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Deal trims some rules on sewage
March 19, 2010 on Page A1 BOISE – A North Idaho lawmaker’s proposal to eliminate all of the Panhandle Health District’s sewage rules – including those that protect the aquifer that provides the Inland Northwest’s drinking …
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Bill to eliminate Panhandle sewage rules scaled back
March 18, 2010 A North Idaho lawmaker’s proposal to eliminate all of the Panhandle Health District’s sewage rules - including those that protect an aquifer that’s the sole source of drinking water for …
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Fed appeals court won’t rehear Ashcroft lawsuit
March 18, 2010 A federal appellate court says it won’t reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the … 4
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Last two days of winter to stay sunny
March 18, 2010 A northwest flow in the upper atmosphere combined with a high pressure system to the west is putting the Inland Northwest under another in a continuing series of sunny days …
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Benewah, tribe solve policing stalemate
March 18, 2010 on Page A5
BOISE – Benewah County and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe have reached a deal on policing on the reservation, just in time to head off state legislation that was up for …
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NIC forum addresses bridging the grower-food gap
March 18, 2010 on Page A5 About a dozen people gathered on a Coeur d’Alene street corner Wednesday afternoon to build a raised bed that will become North Idaho College’s first community garden. The garden project …
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Idaho high court: No new trials for 6 on death row
March 17, 2010 The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions …
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Idaho first to sign law against health care reform
March 17, 2010 Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring the attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force … 16
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Benewah County, tribe reach deal on policing
March 17, 2010 Benewah County and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe have reached a deal on policing on the reservation, just in time to head off state legislation that was up for a vote … 1
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North Idaho teen admits shooting at cars
March 17, 2010 A North Idaho teenager has admitted to two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm at a passenger vehicle and one count of unlawful discharge of a firearm at a … 1
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North Idaho law enforcement logs, March 16
March 17, 2010
Click the “documents” tab above to download Coeur d’Alene and Bonner County police logs for Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Luck of the Irish? Sun keeps shining
March 17, 2010 After Spokane reached a season-high 64 degrees on Tuesday afternoon, forecasters are calling for cooling back to the lower 50s, although mostly sunny skies should continue through the weekend. 1
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Moscow company has safer way to check pregnancy in large game
March 17, 2010 on Page A1 Adult female bison don’t take kindly to traditional pregnancy tests. The test, known as “rectal palpation,” involves a veterinarian inserting a gloved arm to feel for thickening in the uterus … 1
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Priest Lake cabin lots will see rent increase
March 17, 2010 on Page A1 BOISE – Rents for state-owned cabin sites at Priest Lake will go up an average of 9 percent each year for five years starting in 2011, a 54 percent increase …
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Priest Lake state cabin rents to jump
March 16, 2010 Rents for state-owned cabin sites at Priest Lake will go up 9 percent next year and each year for the next five years, a 54 percent increase overall for the … 3
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Kootenai County rollover injures five
March 16, 2010 Kootenai County emergency crews had their hands full Monday night when a vehicle with six occupants rolled north of Post Falls and ejected three of the people, the sheriff’s office … 1
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Mild morning to give way to clouds
March 16, 2010 The first half of today will show signs of spring, but an approaching storm system should bring increasing clouds this afternoon and a chance of showers late tonight.
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Smoke detector wakes sleeping Post Falls man
March 16, 2010 on Page A5 A Post Falls man escaped his burning home early Monday after finding fire behind a closed bedroom door.
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Idaho calling for expanded states’ rights
March 16, 2010 on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and GOP lawmakers are calling for amending the United States Constitution to broaden states’ rights. “Too often, we find ourselves bemoaning the erosion of … 3
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Idaho measure would alter age-of-consent law
March 16, 2010 on Page A6
BOISE – If a 16- or 17-year-old girl has consensual sex with her 18- or 19-year-old boyfriend, the boy shouldn’t have to fear felony charges and being branded a sex …
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Resident escapes burning Post Falls home
March 15, 2010 A Post Falls man escaped his burning home early today after finding fire behind a closed bedroom door.
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North Idaho law enforcement logs, March 14
March 15, 2010
Download the Bonner County and Coeur d’Alene police logs for Sunday, March 14, 2010, by clicking the “documents” tab above.
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Athol lawmaker pushing for taxes being paid in silver
March 15, 2010 Idaho lawmakers are backing a plan that would allow state tax bills to be paid down with silver medallions instead of cash. 7
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Idaho Senate votes to amend rape law
March 15, 2010 BOISE - If a 16- or 17-year-old girl has consensual sex with her 18- or 19-year-old boyfriend, the boy shouldn’t have to fear felony charges and being branded a sex … 1
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Spring-like feel continues today
March 15, 2010 The Inland Northwest today should enjoy with partly sunny skies and highs in the lower 50s today.
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Ecology regional director talks about river cleanup
March 15, 2010 on Page A5 Most people are “fascinated with water, especially moving water,” says Grant Pfeifer, the Washington Department of Ecology’s eastern regional director. That’s particularly true in the Inland Northwest, which has such … 3
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Robot detonates suspicious tube in Post Falls
March 15, 2010 on Page A6 A robot with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad detonated a suspicious plastic tube discovered near Poleline Avenue and Idaho Highway 41 in Post Falls on Sunday afternoon.
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Idaho to study Avista request for six months
March 13, 2010 on Page B3 The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will spend six months reviewing Avista Utilities’ request for more money to pay for natural gas energy efficiency programs, officials announced Friday. The utility wants … 1
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Idaho’s wolf population at least 843
March 13, 2010 on Page B3 Wildlife biologists estimated Idaho’s 2009 wolf population at a minimum of 843 animals in a status report released Friday. The figure remained nearly unchanged from the 2008 minimum estimate of …
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Immigration bill clears Idaho Senate committee
March 12, 2010 Legislation aimed at fighting employment of undocumented immigrants cleared an Idaho Senate committee on Friday, but only after a two-hour hearing that drew extensive testimony overwhelmingly opposed to the bill. 9

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