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Concerns raised over prosecutor’s plea agreement with man accused of raping teen
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details involving an alleged sexual assault. Reader and viewer discretion is advised. ST. ANTHONY — An Ashton man charged with raping a teenage girl has...
View ArticlePolice investigate cause of baby’s cardiac arrest
Police at 17th and Higbee Avenue on Thursday afternoon | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls police are looking into what caused a baby to go into cardiac arrest Thursday....
View ArticleMan arrested in I.F., accused of hitting another man with wine bottle
Nicholas E. Stewart | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — One man was taken to the hospital after being struck in the head with a wine bottle Thursday night. Idaho Falls Police officers...
View ArticlePayette mom gets rider for sex with 14-year-old
PAYETTE — A woman who admitted to having sex with a eighth-grader was sentenced to ten years in prison but she could avoid the sentence if she successfully completes a rehabilitation program. Kimberly...
View ArticleBehind-the-scenes: Investigating the Jack Yantis shooting
Idaho Reports investigates the people, policies and actions that led to the shooting of an Idaho rancher in Adams County. BOISE — In the summer of 2015, after several high-profile police shootings...
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Two people dead after Saturday’s crash on 17th
The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Falls Police are investigating a two‐vehicle crash at 17th Street and Curtis Ave. that killed two people and...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in federal court to failing to register as sex offender
Corry Blackmoon Bischoff IDAHO FALLS — A man convicted of rape in 1997 has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender after he fled the state. Corry Blackmoon Bischoff, 39, of Pocatello,...
View ArticleTwo men rob Ammon convenience store
AMMON — Investigators are asking for help in finding two men who robbed a convenience store Saturday night. Deputies responded to a robbery at the Ammon Speedi-Mart on Sunnyside Rd. and Ammon Rd....
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UPDATE: Man charged with vehicular manslaughter following Idaho Falls crash
Nicholas Perea was arraigned in Bonneville County Monday afternoon. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com. UPDATE 1:45 p.m. IDAHO FALLS — A California man is now facing two felony counts of...
View ArticleWoman charged with felony strangulation after alleged attack on ex-boyfriend
Kelli Melyn Thompson | Madison County Jail REXBURG — A woman was arrested for felony attempted strangulation and misdemeanor aggravated assault after she allegedly attacked a former boyfriend and a...
View ArticleDocuments: Driver in fatal crash was ‘testing out’ what the car could do
Nicholas R. Perea | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — A vehicular manslaughter defendant has posted a $50,000 bond and has been released from jail. Officials with the Bonneville County...
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Police seeking suspects who robbed Aberdeen store at gunpoint
The following is a news release from the Aberdeen police department. ABERDEEN — On September 20, 2016 at approximately 10:30 a.m., two persons robbed a business of an undisclosed amount of money in the...
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Man deported three times sentenced on Rexburg forgery charge
Nicolas C. Rodriguez | Madison County Sheriff’s Office REXBURG — An undocumented immigrant who has been deported to Mexico three times received a 10-year prison sentence Monday on a felony forgery...
View ArticleCastro arrested for Guns N Gear Burglary
IDAHO FALLS — A man accused of stealing 16 guns from a firearms store in Idaho Falls was served warrants for the alleged crime in the Bonneville County Jail Monday night. Travis Castro, 30, was...
View ArticleShelley man accused of having sex with teen he met on Facebook
Ruben R. Ponce | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — A 19-year-old man could face life in prison after he allegedly had sex with a 12-year-old girl. Ruben R. Ponce, of Shelley, was...
View ArticleSuspect in toddler’s murder arrested in Idaho
Jason Obermiller | Spokane County Sheriff’s Office WORLEY — A man wanted for the murder of a 2-year-old was arrested in a remote cabin on Lake Coeur d’Alene where he was hiding from authorities. Jason...
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Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter after baby dies of meth overdose
Serenity Gail Elmore died last year of a methamphetamine overdose. | Courtesy photo SALMON — A Salmon woman pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Thursday after her 6-month-old daughter died of a...
View ArticleScene clear, man in custody following INL bomb scare
UPDATED 11:40 a.m. The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. Idaho Falls — A residential property and vehicles indicated as potentially containing an explosive device have...
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Ammon man pleads guilty to starting Henry’s Creek Fire
Kristian John Lopez appears in court via video Friday. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from Lopez’s arraignment. IDAHO FALLS — An Ammon...
View ArticleBlackfoot man arrested on trafficking charges
The following is a news release from the Blackfoot Police Department. BLACKFOOT — On September 23, 2016 at approximately 1:37 p.m. Blackfoot City Patrol Officers were attempting to serve a warrant at a...
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