Beginning Monday, August 31, traffic movements at the intersection of Iona Road and U.S. Highway 26 (Yellowstone Highway) are being restricted to right-in and right-out turns only. North and ... Read More

A four-vehicle crash northwest of Iona Monday left a 59-year-old Idaho Falls woman dead and U.S. Highway 26 shut down for five hours. Read More

A woman from Idaho Falls has died following a Saturday afternoon car crash on Highway 26, according to Idaho State Police (ISP). Police said a 2007 Toyota Tundra pulling a utility trailer was ... Read More

A 44-year-old Idaho Falls woman is dead and a man and three juveniles suffered injuries after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 south of Ririe late Saturday ... Read More

Gooding, ID (June 5, 2026) - An 18-year-old Shoshone man was critically injured on Wednesday evening, June 3, after a two-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck in Gooding County. The accident ... Read More

Work to resurface all lanes of U.S. Highway 20 between Idaho Falls and Rigby begins tonight, promising a smoother ride and extending the lifespan of the roadway. Read More

A driver, who failed to stop for a school bus with its lights flashing, triggered a chain-reaction crash Tuesday morning east of Idaho Falls that sent two ... Read More

Icy roads and falling snow have caused multiple slide-offs and crashes along US 26 along Palisade Reservoir on Tuesday. The worst area is near Big Elk Creek Road. Read More

One person is dead after a crash yesterday. It happened just before 7 a.m., in the U.S. Highway 26 near Swan Valley. A Volkswagen was traveling east when it hit a cow on the road. Due to thick fog, a ... Read More

A fatal crash on Highway 26 near Swan Valley involved a Volkswagen hitting a cow and ended with the driver's death. Read More

It's been a little over two years since 26-year-old Hannah Britton was involved in a devastating car crash that would alter her life forever. She was sent to the hospital with extensive injuries and ... Read More

The Idaho Transportation Department is doing inlaid striping operations in the Idaho Falls area. Yesterday, lane closures went into effect where work is underway. That includes state highway 33 ... Read More

A man was rushed to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Swan Valley Saturday afternoon. It happened at 2:38 p.m. at milepost 386 on U.S. Highway 26, according to a news release from Idaho ... Read More

Highway 26 in Swan Valley is currently shut down due to an accident involving a semi-truck, trailer and SUV, according to a press release from the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office. Read More

Idaho State Police are investigating a 2-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 8:10 p.m. on April 7, 2025, on State Highway 26 at 100 North in Bingham County. Read More

Federal authorities are investigating after a helicopter crashed into a frozen lake Thursday in Idaho killing a pilot ... a Bell 505 and took place at the Ririe Reservoir in the city of Rexburgh ... Read More

Officials expect to reopen the affected section by Monday afternoon or Tuesday, pending successful removal operations. Read More

which was also traveling eastbound on US 26. No injuries were reported. Idaho State Police was assisted by Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, Swan Valley Fire and Idaho Falls Fire paramedics. Read More

A local coroner has identified a man who died over the weekend in a head-on crash involving a snowplow near Palisades Reservoir.  Bonneville County Coroner Rick Taylor said the man was Matthew Ishino, ... Read More

The semi-truck driver was not injured. The eastbound lanes of US 26 were blocked for approximately three hours. Idaho State Police was assisted by Bonneville County Sheriff's Office, Idaho Falls Fire ... Read More

EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Aug. 19 to Aug. 25 in east Idaho history. 1900-1925 BLACKFOOT - A husband accidentally shot and killed his wife, the ... Read More

SHOSHONE - A 65-year-old motorcyclist died Monday afternoon after he crashed into a vehicle, police say. Daniel Scott Clark, of Gooding, was southbound on a 2008 Harley Davidson on South Cherry Street ... Read More

U.S. Highway 26 from Ririe to Swan Valley State Highway 31 from Swan Valley to Victor Travelers can check up-to-date road conditions at Idaho511.com for Idaho roads, and TripCheck.com for Oregon ... Read More

Idaho State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred at 11:40 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023, on US Highway 26 at mile marker 373 near Swan Valley ... Read More