Recent stories by Becky

• Idaho trooper kills man during struggle for gun

  June 13, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A1 LOOKOUT PASS – An Idaho State Police trooper shot and killed a man during a struggle over a handgun Wednesday along Interstate 90 just west of the Idaho-Montana state line. … 3

• Idaho state trooper shoots, kills man on I-90

  June 12, 2013 in Idaho An Idaho State Police trooper shot and killed a man during a struggle over a handgun today along Interstate 90 at Lookout Pass, just west of the Idaho-Montana state line. 31

• Wolf ban could be lifted

  June 8, 2013 in Idaho on Page B1 Ending federal protections for gray wolves could hinder dispersal of the keystone predators west of the Cascades, slowing or halting them from recolonizing suitable habitat in Western Washington and Oregon, … 48

• Wolf Project shows promise for sheep herds, wolf packs

  November 18, 2012 in City, Idaho, Outdoors on Page A1 NEAR SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Patrick Graham cupped his hands around his mouth and howled into a moonless night. A wolf answered from a distant ridge. Soon, the Pioneer Pack … 27

• Repeat of wolf kill unlikely

  November 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 Killing seven members of a wolf pack that repeatedly attacked a Northeast Washington rancher’s cattle cost about $76,500, according to preliminary state figures. The amount includes all hunts targeting the … 35

• Researcher seeking clues behind clusters of disease in tiny town

  August 12, 2012 in City, Health, Idaho on Page A1 NORTHPORT, Wash. – Rose Kalamarides was in her early 20s when she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Her older brother also got the debilitating disease. So did one of her … 21

• Residents keep track of interaction with river

  August 12, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Huckleberries, venison and salmon. Bitterroot and willowbark. 2

• Teck, Colville Tribe go to trial over slag

  August 12, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A6 In the early 1990s, anglers in the Upper Columbia River reported seeing beads of liquid mercury floating in the water. The sightings were followed by advisories from the Washington Department … 28

• Hecla’s takeover effort rejected

  August 8, 2012 in Idaho on Page A12 Hecla Mining Co. won’t be acquiring a competing silver producer through a hostile takeover. Company officials announced Tuesday morning that U.S. Silver Corp.’s shareholders had rejected their cash offer of …

• State won’t fund phosphorus research in Spokane River

  August 2, 2012 in Health, Idaho on Page A1 The Washington Department of Ecology has opted not to pay for additional research by a University of Washington professor whose earlier work suggested that not all of the phosphorus discharged … 39

• U.S. Silver board urges rejection of Hecla bid

  July 31, 2012 in Idaho on Page A8 U.S. Silver Corp.’s board of directors is urging the company’s shareholders to reject an unsolicited buyout offer from Hecla Mining Co., saying the $110 million bid is “opportunistically timed” to …

• U.S. Silver mulls options

  July 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A10 U.S. Silver Corp.’s board of directors will review an unsolicited bid from competitor Hecla Mining Co. to gain control of the company by buying up stock directly from U.S. Silver’s …

• Hecla trying to take over U.S. Silver

  July 26, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Hecla Mining Co. is trying to gain control of the Galena Mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley through a hostile takeover of its owner. Hecla is wooing shareholders of U.S. Silver … 2

• Eastern Washington tree to adorn Capitol lawn for Christmas 2013

  July 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 A tree from the Colville National Forest will grace the nation’s capital during the 2013 Christmas season. The Northeast Washington forest was selected during a national competition in which the … 1

• Blood-lead testing crucial for Silver Valley children

  July 20, 2012 in Health, Idaho on Page A5 When Shane Stancik grew up near the old Bunker Hill Mine and Smelter complex, it was a magnet for neighborhood kids. He and his friends poked around the rusting equipment … 5

• Deal struck to improve Idaho trout stocks

  July 18, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A5 Two prized trout fisheries in the Lake Pend Oreille watershed will get a $39.5 million boost from the federal government through an agreement with the Kalispel Tribe. The money will …

• Wolf attack surprised even officials

  July 15, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B1 NINE MILE FALLS – Two brothers were starting their morning chores when they noticed that their sheep had escaped from the pen. The flock was scattered across a field, where … 10

• Furor at farragut

  July 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 At Farragut State Park, Jokulhlaup Viewpoint offers visitors sweeping views of Lake Pend Oreille. Logging last winter “opened up one of the few vistas that the public has at the … 5

• Rancher may shoot wolf that killed calf

  July 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 A wolf recently killed a calf in Stevens County, and the rancher has permission to shoot the animal if it attacks the Diamond M Ranch’s herd again, state officials said. … 1

• Dam treaty to be revisited

  July 5, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Nearly 50 years ago, Canada and the United States shook hands over a groundbreaking accord that altered life in the Northwest. The Columbia River Treaty turned the 1,200-mile-long river and … 2

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