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Local high school alum Chari Hawkins talks about becoming an Olympian
The third time was the charm for Chari Hawkins. And what a reward it was for the former Utah State University track & field standout. You see, Hawkins can now call herself an Olympian — a distinction she earned by placing second in the heptathlon at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which were contested last month at iconic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The five-time second-team All-American at USU...
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...
Driver attempts to flee after crashing into dump truck in North Logan
The driver of a car crashed into a dump truck at 3100 North Main Street in North Logan Tuesday around 12:40 p.m., forcing both vehicles off the road. The car came to a stop in a ditch, and the driver attempted to leave the scene of the crash but was stopped by police. The truck was pushed partially off the road but caught its tag axel on the curb, stopping...
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...
Bigfoot Rendezvous to take place at Westwood Mall this weekend
POCATELLO — A Bigfoot event featuring speakers from all over the country is set for this weekend for any Sasquatch enthusiasts or anyone curious about the subject. Brandon Tennant, organizer of what’s being called Bigfoot Rendezvous, said it is an event that is held every couple of years where people come together to tell about their experiences with Bigfoot. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Westwood Mall, 1800 Garrett Way. It will be located...
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...
Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service resigned Tuesday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that unleashed an outcry about how the agency failed in its core mission to protect current and former presidents. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, faced growing calls to resign and several investigations into how a gunman was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. ...
Yellowstone National Park boardwalk damaged by hydrothermal explosion near Biscuit Basin
At around 10:00 AM MST on July 23, 2024, a small hydrothermal explosion occurred in Yellowstone National Park in the Biscuit Basin thermal area, about 2.1 miles (3.5 km) northwest of Old Faithful. Numerous videos of the event were recorded by visitors. The boardwalk was damaged, but there were no reports of injury. The explosion appears to have originated near Black Diamond Pool. Biscuit Basin, including the parking lot and...
COUNTDOWN TO CAMP: Who will replace the production of All-American wide receiver Chedon James?
The Idaho State football team begins fall camp on Aug. 1. And to get you ready, we’re counting down with a question every day until the start of it. Today’s question: Who will replace the production of All-American wide receiver Chedon James? James, who transferred to Fresno State in the spring, led the nation in...
Grizzly killed after breaking into houses near Wyoming-Montana border
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks staff euthanized a grizzly bear Thursday after it became conditioned to obtaining unsecured food and breaking into houses around Gardiner, Montana. Before the bear’s death, FWP grizzly bear specialists and game wardens patrolled Gardiner and nearby areas. On July 18, FWP received reports that the bear had broken into a home in Maiden Basin, north of Gardiner. Staff quickly responded and dispatched the bear while it was in the Yellowstone River, according to a July 19 press release. ...
What to do this week in East Idaho
Wednesday, July 24 The oldest consecutive rodeo in Idaho, the Bancroft Pioneer Day Rodeo, is set to take place on Wednesday, Jul 24. The rodeo — which takes place in the small Caribou County town of Bancroft — includes several different events and will be held at the Bancroft Rodeo Grounds. For more information, visit facebook.com/BancroftPioneerDays. Alive After Five will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24,...
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...
Harris claims most of the delegates she needs for the nomination, sets new fundraising record
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris won the backing of more than two-thirds of the Democratic delegates she needs to become her party’s nominee and set a new fundraising record Monday in her first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, as top Democrats rallied to her in their bid to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Aiming to put weeks of intraparty drama over President Joe Biden’s prospects behind them, prominent Democratic elected officials, party leaders and political organizations quickly lined up behind Harris. Worries...
Two men arrested outside of elementary school, one charged with trafficking methamphetamine
A surveillance of a residence suspected of selling drugs led to the arrest of two men on July 7, with 212 grams of methamphetamine being seized. Ryler Kenneth Jensen, 27, of St. Anthony, was charged with one felony count of drug trafficking in methamphetamine or amphetamine and a misdemeanor of possession of drug paraphernalia. Joshua Lloyd Burnside, 47, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. ...
Woman dead, man airlifted to hospital following motorcycle crash that partially shut down local freeway for hours
SPENCER — Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on southbound Interstate 15 near Spencer at 10:51 am on Monday, July 22, 2024. A Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by a 69-year-old male from Farr West, Utah, was traveling southbound on I15. He lost control of the motorcycle and crashed, blocking both southbound lanes of I15. His passenger, a 60-year-old female from Farr West, Utah, succumbed to her injuries at the time of the crash. The driver was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital. Both occupants were wearing helmets. The roadway was blocked for approximately 4 hours. The crash is still under investigation at this time.
Pocatello police investigating possible THC jelly beans handed out during city's July 4 parade
POCATELLO — Pocatello police are investigating a report that some jelly beans handed out during the Gate City’s July 4 parade contained THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. According to a recent Pocatello police news release, officers were notified on July 14 that some of the beans handed out during the parade possibly contained THC. Pocatello police told the Idaho State Journal on Tuesday that the investigation was launched after...
ISU's Miller-Ranch Stadium set to finally get new turf field
It’s a gamechanger in more ways than one for the Idaho State softball program and head coach Andy Rich. Last Wednesday afternoon, they got word that a combined $600,000 donation had been made to pay for the installation of a new all-weather turf field at Miller-Ranch Stadium in time for the 2025 campaign. It is the largest contribution to softball since the program was restarted 14 years ago. ...
ISU's Miller-Ranch Stadium set to finally get new turf field
It’s a gamechanger in more ways than one for the Idaho State softball program and head coach Andy Rich. Last Wednesday afternoon, they got word that a combined $600,000 donation had been made to pay for the installation of a new all-weather turf field at Miller-Ranch Stadium in time for the 2025 campaign. It is the largest contribution to softball since the program was restarted 14 years ago. ...
Firefighters with help from aircraft battle 250-acre Fort Hall wildfire
Firefighters with help from aircraft have gained the upper hand on a wildfire that’s scorched about 250 acres on the Fort Hall Reservation. The blaze was reported around 1:30 p.m. Sunday near Little Indian Road northeast of Blackfoot, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes reported. Firefighters from the Fort Hall, Blackfoot and Shelley fire departments as well as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Land Management responded to the blaze and...
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