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Investigators searching for man who passed counterfeit checks
BONNEVILLE COUNTY — The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly passed counterfeit checks at businesses in east Idaho. Detectives say the...
View ArticleTraffic back to normal on I-15 after rollover crash
Photo courtesy Myk Adams UPDATE (4:20 p.m.) ISP says all lanes of traffic are flowing smoothly in the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 at milepost 97, north of the Blackfoot exits. ORIGINAL STORY...
View ArticleFather who took teen daughter out of state to get married going to jail
Keith Strawn in the Fremont County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 24. ST. ANTHONY — An Ashton man who took his 14-year-old daughter out of state to marry a 24-year-old man will spend at least 120 days in...
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Child trapped in water, 3 others rushed to hospital after boat capsizes in...
IDAHO FALLS — Two adults and two children were rushed to the hospital after a boat capsized around 7 p.m. in the Snake River below the Broadway Bridge. Emergency personnel pulled the four people from...
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Idaho Falls neighborhoods without power following early morning crash
North 5th West has been closed since early this morning after two vehicles were involved in a crash. Photos by Stephan Rockefeller / EastIdahoNews.com. UPDATE Power has been restored to the north of...
View ArticleEmergency Alert System testing happening this morning
IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville County Emergency Management will be conducting a test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) sirens throughout Idaho Falls and Ammon today at 10 a.m. The sirens will sound for...
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More details released in Idaho Falls water rescue
Emergency crews at the scene of a capsized boat the evening of Tuesday, May 24. | Photos by Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com UPDATE 4:30 p.m. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office says the names...
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Police: Noncompliant sex offender Tased after trying to flee officers
Tanner Penrod REXBURG — A man is in the Madison County Jail facing multiple charges after an incident at a Rexburg gas station early Wednesday morning. Officers made contact with 28-year-old Tanner...
View ArticleDiscount Tire coming to Ammon
AMMON — I’ve been getting asked a lot about what’s happening on the northeast corner of Hitt and 17th Street, where Soapy’s car wash used to be. Checking in with Gay Leming at the Ammon Building...
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Changes to Idaho Falls greenbelt announced during Mayor’s Bike Ride
Reporters Stephan Rockefeller and Natalia Hepworth interview Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper while all three are riding bikes. Reporters Stephan Rockefeller and Natalia Hepworth interviewing Idaho...
View ArticleInnovative cemetery mapping that will help you find gravesites this weekend
RIGBY — Visiting an ancestor or veteran’s grave on Memorial Day is a family tradition for thousands of east Idahoans. In Jefferson County, new online cemetery mapping tools can speed up the process for...
View ArticleIdaho Falls Officer to be honored tonight for saving man from drug overdose
The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls Police Officer Blaine Reed will receive the department’s “Life‐Saving” Award for saving a 25‐year‐old...
View ArticleWin David Archuleta Concert Tickets!
Pop star David Archuleta is performing two concerts at Brigham Young University-Idaho and we’re giving away tickets! Fill out the form below and at least one person will win a pair of tickets to...
View ArticleIdaho Falls woman accused of stealing thousands from JC Penney portrait studio
IDAHO FALLS — A 23-year-old Idaho Falls woman was arrested for grand theft after she allegedly stole thousands of dollars from Lifetouch Portrait Studio in JC Penney. Ashley Briggs was an employee at...
View ArticleMan accused of pulling gun inside Pocatello strip club
28-year-old Michael Wilcox was arrested early Thursday morning after police say he pointed a gun at employees of a strip club. POCATELLO — A 28-year-man was arrested after police say he pulled a pulled...
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Crews on scene on two-car crash in Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS — Emergency crews are currently on the scene of a two-car crash on Sunnyside Road near Rollandet St. The crash happened around 10:45 a.m. in front of the Sunnyside Acres mobile home park....
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Suspect in Rigby vandalisms extradited after being found in California
RIGBY — The suspect in a rash of vandalisms on April 3 has been extradited from California and is in the Jefferson County Jail. Aaron Huston, 27, of Fresno, California, is charged with one count of...
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Idaho Falls Zoo welcomes baby ‘vampire deer’
The Idaho Falls Zoo’s baby Reeves’s muntjac. | Courtesy of City of Idaho Falls The Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park is welcoming new animals this weekend. The following is a news release from the City...
View ArticlePocatello police arrest man for first-degree murder
Timothy David Blaney UPDATE Magistrate Judge Rick Carnaroli ordered that Blaney remain in the Bannock County Detention Center on a $1,000,000 bond. Blaney was appointed a public defender, Randall D...
View ArticleEastIdahoNews.com team does the ice cream challenge LIVE on Facebook
IDAHO FALLS — To celebrate the launch of some new ice cream flavors at Farr’s, members of the EastIdahoNews.com team decided to participate in the ice cream challenge. They each had a cone of...
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