BYU-Idaho tops safety rankings from Alarms.org
According to a recent study released by alarms.org, many of the nation’s safest college campuses are in the region and none are safer than Brigham Young University-Idaho. According to information from the website “located in Rexburg, Idaho. Once known as…
Elk refuge turns to digital signs to deter Bighorn sheep from licking cars
A decades old problem is getting a more modern take on prevention as managers of the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole have taken to digital signage to try and keep motorists moving. The problem? Bighorn sheep licking the vehicles…
Union Wireless expanding footprint in Granger, Opal, La Barge, Big Piney & Daniel
Union Wireless announced today that the company will expand the footprint of its fiber optic network an additional 125-miles from I-80 to Pinedale in 2018. The route will go through the communities of Granger, Opal, La Barge, Big Piney, and…
UPDATE: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office assists in locating Idaho fugitive in Sublette County
The following is a press release from the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. (Pinedale, Wyo. – February 24th, 2018) Sublette County Sheriff’s Deputies located a man wanted out of Idaho. Suspect leads Deputies on high-speed chase. Late last night on February…
Armed fugitive taken into custody in Bondurant
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office was able to locate and take into custody an armed fugitive early Saturday morning. The sheriff’s office posted on their Facebook page late Friday night that the fugitive was in Bondurant in the area of…
Truck crashes into home in Diamondville
Emergency responders in south Lincoln County were dispatched to a home in Diamondville Friday, February 23, after a truck drove into a house. The Diamondville Police Department said Fire and EMS service were also requested to respond. No one in…
Threat made against Pinedale Elementary School came from outside of Wyoming
Sublette County School District #1 reported Wednesday, February 21, that a threatening phone call against Pinedale Elementary School was received shortly before 8 a.m. The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office said the call included a generalized threat. Through an initial…
Wyoming Legislative Update: February 22, 2018
Dan Dockstader, Senator for District 16 reports from Cheyenne – Visit the online home of the Wyoming Legislature by clicking here. The biennium budgeting process continues in Cheyenne with a series of amendments that were brought to the budget during…
Police locate teens allegedly responsible for Rexburg gropings
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. REXBURG — Police have identified three teenage boys they believe are behind a series of gropings that occurred last week near the Brigham Young University-Idaho campus. The teenagers were…
Idaho Falls man identified as latest avalanche victim.
***Update*** – The Bonneville County Sheriff’s office has identified the man killed in Tuesday’s avalanche as Troy Leishman, 47, of Idaho Falls. The Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the Star Valley Search and Rescue, Swan Valley Fire and Idaho Falls…