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Idaho lawmakers return to Boise next week for what’s likely to be a truculent legislative session, with a May primary election looming and several unresolved K-12 public school issues hanging [...]

SWAN VALLEY — One of the victims of a fire over New Year’s weekend has passed away. Kathi Jorgensen of Swan Valley died early Wednesday morning at East Idaho Regional [...]

Every week I’m interviewing fascinating people in our community, nation and around the world. Sandi Sumner Hendry is the owner and founder of Minky Couture designer blankets. She started the [...]

David Bailey talking about the new electronics museum inside Phase 4 Stereo at 3135 East 17th Street in Ammon. Take a tour and see some of the items in the [...]

Marlene Tromp has fielded — and fumbled — plenty of pointed questions from legislators over the past 4 ½ years. What does the Boise State University president expect in 2024? [...]

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Following a ban that prevented the crop from entering most of Mexico until 2022, Idaho officials in a recent trade mission were eager to spotlight [...]

IDAHO FALLS — As the world entered a new year, these babies entered the world! We asked hospitals in eastern Idaho for information on the first babies born this year. [...]

Emily did not want to go to kindergarten. She charged into her classroom at Frontier Elementary defiantly, sitting down, crossing her arms, and glaring towards the front of the room. [...]

(Idaho Statesman) — Law enforcement officers in Idaho shot and killed 13 people in 2023, making last year one of the deadliest for police shootings, according to an Idaho Statesman [...]

IDAHO FALLS — It’s been an incredible year at EastIdahoNews.com. We’ve produced a lot of good journalism, and we continue to grow by leaps and bounds as a company. During [...]

A large portion of this year’s $381 million boost to Idaho public schools may be clawed back, after state officials rescinded a temporary formula that funded schools based on enrollment. [...]

The following is a news release from the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel. FORT HALL — Conjuring a new era of excitement as fresh as the dawn of a new year, the [...]

Buying a license gives you a year of hunting and fishing and helps wildlife IDAHO FALLS — The new year is here, so it’s time to get a 2024 hunting [...]

I chuckle when I see blueberry starts in the local garden centers. Stores sell them. People buy and plant them. Thus begins the slow, agonizing death of another blueberry plant. [...]

BLACKFOOT — Members of the community attended an open house on Dec. 6 to provide their input on the growth of their city. The city of Blackfoot held an open [...]

https://s3-assets.eastidahonews.com/v/2023/12/30/hls-20231230095114-mp.m3u8East Mink Creek Nordic Center | City of Pocatello The following is a news release from the city of Pocatello. POCATELLO — The East Mink Creek Nordic Center is hosting [...]

The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Krista is a wonderful, sweet lady and is [...]

As 2023 slouches to an ignominious end, some news came Friday that gave me an unexpected jolt of hope. I have spent much of the year watching with horror and [...]

A flock of over 30 Evening grosbeaks flew from one grove of chokecherries to another grove of hawthorns before heading to the Henrys Fork for a drink. Another flock about [...]

IDAHO FALLS — An Arizona man was arrested in Idaho Falls after a woman says he beat and raped her in her own home. Brandon Ty Lee, 30, has charged [...]