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We’ve covered a lot of stories about and from the sky at EastIdahoNews.com, from the supermoon to kissing planets to the aurora borealis. But no celestial story has had such an impact on our corner of Earth as the total…

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal reports that his office is struggling with limited funding compared to state-supported public defenders, creating challenges in the local justice system. Until 2024, Bonneville County funded both prosecutors and…

Tanner Scoresby at the hospital. | Courtesy photo IDAHO FALLS — Community members are coming together to raise $75,000 for a treatment that could save the life of a local teenager battling cancer. Tanner Scoresby, 18, was diagnosed with T-cell…

IDAHO FALLS – Family and friends are mourning the loss of a loved one killed in a crash near Fort Hall over the weekend. Michael Lee, 39, of Idaho Falls, was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday at the intersection…

EASTERN IDAHO — The emergence of Hillcrest in the 5A High Country Conference has resulted in not just a fun local rivalry between the Knights and Skyline, but it’s also a pretty good rivalry at the state level, where the…

IDAHO FALLS – College of Eastern Idaho’s Future Tech Building, which is under construction on the north side of the Idaho Falls campus, officially has a name. The new building will be called the Battelle Energy Alliance Future Tech Building…

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Chukars dropped a pair of games to the Missoula Paddleheads on Wednesday, falling 7-6 in a suspended game from Tuesday, and then dropping a 5-4 game via knockout round. The Chukars scored twice in the eighth…

IDAHO FALLS — A man who died in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday after a report of a disturbance, leading to him reportedly shooting at officers, has been identified. Derrand Zimmerman, 39, of Idaho Falls, was identified by Bonneville County Coroner…