Jay Hildebrandt
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Plan revealed to help those dealing with medical debt collectors
Melaleuca C-E-O Frank VanderSloot proposes legislation ideas → Read More
Idaho offers free tools for visually impaired
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - People whose vision starts failing due to various eye diseases have an increasingly difficult time getting along, especially if they are living alone. There is a little known free program where they can get all kinds of help through the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Mary Martinez recently learned about the program and took advantage of some of the… → Read More
New charter stem school comes to Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A new charter high will be starting up this fall in Idaho Falls. It will be called White Pine Stem Academy and will initially be located at 2664 1st Street. It will be an expansion of the current White Pine K-8 Charter School. The 7th and 8th grade classes will move to the new school and a 9th grade class will be added. 10th through 12th grades will be added one at a time… → Read More
Aspiring filmmakers getting their start in Eastern Idaho
Students have dreams of making it big in Hollywood. → Read More
Road and street departments gear up for Thanksgiving storm
The Idaho Falls Street Department is gearing up for the upcoming storm by mixing three buckets of sand with one bucket of salt to spread on the streets. → Read More
95-year-old woman wins 13 blue ribbons at fair
Bonnie Jones continues her decades long tradition of winning ribbons for baked goods. → Read More
Bonneville School District offers free school lunch to substitutes
Bonneville School District 93 today announced the district will offer free school lunch to all substitute teachers. The announcement came in an exclusive interview with Local News 8 anchor Jay Hildebrandt. → Read More
4th grade students Skype live to Antarctica
Temple View students Skype with scientist at penguin colony → Read More
Idaho Falls home Christmas decorations featured in "Better Homes & Gardens"
Local interior decorator impressed magazine publishers → Read More
Joy in service at Humanitarian Center
Hundreds love volunteer opportunity. → Read More
East Idaho gridlock growing exponentially
Unless something changes, traffic congestion will create complete gridlock in East Idaho within as few as 10 years. → Read More
Rigby Middle School students fight verbal bullying
Student Organizer says kind words make a difference → Read More
Five tips for photographing the eclipse
It's a safe bet to say that the 2017 eclipse will be one of the most photographed events of the year. but how do you photograph it? should you even try? → Read More
BYU-Idaho and Rexburg eclipse preparations
A number of activities are planned to teach and entertain eclipse visitors → Read More
"Mary Poppins" ticket alert
Ticket resellers charging up to $258 for $12 dollar tickets for local musical → Read More
Mormon and Evangelical speakers explain their faith
Well known Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints BYU professor and speaker, Brad Wilcox, will join Evangelical author and pastor, Steve Crane → Read More
Teton flood survivor recalls harrowing experience
Shaun Orr feared he would die in the flood. → Read More
Historic home movies of 1940 Idaho Falls Temple cornerstone ceremony discovered
An interesting sidebar story to the Idaho Falls Temple Rededication was the recent discovery of some historic old home movies. Jay Hildebrandt talked to John Strobel who was surprised what was on one of the 77-year-old films he got transferred to DVD. → Read More
Former FLDS teen moves to Idaho Falls to find mom
Orval Barlow suspects his mother was banished to Idaho Falls by leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → Read More
One room schoolhouse thrives
Tendoy Elementary has only 15 students in grades K – 12. → Read More