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EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH: Weather service issues warning for East Idaho as dangerous temps of up to 105 degrees expected this week
Dangerous temps of up to 105 degrees are expected to arrive in much of East Idaho on Wednesday and stay through at least the end of the week. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch calling for daytime high temps of between 100 and 105 degrees in Pocatello, Chubbuck, Blackfoot, American Falls, Preston and other local cities. The weather service is calling the incoming heat wave an...
Viral Instagram Reel Slams Local Idaho High School [Video]
It’s always cool to see something from Idaho go viral online. However, when it’s something negative it could be a little bit unfortunate. This time around someone had a LOT to say about one local high school. Nampa High School got (in the nicest way possible) torn to shreds in an Instagram real.
Washington on guard for troublesome mussel found in Idaho last year
KENNEWICK - Washington is upping efforts to keep an invasive freshwater mussel from gaining a shell-hold in the state’s rivers and lakes, using tactics ranging from DNA testing to shellfish-sniffing dogs. Quagga mussels can cause major problems as layers of them crust over components of hydroelectric dams and locks,...
Unauthorized immigrants have been playing a key role in Idaho's economy, report shows
SEATTLE - It's nothing new, but a recent report conducted by the University of Idaho revealed that unauthorized immigrants play an important role in the state's economy, just like all around the United States. Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that the overall number of unauthorized immigrants across the country reached 12.2 million in 2007 before declining to 10.5 million in 2021. Out of that number, around 35,000 live in the state of Idaho and work in industries such as agriculture, services and construction.
Youth group exposed to rabies during girl's camp in Idaho
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho – A girl's camp experience gone awry. The Bear River Health Department said a group of young women from Box Elder County were staying at a cabin at Camp Chi-Keena in Soda Springs, Idaho, that was apparently infested with multiple bats. Karen Valcarce, an epidemiologist with...
Idahoans React to Obnoxious Neighborhood Fireworks Shows
Did you get any sleep last night? If you live in Idaho, the chances are you didn't get a whole lot of sleep. The reason our night and our upcoming nights of discontent will continue is that Idahoans love their fireworks. Never mind that firing off aerial fireworks are illegal, the nights of loud sounds and excessive lights will continue.
Experts say a teen needs psychiatric residential care. Idaho still won’t pay for it.
This story was first published by InvestigateWest on July 1, 2024. In a dark and sterile hospital room, the light from a cellphone highlighted the exhaustion on Brandon Wheeler’s face as he checked for an email offering help for his son. It wasn’t there. He looked over at the hospital bed where Austin crammed another […] The post Experts say a teen needs psychiatric residential care. Idaho still won’t pay for it. appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Looking back: This week in eastern Idaho history
100 years agoWith the November 1924 election only a few months away, prospects were looking rosy for Republicans in Idaho. Voters were rallying to President Calvin Coolidge “because they feel that at last there is someone who is not an orator but a doer,” said W. Lloyd Adams of Rexburg. “This feeling has been contributed to by the tactics of the Democrats in their reconvention campaign. … In eastern Idaho, there is much enthusiasm for the state administration and I doubt if the Progressives will be able to carry even Teton County, where the Samuels’ coal mine is.” The state nominating convention was set to be held in Idaho Falls, and word was that promoters had leased the Colonial Theatre for a special event. “Eastern counties are planning to send double and triple delegations, some sending as high as five delegates to every vote, to create enthusiasm,” Adams said.
Woman’s body found inside burning motor home
RIGBY – A woman is dead following a trailer fire in Rigby. It happened Sunday around 11:15 a.m. on 4200 East. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office found a motor home in flames, according to a news release. Authorities found a dead woman inside the home. Her name has not...
Childhood friends who build catapults and trebuchets visit East Idaho
POCATELLO — A group of friends who have been building weapons of war from a bygone era since their childhoods visited East Idaho recently. Titan Forged Siegeworks, a company that makes medieval siege artillery including catapults and trebuchets showed off some of their equipment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mystic Realms Fantasy Fair at the Bannock County Fairgrounds. The group, originally from Ogden, Utah, have taken their siege weapons to renaissance fairs, schools, museums, libraries, church events, a birthday and even TV commercials. They’ve also used them to teach both history and physics.
Brush fire in New Plymouth
NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho — A brush fire in New Plymouth that started July 6 near Elmore and Fairview was quickly extinguished and held to 10 acres. According to the New Plymouth Fire Protection District (NPFPD), no one was hurt. Sand Hollow, Nyssa, Parma, Payette, Middleton, Wilder and Ontario fire...
Early morning fire damages business
BOISE, Idaho — A business in Boise has extensive damage after an early morning fire on Sunday, July 7. According to the Boise Fire Department (BFD), the fire may have started in an office around 9 a.m., located in the business on the block of 12500 Chinden Blvd. "Upon...
New documents allegedly detail what led to fatal Compass Academy parking lot shooting
IDAHO FALLS — Newly released court documents detail, from a suspect’s perspective, what happened that reportedly led to a fatal shooting in the Compass Academy parking lot in February. Taylor Alan Aughenbaugh, who was previously indicted on two counts of felony aggravated battery using a deadly weapon and...
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