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KIFI Local News 8
Idaho Falls announces new location for 2027 fireworks display
East Idaho News
KIFI Local News 8
Warm and breezy Friday ahead of First Alert weekend
Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal
Snake River’s Gwen Jones goes from an hour to live to state champion
Matt Jones picked his spot with about 600 meters to go. There was a short straightaway there on the Portneuf Wellness Complex course, with fewer people crowding the rope. He knew he'd have a second, maybe two, to get his daughter's attention. When Gwen Jones came around the hill, she was in about 21st place, farther up than he expected. He trotted alongside her. "Gwen, you're doing so good, and I think you're going to get a medal," Matt remembered telling her. "But if you want to help your team win state, you've got to pass that group ahead of you." She glanced over at him. "I saw determination just take over her," Matt said, "and she took off." It scared him a little. She still had 600 meters to go. It wasn't the first time she'd scared him. Two years earlier, doctors gave her an hour to live and warned she might never run again. On Halloween, the Snake River junior helped her team win a state title. "I get really emotional even thinking about it now, watching every race she runs," said her mother, Emily Jones. "There's a really realistic possibility that she shouldn't even be here." THE
Herald-Journal
From rock bottom to recovery: Veteran with Blackfoot roots shares story
BOISE — There was no detail too grim as Don Lineberry illustrated the story of his recovery from alcohol and drugs during an Oct. 29 interview with the Idaho Press. He’s come a long way from where he was “12 to 13 years” ago. Now, he...