Pinecrest Event Center opens Friday
A seating area in the new Pinecrest Event Center, which opens Friday. IDAHO FALLS — Pinecrest Event Center, 505 E. Anderson Street, is opening for its first event this weekend. This is the space that...
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Trump Jr. visits Idaho Falls for private meeting at Melaleuca
Donald Trump, Jr. leaves Melaleuca following a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon. | Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com. IDAHO FALLS — Donald Trump Jr., the son of Republican presidential hopeful...
View ArticleInspection of Pocatello Center Street underpass happening today
The following is a news release from the city of Pocatello. POCATELLO — Crews with the City of Pocatello Street Operations Department will be inspecting the Center Street underpass today. The...
View ArticleISU Professor documents link between injuries and artificial turf
The following is a news release from Idaho State University. POCATELLO — When it comes to artificial turf, there’s a simple, but firm analysis related to injuries that Idaho State University researcher...
View ArticleIdaho Falls Zoo welcomes baby guanaco
The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park is proud to announce an addition to the animal family with the birth of a guanaco on...
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Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter after baby dies of meth overdose
Serenity Gail Elmore died last year of a methamphetamine overdose. | Courtesy photo SALMON — A Salmon woman pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Thursday after her 6-month-old daughter died of a...
View ArticleBingham hospital donates $20K for veteran’s memorial statue
The following is a news release from Bingham Memorial Hospital. BLACKFOOT — Bingham Memorial Hospital presented Bingham County with a check for $20,000 Thursday to help fund the creation of a 7-foot,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pickup crashes into Idaho Falls gas pump
IDAHO FALLS — Police are investigating after a pickup truck came barreling into a gas pump. Surveillance footage shows a dark blue Chevy Silverado crashing into the pump at the RoadRunner Pit Stop, a...
View ArticleWoman escapes serious injury after crashing car into local post office
The Arimo Post Office suffered significant damage when a car crashed into the building. | Josh Friesen, Idaho State Journal ARIMO — An out-of-control car punched a massive hole in the exterior of the...
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D93 suspends ‘Black Canyon High School Phantoms’ as new school name
AMMON — Bonneville Joint School District 93 officials say they are going to seek more public input when it comes to deciding on the name to be used for their new high school. “High school naming is a...
View ArticleScene clear, man in custody following INL bomb scare
UPDATED 11:40 a.m. The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. Idaho Falls — A residential property and vehicles indicated as potentially containing an explosive device have...
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Ammon man pleads guilty to starting Henry’s Creek Fire
Kristian John Lopez appears in court via video Friday. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from Lopez’s arraignment. IDAHO FALLS — An Ammon...
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Emotions high in Rexburg town hall meeting on Airbnb
REXBURG — People were spilling out of the door at City Hall to participate in a hot topic discussion on vacation home rentals. The emotion-filled meeting lasted four hours. The Rexburg City Council...
View ArticleBlackfoot man arrested on trafficking charges
The following is a news release from the Blackfoot Police Department. BLACKFOOT — On September 23, 2016 at approximately 1:37 p.m. Blackfoot City Patrol Officers were attempting to serve a warrant at a...
View ArticleIdaho Falls Police investigating cause of infant death
Robert Lawrence Saad, Jr. IDAHO FALLS — Police are investigating after a nine-month-old Idaho Falls baby died at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Robert Lawrence Saad Jr. passed...
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East Idaho Eats: Food at The Cellar creates experiences, makes memories
The Cellar Address: 3520 E 17th St, Ammon, ID 83406 Phone: (208) 525-9300 Hours: Monday through Thursday: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. AMMON — The Cellar in Ammon,...
View ArticleSeveral hospitalized after 5-vehicle wreck near Blackfoot
Courtesy Kevin Fogg The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. BLACKFOOT — Idaho State Police are investigating a a five vehicle, injury crash on Interstate 15 at milepost 93, near the...
View ArticlePinnacle trail reroute complete, Offers friendly winter and summer trails
The view of the Pinnacle Trail up Darby Canyon, whose approach will be rerouted under a forest service plan. | U.S. Forest Service DRIGGS — The new road connecting to the Pinnacle trail was completed...
View ArticleLocal bakery finalizes sale of business to other local company
Courtesy KPVI POCATELLO — A well-known local bakery just finalized the sale of their facility to another local company. The buy-out was finalized on Friday. KPVI reporter Deanne Coffin has been working...
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Idaho Falls pumpkin patch re-opens following co-owner’s death
IDAHO FALLS — The U-Pick Red Barn pumpkin patch has been a fixture in Idaho Falls for the past 11 years. But when one of the founders of the popular business suddenly died earlier this year, many...
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