Man arrested after trying to unlawfully enter homes in Idaho Falls, witnesses...
Jeffrey Fredrickson IDAHO FALLS — A man was arrested Tuesday night after unlawfully entering a series of homes on Boise Avenue, say police. Around 7 p.m., Idaho Falls Police Dispatch received multiple...
View ArticleFormer van driver sent to prison for sexually abusing girl with special needs
Michael A. Carter | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A judge sent a former van driver to prison for sexually abusing two girls, including a teen with special needs. Michael A. Carter, 30, was...
View ArticleMan charged with lewd conduct after having sex with 14-year-old
Miguel Ramos | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A local man has been arrested after being accused of having sex with a 14-year-old. Miguel Angel Ramos, 18, was arraigned in court on Nov. 4, for...
View ArticleMan arrested after entering homes is also accused of stealing pickup truck
Jeffrey Fredrickson | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — The man arrested Tuesday for unlawfully entering a series of homes is also accused of stealing a pickup truck. When Jeffrey Fredrickson, 28,...
View ArticleFormer Idaho Falls doctor admits to using own sperm to inseminate multiple...
Dr. Gerald E. Mortimer IDAHO FALLS — A retired Idaho Falls gynecologist sued last year for allegedly using his own sperm to inseminate a woman admitted to the wrongdoing in sworn testimony. Dr. Gerald...
View ArticleMan arrested after police say he burnt woman with cigarette lighter
Brandon Tanner Kegler | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — Police arrested an Idaho Falls man Sunday for allegedly burning a woman with a cigarette lighter. According to an affidavit of probable...
View ArticleWoman sentenced for role in $5.6 million staged accident scheme in Idaho and...
The following is a news release from the United States Attorney Eastern District of Washington. SPOKANE, Washington — William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington,...
View ArticleDeputies asking for help finding armed robbery suspects
Suspect’s vehicle | Curtesy Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office AMMON — Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two men accused of robbing an Ammon-area resident at gunpoint. Police...
View ArticleConvicted murderer says his life sentence has been served after he was...
Benjamin Schreiber | Courtesy Iowa Department of Corrections (CNN) — An Iowa inmate serving a life sentence says he should be a free man after he became ill, momentarily died, and had to be revived at...
View ArticleMan arrested after crash that could have resulted in electrocution
Kolby Kozloff | Butte County Sheriff’s Office ARCO — A near-fatal crash into a power pole, an allegation of rape, and a woman foaming at the mouth are part of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleIdaho man must pay more than $12,000 after creating fake lease while living...
A man this week was ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution and serve eight days in jail after he pleaded guilty to insurance fraud. Todd A. Young, 57, was living with his ex-wife in Nampa after his...
View ArticleMeth trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison
The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. Juan Frausto-Bedolla, 29, of Tijuana, Mexico, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to fifteen years in federal...
View ArticlePolice investigating reports of gunfire in parking lot of Idaho Falls bar
Stock image The following is a news release from Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating reports of a gunshot in the parking lot of the...
View ArticleLatter-day Saints Apostle calls adoption scheme by Utah attorney ‘sickening’
A member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a Utah attorney’s adoption scheme is “sickening.” Elder Ronald Rasband told The Arizona Republic...
View ArticleNotorious Utah killer Ron Lafferty dies in prison of natural causes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — Notorious killer Ron Lafferty has died in prison of natural causes, the Utah Department of Corrections announced. Lafferty, 78, was facing a firing squad execution for the...
View ArticleMan calls authorities and said he molested a child, according to documents
John David Peterson | Bonneville County Jail AMMON — A man called child protective services and told them he’d molested a 12-year-old, according to court documents. John David Peterson, 40, is facing...
View ArticleDriver shot by police pleads not guilty to DUI
The Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force investigating after a Rexburg Police Officer shot a man in October. | Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com REXBURG — The man shot by a police officer after...
View ArticleMan arrested in stolen vehicle after police pursuit
Stock image The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. BLACKFOOT – On November 13, at 3 p.m., the Idaho State Police were involved in a pursuit in the Blackfoot area of Interstate 15...
View ArticleBoise teen charged with vehicular manslaughter after July crash that killed...
Conner Brant BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — A Boise teenager who reportedly fatally struck a 7-year-old bicyclist with his pickup truck in July now faces a misdemeanor charge in connection with the crash....
View ArticleAt least five injured after shooting at California high school
(CNN) — A shooting has been reported at a high school in the southern California city of Santa Clarita, officials said, and video from the scene shows emergency workers taking several people out on...
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