She had just taken her last final when an unexpected gift from a Secret Santa arrived
The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Brittney is one of the most courageous people [...]
East Idaho Eats: Goody’s Deli and Pub serves up delicious sandwiches in a favorite hangout spot
A club sandwich from Goody’s Deli & Pub | Photo and video by Logan Ramsey, EastIdahoNews.com POCATELLO — Sitting across from Idaho State University — Goody’s Deli & Pub is [...]
A science teacher’s dream PD — an expedition to Patagonia
On this episode, Misha Smith, a sixth grade teacher at Boise’s Hawthorne Elementary, tells us about a science teacher’s professional development dream: going on an expedition to Patagonia. Smith saw [...]
NW states, tribes reach ‘historic’ deal with feds over Columbia River Basin fish and dams
A decades-long battle over dams in the Columbia River Basin had a breakthrough Thursday, as the Biden administration announced a deal with four tribes in the region and the states [...]
Biden administration commits millions in new funding to Columbia River Basin restoration
In the 1960s and 1970s, four dams were built along the Lower Snake River in Washington State. They were advertised as a source of cheap, clean energy. Some conservation groups [...]
Is your Christmas tree is a fire hazard? Here’s what you should know.
Idaho Falls Fire Department demonstrates how easily a Christmas tree can catch fire. | Mary Boyle, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — It takes less than five minutes for a dry Christmas [...]
West Ada pulls 10 books from library shelves; considers removing dozens
The West Ada School District is pulling 10 books from its library shelves this week, according to internal emails obtained by EdNews. Last week, Dennis Hahs, the district’s library coordinator, [...]
Idaho open primary ballot initiative reaches 50,000 signature milestone
Organizers with Idahoans for Open Primaries announced Wednesday the coalition has gathered more than 50,000 signatures as part of its effort to qualify a ballot initiative for the November 2024 [...]
Idaho women, physicians seek clarity on abortion law through lawsuit. State seeks dismissal.
An Ada County judge said Thursday he will decide within the next month whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four women and two physicians against the state of Idaho [...]
Idaho keeps some psychiatric patients in prison, even though they haven’t been convicted of crimes
(ProPublica) — One night in March 1976, a young advocate for people with mental illness arrived at the Idaho Statehouse with a warning. Marilyn Sword urged lawmakers not to ratify [...]
Idaho school property tax collections down 18%
This year, Idaho lawmakers gave school districts about $106 million, which was meant to ease their reliance on property taxes. New data shows that it worked. The vast majority of [...]
Shipbuilding, bombers, military pay raise: Congress sends massive defense bill to Biden
WASHINGTON — The massive annual defense policy package cleared Congress ahead of the holiday recess, despite protests about attaching a foreign surveillance extension and criticism that the bill did not [...]
Troopers on scene of multi-vehicle crash near Blackfoot
BLACKFOOT — Idaho State Police have responded to a multi-vehicle crash that witnesses say has backed up traffic for miles. The crash happened Thursday around 7:40 a.m. near Blackfoot on [...]
Three Idaho Republican women launch organization to preserve access to contraceptives
A new organization focused on educating Idahoans about their contraceptive options is in the early stages of formation. The Idaho Contraceptive Education Network launched last week, and its board members [...]
Idaho GOP presidential caucus voters face Dec. 31 deadline to register and affiliate
Voters who want to participate in the Idaho Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominating caucus have until Dec. 31 to register to vote and affiliate with the GOP. Democrats, on the [...]
A divided State Board passes CWI, CEI bachelor’s programs
Supporters touted the promise of getting more students into college, and serving workforce needs. Opponents warned of a higher education version of “Hunger Games,” which Idaho colleges using their limited [...]
Elderly woman missing for 4 days ‘miraculously’ saved after car careened down ravine
The dramatic rescue of a 72-year-old woman whose car tumbled down a huge ravine in Idaho, leaving her stranded for days, is being hailed as a miracle, while police have [...]
Families incorrectly denied special education services can try again
Students who did not receive the correct special education services under Idaho’s noncompliant manual can be referred again and re-considered under new criteria. However, there is not a completion timeline [...]
Which company will run mental health care for Idaho Medicaid? Legal fights look for answer
After months of legal battles, Idaho is still planning to change which company runs mental health services for approximately one in five Idahoans. The state’s decision over which private company [...]
California man, Montana woman charged with trafficking heroin, cocaine and delivery of fentanyl
CHUBBUCK — A man and woman have each been charged with multiple felonies after police allegedly found them in possession of 426 fentanyl pills, 38 grams of heroin, 42.8 grams [...]
Massive defense bill advances in U.S. Senate, but faces objections from House conservatives
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took an important step Tuesday on the nation’s annual defense policy bill, but the reliably bipartisan legislation is expected to hit the same hard-right opposition [...]
Influential Idaho Freedom Foundation quietly hired alt-right propagandist to help shape messaging
This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Dec. 11, 2023. In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, then-talk radio host [...]
U of I delays additional public records requests
Days after sending a $2,400 bill for the release of public records, the University of Idaho is delaying a pair of followup Idaho Education News requests. Here’s what EdNews is [...]
Idaho Republican state legislator: ‘Rational people’ need to step up in the GOP
Bonneville County’s Republican Central Committee may have picked a fight against the wrong legislator. Rep. Marco Erickson of Idaho Falls isn’t a bit worried about the central committee taking away [...]
State gun, drug charges dismissed after Pocatello man federally indicted
POCATELLO — A man officers say was found in possession of over 50 pounds of drugs and a stolen gun now faces federal charges. Kacey Franklin James, 32, has been [...]