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2 people dead following two separate crashes Saturday night

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | May 26, 2019 at 9:03 am

IDAHO FALLS – A Twin Falls resident is dead after a car crash Saturday night. Idaho State Police report 72-year-old Lavere Johnson was driving southbound on Shoshone Street N…

Kids can now register for S.T.E.M. Day 2019 and see the IF Chukars play

Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com | May 26, 2019 at 8:17 am

IDAHO FALLS — For a second year, children will get a chance to experience science hands-on at the 2019 S.T.E.M. day camp. Registration is open for eight to 12-year-olds for t…

‘Jeopardy!’ champion James Holzhauer passes $2 million mark

Nicole Chavez, CNN | May 26, 2019 at 8:06 am

(CNN) — Oh yes, he did it! James Holzhauer just became the second “Jeopardy!” player to hit the $2 million mark. The reigning champion won his 27th game Friday wi…

An update with London, the girl whose touching video went viral after GENTRI surprised her at home

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | May 26, 2019 at 7:00 am

RIGBY — When the musical group GENTRI surprised a sick girl last fall, nobody imagined a video of the meeting would get nearly one million views on YouTube and hearts around …

91-year-old military veteran shows off his one-arm push-ups

Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com | May 25, 2019 at 8:15 pm

IDAHO FALLS — Meet Eugene Andrews. He’s 91-years-old and served in World War II. Andrews was drafted into the United States Army and ended up traveling to Japan for the…

It looks like any other graduation — except these graduates earned their degrees in prison

Harmeet Kaur, CNN | May 25, 2019 at 7:29 pm

PACIFIC, Missouri — There was pomp and circumstance. There were caps and gowns. Proud family members sat in the audience. It looked like just another graduation ceremony R…

Yellowstone tourism contributed $647 million to the local economy in 2018, report says

EastIdahoNews.com Staff | May 25, 2019 at 6:48 pm

The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park. MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4.1 million visitors to Yel…

Utah police searching for 5-year-old girl

Cara MacDonald, KSL.com | May 25, 2019 at 5:29 pm

LOGAN, Utah — Logan police are searching for a 5-year-old girl that disappeared early Saturday morning. The girl’s uncle, who has since been located, was believed to be with th…

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Why the plumage at Henrys Lake may be more numerous than the fish this weekend

Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com columnist | May 25, 2019 at 5:07 pm

While the female Mountain Bluebird sat on its nest in a nest box placed on the west side of Henrys Lake, the male kept a vigil eye out for marauding Tree swallows. After chasing aw…

Injured Montana trooper leaves Utah hospital after 9 week stay

David Wells and Elle Thomas, KSTU | May 25, 2019 at 4:07 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Nine weeks after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in the neck, face and head, Montana trooper Wade Palmer left University Hospital in Salt Lake City to be trans…

Iona residents gather to celebrate re-opening of historic museum

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | May 25, 2019 at 3:28 pm

IONA — After six months of improvements, the Iona Historical Museum is now open again and members of the community used the occasion to celebrate with a grand re-opening and …

Dollar Tree coming to Rigby soon

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | May 25, 2019 at 1:11 pm

RIGBY – The site of the old Rigby Junior High School has been vacant for several years, but it won’t be that way for much longer. Randy Waters, owner and manager at SVN…

64th annual Fisherman’s Breakfast kicks off fishing season

Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com | May 25, 2019 at 11:21 am

ST. ANTHONY– The Fishing Season starts Saturday and to kick it off thousands gathered at Keefer Park in St. Anthony for the annual Fisherman’s Breakfast Friday. Even th…

Researchers can now use AI and a photo to make fake videos of anyone

Rachel Metz, CNN Business | May 25, 2019 at 10:29 am

(CNN) — Researchers have come up with a method for creating realistic-looking — but fake — videos of anyone by using just a single image of them with a trained artificial…

Authorities urge you to buckle up as the 100 deadliest days of driving begin

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | May 25, 2019 at 9:57 am

IDAHO FALLS — The summer travel season unofficially kicks off this weekend and law enforcement wants you to be safe on Idaho’s roads. Over the last several weeks, there have be…