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• Rock slide blocks BNSF line near Bonners Ferry

  June 13, 2011 in City, Idaho A rockslide near Bonners Ferry has blocked railroad tracks used by Amtrak and 30 freight trains a day.

• Coeur d’Alene boys headed to state 5A tournament

  February 26, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 The Coeur d’Alene boys found an extra gear in the fourth quarter and passed Lewiston for a 67-58 win in the 5A Region 1 tournament at Coeur d’Alene High School …

• Prep roundup: Wiese hits 3; Newport wins

  December 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 Courtney Wiese banked in a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to lift Newport to a 38-37 nonleague girls basketball victory over visiting Timberlake on Monday night. The Tigers (3-3) had …

• Driver killed in slide-off crash on Highway 95

  November 26, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A8 A Bonners Ferry woman is dead and a young boy seriously injured after being thrown from their SUV as it crashed down an embankment Thursday morning. The accident occurred about …

• Judge drops poaching charges

  October 14, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A judge dismissed poaching charges against a Bonners Ferry veterinarian Wednesday after he found the man’s rights had been violated during a 2009 investigation. 3

• Woman forgives Ruby Ridge federal agents

  September 9, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 KALISPELL, Mont. – Sara Weaver-Balter has forgiven the federal agents who shot and killed her mother and brother 18 years ago on Idaho’s Ruby Ridge. That’s the message she wants … 5

• Judge orders restitution in Medicare provider fraud

  July 28, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A Bonners Ferry, Idaho, woman was sentenced on Monday for Medicaid provider fraud after pleading guilty in Idaho 1st District Court to billing the government for patients who were not …

• ‘Bandit’ accused of Idaho theft

  July 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 A teen accused of airplane, boat and car heists from the San Juan Islands to the tropics has been charged with last fall’s theft of a single-engine plane in Bonners … 1

• Idaho agency enacting layoffs, closures

  April 7, 2010 in City on Page A6 In a move that’s expected to save $7 million, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will lay off 126 employees and close nine of its 29 offices. “Hopefully things …

• Northeast community center expanding

  March 12, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Spokane’s Northeast Community Center, at 4001 N. Cook St., has started work on a $3 million addition that will create 30,000 square feet of meeting and office space and a …

• Hoarders have 40-plus more cats

  February 13, 2010 in City on Page B1 The couple involved three years ago in Idaho’s worst cat-hoarding case have moved to Bonners Ferry and are attracting complaints from neighbors about their cats. Neighbors have spoken to Boundary … 7

• Reports: Soldier killed in Afghanistan grew up in North Idaho

  October 9, 2009 in Idaho One of eight soldiers killed Saturday when enemy forces overran their outpost in Afghanistan spent part of his youth in the Bonners Ferry area, according to news reports.

• Bonner’s Ferry man commits suicide in Montana jail

  April 9, 2009 in Idaho, Region Authorities say a 22-year-old North Idaho man committed suicide in the Sanders County Detention Center shortly after he was captured by residents for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Trout …