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Three found alive after plane crash
May 28, 2012 on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho National Guard rescuers plucked a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter from a snow-covered mountainside Sunday afternoon, more than 15 hours after the trio survived …
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UI posts dam files online
May 28, 2012 on Page A8 LEWISTON – Some predicted that salmon and steelhead runs would be wiped out, bountiful big-game herds would crash and a beautiful canyon would be turned into a mud-lined reservoir. Others …
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Moose head smashes through Cadillac driven by boy, 14
May 27, 2012 A 14-year-old motorist crashed into a moose on Interstate 90 in Shoshone County, Idaho, on Saturday, sending the animal’s head into the vehicle. 8
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Unique artifacts confirm indelible link between Idaho, Lincoln
May 27, 2012 on Page A1 BOISE – As a newly elected president, Abraham Lincoln sat for hours with plaster drying on his face to create a life mask that was used to fashion statues of … 1
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Memorial Day events
May 27, 2012 on Page B2 Memorial Day Ceremony - Hayden – Monday. 10 a.m. laying of wreath and tolling of boats at Honeysuckle Beach, with prayer, rifle salute, taps. Main ceremony at 11 a.m. at …
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Eye on Boise: Idaho backs Montana’s campaign spending fight
May 27, 2012 on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho is one of 22 states that filed a brief in support of Montana’s fight in the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the 2010 Citizens United decision from … 1
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Idaho controller critically injured
May 27, 2012 on Page B7 BOISE – Idaho state Controller Donna Jones was listed in critical condition Saturday at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after being involved in a car accident the day before. Hospital …
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North Idaho man charged with shooting helicopter
May 26, 2012 A North Idaho man who police say shot four times and twice hit a Lewiston-based helicopter working on a controlled burn in Shoshone County has been charged with felony interfering … 7
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State Controller in critical condition in Boise
May 26, 2012 Idaho State Controller Donna Jones was listed in critical condition today at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after being involved in a car accident the day before.
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Dems control Idaho tax panel
May 26, 2012 on Page B3 BOISE – For the past three months, one of Republican Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s departments has been controlled by Democrats. It’s the state Tax Commission, which is constitutionally required to …
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Controller flown to hospital
May 26, 2012 on Page B3 BOISE – Authorities say Idaho state Controller Donna Jones is being treated for injuries suffered in a car accident on Interstate 84. Jones’ chief of staff, Brandon Woolf, said the …
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2 dead in head-on crash south of Coeur d’Alene
May 25, 2012 Two people died in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene today. 2
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GOP Idaho governor has a Dem-led agency
May 25, 2012 For the past three months, one of Republican Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s departments has been headed by a Democrat and overseen by a majority-Democrat commission. It’s the state Tax Commission, … 1
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Northeast winds to peak this afternoon
May 25, 2012 National Weather Service forecasters said gusty northeast winds should peak this afternoon, and they cautioned campers in the region to take precautions against potentially damaging gusts.
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Woman gets at least 30 years in uncle’s murder
May 25, 2012 A mentally ill woman who shot and beat her uncle last year and burned his body in a fire pit has been sentenced to 30 years to life for his … 2
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Miners to return to Lucky Friday
May 25, 2012 on Page A1 WALLACE – The closed Lucky Friday Mine will begin rehiring workers in July and should return to a full workforce by the end of the year, said Phil Baker, Hecla …
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Lucky Friday Mine to start rehiring in July
May 24, 2012 The closed Lucky Friday Mine in North Idaho will start rehiring workers in July and should have a full workforce by the end of the year. 1
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Inland NW winds Friday could bring isolated damage
May 24, 2012 The Memorial Day holiday weekend is expected to kick off with an unusual wind storm out of the northeast on Friday morning, which could bring damaging gusts to narrow valleys … 7
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Students to pay, work for prank
May 24, 2012 on Page A6 Twenty-nine Sandpoint High School students are paying the price – in labor and sawbucks – for a senior class prank that vandalized school property. If the students complete 15 hours …
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Memorial Day observances
May 23, 2012 A variety of Memorial Day events are available throughout the Inland Northwest.
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One man dead, one injured in Kellogg shooting
May 23, 2012 One man is dead and another was injured following a shooting in a vehicle in Kellogg early this morning. 1
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Grizzly sow and cub found dead in North Idaho
May 22, 2012 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about who shot a grizzly bear and her nursing cub in northern Idaho. 14
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Eked-out win teaches Idaho Democrat a lesson
May 22, 2012 on Page A1 BOISE – A Democratic candidate for Congress in Idaho says he’s learned a lesson, after he didn’t actively campaign during his primary race and ended up with only a 5 … 1
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Candidate who kept campaign quiet nearly lost
May 21, 2012 A Democratic candidate for Congress in Idaho says he’s learned a lesson, after he didn’t actively campaign during his primary race and ended up with only a five percentage point … 5
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Huckleberries: Kootenai Republicans’ civil war not letting up
May 20, 2012 on Page B2 The battle between the conservative Reagan Republicans and the uberconservative United Conservatives of North Idaho for control of the Kootenai County Republican Party won’t end soon. Huckleberries hears that the … 1
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Idaho forest sites face cuts
May 20, 2012 on Page B3 LEWISTON – The U.S. Forest Service is starting an inventory and ranking of recreational facilities in two Idaho national forests, with the possibility of closing sites due to lack of … 3
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Eye on Boise: Twin Falls GOP committee hopeful draws party’s ire
May 20, 2012 on Page B3 BOISE – Good grief – it’s happened again. It turns out that it’s not only up north that one warring GOP faction has tried to hijack another one’s name, as … 2
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Sandpoint to fight milfoil by hand
May 20, 2012 on Page B3 SANDPOINT – City officials in Sandpoint are declining an offer from the Idaho Department of Agriculture to apply herbicide in Lake Pend Oreille near city beaches to eradicate Eurasian milfoil. …
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Dozens of donors funded woman’s college education
May 20, 2012 on Page B7 BOISE – Never underestimate the power of a thank-you card. That’s a lesson Jozey Mitcham, who recently received her diploma from Boise State University, learned early on. 1
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Pollutants found in remote lakes, rivers
May 19, 2012 on Page A1 Scientists consider Sullivan Lake’s waters relatively pristine. The 1,300-acre mountain lake in northeast Washington is home to a thriving kokanee salmon run. Along with confirmed sightings of grizzlies, wolves and … 7
