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Month: November 2022

‘He was much more of a hero than we ever knew.’ Man who died fighting in Ukraine brought back to Idaho

By Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story     BLACKFOOT, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A 34-year-old Rexburg man who died while fighting in Ukraine was honored in Idaho and laid to rest on Wednesday. Dane Partridge was married and had five children. He died on Oct. 11 after being critically injured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.

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Mistrial declared in second-degree murder case due to Covid-19

By Kaitlyn Hart Click here for updates on this story     IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A mistrial has been declared in the case of 37-year-old Jake Eilander, a local man accused of second-degree murder. The reason? COVID-19 health risks. “Unfortunately, circumstances have arisen which necessitate that this case be declared a mistrial,” District Judge Stevan

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¿Cuántos muertos dejó la construcción de los estadios para el Mundial en Qatar? Esto es lo que sabemos

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La preparación de Qatar para albergar el Mundial de Fútbol 2022 ha estado marcada por una serie de polémicas sobre el tratamiento de los trabajadores migrantes –que viajaron al país en los últimos años para ayudar en la construcción de los estadios–, especialmente debido al alto número de muertos en

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Oath Keepers leader testifies 2020 election was ‘unconstitutional,’ paints himself as anti-violence

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers who prosecutors say called for a “bloody revolution” to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, painted himself as an anti-racist Libertarian who believed the 2020 election was unconstitutional as he testified in his own defense on Friday. Rhodes is

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