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Lawsuit contests University of Wyoming trans woman in sorority
eastidahonews.com...District Court in Cheyenne, made residents of the Kappa Kappa Gamma house uncomfortable in part by sitting on a common-area couch for hours and staring... ...The lawsuit against the national Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, its national council president and Smith claims national sorority officials pressured... ...The lawsuit "contains numerous false allegations," but the sorority couldn't comment in detail, Executive Director Kari Kittrell Poole said in an... ...Kappa Kappa Gamma does not discriminate based on factors including gender identity, she added....

Why skinny soda cans are everywhere
eastidahonews.com...Topo Chico, Simply and SunnyD recently launched alcoholic seltzers and cocktails in tall, thin cans, while Day One, Celsius and Starbucks have debuted... ...(CNN) -- Suddenly, your beverage is taller. Beverage brands rely on packaging shape and design to draw in consumers.... ...Aluminum cans, regardless of size, are environmentally better than plastics, said Judith Enck, a former Environmental Protection Agency regional... ...It was widely criticized as offensive and the National Eating Disorders Association said the company's comments were both "thoughtless and irresponsible...

Idaho legislators pass contentious bill that adds clarification ...
eastidahonews.com...The House's State Affairs Committee printed House Bill 374 on Tuesday and held a hearing Wednesday afternoon.... ...BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) -- Although nearly every person who spoke acknowledged it was inadequate, Idaho's House Republicans voted nearly unanimously... ...The bill is a version of House Bill 342, which the committee tabled March 20 after criticism from Idaho Republican Party Chairwoman Dorothy Moon.... ...Derek Farr, communications director for the Idaho House and Senate Democrats, said the group walked out because they were angry and frustrated....

Gwyneth Paltrow wins ski collision case
eastidahonews.com...Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist, sued Paltrow over lasting injuries he said he sustained when the two collided at the Deer Valley Resort in... ...Park City, Utah more than seven years ago.... ...Her attorney, Steve Owens, also released a statement.... ...I am pleased with the outcome and I appreciate all of the hard work of Judge Holmberg and the jury, and thank them for their thoughtfulness in handling...

Federal judge says insurers no longer have to provide some ...
eastidahonews.com...In the new ruling, US District Judge Reed O"Connor struck down the recommendations that have been issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force... ..., which is tasked with determining some of the preventive care treatments that Obamacare requires to be covered.... ...White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called the case "yet another attack on the Affordable Care Act.".... ..."We lose a huge chunk of preventive services because health plans can now impose costs," said Andrew Twinamatsiko, associate director of the O"Neill...

Franklin County explosion caused by falling snow on propane gas ...
eastidahonews.com...Firefighters from Franklin County, Caribou County and the city of Grace responded and discovered the approximately 10,000-square-foot building had... ...The Idaho Fire Marshal's Office investigation has determined there was a snow slide off of the roof of the facility that landed on the propane gas... ...Franklin County Fire Marshal Matt Gleed said the building was destroyed beyond repair and that a new building would have to be constructed in the... ...Sandahl, Idaho Fire Marshal....

Fish and Game capture mountain lion in Ammon neighborhood
eastidahonews.com...Given the proximity to Woodland Hills Elementary, the school was put on alert.... ...The lion was reported by a homeowner whose dog chased the lion into a tree.... ..."This lion appears to be healthy and was not known to be aggressive or attack any pets," says Wildlife Manager Curtis Hendricks....

Harsh winter is hard on wildlife and officials want your help ...
eastidahonews.com...not make it if they run out of energy reserves over the next month," says Matt Pieron Regional Supervisor in the Upper Snake Region.... ...IDAHO FALLS -- It has been a long harsh winter for all of us in Idaho, and an especially hard one for big game animals in the Upper Snake and Southeast... ...In a continued effort to protect wintering wildlife, Portneuf, Georgetown, and Montpelier Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Southeast Region... ...in the Upper Snake Region and more than 30 in the Southeast Region....

Idaho man with DUI history arrested in Logan Canyon crash that ...
eastidahonews.com...LOGAN (KSL.com) -- Three people were killed in a car accident in Logan Canyon on Wednesday, after a Kia Rio crossed over into the northbound lanes... ...and hit a Ford Excursion.... ...Jordan Erickson, 21, and Dakota Mejia, 24, both of Garden City, who were the driver and front seat passenger of the Rio, died at the scene.... ...Jerika J Erickson, 17, of Garden City, who was in the back seat, died en route to the hospital, according to the Utah Highway Patrol....

Wild video of avalanche captured on dash camera of Utah Highway ...
eastidahonews.com...Utah Highway Patrol vehicle.... ...Officials say the avalanche happened on State Route 189 near Deer Creek Reservoir on Monday when crews were performing avalanche mitigation work.... ...Also in Utah County on Monday, a snowmobiler died as a result of an avalanche near Cedar Fort.... ...Nearby, several skiers at Sundance Resort experienced a "powdercloud" avalanche on Monday as well....