$5,000 grant funds improvement project at local library
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 [...]
BYU-Idaho releases Winter 2024 enrollment numbers
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 [...]
Idaho Supreme Court denies Thomas Creech’s appeals. His execution is …
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 [...]
Amid budget unrest, Idaho legislators advance new bare-bones budgets
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 [...]
House Democratic leader will not seek re-election
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 [...]
Search for hit-and-run suspect continues as deputies release surveill…
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 [...]
Retired firefighter who volunteers countless hours at soup kitchen is…
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 [...]
Man appears in court after being accused of aiding and abetting murde…
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 [...]
House Republicans oust Majority Leader Megan Blanksma from leadership…
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, [...]
Official: Idaho should consider withdrawing from Health Data Exchange
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 [...]
Pie Day puts smiles on lawmakers’ faces
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 [...]
Partners sought to help feed students during summer break
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 [...]
Rigby woman owns business that makes jewelry from human hair
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 [...]
Idaho budget showdown: House narrowly passes first of 10 omnibus budg…
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 [...]
Wanted: Professionals and retirees to teach high school CTE courses
(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 [...]
After Idaho legislators saw marijuana ads, bill introduced to ban adv…
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 Idaho budget debate rages, JFAC co-chair says ‘budget setting is i…
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 [...]
Idaho would have mental health holds for neurological patients under …
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 [...]
Bill to shorten library board terms advances
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 [...]
Idaho would have holds process for neurological patients under a new …
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 [...]
4th annual Valentines for Seniors project is underway. Here’s how you…
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 [...]
Bill that would require children to opt in to vaccine registry heads …
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 [...]
North Idaho youth treatment home exposed in InvestigateWest investiga…
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 [...]
New bill in Idaho Legislature seeks to prevent government mask mandat…
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 [...]
FAFSA deadline rolled back to March 31
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 [...]