Rett Nelson

IDAHO FALLS – Delphia Bradley came to Idaho Falls last December to escape abuse, harassment and racism. Now she’s starting a new venture in hopes of eradicating these things in eastern Idaho. The 39-year-old woman of African descent is in the process of opening an African-American cultural center at 751 South Capital. RELATED | Woman […]

SALMON – The lightning-caused Red Rock Fire 15 miles west of Salmon is now 78,795 acres and 19% contained. That’s the latest update from fire officials, as of 8 a.m. Saturday morning. The fire started on September 2 near Panther Creek and increased significantly earlier this month due to wind gusts over 60 mph. About […]

IDAHO FALLS – The first autism clinic in eastern Idaho is now open at 700 South Woodruff in Idaho Falls and the community is invited to celebrate. Opal Autism Center is celebrating its grand opening Tuesday with pony rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, giveaways, food and more. It’s happening from 4 to […]

IDAHO FALLS – Hazy conditions throughout eastern Idaho are causing concerns for locals. EastIdahoNews.com received numerous messages Monday asking where all the smoke in the Idaho Falls-Ammon area is coming from. Andrew McKaughan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pocatello, tells EastIdahoNews.com it could be coming from the Red Rock Fire near Challis. […]

IDAHO FALLS – Many Florida residents are preparing to evacuate Monday as Hurricane Milton makes its way to the state’s Gulf Coast. Forecasters are calling the Category 5 storm “potentially catastrophic,” which is expected to touchdown late Wednesday. It’s currently in the Gulf of Mexico, according to USA Today, with sustained winds of 175 mph. […]

IDAHO FALLS – The completion of College of Eastern Idaho’s Professional Development Center is the culmination of an idea first proposed by former Bonneville County Commissioner Cliff Long. That’s what Trevor Elordi, CEI’s vice president of workforce development and continuing education, told the crowd Thursday afternoon at a ribbon-cutting and open house of the new […]

REXBURG – Police say items found inside a vehicle during a traffic stop in Rexburg Monday afternoon were not explosive devices. The Rexburg Police Department arrested a driver on Second West and Main Street around 4:30 p.m. after finding “two suspicious devices” that appeared to be explosive devices. RELATED | Rexburg Police find what could […]

IDAHO FALLS – Cecil Andrus emerged victorious in a rematch with his political opponent in Idaho’s gubernatorial election. It was Nov. 3, 1970 and the 39-year-old Orofino man was elected to be Idaho’s 26th governor, the first Democrat elected to the position since 1947. He beat his Republican challenger, Don Samuelson, with 52% of the […]

PRESTON – When Ginger Day’s son got cancer seven years ago, it made her rethink what she was putting in and on her body. She started making her own soap, which is now a staple at her shop at 10 North State Street in Preston. It’s called DMR Home & Apothecary. She and her husband, […]

COEUR D’ALENE – One person is dead, and two others were hospitalized in a motorcycle crash near Coeur d’Alene Saturday evening. The two-vehicle collision happened at 5:56 p.m. near milepost 19 on Coeur d’Alene Road, according to a news release from Idaho State Police. A 50-year-old man from Coeur d’Alene, whose name wasn’t released, was […]