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News >  Idaho

Victim Calls In Backup For Deputy Attacker Attempts To Get Lawman’s Gun

A citizen used a patrol car radio early Monday to get help for a Bonner County sheriff's deputy who was being attacked by two men. The 1 a.m. scuffle on Upper Pack River Road nearly turned disastrous when Deputy Eric Skinner said one of the attackers tried to grab his holstered weapon during the fight.
News >  Nation/World

Millionaire Committed After Spree

A Seattle man who recently bought nearly $1 million worth of downtown Sandpoint property - and offered to bail everyone out of the Bonner County Jail - was committed for mental evaluation by authorities this week. Michael J. Lemberg, 51, showed up in Sandpoint several weeks ago. He went on an extravagant spending spree, buying land, cars, a home, art and even hundreds of dollars' worth of pizza for people he didn't know.
News >  Idaho

Sexual Abuser Of 8-Year-Old Gets 20 Years

A 66-year-old man who posed as a police officer to lure a young boy into his car and molest him was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. Ronald J. Nordland apologized to the 8-year-old boy he molested last November and to the boy's family, saying he hoped they could get on with their lives.
News >  Nation/World

2 Men Dead In Gunfight At Clagstone

Two men died after a gunfight erupted on a dusty, remote Bonner County road Wednesday afternoon. Several shots - three hitting one man and two tearing into the other - were exchanged between a suspected burglar and a homeowner, said Bonner County Sheriff Chip Ross.
News >  Idaho

Sandpoint Arts Granted $45,000

The historic Panida Theater, the Festival at Sandpoint and several other arts groups here hauled in more than $45,000 Thursday. At six press conferences across the state, including one in Sandpoint, the Idaho Commission on the Arts handed out $473,956 worth of grants.
News >  Idaho

Boundary County Schools Prepare A Major Bond Issue

The Boundary County School District is gearing up to ask voters for $15 million to build a new high school and renovate its four elementaries. "We've had facility needs here for a number of years," said Superintendent John Schwartz. "Rather than trying to piecemeal together projects with a bunch of smaller levies, we decided to go with a bond that meets our total needs."
News >  Spokane

Snow Melt, Rain Causing Lake Level To Rise

Heavy rains and mountain snow melt have sent a rush of water toward Lake Pend Oreille, forcing flood-control spills at Albeni Falls Dam. "I've been here 10 years and haven't seen it like this before," said Dave Harris, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "It's been dry the last few years, and it's unusual to have this much water coming in."