Few new details released in shooting at local convenience store
CHUBBUCK — The Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office has sealed the case involving a shooting at a Chubbuck convenience store last month between two men with business ties that left one dead and the other...
View ArticleMother of victim testifies in trial of man accused of sex crimes
William Ellwood | Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — The trial of a man accused of molesting a girl for years continued Wednesday with the mother of the victim addressing the jury. William...
View ArticleIdaho Falls Police respond to gunshots in neighborhood
Stock image The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department IDAHO FALLS — Authorities are investigating a report of multiple gunshots near the corner of Sage Avenue and “H”...
View ArticleFormer girlfriend and son testify in local man’s sexual abuse trial
William Ellwood | Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS – The former girlfriend and son of a man accused of sex crimes testified on his behalf. William Ellwood is charged with sexually molesting a...
View ArticleInmate, who says he got lost, back in custody after walking away from fire crew
The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Correction. BOISE — An eastern Idaho inmate who was helping battle a California wildfire is back in custody after walking away from his...
View ArticleWoman struck by alleged drunk driver outside Pocatello bar files lawsuit...
Kraig McGee POCATELLO — A woman severely injured in August when she was struck by a pickup truck driven by an alleged drunk driver in Pocatello has filed a lawsuit against that individual. Pingree...
View ArticleTwin Falls woman arrested for murder of toddler
The following is a release from the Twin Falls Police Department. On Oct. 8, the Twin Falls Police Department responded to St. Luke’s Magic Valley in regards to a 20-month-old child in distress. The...
View ArticleJury finds William Ellwood guilty on eight of 12 charges
William Ellwood | Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com EDITOR’S NOTE: During the course of the William Ellwood trial, an EastIdahoNews.com reporter was reprimanded by District Judge Bruce Pickett for...
View ArticleThe Utah teen took her life, but he’s accused of helping her and filming it....
(CNN) — On May 5, 16-year-old Jchandra Brown hanged herself at a campground in Payson, Utah. Her friend Tyerell Przybycien is accused of helping her by buying the rope and tying the noose she put...
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Utah couple charged with murder in death of 13-day-old boy
UPDATE 12:45 p.m. Maria Elena Sullivan, 26, was arrested Sunday as she checked out of Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton, Georgia. Cherokee Sheriff’s Sgt. Marianne Kelley said she was unaware of...
View ArticleMan charged after girl tells school counselor she’s been molested for the...
Bryan Brown | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS – A local man confessed to molesting a 12-year-old girl known to him for the past three years, according to court documents obtained by...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender who paid teen for sex while on probation sentenced to...
IDAHO FALLS — A Bonneville County man charged with lewd conduct with a minor under 16 was sentenced Monday after admitting to paying a teenage girl for sex. District Judge Joel Tingey sentenced...
View ArticleMan sentenced after leading police on multiple pursuits
Wyatt Tripp | Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com BLACKFOOT – A man arrested in June after his fourth pursuit with police was sentenced Monday to serve time in prison. Judge Darren Simpson sentenced...
View ArticleTV show to air story of I.F. women murdered, found near satanic message...
IDAHO FALLS — A national television network is revisiting a murder case that gripped east Idaho in 1989 when the bodies of two women were found in an Idaho Falls home. ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN will...
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5 arrested in major drug bust
POCATELLO — Five people were arrested in connection to a narcotics investigation Tuesday morning. Detectives with Idaho State Police, the Bear River Task Force, the Bannock County STAR team and members...
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Texas dad admits disposing of child’s body after forcing her to drink milk,...
(CNN) — The adoptive father of a Texas 3-year-old who had been missing for two and a half weeks admitted to police that he disposed of the child’s body after she choked on her milk, according to a...
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Woman accused of stealing disabled child’s leg braces, backpack
POCATELLO — A woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a disabled child’s leg braces and backpack. Sky Lynn Larsen, 19, of Pocatello, is facing a felony burglary charge for allegedly taking the...
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Unsealed FBI docs paint disturbing portrait of Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza
(CNN) — A woman who befriended Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza online said he was “singularly focused and obsessed with mass murders and spree killings” and looked upon school shooters “with respect and...
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Charge reduced for man arrested after filming FBI building
POCATELLO — The case of a man who was arrested after filming the exterior of the FBI Field Office on June 20 is now over. Sean Johnson of Pocatello appeared in Bannock County court Tuesday where his...
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I.F. man pleads not guilty to allegedly sexually assaulting a child
Stacey John Pearson IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man accused of sexually assaulting a young boy pleaded not guilty to his charges. Stacey John Pearson, 47, was arraigned in Bonneville County District...
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