I.F. police officer who shot man in backyard indicted for manslaughter

Law enforcement, community members preparing to bike across Idaho next week

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | August 1, 2021 at 12:35 pm

IDAHO FALLS – Deputies with Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and members of the community will be participating in the first-ever Idaho border to border bike race nex…

Confrontation call leads to arrest for alleged sex crimes from the 1990s

Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com | August 1, 2021 at 11:11 am

IDAHO FALLS — Prosecutors charged an Idaho Falls man for sex crimes that allegedly took place two decades ago after a victim came forward to law enforcement. Kenneth Henry La…

Pricey housing causes Jackson Hole workers to live in forest

Mike Koshmrl, Jackson Hole News & Guide | August 1, 2021 at 10:14 am

JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) — A soupy mix of beans, rice and quinoa down the hatch, Erica Robertson prepared to get cozy last Thursday evening at one of her favorite places to call hom…

Getting to Know Jayce Howell of BOSS Idaho Falls

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | August 1, 2021 at 7:00 am

EastIdahoNews.com is highlighting hardworking people who make our local businesses a success. Every Sunday, we’re Getting to Know YOU! 1. Name and Job Title: Jayce Howell –…

Golden eagle populations struggling in Utah and the West

Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | July 31, 2021 at 6:11 pm

SNOWVILLE, Utah (AP) — Dustin Maloney is in sagebrush country in remote northern Utah west of Snowville on a grueling hiking trip full of dust and heat and sweat. He’s got one …

Police say this man spit on officer, tried to take gun

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com | July 31, 2021 at 3:54 pm

POCATELLO — A local man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly attacked a police officer. Jeremy Kyle Hughes, 26, is charged with attempted battery on an offic…

Park Service adds public land to City of Rocks reserve

Associated Press | July 31, 2021 at 3:21 pm

BOISE (AP) — The National Park Service has added some additional public land to a national reserve site in Idaho known for its rock climbing opportunities. The agency added 22 ac…

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Twins popping up everywhere in the wild

Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com columnist | July 31, 2021 at 1:12 pm

While watching twin young ospreys standing on a nest exercising their wings as they are getting ready to leave the nest, I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye. Shifting m…

Idaho Falls man federally indicted for attempted enticement of a minor

Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com | July 31, 2021 at 12:35 pm

POCATELLO — An Idaho Falls man is now facing federal prison time after allegedly trying to entice a 14-year-old girl over the internet to have sex with him. A federal grand j…

Ammon Arts Community Theater to lift spirits with ‘James and the Giant Peach’

Adam Forsgren, EastIdahoNews.com | July 31, 2021 at 11:04 am

AMMON — The Ammon Arts Community Theater will debut “James and the Giant Peach” on Aug. 5. The storybook adaptation is a warm, funny story with music written by Benj Pase…

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Good cast can’t quite rescue ‘Jungle Cruise’

Adam Forsgren, EastIdahoNews.com columnist | July 31, 2021 at 10:26 am

It’s been said that the worst thing a movie can be is boring. I’ve probably said that myself more than once. But there is something a movie can be that’s worse than boring an…

Man who robbed Latter-day Saint missionaries sentenced

Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com | July 31, 2021 at 10:12 am

IDAHO FALLS — A man who robbed two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was sentenced Thursday. Spencer Blanchette, 33, will spend up to a year on…

Woman accused of lewd conduct with teen boys in Rexburg

Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com | July 31, 2021 at 9:17 am

REXBURG — An Dietrich woman is behind bars after allegedly having sexual relations with two underage Rexburg boys. Breanna Marie Havelange, 23, is charged with two felony cou…

McGeachin’s education task force discusses calls to disband State Board of Education

Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun | July 31, 2021 at 8:30 am

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s education indoctrination task force held its third meeting of the summer Thursday at the Idaho Statehouse but still …

Grizzly bear chases mountain biker near Island Park area

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com | July 30, 2021 at 6:17 pm

ISLAND PARK — A mountain biker avoided injury after being chased by a grizzly bear near Island Park Friday morning. The U.S. Forest Service for Caribou-Targhee National Forest po…