Pocatello News Archives

Posted: The Cre-Act School in Pocatello held their annual play this afternoon, and gave out two special awards. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

Posted: Updated: NBC Newschannel 6 has learned that the Pocatello Police are responding to what has been described as a suspicious package on the west end of the city. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

The Board of Directors for the state Department of Environmental Quality has rejected a request to limit mercury emissions. via KPAX

“It has been the direction of the company for the last five years or so to concentrate our call center jobs into a fewer number of large centers.”

Posted: After a number of closures already, Pocatello was hit another heavy blow Wednesday morning as Qwest announced they will be closing their call center in the Gate City. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

“Qwest has been a good partner for many years”

Qwest is closing down its Pocatello customer service and sales call center leaving 155 employees wondering what they'll do next. via KIFI Idaho Falls

“But the idea of his involvement in Idaho - at the time, he was thinking about becoming governor of the territory, and I think he recognized the potential of Idaho, and noticed the resources.”

Posted: Century High School in Pocatello is host to an event that pays tribute to one of America's founding fathers. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

Posted: The Pocatello Zoo opened their doors this weekend, making it the 76th season they have been apart of the Pocatello community. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

Posted: There's a postal service processing plant in Pocatello on Flandro Drive which is the only place in East Idaho that will be picking up tax filings from last-minute filers until midnight. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

“Just another metaphor for non-sustainable... replicated through the stony mountains. Like Highway 26 from Ashton to Hoback, that every tremor and rock-fall pays tithes from Driggs to Freedom.”

Posted: People packed into a local coffee shop Thursday night. There weren't many empty seats at Main Street Coffee in Old Town Pocatello, as a group of attentive people listened to readings of local creations ... via KPVI-TV Pocatello

A judge has delayed the trial of an eastern Idaho prosecutor accused of misusing public money. via KIFI

“With food costs on the rise, then more people are having trouble to feed their families. So we are going to give that to them soon after the event. With every dollar we can provide to them, they can buy ten dollars worth of food”

What do you get when you mix a half ton of spuds, some of Pocatello's best restaurants, and close to 2,000 people? The answer is the Great Potato Bowl and a chance to help raise money for the Idaho Food Bank ... via KIFI Idaho Falls

In men's tennis, the University of Montana defeated Idaho State in a Big Sky Conference match at Pocatello, Idaho. via KIFI

Four Pocatello men were arrested Thursday morning on drug charges. Around 7:00 am, a narcotics officer went to 733 S. Main Street in the service of a search warrant. via KIFI Idaho Falls

Posted: A suspect who was chased by multiple agencies from Pocatello to Blackfoot Monday night is still at large this morning. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

“There's not a single day that's gone by so far that I haven't wished it was possible for me to trade places with them so that they could still be here.”

A man who killed both an off-duty Temple Station sheriff's deputy and his wife in a traffic collision in Pocatello, Idaho was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison. via Whittier Daily News

Idaho wildlife biologists say mountain lions appear to be paying more visits in and around Pocatello. via 2NEWS.TV

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has been honored with the Idaho Statesman of the Year award. via Today's 6

“And we're here offering an option or offering choices for individuals who perhaps have socialization through other areas, not through the traditional high school program.”

By: Genevieve Judge If you're looking for a high school education outside the traditional high school environment, there's now a way students in Idaho can get their diploma completely on-line. In an information ... via KIFI

“I was appointed by government otter, he values my judicial philosophy. A judge doesn't impose rules on people”

The Idaho Supreme Court Justices spent time in our area the past three days. Thursday morning, they were in Pocatello hearing civil cases. via KIFI

“Every dollar that is spent here goes back the co-op. It helps cover food and operating costs. Every dollar spent at the co-op goes right back into it.”

Posted: Anyone who's spent anytime at the grocery store lately knows food is getting more and more expensive - and if you want to eat healthy, it'll cost you even more. via KPVI-TV Pocatello