Preston News

Idaho Group Blasts Acquittal in Teachers Animal Cruelty Case

BLACKFOOT, ID. (AP) — An Idaho animal welfare group is blasting the acquittal of an eastern Idaho teacher who was accused of feeding a live puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students. The Idaho ... Read More...

Preston Teacher Accused of Misdemeanor Animal Cruelty Set for Trial

PRESTON, ID. (AP) — An Idaho biology teacher accused of feeding a live puppy to a snapping turtle in front of students will go on trial beginning Thursday. Preston Junior High School teacher Robert Crosland... Read More...

Ivanka Trump, Apple CEO Tim Cook to Visit Idaho Schools

WILDER, ID.(AP) — Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter and White House adviser, is scheduled to visit a southwestern Idaho school district with Apple CEO Tim Cook. White House officials say the vi... Read More...

Otter Rips State Education Board, Lawmaker Over Contract

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Butch Otter sent stern letters to the State Board of Education and state Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, scolding them for interfering with a state contract for computer softwar... Read More...

Groups File Lawsuit To Stop Eastern Idaho Gold exploration

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government violated environmental laws by approving a Canadian company's plan to search for gold in key wildlife habitat in eastern Idaho, two conservation groups say in a federa... Read More...

Northern Idaho Human Remains Could Be 200 Years Old

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Northern Idaho authorities say human remains found at a construction site are no longer the focus of a criminal investigation because the bones are from 50 to 200 years old. The C... Read More...

Meat Producer Agrees To $4M Payment To Settle Labor Claims

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. branch of the world's largest meat producer will pay $4 million in back wages and other monetary relief as part of a consent decree settling allegations by federal labor officials... Read More...

Study: 85 Percent Of Utah Firearm Deaths Are Suicides

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent study says about 85 percent of all firearm deaths from 2006 to 2015 in Utah were the result of suicide. The study, conducted by Harvard researchers and overseen by the Utah Dep... Read More...

3 Men Arrested In Idaho After Shots Fired At Deputy Vehicle

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Police say three men wanted after someone fired shots at a county deputy's vehicle in Montana have been arrested in Idaho. The Independent Record reports that the Jefferson County Sherif... Read More...

No Damage Reported Following Eastern Idaho Earthquake

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Idaho say there are no reports of damage following a 3.8-magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor struck at about 2:30 a.m. Thursd... Read More...