into law. Cox said in a statement that…

Speed investigated as cause for fatal crash

February 11, 2022 2:58 PM News Team

On Friday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 326 on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming. …

Ada County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor

February 11, 2022 10:55 AM News Team

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

Man pleads guilty to firearms violation and assaulting federal officer

February 11, 2022 12:47 PM News Team

A Greenleaf man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and assaulting a federal…

Driver inattention investigated as possible cause for fatal crash

February 11, 2022 12:47 PM News Team

On Thursday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 101 on Wyoming 220 west of Casper,…

Superintendent of Public Instruction appoints chief of staff

February 11, 2022 10:59 AM News Team

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder has appointed Chad Auer as the Wyoming Department of Education’s Chief of Staff.…

New alumni relations leader named at University of Idaho

February 11, 2022 10:59 AM News Team

Vandal alumna and Idaho non-profit leader Amy Lientz joins the University of Idaho as assistant vice president for alumni relations, effective…

Study: Fewer crashes after Utah sets strictest DUI law in US

February 11, 2022 4:36 AM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say car crashes and traffic deaths dropped in Utah after the state enacted the…

Officers save man from frozen pond

February 10, 2022 5:29 PM News Team

This dramatic video of an ice rescue in Utah shows the dangers of venturing out onto ice this time of…

Canada’s COVID-19 trucker protests go global

February 9, 2022 5:13 AM CNN

A trucker protest that has clogged the streets of the Canadian capital for weeks has spread to cities across the world, and impeded access to the…

Man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

February 8, 2022 5:59 PM News Team

A Hope, Idaho man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

Utah lawmakers exempt media from public records fee proposal

February 8, 2022 3:25 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers on Tuesday exempted members of the media from a proposal to allow governments to…

Boise foothills residents and recreationists asked to take precautions as coyote mating season arrives

February 8, 2022 12:35 PM News Team

Amid increasing reports of coyote activity in the Boise foothills, including the Hulls Gulch and Military Reserve areas, Fish and Game is asking…

US report finds Mexico is dominant source of fentanyl trafficked into US

February 7, 2022 10:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has changed in recent years,…

An 8-year-old Idaho boy snuck a book he wrote onto a library shelf. More than 100 people are waiting to check it out

February 7, 2022 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

An imaginative boy who loves comic books now has a graphic novel of his own on the shelves of his local…

Suspect arrested in Washington state grocery store shooting

February 8, 2022 7:51 AM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire inside a grocery store in Washington state, killing…

Fatality crash in Jerome County

February 7, 2022 10:43 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on Sunday at 8:04 p.m., at 750 Golf Course Road, in Jerome…

Fatal crash near Cheyenne

February 7, 2022 10:45 AM News Team

A medical condition is being investigated as a possible cause for a fatal crash north of Cheyenne,…

Former State Senator Leland Christensen passes away

February 5, 2022 2:59 PM News Team

JACKSON HOLE Wyoming (KIFI) – The office of U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis announced the lawmaker’s death on Thursday. He served as State Director…

Magic Valley man sentenced to 10 years in drug distribution case

February 4, 2022 3:54 PM News Team

A Gooding man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distribution of…

Mountain home man pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges

February 3, 2022 3:58 PM News Team

A Mountain Home man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a…

Nampa man sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl

February 3, 2022 10:33 AM News Team

A Nampa man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distribution of illegal…

Wyoming Governor appoints new district court judge for the Sixth Judicial District

February 3, 2022 10:33 AM News Team

Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Matthew Castano to be a District Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial District serving Crook, Weston and Campbell…

ESPN to have all-woman crew for Warriors-Jazz game next week

February 3, 2022 9:07 AM Associated Press

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a “Monday Night Football” game. She will…

New Zealand announces plans to reopen to the world

February 2, 2022 8:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand has announced it will begin reopening to the world, signaling an end to nearly two years of tough border…

California man sentenced to federal prison for passing counterfeit currency

February 2, 2022 4:20 PM News Team

A San Leandro, California man was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement for passing counterfeit…

IDOC seeks walkaway from South Boise Women’s Correctional Center

February 2, 2022 11:48 AM News Team

The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a South Boise Women’s Correctional Center resident who walked away from the…

Crash sends 2 to the hospital

February 2, 2022 11:55 AM News Team

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred on Tuesday at approximately 8:20 p.m.…

University of Utah suspends all fraternity and sorority social activities following second sexual assault report

February 1, 2022 10:40 PM CNN Newsource

Amanda Musa, CNN The University of Utah has suspended all social activities at fraternities and sororities after two reports of sexual assault that…