Category: Idaho

Lori Vallow Daybell Found Guilty of Murdering Her 2 Children, Romantic Rival

BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho jury on Friday convicted Lori Vallow Daybell of murder in the deaths of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that marks the end of a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims of zombie children, apocalyptic prophesies, and illicit affairs. Vallow Daybell, who wore a simple black dress, showed…


Idaho Jury Begins Deliberation in Lori Vallow Daybell Murder Trial

BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in what prosecutors say was a strange doomsday-focused plot. Lori Vallow Daybell wanted the victims’ money, so she used sex and power to manipulate her brother and a lover into carrying…


Police Video Shows Idaho Killings Suspect in Traffic Stop

PULLMAN, Wash.—Newly released body camera video shows the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students being pulled over for allegedly running a red light about a month before the killings. The video shows Washington State University campus police stopping Bryan Kohberger on Oct. 14, 2022, in Pullman, the Idaho Statesman reported Thursday….


The Western US Remains Divided Over Abortion

Idaho and Utah have continued banning or limiting abortions, while Oregon and California are stockpiling abortion pills. Idaho and Utah were two of the 13 states that had trigger laws to make abortions illegal when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As soon as Roe v. Wade was overturned, Idaho joined the list of…


Early Morning Fire Destroys Wing of Idaho High School

POCATELLO, Idaho—An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of Highland High School was completely destroyed. The wing housed the school’s cafeteria, gymnasium, choir and…


IN-DEPTH: Controversial mRNA Technology Now Targeting Livestock

At least five states have introduced bills restricting the use of controversial mRNA technology or gene therapies in livestock or demand full disclosure to consumers on product packaging. The states considering legislation include North Dakota, Tennessee, Arizona, Idaho, and Missouri. Idaho House Bill 154 would make it a misdemeanor offense for anyone who provides or…


Son Confronts Mother, Testifies in Doomsday Plot Murder Trial

BOISE, Idaho—The only surviving child of a woman charged in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival confronted his mother about his siblings’ deaths in an emotional phone call played for jurors on Tuesday in a trial that has touched on claims of evil spirits, zombie children, and an additional murder…


Guilty or Not? Jury Hears Claims in Idaho Slain Children’s Case

BOISE, Idaho—A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new husband’s previous wife was willing to “remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wants,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday morning. “The defendant used money, power and sex to get what she wanted,” Fremont County…


Guilty or Not? Jury to Hear Claims in Idaho Slain Kids’ Case

BOISE, Idaho—The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders, and claims of unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.” On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in…


Guilty or Not? Jury to Hear Claims in Idaho Slain Children’s Case

BOISE, Idaho—The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders, and claims of unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.” On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in…