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Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie’s relationship status is not complicated

Sandra Gonzalez, CNN | September 18, 2018 at 2:44 pm

(CNN) — Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets’ relationship after a former writer for R…

Man arrested after altercation at Idaho Falls bar

Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com | September 18, 2018 at 2:18 pm

IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man was arrested early Tuesday morning after police say he was involved in an altercation at an Idaho Falls bar. Cory Hix, 41, has been charged w…

Julie Chen officially leaves ‘The Talk’

Tom Kludt, CNN Money | September 18, 2018 at 1:52 pm

(CNN Money) — A little more than a week after her husband Les Moonves stepped down as chief executive of CBS amid sexual misconduct allegations, Julie Chen signed off from a …

Several new safety measures being implemented at D91 schools

Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com | September 18, 2018 at 1:39 pm

IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls School District 91 is making several enhancements that will improve safety for students, teachers and staff. In a letter emailed to parents last wee…

Eating junk food tied to higher risk of numerous cancers

Susan Scutti, CNN | September 18, 2018 at 1:17 pm

(CNN) — You probably already know that junk food, though delicious, is bad for you. It can have negative health effects such as increasing your risk of heart disease, metabol…

Man sentenced for trying to strangle girlfriend “six or seven times”

Rachel Cox-Rosen, KPVI | September 18, 2018 at 11:55 am

POCATELLO — A Pocatello man was sentenced Monday in Bannock County Court after he tried to strangle his girlfriend in April 2017. Brandon Coker, 37, was sentenced to two year…

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Re-entering the dating world as a young divorced dad

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | September 18, 2018 at 11:27 am

The following is an opinion column from EastIdahoNews.com business editor Rett Nelson. Okay, let me begin by being completely open and honest with you. My name is Rett Nelson and I…

‘This is how I’m dying’: Hunter recalls bear attack that killed guide in Wyoming

Hadas Brown, WESH 2 News | September 18, 2018 at 10:53 am

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida — A Florida man attacked by a bear on a hunting trip in Wyoming spoke Sunday to WESH 2 News. Corey Chubon survived the attack, but the guide, Mark U…

Syria accidentally shot down a Russian military plane

Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Nathan Hodge, CNN | September 18, 2018 at 10:08 am

(CNN) — Syria antiaircraft fire downed a Russian military plane after an Israeli attack on Syrian positions, killing 15 people on board, Moscow said. Russian state media said…

Early Emmys ratings are at an all-time low

Frank Pallotta, CNN | September 18, 2018 at 10:04 am

18 SEP 18 11:59 ET     (CNN Money) — Television’s biggest night could end up with its smallest audience ever. The 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards …

Local sandwich shop closes after more than twenty years of business

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | September 18, 2018 at 9:45 am

IDAHO FALLS – You may have noticed that Riverside Deli, a sandwich shop at 625 Pancheri Drive in Idaho Falls, has closed its doors. “It just wasn’t busy enough,&#…

In confronting sex abuse, a Wyoming bishop confronts a powerful foe: his predecessor

Rosa Flores and Kevin Conlon, CNN | September 18, 2018 at 9:35 am

(CNN) — The Catholic Church is facing a reckoning today in large part due to a damning Pennsylvania grand jury investigation released last month. But more than a year before …

East Idaho school labeled both high and low performing

Devin Bodkin, IdahoEdNews.org | September 18, 2018 at 9:16 am

BLACKFOOT — Blackfoot-based Bingham Academy was named one of Idaho’s top-performing high schools just months after it was sanctioned because of low academic performance. The St…

Idaho Falls Police Department swears in new officers

EastIdahoNews.com Staff | September 17, 2018 at 8:25 pm

The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Falls Police Department officially welcomed four new police officers to their …

Fallen soldier honored by community 141 years after his death

Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com | September 17, 2018 at 6:23 pm

SPENCER — Each crisp, clear note from the brass bugle echoed through the valley and off the trees as veterans and civilians alike stood at attention listening to the sound of…