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Business Watch: Wild West Designs expands
Western furniture is popular among Idahoans. Wild West Designs has been in business for decades in Idaho Falls, but now it's taking its niche of antler designs and opening a more contemporary store.
Small earthquake jolts southeast Idaho
A small earthquake jolted parts of southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor measured at 3.6 magnitude occurred late Wednesday on the Idaho side of the Idaho-Wyoming border.
Scam targets Verizon customers
People in the Snake River region have been getting calls from a call center at number 922-2222 pretending to be owned by cellular service provider.
E. Idaho good Samaritan attacked on Interstate
Eastern Idaho authorities are looking for a couple police say attacked a man and stole his wallet after he stopped on Interstate 86 to help when he spotted what appeared to be a disabled vehicle.
Local Control Towers to Remain Open Temporarily
Hailey, Idaho We have good news for local control towers here in Idaho. That's because the Transportation Department is keeping 149 control towers at small airports open at least through September 30th.
Basic American helps Snake River begin program
To provide more options for Snake River students, Basic American Foods plant manager Brent Higginson presented a check for $5,250 to the Snake River School District Friday.
Father & Son Ride for Equality
In less than two weeks, an important vote on the Boy Scouts of America's membership policy will take place.
1 man dead in crash near Montana border
The crash happened Tuesday morning along Highway 200. The man who died was identified as 49-year-old Bart Winger, of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Business Watch: That One Place offers more than 1 meal
Owner Trent Walker said the fresh ingredients and great service it offers at lunch will carry over into its dinners.
Idaho wages drop to 84% of national average in 2012
Idaho workers' average hourly wages were 84 percent of the national average in 2012, the Idaho Department of Labor reports, down from 85.2 percent of average in 2011.
Phone app created to help first responders detect radioactivity
Several years ago Steve McCown was watching CNN and saw a story about suspected terrorists crossing from Mexico to the U.S. with plans to deploy a dirty bomb - a device that pairs conventional explosives with radioactive material.
Eastern Idaho House Destroyed, Possible Arson
Bonneville County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating the possibility that someone intentionally burned a house down on Brome St.
Historians Reveal Idaho's Architectural Heritage
The Idaho State Capitol, with its sandstone blocks and sprawling staircases, is a looker when it comes to buildings.
Father And Son Bike 1,800 Miles To Protest Boy Scouts
Since the Boy Scouts Of America announced its proposal to no longer deny membership for gay youths, but still keep the ban on gay adult leaders, many have decried the BSA's hypocrisy.
John Lindsay Lindsay is president of Power Lube in Blackfoot, Idaho, and owns/operates a Mobil 1 Lube Express in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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If the Shoe Fits, Don't Wear it; Instead Buy Two, Return One
Shoe stores are increasingly fed up with customers trying on pair after pair of shoes and not buying any of them.
'Balloon' outlines shape of what is to come for Evansville Museum
A team from Dome Technology of Idaho Falls, Idaho, proceeded slowly, using a pair of industrial fans to fill what looks like a 36-foot-tall, 65-foot-wide, spherical balloon inside the framed-in skeleton for the museum's new entrance addition.
Former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig addresses University of Idaho graduates
Former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig speaks at the University of Idaho-Idaho Falls commencement ceremony Thursday at the Colonial Theater, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.