Public invited to fly, paintball model airplanes for a cause this weekend

Pastor who stopped gunman’s wild Walmart rampage speaks out for the first time

KOMO Staff | June 21, 2018 at 2:26 pm

OAKVILLE, Washington — A man hailed as a hero for halting a gunman’s wild rampage outside a Washington Walmart store came forward Wednesday and said he fired his weapon…

VIDEO: Tornado briefly touches down in Butte County

Nate Sunderland, EastIdahoNews.com | June 21, 2018 at 1:42 pm

MACKAY — The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down for about two minutes north of Darlington in Butte County on Thursday. The tornado formed during a …

Bingham County Sheriff’s deputy cited for DUI after crashing into house

Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com | June 21, 2018 at 1:16 pm

BLACKFOOT — A Bingham County sheriff’s deputy was cited Sunday for drunk driving after she allegedly crashed her vehicle into a local residence. Stan Smith and his fian…

Air force base identifies three airmen killed in seven-vehicle crash

Steve Bertel, KIVI | June 21, 2018 at 12:55 pm

MOUNTAIN HOME — Mountain Home Air Force base officials have identified the three airmen who were killed in a seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 west of Boise Saturday night…

Supreme Court rules states can force online retailers to collect sales tax

Seth Fiegerman and Lydia DePillis, CNN | June 21, 2018 at 12:14 pm

CNN Money) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can compel retailers to collect sales taxes even if they don’t have a physical presence in the state. The 5-4 …

Idaho Falls man charged with soliciting a child for sex

Katie Eldredge, EastIdahoNews.com | June 21, 2018 at 12:01 pm

IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man has been taken into custody after allegedly asking a 9-year-old girl to have sex with him. Timothy Moore, 20, is charged with soliciting a minor …

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5 foreign films you need to see

Adam Forsgren, EastIdahoNews.com | June 21, 2018 at 11:26 am

One of the coolest things about cinema is that it encompasses such a vast universe of genres, styles and personal visions. Whether you dig big mainstream blockbusters or more intim…

GoFundMe set up for family of 18-year-old victim of motorcycle crash

Nate Sunderland, EastIdahoNews.com | June 21, 2018 at 9:12 am

IDAHO FALLS — A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of Peyton Thomas Allen, 18, of Idaho Falls. Allen was killed in a crash involving his motorcycle and an SUV at…

Second man arrested in connected to stabbing

EastIdahoNews.com staff | June 21, 2018 at 6:41 am

The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. Photo: John Whalen | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — On Tuesday, Idaho Falls police arrested 54-y…

Family of boy sprayed by cyanide bomb files lawsuit against federal government

Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com | June 20, 2018 at 6:51 pm

POCATELLO — A little over a year after a boy and his dog were victims of a cyanide bomb explosion that killed the dog. Now the family has filed a lawsuit against the federal …

‘I’ve never been out’: Chilling 911 call reveals abuse in Turpin family

Sonya Hamasaki and Eric Levenson, CNN | June 20, 2018 at 5:53 pm

(CNN) — The 17-year-old girl who called police to report her abusive parents in Perris, California, said the house the family lived in smelled so badly that she could barely …

Lost students honored through Skyline remembrance rock

Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com | June 20, 2018 at 4:48 pm

IDAHO FALLS — “You may be gone from our sight but you are never gone from our hearts.” Those are the words students at Skyline High School chose for a memorial to…

Pony rides, bounce houses, other activities to be offered at 4th of July Riverfest

Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | June 20, 2018 at 2:57 pm

IDAHO FALLS — The 4th of July is two weeks away and organizers of the Mountain View Hospital Riverfest have released a list of activities happening at Snake River Landing. Th…

Idaho WIC announces new income guidelines

EastIdahoNews.com staff | June 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm

The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare. IDAHO FALLS — Idaho’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chi…

Trump reverses course, signs order to keep families together

Stephen Collinson, Sarah Westwood, Laura Jarrett and Tal Kopan, CNN | June 20, 2018 at 1:46 pm

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed his debunked argument that he had no authority to stop separations of undocumented immigrant families at the border, sign…