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Historic Mud Lake saloon burning
Painted Pony Bar and Grill in Mud Lake burns on Thursday. | Photos and video by Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com Editor’s note: Story updated with comment from sheriff. TERRETON — An longtime bar...
View ArticleSearch support team to hold Oktoberfest fundraiser
IDAHO FALLS — A local non-profit search group is holding its annual Oktoberfest fundraiser, hosted by Idaho Brewing Company. The event supporting Snake River Search Inc. will be held Saturday from noon...
View ArticleBonneville County burn ban lifted
Area burned by the Henry’s Creek fire, which was contained in early September. | EastIdahoNews.com photo The following is a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office. Due to the recent...
View ArticleLewies offers to resign if named public defender
Fremont County prosecutor Karl Lewies has applied to be the county’s public defender. | EastIdahoNews.com ST. ANTHONY — Fremont County Prosecutor Karl Lewies has applied to be the county’s new public...
View ArticleBYU–Idaho Department of Music announces a call for hymn texts
The following is a news release from Brigham Young University-Idaho REXBURG — Members of the Brigham Young University-Idaho community (students, faculty/staff and community) are invited to submit...
View ArticlePolice investigate cause of baby’s cardiac arrest
Police at 17th and Higbee Avenue on Thursday afternoon | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls police are looking into what caused a baby to go into cardiac arrest Thursday....
View ArticleCar flipped on its side after two-car crash in Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS — At least two children and an elderly female are being treated by EMS workers after a two-car crash occurred around 6:15 p.m. at Lomax St. and Emerson Ave. The impact of the crash was...
View ArticleClasses cancelled at Westside Elementary today
Westside Elementary School | Google image IDAHO FALLS — Classes at Westside Elementary School have been cancelled today because of electrical issues at the school. Students who walk to school will...
View ArticleFeel Good Friday: We spent an afternoon surprising people with free gas
Feel Good Friday is a weekly segment where EastIdahoNews.com surprises people in our community with random acts of kindness. This week, we spent an afternoon surprising people with free gas. RELATED |...
View ArticleMan arrested in I.F., accused of hitting another man with wine bottle
Nicholas E. Stewart | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — One man was taken to the hospital after being struck in the head with a wine bottle Thursday night. Idaho Falls Police officers...
View ArticlePocatello robbery suspect arrested in Idaho Falls
Tyra D. Castillo | Courtesy Bannock County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in a Pocatello robbery. Around 9:40 a.m. Monday, police responded to the 500 block of...
View ArticlePart of Holmes Ave. in Idaho Falls to close tonight
The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS — Beginning Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m., S. Holmes Avenue will be closed from Cleveland Street to 3rd Street for paving....
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Blackfoot teen found
UPDATE 9:10 p.m. The teenager has been located, according to the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office. No further details were provided. BLACKFOOT — Police are asking for help in finding 13-year-old Keagan...
View ArticleCity of Rigby names a new police chief
RIGBY — A new police chief has been named for the city of Rigby. Sam Tower, a detective with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, will take over the position effective Oct. 1. “Last night we...
View ArticleEast Idaho Eats: BJ’s Bayou bringing Louisiana style cooking to the table
ROBERTS– In the small community of Roberts, one southern chef is sharing his love for Louisiana style cooking. “Food (in Idaho), while good and hearty, is not very varied,” BJ’s Bayou owner BJ Berlin...
View ArticleWell-known pianist to return to Rexburg for annual free performance
The following is a news release from Brigham Young University-Idaho. REXBURG — Pianist Del Parkinson will perform a program entitled “Once Upon a Time” Wednesday, September 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleWATCH: Stuntman successfully launches rocket over Snake River Canyon
TWIN FALLS — Stuntman Eddie Braun did what his boyhood idol, Evel Knievel, could not do, clearing the Snake River Canyon in Idaho on Friday. Braun took off at 3:54 p.m. from a property a few miles up...
View ArticleBurton Rd. junction on southbound U.S. 20 to close permanently
The following is a news release from the Idaho Transportation Department. RIGBY — The 3800 South (Burton Road) junction with southbound U.S. 20 will close permanently Monday. The junction, just north...
View ArticleUtah senator, U.S. leaders rally for release of Pocatello native in Venezuela...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Laurie Holt, the mother of Joshua Holt, who has been imprisoned in a Venezuelan jail since July, found renewed hope in Utah Senator Orrin Hatch’s recent effort to rally...
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Trucks going to C-A-L Ranch worry folks in Ammon neighborhood
AMMON –- The city of Ammon is looking forward to the economic growth that a new C-A-L Ranch store will bring, but with that comes a growing concern. “I don’t want it to be my child that gets hit and...
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