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Woman who was driving drunk while breastfeeding during 3-car crash sentenced to 25 years in prison
A Caldwell woman who was breastfeeding while driving drunk has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison. Ryann Ashley Holland, 29, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 25 years in prison for a 2023 crash that seriously injured one adult and four children, the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a news release. Holland must serve 10 years of that sentence before she is eligible for parole and will have her driver’s license suspended for five years following her release. ...
Woman who was driving drunk while breastfeeding during 3-car crash sentenced to 25 years in prison
A Caldwell woman who was breastfeeding while driving drunk has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison. Ryann Ashley Holland, 29, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 25 years in prison for a 2023 crash that seriously injured one adult and four children, the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a news release. Holland must serve 10 years of that sentence before she is eligible for parole and will have her driver’s license suspended for five years following her release. ...
'UNBELIEVABLY GOOD ENDING': Missing 89-year-old hiker found alive after disappearing 10 days ago in Salmon-Challis National Forest
An 89-year-old local man who had been missing in the Salmon-Challis National Forest for 10 days was safely returned to his family on Sunday. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for Bing Olbum since Aug. 1 when he failed to return to his exit point of the McDonald Creek Area, the sheriff’s office said. He had entered the national forest at the Hunter Creek Trailhead, which is located about 50 miles west of Mackay. ...
'UNBELIEVABLY GOOD ENDING': Missing 89-year-old hiker found alive after disappearing 10 days ago in Salmon-Challis National Forest
An 89-year-old local man who had been missing in the Salmon-Challis National Forest for 10 days was safely returned to his family on Sunday. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for Bing Olbum since Aug. 1 when he failed to return to his exit point of the McDonald Creek Area, the sheriff’s office said. He had entered the national forest at the Hunter Creek Trailhead, which is located about 50 miles west of Mackay. ...
Lack of eviction data obscures extent of the affordable housing crisis
Evictions are a window into America’s rental housing crisis: In 2022, more than half of all renters spent over a third of their income on housing, and millions of tenants who miss rent payments are evicted each year. When renters are kicked out of their homes, the consequences can be disastrous. Families might lose their possessions when they are piled on the sidewalk, or can’t afford the fee to get them out of storage. Children might have to switch schools, and studies show that evictions...
Lack of eviction data obscures extent of the affordable housing crisis
Evictions are a window into America’s rental housing crisis: In 2022, more than half of all renters spent over a third of their income on housing, and millions of tenants who miss rent payments are evicted each year. When renters are kicked out of their homes, the consequences can be disastrous. Families might lose their possessions when they are piled on the sidewalk, or can’t afford the fee to get them out of storage. Children might have to switch schools, and studies show that evictions...
US home prices hit a record high as sales fell. Here’s how housing experts explain the trends
U.S. median home prices hit a record high for the second month in a row as sales continued to fall, according to a report released this week, as potential buyers continue to lie in wait for lower mortgage rates. Existing home sales fell 5.4 percent in June and median home sales reached its highest level on record since prices were first tracked by the National Association of Realtors in 1999. The median price rose the most in the northeast region at 9.7 percent. In June,...
US home prices hit a record high as sales fell. Here’s how housing experts explain the trends
U.S. median home prices hit a record high for the second month in a row as sales continued to fall, according to a report released this week, as potential buyers continue to lie in wait for lower mortgage rates. Existing home sales fell 5.4 percent in June and median home sales reached its highest level on record since prices were first tracked by the National Association of Realtors in 1999. The median price rose the most in the northeast region at 9.7 percent. In June,...
US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for the economy stoking recession fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month with raised interest rates taking a toll on businesses and households. Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July — 35 percent fewer than expected — and unemployment, now at 4.3 percent, is the highest since October 2021, the Labor Department reported Friday. “Things are...
Hawks reportedly attacking people near Idaho-Washington border
PULLMAN, Wash. — Police are looking into a series of hawk attacks in Pullman, a city along the Idaho-Washington border. The Pullman Police Department said in a news release Monday it has received multiple reports in the past few weeks of hawks harassing walkers on Bishop Boulevard near Footloose and Fancy Free drives. The birds have been observed swooping low toward pedestrians in the area. The department said in the...
Police searching for suspect who crashed stolen luxury sedan into another vehicle in Pocatello and then fled on foot
POCATELLO — Police are searching for the man who crashed a stolen luxury sedan into another vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in a Pocatello neighborhood and then got away on foot. The crash occurred around 1:45 p.m. when the adult male suspect driving a stolen Mercedes sedan collided with a Subaru compact SUV at East Wyeth Street and North Seventh Avenue, police said. Following the crash the suspect immediately took off...
After up and down regular season, Gate City wins playoff opener by doubling up The Lab 6-3
The regular season may not have gone exactly as planned. But Gate City didn’t have that problem in its postseason opener Monday night at Halliwell Park. The Grays took Game 1 one of the best-of-three series against The Lab out of Logan, Utah in the opening round of the Northern Utah League playoffs. “I think...
Highland alum and former college and NFL football coach Steve Kragthorpe passes away
Steve Kragthorpe, the son of former legendary Idaho State head football coach Dave Kragthorpe and his wife Barbara, and a great coach in his own right, died from complications of Parkinson’s disease on Sunday. He was just 59. Kragthorpe, who played quarterback and was teammates with former ISU star and NFL running back Merril Hoge at Highland High School, graduated from that school in 1983. He then played two seasons...
Bannock County Fair in Downey continues through Saturday
DOWNEY — After traversing along the blacktop of Interstate 15 and viewing the olive-colored vistas of distant mountains and stretching fields of sagebrush, a road stretches into the town of Downey and leads travelers to the Bannock County Fairgrounds. Under the rolling clouds that dot the vibrant blue sky are several buildings, the exited chatter of children escaping out of one of the covered corrugated steel structures from which a magician is performing fantastical tricks that delight the young audience. ...
Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the 'vice president America deserves'
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day. “He’s the kind of person who makes people feel like they belong and then inspires them to dream big. ... That’s the kind of vice president America deserves,” Harris said while standing with Walz in Philadelphia. ...
Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival to start this Thursday
FORT HALL — The annual Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival is set to start this Thursday, August 8. According to a news release from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, the theme for this year’s festival is “Our Language is our Identity.” Everyone in the community is invited to attend the festival. There will be many different events throughout the festival. There will be singing and dancing contests, parades, golf and softball tournaments, rodeos and...
Police: Local man arrested for threatening to kill boy and dog with rock
POCATELLO — A 33-year-old local man was recently arrested after police say he threatened to kill a boy and his dog near downtown Pocatello. Johnny Joseph Montoya, of Pocatello, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated assault following the incident, which unfolded around 8:20 p.m. on Friday. Pocatello police were dispatched to the 900 block of North Garfield Avenue after a boy called to report that a man,...
Dutch Bros. to open doors of new Pocatello location this Friday
POCATELLO — Local residents have waited a year to hear that Dutch Bros. Coffee will finally open its Pocatello location. The popular coffee shop chain will open its doors in Pocatello on Friday at 4010 Yellowstone Ave. on the city’s north side between the Les Schwab tire store and Snake River Rapid Car Wash. The newly constructed Dutch Bros. location is 950 square feet in size and has 11 parking...
Motorcyclist injured in crash in downtown Pocatello
POCATELLO — A motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital after a crash in downtown Pocatello on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the accident occurred around 12:50 p.m. when the adult male motorcyclist entered the parking lane on the 500 block of North Main Street in an attempt to pass a vehicle. When the motorcyclist saw that a car was parked in the parking lane, he laid down his motorcycle and crashed,...
Grand opening of pickleball courts at Lower Ross Park set for Aug. 20
The Pocatello Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce the grand opening of Con Gilmore Pickleball Courts in Lower Ross Park Tuesday, August 20 at 10 a.m. The courts are named after longtime Pocatello Parks & Recreation Director, Con Gilmore, who was employed by the City of Pocatello from 1967 to 2004. Gilmore was instrumental in the construction of the Ross Park Aquatics Complex, OK Ward Park, the automation of multiple irrigation systems, and he was actively involved in the growth of our current...
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