Man fired gun at officers before being shot and killed, sheriff says
UPDATE The following is an update from Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson: On Sept. 3, at approximately 8:50 p.m. Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho State Police responded to the area...
View ArticleCompany offering reward after $9,000 worth of items are stolen from van
Bell Hardwood Floors says over $9,000 worth of tools were stolen from this work van and are now offering a reward for those with information leading to an arrest. | Courtesy Bell Hardwood Floors AMMON...
View ArticleShooting victim intended to fight suspected shooter, according to court...
Marhsall Hendricks | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — Witnesses told detectives that a man fatally shot Monday evening intended to fight the alleged shooter over a relationship with a woman....
View Article2 people found dead in home near Jackson
Stock image JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – The Teton County Sheriff’s Office in Wyoming is investigating the death of two people. A home health worker found a dead woman in a home in the Hoback area Wednesday...
View Article2 arrested after pursuit ends in grain field and 2 cars burn to the ground
Photo and video courtesy Reed Packer The following is a news release from the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office. On Sept. 5, at about 7:45 p.m., Bingham County Deputies noticed a silver Volkswagen Jetta...
View ArticleMan charged for his alleged involvement in friend’s fatal overdose
Christopher Allen Rhondeau | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — Prosecutors have charged a man who they say arranged a sale of drugs that led to his friend’s death. First responders found Jerrad...
View ArticleEx-Fruitland police officer accused of 8 sex crimes involving children,...
FRUITLAND (Idaho Statesman) — A former Fruitland Police officer remains in jail after being charged with eight felony sex crimes for accusations of the sexual abuse of multiple juveniles. Alexander...
View ArticleInmate serving life sentence dies after being found unresponsive in cell
BOISE — An inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell in August has died at a Boise hospital, according to an Idaho Department of Correction news release. John M. Cope, 59, was pronounced dead at...
View ArticleImpaired driver arrested after police chase ends in Boise
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. BOISE — On Sept. 8, at approximately 4:53 p.m., the Idaho State Police was notified of a possible impaired driver westbound on Interstate 84,...
View ArticleFormer BYU-Idaho student ‘looking for love’ sent to prison for raping teenage...
Connor Hammond was sentenced for felony rape and two counts of lewd conduct Monday. | Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com REXBURG — A man who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 14-year-old girl “was...
View ArticleDripps pleads not guilty to murder, rape of Angie Dodge
IDAHO FALLS — The man accused of killing Angie Dodge appeared in a Bonneville County courtroom Monday and pleaded not guilty to the crimes. Brian L. Dripps is charged with first-degree murder and rape...
View ArticlePeyton Allen’s mother ‘at peace’ after man is sentenced in connection to her...
In the video above, Peyton Allen’s mother, sister and brother share their thoughts after Kevin Spaulding was sentenced for vehicular manslaughter Tuesday in Bonneville County. IDAHO FALLS — Marci Allen...
View ArticleIdaho driver who struck, killed young newlyweds on sidewalk pleads guilty to...
Matthew and Amelia Parkinson were newlyweds when they were struck and killed on a Fruitland sidewalk in January. They were walking hand-in-hand on the sidewalk, unaware they were about to be hit. |...
View ArticleMan accused of using threats to get teens to have sex with him
Charles Jordan Christiansen | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A man was arrested after being accused of threatening two teenage girls into having sex with him. Charles Jordan Christiansen, 25, is...
View ArticleMan who escaped police custody appears in court
POCATELLO — A local man who escaped police custody and was later apprehended by a SWAT team appeared in court Wednesday. Samiir Afraid of Bear was arrested in August on several outstanding warrants in...
View ArticleWoman intended to kill man who then shot her, say deputies
Isabelle Jolley and Andrew Young | Bingham County Jail BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot woman is being held on $200,000 bail after deputies say she entered the home of a man she previously lived with in an...
View ArticleMan sent to prison for years of child sex abuse
Duncan Earl Bollinger | Fremont County Jail ST ANTHONY — An Ashton man who entered an Alford plea in the sexual abuse of children is going to prison. The abuse is covered in two court cases, and many...
View ArticleMan who gave gun to Lauren McCluskey’s killer sentenced to time served
SALT LAKE CITY — Nathan Vogel was sentenced to time served and three years probation for procuring the handgun ultimately used to kill University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey. The sentence was a...
View ArticleMan who tried to Tase police officer goes to prison
Nicholas Neely | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A man tried to Tase a police officer, now he’s going to prison. Nicholas Neely, 27, was sentenced to five years in prison with two and a half years...
View ArticlePolice drive woman back to stolen van after she bonds out of jail
Stock image WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — A Bozeman woman continued on her journey Thursday in a stolen minivan after posting bond in West Yellowstone. On Thursday West Yellowstone Police stopped Kaylee...
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