Steve Pankey was always curious about the case of his neighbor, Jonelle Matthews, a seventh-grader who vanished five days before Christmas in 1984. It would take over three decades for the police to find out why. “He was a monster who tapped on the shoulder of law enforcement,” retired lead detective Robert Cash told Fox...
Tag: idaho
Murdered Idaho students honored as campus hopes to 'bring that light back' nearly two years later
On a bright Wednesday afternoon at the University of Idaho, students and staff unveiled a new garden memorial to honor the four students killed Nov. 13, 2022, and other students the school has lost since. The Vandal Healing Garden, created by students at the University of Idaho College of Art and Architecture, opened two days...
Bryan Kohberger's defense cites Idaho town's 'mob mentality' in bid for venue change: 'Good ole’ boy justice'
Bryan Kohberger’s defense team has filed another motion to have his trial moved from Latah County, citing the “mob mentality” within the county where he allegedly stabbed four University of Idaho coeds to death in their home. According to court documents filed on Monday and reviewed by Fox News Digital, Kohberger’s defense argues that the...
'Will to survive' helped missing 89-year-old hiker through 10-day ordeal in Idaho wilderness
An 89-year-old missing hiker lived nearly 10 days in the wilderness of Idaho through his “will to survive,” authorities said. “Bing Olbum has been found and is home,” the Custer County Sheriff’s Office in Central Idaho said on Aug. 11. “It is an extraordinary outcome for this incident!” Olbum left from the Hunter Creek Trailhead...
US can stop noncitizen voting, here's how Idaho is leading the charge
Only American citizens should vote in American elections. It’s common sense. Yet, across the country, Americans are watching in dismay as Democratic-led cities and states open their elections to noncitizens. What’s worse – the Biden-Harris administration is directing federal agencies and their partners to provide noncitizens with voter registration information. It’s a slap in the...
Idaho prosecutors object to Bryan Kohberger defense's effort to move trial
Idaho prosecutors have formally objected to University of Idaho students murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s motion to change venue and have his trial moved out of Latah County, where the slayings took place. The filing, signed by Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and Ingrid Batey, a special assistant attorney general for the state, was made public...
Idaho hiker, 89, vanishes after setting off on trail over a week ago
An 89-year-old hiker is missing in Idaho after he was last seen setting off down a trail over a week ago, authorities said. Bing Olbum left from the Hunter Creek Trailhead on Aug. 1 and never reached the exit point of the Mcdonald Creek Area, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office said. The trailhead is located...
Idaho 5-year-old found dead after wandering away from his birthday party: police
An Idaho boy who vanished from his home Monday night during his fifth birthday party has been found dead, police say. Matthew Glynn, who was nonverbal and had autism, was discovered “deceased in the water” of a canal about half a mile away from his home, according to the Boise Police Department. “It is heartbreaking...
Bryan Kohberger seeks to move murder trial out of small community leaning toward conviction
The suspect accused of killing four students at the University of Idaho is requesting his trial be moved to Boise, Idaho, for a more fair trial. Bryan Kohberger, the defendant accused of carrying out the highly-publicized 2022 mass murder in Latah County, says the area has become too saturated with media coverage asserting his guilt...
2 states file Supreme Court appeals over transgender sports ban
Officials from West Virginia and Idaho filed appeals with the U.S. Supreme Court in efforts to enforce laws that would prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports. Each state filed its own petition Thursday in hopes the court would overturn rulings that blocked those laws from taking effect. A ruling is not...









