Citing East Idaho’s dwindling coronavirus caseload, regional health officials on Thursday voted to repeal long-standing mask mandates in three rural counties.
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POCATELLO — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon at a busy intersection near the Bannock County Courthouse.
POCATELLO — A motorcyclist is fighting for his life at a local hospital after losing control and crashing on a residential street near the Westwood Mall on Thursday morning, Pocatello police said.
POCATELLO — Two typically routine appointments to all-volunteer Pocatello committees became contentious during a City Council meeting last week after some council members raised objections.
POCATELLO — Darlene Schiers had her 100th birthday party outdoors on Thursday, braving the winter cold so she could safely celebrate with family amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body armor trudged purposefully up the marble stairs in a single-file line, each man holding the jacket collar of the one ahead.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream.
IDAHO FALLS - Shortly before 3 a.m. this morning, a person called Idaho Falls/Bonneville County Dispatch and reported a fire near the gas pumps at the Walmart on Utah Avenue in Idaho Falls. The caller reported that a woman had started the fire and was sitting next to it.
BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates on Thursday asked a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation.
POCATELLO — Idaho State Police arrested a 53-year-old McCammon man on Tuesday following a road rage incident on Interstate 15 that involved a firearm.
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The Hornet’s Nest at Sacramento State is not one of the gems of the Big Sky Conference. Frankly, it looks like a high school gym. There are volleyball lines on the floor, a Daktronics scoreboard that might have been cutting-edge technology in 1970 and a mighty seven rows of seats rising up from the hardwood floor to the back wall. Read more
A screen-recorded video of the final portion of the Zoom-hosted sentencing hearing for Dustin Garret Alfaro, 19, and Isaac Angel Rodriguez-Romero, 18, both of Marysville, California. Both men murdered Arlyne Koehler on March 19, 2019, by stabbing her 55 times.
Check out photos from Nathan Acopa's, also known as Doggface208, meet and greet at Lion Heart Mixed Martial Arts Studio on Saturday.
Without starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier, Boise State faltered against the BYU Cougars in a stunning 51-17 home loss, their first of the shortened, 8-game season.