http://www.localnews8.com/-/308798/14412868/-/fylnsvz/-/index.html en-US © 2011 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Home Home en-US © 2011 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. http://www.localnews8.com/news/Wyo-Education-Dept-inquiry-released/-/308662/20620552/-/13e3qua/-/index.html An inquiry into the Wyoming Education Department chronicles a slew of complaints and concerns about how the agency was run under State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:18 GMT 20620552 2013-06-18T22:42:18Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/utah-man-shot-during-mass-upgraded-to-fair-condition/-/308662/20616176/-/qtjmj/-/index.html A Utah man shot by his son-in-law during Mass on Father's Day has been upgraded to fair condition. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:07:20 GMT 20616176 2013-06-18T20:07:20Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/Bighorn-National-Forest-warns-campers-about-bears/-/308662/20610302/-/q2w7cqz/-/index.html Officials on the Bighorn National Forest are urging campers to take precautions with bears. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:52:41 GMT 20610302 2013-06-18T18:52:41Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/atco-announces-plan-to-hire-50-new-employees/-/308662/20604308/-/o9qftjz/-/index.html Just one week short of ATCO's one year anniversary from when it first moved into Pocatello, the Canadian-based international company is announcing its plan to hire 50 new employees within the next few months. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:17 GMT 20604308 2013-06-18T18:00:17Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/bridger-teton-fights-first-fire-of-the-season/-/308662/20611360/-/x3gfgr/-/index.html Bridger Teton National Forest is assessing its first fire of the season. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:07 GMT 20611360 2013-06-18T14:44:07Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/Woman-booked-for-cruelty-after-dog-dies-from-Raid/-/308662/20602466/-/w0wij0z/-/index.html Salt Lake City police say a woman who killed her dog with a can of Raid bug spray has been jailed on suspicion of animal cruelty. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:17 GMT 20602466 2013-06-17T20:55:17Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/man-shot-in-back-of-head-during-mass/-/308662/20596466/-/7h92qbz/-/index.html Doctors say a Utah man shot in the head by his son-in-law during a Father's Day Catholic Mass is expected to survive. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:30:08 GMT 20596466 2013-06-17T20:30:08Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/Idaho-feed-biz-homes-in-on-Taiwan-s-racing-pigeons/-/308662/20592866/-/lpuivhz/-/index.html An Idaho company aims to sell more than pet products and commercial pork feed in Taiwan. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:03:05 GMT 20592866 2013-06-17T19:03:05Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/brush-fire-consumes-gooding-home/-/308662/20569660/-/dl5ym9/-/index.html Fire officials say a home near the southern Idaho town of Gooding was destroyed when wind blew a brush fire to the residence. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:56:31 GMT 20569660 2013-06-14T17:56:31Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/woman-gets-prison-for-stealing-from-100yearold/-/308662/20572274/-/d8uta5/-/index.html A former nursing home employee has been sentenced to three to five years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly patient in Casper. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:46:50 GMT 20572274 2013-06-14T17:46:50Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/tree-falls-on-scout/-/308662/20562342/-/11922eqz/-/index.html A Boy Scout has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a tree fell on him at a Utah Scout camp in the Uinta Mountains. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:40:45 GMT 20562342 2013-06-13T23:40:45Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/federal-judge-irs-can-foreclose-on-exlawmakers-home/-/308662/20560288/-/12jn0tt/-/index.html A federal judge has cleared the way for the Internal Revenue Service to foreclose on former state Rep. Phil Hart's northern Idaho home over years of unpaid taxes. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:43:42 GMT 20560288 2013-06-13T21:43:42Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/Bridger-Teton-National-Forest-gets-new-supervisor/-/308662/20533448/-/v0ry21/-/index.html The Bridger-Teton National Forest in northwest Wyoming has a new supervisor. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:48:19 GMT 20533448 2013-06-12T22:48:19Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/new-affordable-care-act-laws-to-impact-employers/-/308662/20527384/-/9mas6v/-/index.html The new Affordable Care Act will start to take effect soon, and the deadline for employers to start formulating healthcare insurance plans for their employees is nearing. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:02:38 GMT 20527384 2013-06-12T21:02:38Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/study-yellowstone-wolves-dont-harm-elk-pregnancy/-/308662/20510934/-/hfgjjbz/-/index.html A new study says wolves don't startle female elk that winter east of Yellowstone National Park sufficiently to make them lose weight or harm their birthing rates. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:36:18 GMT 20510934 2013-06-11T18:36:18Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/pocatello-offers-free-babysitting-course-for-kids/-/308662/20503890/-/14oqgkw/-/index.html Now that most kids are out of school, some working parents are starting to look for babysitter. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:17:46 GMT 20503890 2013-06-11T17:17:46Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/bannock-county-approves-bid-methane-project-another-step-toward-completion/-/308662/20504988/-/41kfvb/-/index.html The Bannock County commissioners have awarded a $1.3 million contract to Western Equipment to build a methane-powered generator at the county's landfill this upcoming January. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:30:03 GMT 20504988 2013-06-10T22:30:03Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/annual-high-school-rodeo-draws-hundreds/-/308662/20491206/-/xex65x/-/index.html Nearly 300 rodeo contestants from around the state are saddling-up for the 17th annual Idaho High School Rodeo in Pocatello this week. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:07:06 GMT 20491206 2013-06-10T22:07:06Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/Group-denies-it-withheld-2010-Earhart-discovery/-/308662/20503664/-/d68yvs/-/index.html A Delaware aircraft preservation group denies a Wyoming man's claim that it found Amelia Earhart's missing plane and withheld the news so it could continue to raise money for the search. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:35:12 GMT 20503664 2013-06-10T21:35:12Z http://www.localnews8.com/news/BLM-investigating-2-small-southern-Idaho-wildfires/-/308662/20497878/-/8hs3d5z/-/index.html Officials with the Bureau of Land Management are investigating the cause of two small wildfires that together burned nearly 400 acres in southern Idaho. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:22:01 GMT 20497878 2013-06-10T16:22:01Z