East Idaho Elects: Teton County Election Debate – Bill Leake, Harley Wilcox
DRIGGS — This is the first of our videos from our recent 2016 Teton County General Election Debate. This video features incumbent Democratic County Commissioner Bill Leake and his challenger,...
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Man dies after striking railroad bridge in Pocatello
Courtesy Kyle Rileys The following is news release from the Pocatello Department. POCATELLO –The Pocatello Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash in the area of 3100 Garrett...
View ArticleLogging truck crashes into Pocatello railroad bridge, breaching diesel fuel...
Emergency units at the scene of Thursday night’s accident in which a logging truck crashed into a railroad bridge in Pocatello. The collision breached a diesel fuel pipeline that runs along the bridge,...
View ArticleFEEL GOOD FRIDAY: We spent an afternoon surprising school crossing guards
Feel Good Friday is a weekly segment where EastIdahoNews.com surprises people in our community with random acts of kindness. This week, we surprised several school crossing guards as they were helping...
View ArticleCrews on scene of car crash in Bonneville County
UPDATE 10:00 p.m. The Bonneville County Sherriff’s Office says a commercial truck traveling eastbound on 97 south failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersections with 5th West. The commercial...
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Overstock clothing warehouse sale starts today
IDAHO FALLS — Clothing Outlet, a Rexburg based business selling overstock clothing from a membership club, is holding a warehouse sale beginning Friday, Nov. 4. Angela Rydalch and Kymberly Stoddard...
View ArticleFormer probation officer pleads guilty to DUI, reckless driving
Benjamin Harris | Madison County Sheriff’s Office REXBURG — A former probation officer pleaded guilty to two charges after being found unconscious behind the wheel twice in just a few weeks. Benjamin...
View ArticleBear spray saves Montana couple from charging grizzly
Stock photo The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — After surprising and then being charged by a grizzly bear, a couple fishing along the Lamar River...
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East Idaho Elects: Teton County Election Debate – Mark Ricks, Bob Heneage
EDITOR’S NOTE:This is the second of our videos from our recent 2016 Teton County General Election Debate. This video features Republican candidate, Mark Ricks and Democratic candidate Bob Heneage. A...
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East Idaho Eats: What The Crepe? Serving up the sweet and the savory
Crepe maker Taylor Sariah making the bull crepe Great Scott’s: What The Crepe? Address: 39 S 2nd W, Rexburg Hours: Monday thru Thursday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m....
View ArticleTrial of local man accused of murder pushed back to August
Erik M. Ohlson DRIGGS — The trial for the murder of a Driggs woman, Jennifer Nalley, and her unborn child has been moved from January to early August, 2017. The trial of Erik M. Ohlson, 39, of Jackson,...
View ArticleAnnual clothing swap in Rigby until 3 p.m. Saturday
Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com RIGBY– Community members have donated hundreds of items of clothing for the annual clothing swap in Jefferson County on Saturday. This is the fifth year the Rigby...
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UPDATE: Multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-15 near Shelley
Multiple vehicles were involved a crash on I-15 near Shelley Saturday afternoon. | photos: Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com UPDATE: 5:20 p.m. The following is a news release from Idaho State...
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Grieving parents give back to Madison Angel Babies program
Tiffany Clifford holding her babies footprint from a memory box provided by Madison Memorial Hospital. REXBURG — People are coming out in greater numbers to aid grieving families through the Angel...
View ArticleREVIEW: ‘Doctor Strange’ is supremely sorceriffic fun
Ok. Stop when this story gets familiar: a wealthy, narcissistic, yet intellectually gifted man is involved in an event that sets him on a path to increased humility and, eventually, heroism. That sound...
View ArticleEast Idaho Elects: Teton County Prosecutor Debate — Kathy Spitzer, Billie...
DRIGGS — During the Teton Valley News/ East Idaho News election debate last week, current Teton County Prosecutor, Democrat Kathy Spitzer, debated her Republican challenger Billie Siddoway on how both...
View ArticleUp for vote — Citizens to decide on various bonds in southeast Idaho
An illustration detailing the potential lower entrance of the Power County Hospital District in American Falls. | Courtesy photo POCATELLO — Voters in southeast Idaho can expect to find several bonds...
View ArticleBabysitter arrested after leaving child in car while having drinks
Robert C. Faulkner | Pocatello Police Department POCATELLO — A man was arrested after leaving a preschool-aged child alone in a vehicle in 40-degree weather while having drinks at a bar. Robert C....
View ArticlePOLL: Who are you voting for in the presidential election tomorrow?
Millions of Americans will head to the polls tomorrow and vote for the next president of the United States. Who are you voting for tomorrow? Which presidential candidate do you plan to for...
View ArticleNo liquor sales in Idaho Falls on Election Day? Not so fast.
IDAHO FALLS — Can you legally buy alcohol on Election Day in Idaho Falls? Or is the selling of liquor prohibited? It’s a question EastIdahoNews.com users have asked after seeing signs in some Idaho...
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