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Sirens & Gavels archive for Aug. 18, 2009

TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 2009


Documents give new details in fatal fall 

The Louisiana couple involved in the fatal fall at the Coeur d'Alene Resort were arguing and drinking that night, court documents show. Witnesses heard Lynea M. Sprung Hambrice, 36, telling Ian E. James, 38, to stop hurting her about 12:15 a.m. on July 30 -…

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Courthouse watch: 8.18.09

A murderous road trip that saw a paranoid schizorphenic take the lives of two college students earned the man a lifetime in prison. John Delling, 23, received two life sentences today from 4th District Judge Deborah Bail in Boise. Delling pleaded guilty earlier this year…

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Craigslist prostitution hits Wenatchee

In a nice underscore to my story last month that explored Craigslist prostitution stings in North Idaho, the Wenatchee World reports two Seattle-area women were arrested last week for working as prostitututes out of the Cedars Inn in East Wenatchee.The AP's pickup of the World…

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