American Falls News

Firefighters in American Falls are battling a significant structure fire. The flames broke out around 3 p.m., Friday afternoon, at the corner of Kopp road and 2600 West.

Just after 3:15 p.m. Friday afternoon, the Power County Sheriff's Office and the Power County Fire Department responded to a structure fire in American Falls.

As if the dark, gloomy skies of February aren't bad enough, it's time to remind you once again that the tax season is underway.

Following last week's arrest of a local high school teacher, administrators in American Falls are working to make sure education is not interrupted.

An American Falls High School teacher is in jail accused of having sexual contact with a student.

AMERICAN FALLS An American Falls High School teacher was placed on administrative leave and under house arrest after police said he sexually abused a former student.

An English teacher at American Falls High School was arrested at school Wednesday.

If you live in Southeastern Idaho, you may want to consider joining in a popular van pool program.

Since June of 2008, Southeastern Idaho has seen 11 armed robberies, 5 of which are banks.

American Falls is due to get a $3.3 million low-interest loan funded by the federal stimulus act that will help the city refurbish its drinking water system and save millions in interest over the next three decades.

An American Falls man already facing a list of charges after he escaped from the Power County Jail in October and assaulted a deputy will be adding another felony charge to the list.

Ronald Bret Hamilton, 49, of Pocatello, and Vanessa Cattanea, 36, of Charleston, West Virginia, were convicted Wednesday by a federal jury in Pocatello on multiple counts of health care fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Idaho state air regulators issued a permit on Monday - said to be the first of its kind in the country - requiring a proposed fertilizer plant to curb its carbon dioxide emissions.

An American Falls man is facing several felony charges after getting in a fight in Pocatello.

There were 555 votes cast in the American Falls election. Mayor Amy Wynn beat write-in candidate Stacy Hohenfield with 337 votes to 137.

The search for two escaped inmates out of Power County ends on Monday with both of them once again behind bars.

Power County Sheriff Jim Jeffries says two inmates considered violent and dangerous escaped from the Power County Jail in American Falls in eastern Idaho Sunday morning.

The decision to pass a $395,000 levy in American Falls is in the hands of voters.

Cities and towns across Idaho that want to boost safety for kids riding their bikes or walking to school can now get a dose of federal funding to make it happen.

A Rockland man arrested in August is going to trial for resisting arrest. He says Power County deputies used excessive force during a traffic stop.