This Biz Buzz story was first published Oct. 30, 2024. Do you want to know what’s happening in the eastern Idaho business scene? We’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of this week’s business news across the valley.

WinCo is coming to Rexburg. Rexburg City Councilman Robert Chambers confirmed the news during the annual State of the City address Tuesday morning. The supermarket chain has submitted its plans to build a store on property in the north of town across from Walmart.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho — A two-vehicle crash that happened on Sunday morning at approximately 5:15 a.m. near New Plymouth has left three people in the hospital.

PAYETTE, Idaho — A two-vehicle crash on I-84 sent three people to the hospital early Sunday, Jan. 26, blocking traffic for more than five hours, Idaho State Police (ISP) reported. The collision occurred at 5:15 a.m. near milepost 13 south of New Plymouth between an 18-year-old woman from Rexburg and a 52-year-old woman from Middleton.

New York City-style slice pizza is now permeating the nation, even at Righteous Slice, in out-of-the-way Rexburg, Idaho.

Idaho Treasurer Julie Ellsworth is proposing that Idaho opt into a program that allows for eligible residents with disabilities to save beyond limits set by public assistance programs.

The largest earthquake the state has experienced in nearly a year shook Central Idaho on Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude-4.2 quake at 9:32 a.m., originating near Clayton in Custer County, according to the agency’s website. The reported location was 16 miles west-northwest of Clayton.

AAA reports that Idaho’s average price for a gallon of regular gas hovered above the $3 mark for another week. Some parts of the state, however, are seeing gas prices

When it comes to gas prices in Idaho, where you get your gas dictates how much you will be spending, with some places being more than others.

The Idaho House has passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its Obergefell v. Hodges decision on same-sex marriage equality.

The Idaho House passed a Republican-backed resolution on Monday urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the legality of same-sex marriage. All of Idaho’s Democratic House members opposed the

The mayor had to break a tie after City Council voted on an alcohol change for large events. “I’ve got a lot of faith in our event organizers,” one councilor said.