Idaho reps: Otter’s veto of grocery tax repeal too late
Bryan Smith, left, and Ron Nate and Bryan Zollinger give a news conference Wednesday in Idaho Falls. | Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — Three east Idaho conservatives are challenging...
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Driver crashes into River Walk restroom
The restroom was closed after the crash. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — As construction crews were finalizing portions of the Idaho Falls River Walk pathway (formerly known as...
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UPDATE: Teenager on motorcycle in hospital after colliding with SUV
Photos: Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com UPDATE The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office released the following information Wednesday evening: On April 12 at approximately 6:38 p.m,. Jefferson...
View ArticleSearch underway for missing man who has serious health conditions
Abrocio “Nick” Jaramillo | Courtesy Yolanda Jaramillo-Vialpando POCATELLO — Authorities are looking for a man with serious health conditions who wandered away from the Idaho State Veterans Home...
View ArticleGrand Targhee resumes development plans after nine-year hiatus
DRIGGS — In 2008 the Teton County, Wyoming Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved Grand Targhee Resort’s master plan outlining the future of the base area. Then the bottom fell out of the...
View ArticleDAILY FORECAST: High wind advisory issued
Telegraph Hill on U.S. Highway 20 | Idaho Transportation Department IDAHO FALLS — A high wind advisory has been issued for most of the Snake River Plain for Thursday, April 13. The areas surrounding...
View ArticleMeet the new Idaho GOP Executive Director Lyndel Strong
BOISE — The Idaho GOP has chosen a new executive director. Power County native Lyndel Strong is no stranger to the Republican Party. “I was the Young Republican Chair, as far as political positions go,...
View ArticleFirst I-15 construction project begins Monday
An aerial view of Interstate 15 shot from the EastIdahoNews.com Chopper on Wednesday. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com staff POCATELLO — The first of 10 major construction projects on...
View ArticleA list of Easter Egg hunts in East Idaho this weekend
The following Easter egg hunts will be held in east Idaho over the next few days. If you are planning or know of a hunt open to the public that is not on this list, please email news@eastidahonews.com...
View Article48 Hours Special on Angie Dodge murder to air Saturday
IDAHO FALLS — A national television network is airing an hour-long episode focusing on the Angie Dodge murder case and the conviction of Chris Tapp. ‘The DNA of a Killer: Who Killed Angie Dodge?’ is...
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One man transported after two motorcycles wreck
Courtesy photo SUGAR CITY — One man was transported to the hospital after a crash involving two motorcycles at the intersection of Moody Road and 9th Street. Authorities say one motorcyclist was...
View ArticleFEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Watch their reactions as we give college students free...
Feel Good Friday is a weekly segment where EastIdahoNews.com partners with Wackerli Auto to thank people in our community with random acts of kindness. This week we decided to visit the Idaho State...
View ArticleWell-Known Wolf Severely Injured and Killed in Yellowstone National Park
The following is a news release and photo from Yellowstone National Park. MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming – On April 11, 2017, hikers discovered a severely injured wolf inside Yellowstone National Park...
View ArticlePlay choreographer receives second charge for allegedly molesting 11-year-old...
Jared Reid | Photo courtesy Madison County Jail REXBURG – A Firth man has been charged with a second sex crime after allegedly molesting a then-11-year-old girl he met during play practice seven years...
View ArticleDAILY FORECAST: Cloud, windy with a chance of snow
Idaho Highway 75 near Timmerman Hill | Idaho Transportation Department IDAHO FALLS — It’s going to be colder today, with a chance of snow in some areas for Friday, April 14. A winter weather advisory...
View ArticleIf you’re on Navajo Street in Pocatello, stay inside
POCATELLO — Pocatello police are asking people to stay away from Navajo Street. If you live there and are home, stay inside, lock your doors and stay away from windows. Try to get in the basement of...
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A bird’s eye view of one of the Extreme Blue Thunder Air Show pilots
Brad Wursten takes to the skies. | Courtesy photo The following is a news release from Extreme Blue Thunder. IDAHO FALLS – Brad Wursten, a Hyde Park, Utah Native will take to the skies alongside some...
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UPDATE: Multiple hospitalizations after driver falls asleep near Roberts
Emergency crews rush to the aid of those involved in a one-vehicle rollover Friday afternoon. | Courtesy Alisha Dawn UPDATE: Idaho State Police report the white SUV was a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander being...
View ArticleMore construction on 17th Street in I.F. due to water replacement project
IDAHO FALLS — There is another construction-related reason to avoid 17th Street over the next few months. On Monday, 3H Construction will begin work on a two mile water service replacement project on...
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Target recalls Easter toys due to ‘serious ingestion hazard’
(CNN) — The retailer Target is recalling more than 560,000 water-absorbing Easter egg and dinosaur toys due to a “serious ingestion hazard,” the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. The...
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