Newdale
CRIME & SAFETY
Man flown to local hospital after crash
NEWDALE — One person was transported by air ambulance to a hospital after a crash on Idaho Highway 33. It happened Tuesday around 11 a.m. at milepost 115, just east of Newdale, according to Idaho State Police Lt. Marvin Crain. Crain told EastIdahoNews.com it was a single-vehicle rollover crash...
Community invited to weekend event benefitting Fremont County law enforcement
ST. ANTHONY – An annual event designed to raise funds for Fremont County law enforcement is returning this weekend for its ninth year. The owners of Idaho Extreme Adventures and Idaho Dunes RV in St. Anthony are hosting a sand showdown at the dunes on Saturday, Aug. 3. Company...
Rexburg auto repair shop owner sentenced for tampering with emissions control systems
POCATELLO - Diesel performance parts retailers GDP Tuning LLC and Custom Auto of Rexburg LLC, doing business as Gorilla Performance, and owner Barry Pierce were sentenced today in federal court in Pocatello, Idaho. Senior U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill for the District of Idaho sentenced Pierce to four months in prison. GDP Tuning and Gorilla Performance were sentenced to five years of probation. All defendants were ordered to jointly pay a $1 million fine. The companies and Pierce had previously pleaded guilty.
Man pleads guilty to involvement in murder of Morey Pelton
RIRIE — A 61-year-old man has pleaded guilty to being involved in the murder of a father of two. Gerald Hamlin was indicted on Feb. 8 on one count of felony aiding and abetting first-degree murder, felony accessory willfully withholding knowledge of a felony from a peace officer, and felony destruction, alteration, or concealment of evidence in connection to the death of Morey Pelton.
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