Are Musicians More Likely to Die at 27?
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(LONDON) — With her untimely death in July, singer Amy Winehouse unwittingly became a member of the so-called “27 Club” — a group of musicians who all died at the age of 27 — alongside Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, …
Is North Korean Mourning Over Kim Jong Il’s Death Real?
Nelson Ching/Bloomberg via Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korean television has been showing stunning footage of public grieving following the death of leader Kim Jong Il, featuring groups of men and women shaking and sobbing violently, …
Elevator Death Can Trigger Fear in Phobics
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Brian Davidson, a school administrator from New Jersey, knows what it’s like to be trapped in an elevator that suddenly jerks and stops, as riders begin to sweat, and an unspoken panic rises. He was riding shoulder-to-sho…
Body Identified as Missing Salmon Woman
Ada County officials have identified the body of a woman pulled from the Salmon River earlier this week. 21-year-old Lela Knox of Salmon, who went missing May 25 after falling into the river has been positively identified. Lemhi County Sheriff Lynn Bowerman estimated her body floated 80 to 100 miles. Police say Knox had initially [...]
Local Officer’s Life Saved by Bullet-Proof Vest, Suspect Dead After Early Morning Shooting
3rd UPDATE: KPVI News 6 reports that the man who shot an officer this morning and was then killed by police was a registered sex offender in Bonneville County. According to the sex offender registry, 50-year-old Douglas Jay Walters was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor more than a decade ago. According to the [...]
Police Remind Drivers To Be Aware Of Pedestrians, Or It Will Cost Them
Many locals were happy to get out doors yesterday in the warm weather, but the Idaho Falls Police Department is warning both drivers and pedestrians to watch out for one another. The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently stationing officers at selected crosswalks throughout the next few weeks, looking for drivers not yielding to pedestrians.Police said that [...]