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6,000 more cars than usual cruised the canyon during Teton Pass closure
JACKSON — About 6,000 more vehicles than usual traveled Highway 89 south of Jackson each day Teton Pass was closed, a 50% increase in weekday vehicle trips, comparing this year with last. The data comes from a traffic counter where South Park Loop Road intersects Highway 89 and likely reflects the total number of cars that travel in and out the valley from Teton Valley, Idaho, on a typical summer day, officials said. ...
Alta school busing debated
A survey was sent to Alta families asking for feedback on school busing services. With Teton School District 401 in Teton County, Idaho, moving ahead with a four-day school week, the Jackson director of transportation, Colby Stevens said that it would be difficult to work within the Idaho district’s new start and end times to the school day.
Man charged with vehicular manslaughter after driver died in 2023 crash
TETONIA — A 34-year-old man has been charged for allegedly killing an Idaho Falls man after driving recklessly on snow-covered roads and causing a head-on crash. Isaul Sanchez, of St. Anthony, is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter. Brian Wright, 52, was killed. The crash happened on Jan. 27, 2023...
Utah man charged in 2023 fatal accident on State Highway 33
A year after a fatal crash in Teton County killed an Idaho Falls man, a Utah man has been charged in his death. Isaul Sanchez, 34, was charged with one felony count of vehicular manslaughter for the death of Brian Wright, 60, on Jan. 27, 2023. If found guilty, Sanchez could face up to 10 years in jail and $10,000 fines. His bond was set at $100,000. ...
Felonies continue to rise for the county, attempted murder case resolved
The Teton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the total number of new felony cases filed this year to have reached 39 as of June 20. Prosecuting Attorney Bailey Smith reported they have six more ready to file that they haven’t had a chance to get to yet. According to Smith, they are on track to blow past last year’s numbers and set another record high; she anticipates over 80 new felony cases by the end of the year. This caseload is in addition to the...
Teenager killed in ATV crash will be remembered as someone who helped others and loved his family
VICTOR — Michael Hernandez Parra, 14, will be remembered as a boy who was caring and looked to help his fellow classmates, neighbors, and family. Michael’s mother, Sandra Hernandez, said her son has always been a really good kid. He was the type of person who would be on his four-wheeler in the winter, attached with a plow, finding driveways in the neighborhood to clean out snow.
Two East Idaho Methamphetamine Traffickers Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences
POCATELLO Idaho– U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the sentences for two separate East Idaho methamphetamine traffickers who will serve a collective 21.5 years in federal prison. Fredy Munoz-Morales, a/k/a Fredi Munoz-Morales, 36, a Mexican citizen and national, was sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison for possession with intent...
Teton Pass Could Be Paved And Re-Open By Middle Of Next Week
An end may be in sight for Jackson, Wyoming, workers who live in Idaho and have had to add hours of extra travel a day to get around a “catastrophic” failure of Highway 22 that has kept Teton Pass closed for a week and a half. On June...
Tools, supplies recovered from string of construction site thefts
TETON COUNTY, Idaho — Over $28,000 of stolen tools from multiple construction sites have been recovered and the suspect is in custody following a series of job-site thefts in the region over the past two years. The suspect in the case is Jackson resident Paul Alexander Shapiro, 33. Shapiro...
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