Upper Mountain at Pebble Creek to open Wednesday
After snowstorms dropped eight inches of powder, Pebble Creek is set to open the upper mountain beginning…
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Charges: Maplewood Man, angry about gym members not wearing masks, pulls gun on manager
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 64-year-old Maplewood man is accused of pulling a gun on a…
Continue Reading Long Island men create free social media ads for struggling small businesses
Click here for updates on this story OCEANSIDE, New York (WCBS) — Two friends on Long Island are making a unique…
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D25 Board votes to keep secondary students in hybrid schedule for now
On Tuesday evening, the Board will consider changing the hybrid schedule or leave it as…
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1st group for Idaho vaccinations should be done this month
Idaho Gov. Brad Little says coronavirus vaccinations for 130,000 front-line health care workers and long-term care residents should be finished by…
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Idaho US Rep. Fulcher says he’ll object to Electoral votes
One of Idaho’s four congressmen says he will object to the Electoral College count from some swing states, siding with President Donald Trump and…
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Macy’s to close Grand Teton Mall location
Macy’s Department Store has announced plans to close its Grand Teton Mall location in Idaho Falls. …
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 227 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 227 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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‘Human disaster’ unfolding in LA will get worse, experts say
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and…
Continue Reading These are the key players in the Jacob Blake case
The Kenosha, Wisconsin, District Attorney’s Office is nearing its decision on whether to charge the police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a…
Continue Reading Lawsuit states businessman dumped 50 million gallons of untreated waste liquid in Flint’s sewer system
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Mid-Michigan businessman is in hot water with federal…
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1,538 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 1,538 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths on…
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Rapid testing offered now at ISU testing site
The COVID-19 Testing Site located at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena will now offer antigen testing, one type of rapid
COVID-19 testing.…
Gyms prepare to reopen after three week closure due to temporary COVID-19 restrictions
Click here for updates on this story GOLDSBORO, PA (WPMT ) — Temporary restrictions put in place by the Wolf…
Continue Reading Tyler Perry says he didn’t get his absentee ballot, so he flew home to Georgia to vote
Tyler Perry had a problem. Tuesday is Election Day in Georgia — a runoff race for two seats that will determine which party will have control…
Continue Reading Investigators searching for person who may have intentionally set fire to church
Click here for updates on this story Carroll County, GA (WGCL) — Carroll County fire investigators are working to find…
Continue Reading High School’s mascot up for discussion
Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, CT (WFSB) — Watertown High School’s mascot could become a thing of…
Continue Reading Wisconsin mobilizes National Guard and city approves emergency resolution ahead of charging decision in police shooting of Jacob Blake
The National Guard has been mobilized in Wisconsin ahead of anticipated protests following the Kenosha County District Attorney’s announcement…
Continue Reading President approves Major Disaster Declaration for Nashville
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — President Donald Trump approved a major disaster…
Continue Reading A first responder to the Sandy Hook shootings has died of Covid-19
A retired state trooper who was among the first to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre has died of Covid-19, the Connecticut State Police said.…
Continue Reading Panel says first responders, teachers, food workers to be part of next vaccine rollout phase
Click here for updates on this story NORTH BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut is one of just eight states that has…
Continue Reading DEP called to home for unusual liquid coming out of ground
Click here for updates on this story WAPWALLOPEN, PA (WNEP) — The DEP was called to a home in Luzerne County for an…
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Pocatello extends business assistance program deadline
The city of Pocatello is extending the deadline for businesses and organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for a small business…
Continue Reading Police: 2 explosions reported in Pittsburgh not related
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say investigators don’t believe the two…
Continue Reading 6 women randomly attacked at same Brooklyn subway station since late last year
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A half-dozen women have been randomly attacked over the last few…
Continue Reading Paramedic outfits colleagues with face shields
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — Face masks are a common sight these days no matter who you are.…
Continue Reading Pongo the giraffe euthanized at Zoo Miami
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Zoo Miami is mourning the loss of Pongo, a 12-year-old male…
Continue Reading Arab countries agree to end years-long feud with Qatar that divided Gulf
Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies agreed on Tuesday to restore diplomatic relations with Qatar and restart flights to and from the country, ending a…
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Bonneville deputies to enforce winter closures
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is enforcing winter closures on a number of back-country roads. …
Continue Reading Kenosha district attorney to announce whether officer who shot Jacob Blake will face charges
The Kenosha, Wisconsin, District Attorney on Tuesday is set to deliver his decision determining whether the police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a…
Continue Reading Baby girl born with life-threatening defect considered a ‘fighter’
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC ) — A baby girl, born with a rare, life-threatening birth defect, is…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County ambulance crews are told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and…
Continue Reading Tillie Dybing, 107, is survivor of both Covid and 1918 pandemic: ‘I feel fine’
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Minnesota woman has a title very few people in the…
Continue Reading 9-year-old boy was so determined to build a fort that he applied for a village permit — and got one
Click here for updates on this story MOKENA, IL (WBBM) — We often tell you about government wrongdoing and bungled…
Continue Reading Neighbors protest placement of sexual predator in community
Click here for updates on this story WILTON, California (KOVR) — A small community is raising a big red flag when it…
Continue Reading Man commemorates 20th anniversary arriving in America from Sudan with children’s book about multi-cultural identity
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — An active leader in Lancaster refugee communities is…
Continue Reading This Kentucky business is giving back to front-line workers with free coffee for a month
The man behind The CoffeeHouse in Paintsville, Kentucky, knows what it means to struggle during the Covid-19 pandemic — so he decided to treat…
Continue Reading Ed Asner Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of activist and seven-time Emmy Award winning actor Ed Asner. Personal Birth date: November 15, 1929 Birth place: Kansas…
Continue Reading Woman taken to hospital after her car was struck by a oncoming train
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — On Monday, January 4, 2021 at approximately 9:13 p.m., police…
Continue Reading Europe starts 2021 by extending lockdowns as coronavirus cases spiral
A number of European nations have kicked off 2021 in familiar fashion, locking down residents and struggling to curb Covid-19 cases. The tightened…
Continue Reading Trump would not be welcome in Scotland due to coronavirus restrictions, says Sturgeon
US President Donald Trump — just like anyone from outside the country — would not be welcome in Scotland at the moment due to…
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Two women injured in snowmobile crash
Two people were injured in a snowmobile crash on the Two Top Trail, about 3 miles west of West Yellowstone at around 11:47 a.m. Monday.…
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Idaho group recommends ways to bolster salmon, steelhead
A group brought together by Idaho Gov. Brad Little to find ways to bolster faltering salmon and steelhead populations has agreed to encourage habitat…
Continue Reading As St. Louis County eases dining restrictions, restaurant owners still fear permanent closures
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) — For the first time in more than six weeks, people…
Continue Reading Saginaw accepting marijuana business license applications
Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — The city of Saginaw has started accepting applications for…
Continue Reading Man armed with ‘screwdriver-type weapon’ kidnapped, attacked security guard
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A man is facing several charges after he kidnapped and…
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Portneuf Greenway seeks grant funding for Brennan Trail extension and pedestrian bridge
The Portneuf Greenway Foundation announced it will be submitting grant applications to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR)…
Continue Reading Reward offered for information leading to conviction in Hamden murder
Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, CT (WFSB) — A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to…
Continue Reading Kaua’i hotels see uptick in reservations ahead of changes to travel rules
Click here for updates on this story Kaua’i, HI (KITV) — Gary Moore, manager of Timbers Kaua’i Ocean Club…
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EIRMC receives ‘A’ grade in annual safety review
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center received an “A” in the Fall 2020 Hospital Safety Score published by The Leapfrog Group.…
Continue Reading Norway ends rescue effort for survivors six days after landslide
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said rescuers have given up hope of finding three missing people alive after a village was hit by a dramatic…
Continue Reading This prisoner says he’s been waiting 43 years for a fair trial in a racist Louisiana parish. A hearing may be his final chance
Vincent Simmons has been fighting for 43 years to overturn a conviction that has netted him a 100-year sentence for a crime he says he did not…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and…
Continue Reading The academic gap between Black and White college football players grew in 2020, report says
College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and…
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Yellowstone National Park treasure hunter pleads guilty
A 52-year-old Syracuse, Utah man pleaded guilty to charges of excavating or trafficking in archeological resources and injury or depredation to…
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Avalanche warning issued for Lion Head / Centennial Range
The Gallatin Avalanche Center has issued a back country avalanche warning for the Lion Head area near West Yellowstone and the Centennial Range near…
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Idaho COVID-19 vaccine press conference set for Tuesday
Governor Brad Little will join Idaho Department of Health & Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen and Public Health Administrator Elke Shaw-Tulloch to offer…
Continue Reading France opens investigations into former DR Congo rebel leader after Paris arrest
Alleged former Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala was arrested in Paris on December 29 and placed under formal investigation on January 2 for…
Continue Reading Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland wore traditional Korean clothing to her swearing-in to celebrate her mother’s heritage
Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to…
Continue Reading Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland wore traditional Korean garb to her swearing-in to celebrate her mother’s heritage
Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to…
Continue Reading Nashville doctors weigh in on vaccine effectiveness against new COVID-19 strains
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A new and potentially more problematic variant of the…
Continue Reading Investigators believe space heater started RV fire that killed Summerdale man
Click here for updates on this story SUMMERDALE, AL (WALA) — Summerdale Police said a man died in an RV fire Monday…
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League of Women Voters to host legislative forum
The League of Women Voters has scheduled two virtual legislative forums during January. …
Continue Reading Armed Iranian troops boarded South Korean tanker, ship’s owner says
The owner of a South Korean-flagged tanker which was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf on Monday has described how “armed soldiers”…
Continue Reading Blake family marches in Kenosha, decision on charges for officer looms
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, WI (WDJT) — Jacob Blake’s family and supporters took to the streets of…
Continue Reading Local taxidermist still preserving hunting trips of a lifetime
Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, La (KTBS) — As most of us know, we live right in the middle of…
Continue Reading The Boston Red Sox just hired Bianca Smith — the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history
The Boston Red Sox just made history by hiring Bianca Smith, the first Black woman to coach in the history of professional baseball. Smith will serve…
Continue Reading Community testing site launched at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The Xfinity Theatre in Hartford is the latest COVID-19…
Continue Reading Seismograph box causes bomb scare outside of West Nashville Walmart
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Nashville Bomb Squad was called in with Metro Nashville…
Continue Reading Friends, family honor 32-year-old Missouri woman who died from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, KS (KMOV) — Employees at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office…
Continue Reading Oregon still in Phase 1A of vaccinations as many wait for first dose, while others start receiving second dose
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — According to the Oregon Health Authority, the state is still…
Continue Reading Fiancé of deadly West Nashville Target shooting victim speaks
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — The fiancé of the man who was killed inside a West…
Continue Reading State vaccine committee could tweak rollout timing in the coming weeks
Click here for updates on this story NORTH BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut is one of just eight states that has…
Continue Reading Business owner says ignoring COVID-19 guidelines will hurt small communities
Click here for updates on this story ESTACADA, OR (KPTV) — Over the weekend, some small businesses and restaurants in…
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Bingham Memorial welcomes New Year’s baby
A Blackfoot family welcomed the first new baby of the year at Bingham Memorial Hospital.…
Continue Reading Atlanta police working an officer-involved shooting, two juveniles arrested
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are investigating an officer-involved…
Continue Reading Man accused of burglarizing fire damaged homes
Click here for updates on this story MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (WNEP) — Burglary, Criminal Trespass, and theft charges have…
Continue Reading A woman who gave birth while intubated due to Covid-19 names her ICU nurse as the baby’s godmother
A mother who delivered a baby girl while battling Covid-19 is honoring her intensive care unit nurse by naming her the child’s godmother.…
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Lemhi deputies investigate apparent murder-suicide
Lemhi County authorities are investigating the deaths of a man and woman at a home south of Salmon Monday.…
Continue Reading 11 facts about Georgia we bet you didn’t know
Georgia has been on everyone’s mind this year. In November, President-elect Joe Biden became the first Democrat in 28 years to flip the state…
Continue Reading PD: Man, pregnant sister killed; 1-year-old shot in face
Click here for updates on this story Canton, MS (WAPT) — Canton police are investigating a shooting that killed a man,…
Continue Reading Amid a devastating Covid-19 surge, Los Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Los Angeles County has been fighting a brutal battle against Covid-19 for weeks now. New infections have soared with about one in five residents who…
Continue Reading Fetal remains are found during renovations on a South Carolina home
Fetal remains were found in a wall during renovations on a home in South Carolina, the county coroner said Monday, adding it’s possible they…
Continue Reading Nurses describe their hope and assurance after being fully vaccinated against coronavirus
After receiving her second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, New York nurse Sandra Lindsay felt “like I’ve completed the marathon,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say
The Wisconsin pharmacist arrested last week after allegedly removing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage is a conspiracy theorist…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 5: Senate runoffs, Covid, transition, Jacob Blake, Iran
Still waiting for the latest stimulus check? Find out when and how it’s coming your way. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Neanderthal child’s skeleton buried 41,000 years ago may solve long-standing mystery
Is burying the dead a practice unique to Homo sapiens? Or did other early humans such as Neanderthals lay their loved ones to rest under the earth?…
Continue Reading South Korea sends anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tanker
Seoul has dispatched an acclaimed anti-piracy unit to the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf…
Continue Reading Already free of coronavirus, this Pacific islands country could become the first in the world to be vaccinated
A cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean that’s one of the few places on Earth entirely free from Covid-19 could become one of the first…
Continue Reading Hunting for ‘Disease X’
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Showing early symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, the patient sits quietly on her bed, wrangling two…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s most populous province bans virginity tests for rape survivors in landmark ruling
Virginity tests on sexual assault survivors have been outlawed in Pakistan’s most-populous province, in a landmark ruling that’s the…
Continue Reading UK says its aircraft carrier strike group is ready to deploy. China’s already watching
Britain is officially an aircraft carrier power again. The Royal Navy announced on Monday that the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, centered on…
Continue Reading India embarks on one of the world’s most ambitious vaccine rollouts after emergency use approval
India is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious mass immunization programs ever undertaken, after regulators approved the…
Continue Reading Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker as tensions rise with US
Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Police officer illegally used database to look up sensitive info about other officers
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A former St. Louis County officer is facing…
Continue Reading New mural honors Metro officers who helped evacuate downtown before explosion
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A new mural downtown is honoring the six Metro Police…
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Teton Pass to close for avalanche control
Teton Pass, Wyoming 22, will be closed at 3 a.m. Tuesday for avalanche…
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Rigby Police Department seeking community support with jam and jelly drive
During the month of January, Rigby Police will be doing a jam and jelly drive.…
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Local seniors get their first COVID-19 shot this week
Residents of Independence Home in Pocatello were buzzing with excitement Monday while receiving their first dose of the Covid-19…
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