Fundraiser being held for local hockey team invited to compete in nat…
IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls high school varsity hockey team will represent Idaho in an upcoming national tournament, and a fundraiser is being held to help get the team [...]
IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls high school varsity hockey team will represent Idaho in an upcoming national tournament, and a fundraiser is being held to help get the team [...]
The 11-member Idaho Career Ready Students council is chaired by Superintendent Debbie Critchfield (center) and is made up of a variety of members from stakeholder groups around Idaho. (Photo: Darren [...]
The following is a news release and photos from Ferocity ATA Martial Arts. IDAHO FALLS — About 350 skilled martial artists will converge in Idaho Falls for the annual Battle [...]
A bill that would mandate a process to review and move library materials deemed harmful to children failed by one vote in the Idaho Senate on Thursday. Some critics argued [...]
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — For Jelly Roll fans hoping to catch the rising country-rocker on the way up, Boise has been a sweet place to be. In 2022, he headlined [...]
Principal Heather Efaw won a national Milken educator award, which includes a $25,000 cash prize. (Photo: Darren Svan/EdNews) Wiping away tears of joy, an emotional Heather Efaw admitted that her [...]
IDAHO FALLS — Kelly Sheridan had no idea the assembly she helped plan to welcome State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield was actually for her. Sheridan, the assistant principal at Compass Academy, [...]
Every business, interest group, civic organization, legal group, education entity, government agency and living-and-breathing human being in the Gem State should take heed of the chronic shortage of experienced and [...]
A bill aiming to prevent the allocation of public funds for gender transition procedures is advancing to the Idaho House floor after a committee hearing on Wednesday afternoon. House Bill [...]
REXBURG — A 23-year-old Brigham Young University-Idaho student was transported to the hospital Friday after she was hit by a car while crossing the street. The incident happened around 1:10 [...]
As some school superintendents are starting to earn more than $200,000 for the first time in Idaho history, the statewide average principal pay is approaching $100,000. To see the chain [...]
This story was originally published by InvestigateWest on Feb. 14, 2024. The 2014 photos, snapped by a Reuters photojournalist, had turned Idaho’s Eric Parker into a kind of legend on [...]
A bill making its way through the Idaho Legislature would legalize the use of fentanyl testing strips. Fentanyl testing strips are legal in most states, but under Idaho law, they [...]
Idaho teens who don’t attend school could lose their driver’s licenses. It’s not a new approach and it’s enshrined in Idaho code, but it came into the limelight Tuesday when [...]
(UPDATED, 11:44 a.m., with responses from the State Board of Education and the University of Idaho.) In a resolution unveiled Thursday, lawmakers are threatening a lawsuit opposing the University of [...]
Registered Republican voters will gather at 210 different caucus locations on March 2 to help select the GOP nominee for president. The caucus is new this year, a result of [...]
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — After largely negative public testimony, Idaho legislators advanced a bill Monday that would require public and school libraries to create a review process and to [...]
POST FALLS – Idaho Launch is usually discussed alongside trade and healthcare jobs, but tuition money also is available for the niche career of massage therapy. Among the list of [...]
BOISE (IdahoEdNews.org) — If legislators cut Idaho Launch funding, they will do so at their peril, Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday. The new program — which would provide high school [...]
Sex crimes against children could be punishable by death under a new bill that Idaho House Republican legislators passed Tuesday. House Bill 515 would allow for the death penalty in [...]
(InvestigateWest) — Nearly two years ago, police in North Idaho had the leader of America’s largest white nationalist group and 30 of his followers unmasked, zip-tied and in custody. They’d [...]
Library officials say the latest bill to restrict content for minors is the best so far. Still, Senate Bill 1289 faced widespread animosity during a public hearing Monday — from [...]
After largely negative public testimony, Idaho legislators advanced a bill Monday that would require public and school libraries to create a review process and to restrict children’s access to harmful [...]
When growing grapes in southeast Idaho, it is important to remember you are growing grapes in southeast Idaho. We just don’t have the growing season for much variety. Don’t expect [...]
For the 30 minutes of recess at Lakevue Elementary School in Nampa, Zach never stops swinging. Students take turns pushing him as he smiles and laughs. Zach, who uses a [...]
IDAHO FALLS – A $5,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation helped provide some improvements to the Bonneville County Library District’s Ammon branch. The 7,000-square-foot Ammon location opened at [...]
The following is a news release from Brigham Young University-Idaho. REXBURG — Brigham Young University-Idaho has released its official Winter 2024 enrollment numbers for on-campus and online students. The university [...]
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Idaho’s first execution in nearly 12 years will continue as scheduled later this month after the state’s highest court Friday denied a stay of execution for [...]
Idaho Republican state legislators advanced several bare-bone budgets Friday, in an apparent endorsement of a new budget process playing out in the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that has now spilled [...]
A member of the House’s Democratic leadership team will not seek re-election in 2024. Rep. Lauren Necochea Instead, Rep. Lauren Necochea says she will concentrate on her role with the [...]
The suspect’s vehicle from a hit-and-run Tuesday night. | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — A surveillance video has been released by law enforcement showing a pickup truck involved [...]
EastIdahoNews.com and Ashley in Idaho Falls and Pocatello are partnering to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition. We [...]
Gerald Hamlin during his initial appearance on Thursday. | Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS – A 61-year-old man appeared in court Thursday after being indicted by a grand jury regarding [...]
Disagreements playing out behind the scenes in the Idaho State Capitol erupted Thursday as House Republicans quietly ousted House Majority Leader Megan Blanksma from her leadership post. Effective immediately Blanksma, [...]
Idaho should consider withdrawing its support for a bankrupt government-created but tough-to-regulate health data sharing service supported by $94 million in tax dollars, a top health official told lawmakers on [...]
BOISE (Idaho Ed News) – There’s one day that both sides of the aisle agree is marvelous — “Pie Day” at the Statehouse. Homeschool families from all corners bring signature [...]
While the calendar reminds us that we’re in the heart of winter, the warmth of summer will be upon us before we know it. For many of us, that means [...]
Do you want to know what’s happening in the eastern Idaho business scene? We’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of this week’s business news across the valley. BIZ [...]
A divided Idaho House of Representatives voted 38-31 on Wednesday to pass the first of 10 omnibus budget bills that are at the center of a budget showdown in the [...]
(Idaho Ed News) — Accountant Christi Kotter, mechanic Chad Crosby and police detective Christopher Martin left secure professions to teach Idaho teens the skills they developed after years in their [...]
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho legislators introduced a bill on Wednesday to criminalize advertising illegal services or products — like marijuana — in Idaho. Marijuana is illegal in Idaho [...]
As legislative leaders continue to debate voting procedures and rules, the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee has not yet taken the traditional step of voting on a revenue target that the [...]
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — A bill is headed to the Idaho Senate floor that would let Idaho law enforcement officers temporarily detain people who are dangerous to themselves or [...]
Public library trustees could face elections more often, after the Senate Tuesday advanced a bill to shorten their election terms. Trustees currently are elected to five- or six-year terms, depending [...]
A bill is headed to the Idaho Senate floor that would let Idaho law enforcement officers temporarily detain people who are dangerous to themselves or others because of neurological conditions [...]
Summit Hills Elementary 5th graders Addyson and Lydia hold us the valentines they made. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS – Students at Summit Hills Elementary in Idaho Falls gathered [...]
Idaho legislators advanced a bill on Monday that would require parents to opt in to the state’s vaccine registry, rather than Idaho’s existing policy that lets them to opt their [...]
This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Feb. 5, 2024. Cornerstone Cottage, the Idaho youth treatment home featured in several recent InvestigateWest articles detailing alleged child abuse and neglect [...]
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – Nearly four years after the start of COVID-19 pandemic – but less than four months before this year’s Republican primary election – a Republican Idaho [...]
Idaho high school seniors will have more time to apply for federal financial aid. The deadline for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is now [...]