Kaitlyn Hart

RIGBY — A Rigby man has been charged after deputies reportedly discovered he had been neglecting roosters, hens, and chicks and making them fight each other for money. Carlos Negrete is charged with misdemeanors for cruelty to animals, exhibition of cockfighting, and impounding animals without food or water. According to Idaho Code, animal cruelty is […]

Dead newborn found in Safe Haven Baby Box in Blackfoot after ‘illegal’ abandonment

POCATELLO — A former Idaho State University student is suing the school, claiming she was discriminated against and expelled from the Doctor of Pharmacy program because of her ethnicity. According to court filings, ISU allowed the “discriminatory and retaliatory expulsion of Chanica Sintima from ISU’s Doctor of Pharmacy program because of her race and her […]

Many private sector executives met at INL on Wednesday to discuss the future of nuclear energy. | Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — Idaho National Laboratory invited leaders from some of the country’s most influential businesses to discuss plans to finance the future of nuclear research. Attendees from Google, Meta, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and many […]

Editor’s note: This article contains disturbing content of a sexual nature. Discretion is advised. IDAHO FALLS – A 44-year-old man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. District Judge Dane Watkins Jr. sentenced Jason Arthur Bergener to a minimum of three years and a maximum of ten years in prison. According […]

IDAHO FALLS — An 18-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after two women reported he ran over them with his truck and fled the scene. Jaime Beltran Bencomo is charged with two counts of felony leaving the scene of an accident resulting in an injury or death and one count of misdemeanor resisting or obstructing […]

ST. ANTHONY — A 36-year-old former teacher was sentenced Thursday after admitting to sexually battering a teenage boy. Senior District Judge Stephen Dunn sentenced Jessica Lawson to a minimum of two years and a maximum of 20 years in prison. She will be required to register as a sex offender and attend sex offender treatment […]

SHELLEY — A social media post that reportedly threatened multiple schools in Shelley is being investigated Tuesday, but officials say there is no current threat. According to an email sent to parents from Shelley Joint School District Superintendent Doug McLaren, the school is aware of a “generic threat” circulating on social media, targeting schools in […]

SHELLEY — After being charged in April for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor, a Pocatello man is now facing two additional cases of similar allegations after more victims came forward. In April, Maxie Riddle, 37, was charged in Bonneville County with two counts of felony lewd conduct with a child under 16. He […]

IDAHO FALLS -– Idaho Falls Power announced Monday it is negotiating an agreement with Aalo Atomics, a nuclear engineering company, to purchase clean energy for Idaho Falls in the near future. The agreement allows Idaho Falls Power to eventually purchase energy from Aalo’s Idaho Falls Project, according to a news release from the city. The […]

TWIN FALLS -- A Twin Falls man was sentenced to prison in a federal case after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting child pornography.

IDAHO FALLS – Two men were arrested after a victim reported they had robbed him at knife-point in an attempt to steal his dirt bike. Michael James Sanchez, 30, and Cory Gene Groshong, 41, are both charged with felony robbery. On June 2 around 9:08 p.m., Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home […]

REXBURG – An 18-year-old was arrested after police say they seized his phone after finding child pornography on it. Days later, he allegedly purchased a second phone to look at more child sexually exploitative material. Kyle Jefferey Allan was charged with ten counts of felony possessing or accessing child sexually exploitative material. Court documents say […]

TWIN FALLS — An electric company executive and a pilot have been charged after they reportedly harassed wildlife with a helicopter, illegally sold hunting tags and much more. According to court filings, Karl Studer, 43, was charged with three felonies: one count of unlawful possession of wildlife, and two counts of felony unlawful killing or […]

IDAHO FALLS — A 44-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday after refusing to admit guilt following a conviction by a jury for lewd conduct with a child. District Judge Bruce Pickett sentenced Shane Alan Cady to 10 to 40 years in prison. Cady pleaded not guilty to lewd conduct with a child under 16. On May […]

What does a mile-long pile of trash from World War II have to do with the history of nuclear power in Idaho?

IDAHO FALLS — A 41-year-old man on probation was arrested Sunday after officers caught him allegedly trying to sell drugs. Justin Roy Richards is charged with felony trafficking methamphetamine or amphetamine, felony fentanyl trafficking, felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and misdemeanor […]

IDAHO FALLS — Police are looking to identify two people who reportedly broke into Smitty’s Pancake & Steak House in Idaho Falls Thursday morning. According to the Smitty’s Facebook page, two men broke into the restaurant around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. Smitty’s manager Adam Prophet, says the suspects broke the locking mechanism on the back door, […]

Pilot suffers over 80 bedbug bites at local hotel amid lack of regulation

ST. ANTHONY — A former high school teacher has pleaded guilty after being accused of having sex with a teenage boy. Jessica Lawson, 36, appeared in court Friday and pleaded guilty to two counts of felony sexual battery of a minor who is 16 or 17 years of age. Lawson was initially charged with two […]