In brief: I-90 crash kills Kellogg woman

A Kellogg woman was killed on Interstate 90 between Kellogg and Osburn, Idaho, early Saturday morning, according to the Idaho State Police.

Kacie A. Calabretta, 24, was driving her 2001 Lexus SUV west on I-90 near mile marker 53 when she overcorrected on a curve at about 7 a.m., ISP said. Her SUV went into the median and flipped, landing in the eastbound lanes of the interstate.

Calabretta was ejected from her vehicle. She was taken to Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg, where she died.

The crash was under investigation.

Woman, dog hurt in house fire

A woman and her dog were injured in a house fire at 801 N. University Road in Spokane Valley on Saturday afternoon.

When Spokane Valley firefighters arrived at the house around 2 p.m. the woman was in the front yard and there were smoke and flames coming from the front and roof of the house, said Spokane Valley Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Rose.

The woman sustained serious injuries and was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

When firefighters searched the inside of the house they found the woman’s dog, which was given oxygen.

“The dog was not in good shape when they found it,” Rose said.

The dog was picked up by the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service.

Rose said she had no further information on the dog’s condition.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

State route blocked; no bomb found

SUMNER, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol says a man appeared to be heavily under the influence when he told drivers he had a bomb in his car.

Traffic was backed up for hours Saturday on State Route 167 near Sumner while a bomb squad investigated. No explosives were found.

KIRO-TV reported a suspect was taken into custody.

Rescuers search for man in Columbia

HOOD RIVER, Ore. – Crews are searching by boat and air for a 20-year-old Miami man who fell off a paddle board in the Columbia River near Hood River, Oregon.

The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday the board used by Andres Damian Pombo was found floating mid-channel Friday afternoon. A video camera he had attached showed Pombo fell off the board on the western edge of Swell City.

Pombo and companions got in the water at a state park with plans to paddle toward Hood River. At some point, Pombo separated from his group and tried paddling across the river toward Washington state.