Andrea Olson

Andrea Olson

Ricocheting bullet grazes Idaho woman, man through vehicle windshield

Ricocheting bullet grazes Idaho woman, man through vehicle windshield

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted July 20 - 8:15 p.m.

The Blattner family thought it was a rock that had launched through their vehicle's windshield, grazing two adults in the vehicle. They later learned it was a bullet.
An Idaho community is helping a boy who suddenly became paralyzed and unable to speak

An Idaho community is helping a boy who suddenly became paralyzed and unable to speak

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted July 20 - 8:03 a.m.

A community is rallying together to raise funds for a 12-year-old boy and his family after he went from being active and happy to suddenly paralyzed and unable to speak.
Father and son remembered after fatal Idaho plane crash

Father and son remembered after fatal Idaho plane crash

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted July 15 - 8:06 a.m.

A father and son killed in a plane crash during a camping trip in Idaho were well loved by the people who knew them.
Father and son killed in rural Idaho plane crash

Father and son killed in rural Idaho plane crash

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted June 30 - 10:22 p.m.

A 48-year-old father and his 15-year-old son were killed after a plane crashed in rural Valley County this week.
Idaho woman ran over man in a parking lot who she thought she knew, police say

Idaho woman ran over man in a parking lot who she thought she knew, police say

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted May 4 - 4:45 p.m.

A 39-year-old Idaho Falls woman was recently charged with two felonies after allegedly running over a man who she mistook for someone she thought she knew.
Deputies: Idaho mother lit dumpster fires with minor son, gets charged with arson for fence fire

Deputies: Idaho mother lit dumpster fires with minor son, gets charged with arson for fence fire

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted March 23 - 6:01 p.m.

A 39-year-old woman has been charged with felony third-degree arson from a September incident after court documents allege she lit part of a fence on fire at an Idaho business.
Potat-eau: This Idaho perfume might make you smell like a French fry

Potat-eau: This Idaho perfume might make you smell like a French fry

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted Feb. 9 - 4:46 p.m.

Imagine pulling up to a drive-thru, ordering French fries and opening up the bag. The smell of fresh-cut potatoes permeates the air. Now this aroma is available in a perfume bottle.
Like 'driving with a blindfold': Police, Idaho drivers describe conditions leading to 39-vehicle crash

Like 'driving with a blindfold': Police, Idaho drivers describe conditions leading to 39-vehicle crash

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted Jan. 13 - 8:34 p.m.

After 39 vehicles were involved in a low-visibility crash on U.S. Highway 20 north of Island Park last Friday, people were scared and stranded in the snowstorm. The many emergency and tow truck crews who responded proved that "tough calls can bring out the best," Idaho State Police said.
Carbon monoxide miracle: 5 Idaho kids and sister-in-law survive after being poisoned

Carbon monoxide miracle: 5 Idaho kids and sister-in-law survive after being poisoned

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted Nov. 16 - 8:29 p.m.

Five kids and a relative are miraculously alive after a pipe from their furnace broke off and emitted invisible gas throughout their home, causing them to become sick with carbon monoxide poisoning.
'He was going to be the best dad': Expectant father from Wyoming killed in Kabul airport attack

'He was going to be the best dad': Expectant father from Wyoming killed in Kabul airport attack

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted Aug. 27 - 9:21 p.m.

Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20, from Jackson, Wyoming, was one of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul airport attack Thursday.
Grizzly bear chases mountain biker near area of previous attack in Idaho

Grizzly bear chases mountain biker near area of previous attack in Idaho

Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews  |  Posted July 31 - 11:31 a.m.

A mountain biker avoided injury after being chased by a grizzly bear near Island Park, Idaho, Friday morning.