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New sign proposal approved by city planning commission removes cap on billboards
POCATELLO — After taking considerations from residents and businesses, the Pocatello Planning and Zoning Commission approved a revised sign code in a 3-1 vote last week. Since late last year, several meetings have been held to collect community feedback, evaluate potential changes and modernize the code. Work on revising the sign code has gone one since early 2023. Through that data collection process and through listening to feedback in public meetings over the past few months, the Planning and Zoning Commission finally approved a new...
Local men create video of cybertrucks performing synchronized light show
IDAHO FALLS — A local man shared a unique video on an Idaho Falls Facebook page last week that quickly became a hot topic. Jake Heaton, an Idaho Falls local and third-generation owner of Romaine’s Mattress King, posted a video of his and his friend Robbie Wood’s Tesla Cybertrucks doing a light show in unison. They recorded the video for fun late one evening last week.
Sun Valley ‘no speed limit’ car event cut short after major crash
KETCHUM (Idaho Statesman) — Two people were injured in a high-speed charity event in Sun Valley over the weekend. The seventh annual Sun Valley Tour de Force event came to an abrupt halt Saturday morning after a participating vehicle crashed. The weekend’s signature event involves law enforcement shutting down...
Pocatello girl who drowned in Bear Lake remembered at Gate City Elementary event
POCATELLO — A special event was held at Gate City Elementary School to honor and remember 13-year-old Sena Gunnell after she tragically passed away in a drowning incident in Bear Lake on Saturday. The Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls around 6 p.m. Saturday regarding a missing girl on the East Shore of Bear Lake. Dispatching rescue boats to the area within minutes, emergency responders located the girl unconscious and not breathing in the water. Despite their best efforts, Sena was pronounced...
Heat and thunderstorms for Wednesday
For Tuesday night there still some patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 61°. Light winds around 5mph. Areas of smoke for Wednesday. A chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. A high near 97° for Idaho Falls, close to 100° for Pocatello. Winds from the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Lucky Peak lake levels drop for Turner Gulch ramp repairs, shortening boating season
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Water levels at Lucky Peak Lake are dropping, so that a 70-year-old boat ramp can get some needed TLC. Craig Quintana, the Public Information Officer at the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, explained that Turner Gulch boat ramp isn't safe. He said, "We didn't have much say in the matter, the Corp needs to do this project, the ramp has become a hazard. It desperately needs the repairs."
You Won’t Believe How Many New Apartments Are Planned For Boise
If you find yourself in the "Idaho is full, go live somewhere else" camp when it comes to people relocating to Boise, we're already getting the feeling you won't like what's coming next. There are numerous developers who have plans for massive apartment complexes in Boise. This probably isn't very...
Police: Local man arrested for kicking in neighbors' front door, threatening them with knife
POCATELLO — A 22-year-old local man was recently arrested after police say he kicked in his neighbors’ front door and threatened to kill them while holding a large knife. Charles Brandon Wadda-Martinez, 22, of Pocatello, has been charged with one count of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of misdemeanor malicious injury to property following the incident. Pocatello police were dispatched to an apartment on East...
Approaching front will cool us down and clear some smoke
CBS2 Boise — A weak front will move in Wednesday afternoon. The Storm Prediction Center believes we'll see a marginal risk of severe weather as the front moves in. At minimum we'll see scattered thunderstorms. At worst, some of the storms will have the potential to be severe in nature. That means we could see gusty winds in excess of 55 mph in parts of the Treasure Valley. There is also a risk of flash flooding in some of the burn scars from recent fires in Harney and Baker County in Oregon. The scattered thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon should help to clear out the smoke just a bit.
Woman hospitalized, unborn child dies after crash in Canyon County
Canyon County, Idaho — A woman is in the hospital and her unborn child is dead after a crash. Caldwell Police Officers responded to a crash on Middleton Rd. and Lincoln Ave. in Caldwell. According to Police, when they arrived at the scene the driver and the pregnant passenger...
East Idaho native Payton McGriff featured as CNN Hero
Payton McGriff, founder and CEO of Style Her Empowered (SHE) who is an Idaho Falls native, has been named a 2024 CNN Hero for her work creating sustainable education and women’s employment opportunities for girls and women in Togo, Africa. She will be featured on a national CNN broadcast Friday, July 19, at 9 p.m. and Saturday, July 20, at 3 p.m., Mountain Time. Founded as a class project in...
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