I.F. man accused of writing nearly $40,000 in bad checks
James Lee Grogan IDAHO FALLS — Rexburg police arrested an Idaho Falls man Thursday night after he allegedly wrote thousands of dollars of bad checks. James Lee Grogan, 29, is accused of writing a check...
View ArticleInvestigation underway into prank at Hillcrest High School
AMMON — The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a prank that has some parents of Hillcrest High School students upset. A small group of students placed pepper extract on door handles in...
View ArticleRexburg man charged with felony sex crimes against two girls
Garon C. Miskin | Madison County Sheriff’s Office EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains graphic details about alleged sexual abuse of children. Reader discretion is advised. REXBURG — A 43-year-old man...
View ArticleMachete attack on Utah family resulted in severed fingers, multiple cuts
SANDY, Utah (KSL) — A reported stabbing in Sandy last month was actually a machete attack that resulted in amputated body parts, and a teen girl was forced to “play dead” to survive, according to court...
View ArticleUtah home was one of the largest fentanyl operations in the U.S.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — One of the biggest drug busts in Utah’s history is now being considered one of the largest trades of the drug fentanyl in the country. “We’re right in the middle of it; we are...
View ArticleRigby Police looking for driver after Sunday night hit-and-run
Damaged truck on West Second North in Rigby | Photo courtesy Troy Kaaiakamanu RIGBY — Police are searching for the driver of a pickup that slammed into another truck Sunday night. Troy Kaaiakamanu, of...
View ArticleMan with knife threatens to kill customers at Pocatello gas station
POCATELLO — A man with a knife frightened customers at a Pocatello gas station Saturday morning. Police were called to Chevron on South 5th around 6 a.m. after customers reported a man was waving a...
View ArticleOfficials: Mother, kindergarten son among those killed in Sandy shooting
SANDY, Utah — School officials said Wednesday morning that the juvenile killed in Tuesday’s shooting was a kindergarten student and that his mother was also killed in the shooting. The age and identity...
View ArticleJudge tells Burley man: ‘I would have shot you’
BURLEY — A district judge said he would have shot a man accused in a baseball bat beating if the man had broken into the judge’s home rather than the victim’s. Fifth District Judge Randy Stoker handed...
View ArticleMan cited with animal cruelty after allegedly leaving dogs in hot vehicle
REXBURG — A man was cited Wednesday after allegedly leaving his two small dogs in a hot vehicle. Joseph Hill, 44, is charged with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. Officers were called to...
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Man accused of arson found competent to participate in court proceedings
Jason Schlegel | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — Court proceedings will now resume for a man suspected of arson after he was released from a state mental hospital. A psychological...
View Article85-year-old charged with sex crime involving child speaks candidly about arrest
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some graphic details and language have been left out of this report. However, events described in this story may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. IDAHO FALLS — An...
View ArticlePit bull dies in hot vehicle, Idaho Falls woman cited for animal cruelty
The following is a news release and mugshot from the Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS –At approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, Idaho Falls Animal Services responded to a residence in the...
View ArticleUtah father sentenced to prison for baby’s heroin overdose death
Penny Mae Cormani | KSL.com PROVO, Utah (KSL) — A Cedar Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to up to five years in prison for the death of his 13-month old daughter who overdosed after eating some of her...
View ArticlePolice say Utah bounce house operator sexually abused children
Bryce Johnson HEBER CITY, Utah (KSL) — Police have arrested a bounce house and water slide operator who they say has sexually abused children. Bryce Johnson, 33, of Heber City, is being held in the...
View Article2-year-old Idaho boy found shivering in road with father passed out on couch...
HAYDEN — A 2-year-old child was found shivering cold without shoes and socks and police say his father was passed out on the couch at a nearby apartment. Kootenai County Sheriff deputies were called to...
View ArticleShelley man sentenced to 18 years for lewd conduct with two 13-year-old girls
Ruben R. Ponce | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — A Shelley man has been sentenced to an 18-year prison term following two sex crime convictions. Ruben R. Ponce, 20, appeared before...
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Two boys run from Highway 20 rollover crash
The crash near County Line Road on U.S. Highway 20 on Tuesday. | Photos by Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com BONNEVILLE COUNTY — Authorities from multiple law enforcement agencies found two boys...
View ArticleRepublican House Whip Steve Scalise, congressional staffer shot in Virginia...
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Steve Scalise, a congressional staffer and members of the congressional police force were shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, in what sources are calling an apparent...
View ArticleMan facing lewd conduct charges accused of possessing explicit photos of same...
William Ellwood | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man who faces 11 counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 has received an additional charge of possessing sexually...
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