Country group, rapper, R&B singer to perform in eastern Idaho this summer

Irwin shop destroyed in fire; firefighters save home

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com | February 6, 2023 at 12:44 pm

SWAN VALLEY — A shop burned down over the weekend due to a fire near Swan Valley. Pictures from the Swan Valley Fire District show towering flames and charred pieces from the sho…

Utah fifth grader successfully petitions to allow hats at his school

Ashley Moser, KSL TV | February 6, 2023 at 12:27 pm

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (KSL TV) — If he could have it his way, fifth grader James Cope would wear a baseball cap every single day. From his favorite teams to his favorite city,…

Idaho gas prices jumped 15 cents over the past week

EastIdahoNews.com staff | February 6, 2023 at 12:20 pm

The following is a news release from AAA Idaho. BOISE — Idaho drivers are feeling pain at the pump this week. According to AAA, today’s average price for a gallon of regula…

Local spa wants you to ‘Disconnect’ with cryotherapy, sensory deprivation tanks, massage and a massive hot tub

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | February 6, 2023 at 11:51 am

IDAHO FALLS — It’s been a long, cold winter and a local business wants to help you get warm, relax and unwind. Disconnect Spa has been open less than a year at 3630 Sou…

A former Idaho police lieutenant has been sentenced to three months in prison

Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman | February 6, 2023 at 11:06 am

CALDWELL (Idaho Statesman) — Ex-Caldwell Police Lt. Joey Hoadley was sentenced to three months in prison Monday. Hoadley, who was fired from the department in May, was convic…

Uncertainty looms as nearly 150,000 Idahoans could lose Medicaid

Audrey Dutton, Idaho Capital Sun | February 6, 2023 at 10:50 am

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — As the pandemic gave way to the worst health crisis in modern history, emergency rules kept Idahoans and other Americans from losing Medicaid cove…

Slate is a Boxer mix who loves his tricks and needs a fur-ever home

EastIdahoNews.com staff | February 6, 2023 at 10:21 am

Our Pet of the Week is Slate. Slate is a 5-year-old Boxer mix who will impress you with his tricks like lay down, sit and shake. He is definitely a ladies man and would make a grea…

Theater chain will start charging more for better movie seats

Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business | February 6, 2023 at 10:09 am

(CNN) — AMC Theaters is changing the way it charges for seats. America’s largest movie chain announced that the prices of a ticket will now be based on seat location, m…

‘We need you to leave now’: Crews scramble to avert a catastrophic explosion after a train carrying dangerous chemicals derails and burns

Nouran Salahieh, Hannah Sarisohn, Holly Yan and Michelle Watson, CNN | February 6, 2023 at 9:54 am

(CNN) — Officials are begging residents to leave the area around a burning derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio, where workers are trying to prevent a “catastrophic t…

Part of an eastern Idaho highway is closed due to drifting snow

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com | February 6, 2023 at 9:32 am

ASHTON — A state highway remains closed Monday morning due to blowing and drifting snow. According to 511, there is a closure on State Highway 32 from mile marker 28 to mile mark…

Kyle Rittenhouse, Dr. James Lindsay to speak at Bonneville Lincoln Day Gala

EastIdahoNews.com staff | February 6, 2023 at 9:10 am

IDAHO FALLS — The Bonneville County Republican Central Committee is hosting Kyle Rittenhouse and Dr. James Lindsay at its annual Lincoln Day Gala on Saturday, April 15 at the…

Two men sentenced to federal prison after police find meth and 12,000 fentanyl pills in Idaho Falls storage unit

EastIdahoNews.com staff | February 6, 2023 at 8:50 am

The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho). POCATELLO – Ernestine Delafuente and Simon Martinez, of Idaho Falls, were sentenced to federal prison f…

Idaho Fish and Game initiates winter feeding action in Bear Lake County

Jennifer Jackson, Idaho Fish and Game | February 6, 2023 at 8:40 am

BEAR LAKE — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game with input from the Southeast Idaho Winter Feeding Advisory Committee (WFAC) has initiated a winter-feeding action on the we…

More than 2,300 killed as powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria

Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press | February 6, 2023 at 8:30 am

AZMARIN, Syria (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2,300 people. …

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Thanks to Lyonne and good writing, ‘Poker Face’ hits the jackpot

Adam Forsgren, EastIdahoNews.com columnist | February 5, 2023 at 7:39 pm

Rian Johnson is on a roll. After hitting up audiences recently with the Netflix original “Glass Onion,” the latest chapter in the saga of Benoit Blanc from “Knives Out,” Jo…