In brief: Two injured after car hits tree
Two Spokane residents were injured near Priest Lake on Tuesday when their car went off Highway 57 into a ditch and hit a tree, according to an Idaho State Police report.
Timothy A. Palmer, 36, was driving a Subaru station wagon south on Highway 57 about four miles north of Lamb Creek when the car crossed the centerline and went off the road, the report said. Further information was unavailable.
Palmer and his wife, 30-year-old Caralee (Romeiser) Palmer, were wearing seat belts.
Timothy Palmer was airlifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center and was still in the emergency room late Tuesday, a nursing supervisor said. Caralee Palmer was treated and released from Newport Community Hospital, another nursing supervisor said.
An investigation into the crash continues.
Stevens County, Wash.
B.C. wildfire crosses into U.S.
A wildfire in British Columbia jumped the border and burned in thick timber in Stevens County.
As of Tuesday evening, the fire had burned an estimated 100 acres in the upper reaches of Jubalee Creek and on the ridgeline above Russian Creek, said Debbie Wilkins, with Colville National Forest. No structures were threatened, but Crawford State Park is nearby.
The cause of the fire is not known.
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Small wildfire mostly contained
A small wildfire north of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, was listed at 95 percent contained Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
The fire was discovered early Sunday evening about eight miles up the Smith Creek drainage. The fire has burned about 10 acres near the Dirt Oven campground.
A team of 60 firefighters, including crews from New Jersey and New Mexico, was diverted from the Echo Springs fire near St. Maries to fight the blaze.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Coeur d’Alene
Elementary school registration begins
New elementary students in Coeur d’Alene can register today at the district office, 311 N. 10th St.
In addition, elementary schools will be open Monday to register students. New students and those who have moved since last year must register. Returning students who preregistered last spring do not.
New students must bring proof of residency, a completed immunization record and a state-issued birth certificate.
New and returning middle school students are asked to register at their school Aug. 22.
Project CDA Alternative High/Middle School will register new and transferring students Monday.
Coeur d’Alene High School will register seniors and students in the Renaissance program, a student recognition program, on Aug. 24; juniors on Aug. 27; sophomores on Aug. 28; and freshmen on Aug. 29.
Lake City High School registration will be Aug. 23 for seniors, Aug. 24 for juniors, Aug. 27 for sophomores and Aug. 28 for freshmen.
More information is on the district Web site at www.cdaschools.org.
Okanogan County
$1 million in meth found near Cessna
Authorities seized at least $1 million worth of meth after a small airplane made an emergency landing in a field near Conconully, Wash.
A 72-pound bag of meth was hidden in a bush near the Cessna 172, but officials in Okanogan County did not find the pilot, who authorities believe fled on foot, Sheriff Frank Rogers said.
The plane is registered in Canada and appeared to have run low on fuel while flying into the United States, Rogers said.