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US Army mom surprises kids at school after returning home from deployment on Veterans Day

US Army mom surprises kids at school after returning home from deployment on Veterans Day

David Pace, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Nov. 13 - 9:18 a.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. Army specialist Isabelle Torres surprised her 7-year-old son Raiden and 5-year-old daughter Nylah at a Veterans Day school assembly after returning home from a nine-month deployment to Romania.
Execution of Idaho serial killer postponed months after he survived botched execution attempt

Execution of Idaho serial killer postponed months after he survived botched execution attempt

Michelle Watson, CNN  |  Posted Nov. 10 - 10:49 a.m.  |  Save Story

A federal judge granted Idaho serial killer Thomas Creech a stay of execution just one week before he was scheduled to be put to death, months after he survived a botched execution.
'The center of our universe': Family remembers girl killed in tractor accident in fundraiser

'The center of our universe': Family remembers girl killed in tractor accident in fundraiser

Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Nov. 8 - 8:26 p.m.  |  Save Story

A GoFundMe has been set up for a four-year-old girl who died in a farming accident south of Rexburg last week.
Idaho woman gets prison time for embezzling over $330K from church organization

Idaho woman gets prison time for embezzling over $330K from church organization

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Nov. 8 - 7:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho woman was sentenced on Wednesday to prison after admitting to embezzling over $330,000 from a church organization.
Hundreds of BYU-Idaho students angry and disappointed after being turned away at the polls

Hundreds of BYU-Idaho students angry and disappointed after being turned away at the polls

Isabella Sosa-Salazar, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Nov. 7 - 2:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

Hundreds of Brigham Young University-Idaho students were turned away at the polls Tuesday due to a law passed last year by the Idaho Legislature, Madison County officials said.
Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines

Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines

Devi Shastri, Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 2 - 5:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.
He's fast, feisty and could play Quidditch. Meet the bat that won a beauty contest

He's fast, feisty and could play Quidditch. Meet the bat that won a beauty contest

Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 2 - 12:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

A winged creature from Oregon has been crowned this year's winner in the annual "Bat Beauty Contest."
Dozens of dead pigeons found near building in downtown American Falls

Dozens of dead pigeons found near building in downtown American Falls

Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 31 - 7:42 a.m.  |  Save Story

City residents were shocked to see pigeons stumbling out into the road, unable to fly and then falling over dead over the last weekend.
Church to move into former Idaho haunted house

Church to move into former Idaho haunted house

Joanna Hayes, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 30 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Chainsaws. Clowns. Shrieks of terror. All this and more used to fill the rooms of Planet Doom. Now, the rooms will be cleared out of terror attractions and replaced with Bibles, pastors and voices of worship.
Fighting cancer with faith: Missionary returns home after doctors find cantaloupe-sized tumor in his chest

Fighting cancer with faith: Missionary returns home after doctors find cantaloupe-sized tumor in his chest

David Pace, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 29 - 1:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Elder Bowen Bailey began experiencing symptoms in April. He had just been transferred from North Pole to Alaska's Kodiak Island, where he was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dead newborn found in Safe Haven Baby Box in Blackfoot after 'illegal' abandonment

Dead newborn found in Safe Haven Baby Box in Blackfoot after 'illegal' abandonment

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted Oct. 28 - 5:54 p.m.  |  Save Story

A dead newborn baby was reportedly found inside a Safe Haven Baby Box in Blackfoot, Idaho, earlier this month.
Man who turned himself in for murder allegedly told police he 'wanted to fight'

Man who turned himself in for murder allegedly told police he 'wanted to fight'

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 24 - 2:45 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 20-year-old man appeared in court over Zoom after police said he turned himself in for the murder of a 50-year-old man.
With just a click of a button, you can see city officials' salaries in Idaho

With just a click of a button, you can see city officials' salaries in Idaho

Isabella Sosa-Salazar, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 24 - 8:49 a.m.  |  Save Story

The pay rates of city officials in Idaho are now visible to everyone.
Man charged with murder in beating death case after turning himself into police

Man charged with murder in beating death case after turning himself into police

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com.  |  Posted Oct. 23 - 9:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 20-year-old Idaho man turned himself into police and was arrested following a brutal alleged killing.
Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming

Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming

Mead Gruver, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 23 - 6:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle.
Court on hold for Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona as judge orders mental competency evaluation

Court on hold for Lori Vallow Daybell in Arizona as judge orders mental competency evaluation

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 9:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Court proceedings for Lori Vallow Daybell have been put on hold in Arizona while officials determine whether she's competent to stand trial.
Utah a 'first mover' state to deploy advanced nuclear energy

Utah a 'first mover' state to deploy advanced nuclear energy

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 22 - 6:33 p.m.  |  Save Story

An initiative seeks to combine the efforts of eight states for advancing nuclear energy plans. Utah has been designated as a "first mover" state that is uniquely positioned and ahead of the game.
How an impulsive decision to plant apple trees 30 years ago became a successful family-owned business

How an impulsive decision to plant apple trees 30 years ago became a successful family-owned business

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 21 - 4:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

When Jeanne Isom planted 200 apple trees at her Blackfoot home in 1994, she never anticipated her family would own a thriving fruit farm 30 years later.
Utahn reunited with team who saved his life after triathlon heart attack

Utahn reunited with team who saved his life after triathlon heart attack

Emma Benson, KSL-TV  |  Posted Oct. 19 - 8:32 a.m.  |  Save Story

What would you say to the people who saved your life? Scott Smith, 47, was reunited Friday with the medical care team whose quick actions made all the difference for him.
Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Rebecca Boone, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 16 - 10:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state's longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt in February.
Building ancient Roman weapon earns Utah, Idaho team $20K on History Channel show

Building ancient Roman weapon earns Utah, Idaho team $20K on History Channel show

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 10:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

A team consisting of men from Idaho and Utah competed on the reality series "Forged in Fire." The History Channel show revolves around building bladed weapons under a time constraint.
Whistleblowers allege animal mistreatment and mass deaths at East Idaho Aquarium

Whistleblowers allege animal mistreatment and mass deaths at East Idaho Aquarium

David Pace, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 10:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Six former employees say the East Idaho Aquarium seriously mistreated many animals in its care, which resulted in more than 2,000 animal deaths in the past five years. Aquarium management says the accusations don't tell the full story.
Lori Vallow Daybell says nobody was murdered, she is fulfilling divine mission

Lori Vallow Daybell says nobody was murdered, she is fulfilling divine mission

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 8:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

In a new interview with her son, Lori Vallow Daybell says her children were not murdered, she is on a mission from Jesus and her case has been blown "way out of proportion."
Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 7 - 8:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Supreme Court has let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans.
Taxpayers in 24 states, including Idaho, may file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025

Taxpayers in 24 states, including Idaho, may file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025

Fatima Hussein, Associated Press  |  Updated Oct. 3 - 9:59 p.m.  |  Save Story

The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The program is being made available to taxpayers in Idaho but not in Utah.
Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history

Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history

Hallie Golden, Associated Press  |  Posted Oct. 3 - 11:01 a.m.  |  Save Story

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has been completed near the California-Oregon border.
Sugar City boy who learned to play the organ while recovering from brain surgery now plays for church congregation

Sugar City boy who learned to play the organ while recovering from brain surgery now plays for church congregation

Sicily Stanton, KSL.com  |  Posted Sept. 30 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

After undergoing brain surgery at just 10 years old, Kobin Harris found himself with a lot of time to heal and a predicament: What's a boy to do for fun when he has to limit his physical activity?
Preston woman's homemade soap and candles are a major draw for customers

Preston woman's homemade soap and candles are a major draw for customers

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 29 - 8:46 a.m.  |  Save Story

After being a stay-at-home mom for years, a Preston, Idaho, woman wanted a place to sell items she loved to shop for a little closer to home.
As Eurasian watermilfoil invades Bear Lake, states and activists fight back

As Eurasian watermilfoil invades Bear Lake, states and activists fight back

Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 6:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Eurasian watermilfoil is growing under the crystal blue water of Bear Lake, and Utah and Idaho are trying to stop it.
Dylan Rounds' mother joins national effort to advocate for families of missing loved ones

Dylan Rounds' mother joins national effort to advocate for families of missing loved ones

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 28 - 4:15 p.m.  |  Save Story

Dylan Rounds' mother wants the family members of missing people to know they're not alone, and she's working to help those facing similar situations to the one she found herself in two years ago.
New judge sets expectations in case against man charged with killing 4 Idaho university students

New judge sets expectations in case against man charged with killing 4 Idaho university students

Rebecca Boone, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 26 - 10:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

A routine status hearing for a man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students drew a small crowd on Thursday, with people beginning to line up outside the Boise courtroom five hours early in hopes of getting a seat.
Why 43 million acres in US are owned by foreign nations

Why 43 million acres in US are owned by foreign nations

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 21 - 7:08 a.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho congressman is asserting more than 43 million acres of agricultural land is owned by foreign nations — including adversaries like North Korea, Iran or China.
Home and other buildings on Chad Daybell's former property have been demolished

Home and other buildings on Chad Daybell's former property have been demolished

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Updated Sept. 20 - 6:20 p.m.  |  Save Story

Chad Daybell's former home and the outbuildings on his Fremont County property were demolished Friday.
Woman suffers leg burns after hiking off trail near Yellowstone Park's Old Faithful

Woman suffers leg burns after hiking off trail near Yellowstone Park's Old Faithful

Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 19 - 8:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling through a thin crust over scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser.
Man accused of kidnapping, assaulting woman over multiple days

Man accused of kidnapping, assaulting woman over multiple days

Michael Houck and Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted Sept. 19 - 7:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man on parole is accused of kidnapping a woman, sexually assaulting her multiple times, and beating her with a towel bar with plans of abandoning her in Idaho.
Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved

Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved

Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 16 - 9:16 a.m.  |  Save Story

The man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise after a court moved his trial.
Woman arrested after crash into Idaho Falls DMV building

Woman arrested after crash into Idaho Falls DMV building

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 13 - 7:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman was arrested after she crashed into a DMV building in Idaho Falls on Thursday night.
Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves 2 critically injured, others presumed dead

Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves 2 critically injured, others presumed dead

Rebecca Boone, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 13 - 4:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and resulting fire destroyed a gas station in a small north-central Idaho town.
Idaho court moves the trial in the killing of 4 university students to Boise

Idaho court moves the trial in the killing of 4 university students to Boise

Rebecca Boone, Associated Press  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 2:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

The trial of a man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students will be held in Boise, roughly 300 miles from where the crimes occurred.
Mother of 12-year-old Idaho boy hit by car shares update

Mother of 12-year-old Idaho boy hit by car shares update

Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 12 - 1:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 12-year-old Pocatello boy has a long road of recovery ahead of him after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle last week.
Man sentenced for throwing electric scooters in the Snake River

Man sentenced for throwing electric scooters in the Snake River

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nathan Frost was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to criminal charges for throwing 11 Bird scooters into the Snake River.
Search for boy lost in Utah mine made national news decades ago, and now it's a movie

Search for boy lost in Utah mine made national news decades ago, and now it's a movie

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 11 - 6:51 a.m.  |  Save Story

A Utah story that made national headlines 35 years ago is the subject of a new movie premiering across the country this month.
Change of venue granted for trial of suspect in Idaho student killings

Change of venue granted for trial of suspect in Idaho student killings

Cheri Mossburg, CNN  |  Updated Sept. 9 - 11:14 a.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho judge has granted a change of venue motion for the trial of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.
A 9-year-old's gift to help save a friend

A 9-year-old's gift to help save a friend

Mike Anderson, KSL-TV  |  Posted Sept. 7 - 7:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 9-year-old boy's efforts to help a friend fight cancer are bringing a small Idaho community together.
Mother and daughter create art gallery called 'The Watermelon House' for everyone to enjoy

Mother and daughter create art gallery called 'The Watermelon House' for everyone to enjoy

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 5 - 10:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho mother and daughter hope a free tiny art gallery they created will help keep the community connected.
2 hunters shot at grizzly in self-defense Sunday in Idaho

2 hunters shot at grizzly in self-defense Sunday in Idaho

EastIdahoNews.com Staff  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 10:11 p.m.  |  Save Story

An archery hunter was attacked by an adult male grizzly bear west of Henrys Lake in Island Park, Idaho, on Sunday. The man was hunting elk with a friend on the Caribou-Targhee National near the Divide Creek Road when the attack occurred.
Daybell home purchased by nonprofit with plans to demolish it, create healing space

Daybell home purchased by nonprofit with plans to demolish it, create healing space

Garna Mejia, KSL-TV  |  Posted Sept. 3 - 7:39 a.m.  |  Save Story

The Idaho home once owned by Chad Daybell is under new ownership. A couple in Idaho bought the home and started a nonprofit — SJ Healing Crossroads.
Woman says sister's murder has haunted her. Now she's searching for brother she's never met

Woman says sister's murder has haunted her. Now she's searching for brother she's never met

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Sept. 2 - 10:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

A Wisconsin woman says her mom was involved in the murder of her 5-month-old sister in eastern Idaho nearly 60 years ago. Though it happened before Goetz was born, she didn't hear about it until years later.
Remembering the sugar beet, and how it drove a Beetdigger to college

Remembering the sugar beet, and how it drove a Beetdigger to college

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Sept. 2 - 2:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

For nearly a century, sugar beets were everywhere in Utah; now they're nowhere to be found.
Idaho judge considers whether to hold quadruple murder trial in small town or elsewhere

Idaho judge considers whether to hold quadruple murder trial in small town or elsewhere

Rebecca Boone, Associated Press  |  Updated Aug. 29 - 8:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

Attorneys for the man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022 say the pressure to convict is so severe that some Latah County residents are predicting lynch mobs or riots if he is acquitted.
Idaho man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend's horse after breakup

Idaho man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend's horse after breakup

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 10:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 25-year-old Idaho man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend's horse after a breakup.
Judge finds 'extraordinary circumstances' in Chad Daybell case, grants attorneys more time

Judge finds 'extraordinary circumstances' in Chad Daybell case, grants attorneys more time

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 28 - 1:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

An Idaho judge found "extraordinary circumstances" in Chad Daybell's case and granted his appellate attorney's request for more time in filing for post-conviction relief.
Idaho potato chip makers are satisfying cravings worldwide

Idaho potato chip makers are satisfying cravings worldwide

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 27 - 2:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Since launching a potato chip company in Arco, Idaho four years ago, Don and Joanna Tarner have earned a worldwide reputation.
We dug through trash from World War II in the Idaho desert. Here's what we found

We dug through trash from World War II in the Idaho desert. Here's what we found

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 25 - 5:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Today, we can learn a little about the lives of people who lived at near proving grounds in Idaho during World War II because a pile of trash has remained virtually untouched for all those years.
Mother recalls horrific crash that killed daughter, injured another; says it was '1,000% preventable'

Mother recalls horrific crash that killed daughter, injured another; says it was '1,000% preventable'

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 25 - 12:23 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman has spent the last year grieving after a fatal crash while wondering how things would have been different had an elderly driver not been behind the wheel of her car that day.
Idaho man giving back through a 'bigger or better' challenge

Idaho man giving back through a 'bigger or better' challenge

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 20 - 10:05 a.m.  |  Save Story

Eugene Engmann carries a red book with him everywhere he goes. Its pages contain messages about life and happiness from people all over the world.
Man arrested in Idaho in connection to 50-year-old cold case murder

Man arrested in Idaho in connection to 50-year-old cold case murder

Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 6:25 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 50-year-old cold case murder was solved, police say, after DNA evidence led them to a suspect in eastern Idaho.
Saving Ethan: Utah family recalls effort to save autistic son after near-drowning at Palisades

Saving Ethan: Utah family recalls effort to save autistic son after near-drowning at Palisades

Brittni Johnson, EastIdahoNews.com  |  Posted Aug. 17 - 12:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

A 7-year-old Utah boy miraculously survived a drowning accident while on a family vacation at Palisades Reservoir last week.
Why a group of Utah lawmakers visited an Idaho nuclear lab

Why a group of Utah lawmakers visited an Idaho nuclear lab

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News  |  Posted Aug. 16 - 5:05 p.m.  |  Save Story

A contingent of Utah lawmakers, university presidents and key policymakers recently flew into Idaho Falls for a daylong visit to learn about the future of energy in a Western grid straining under pressure from growing demand.