Brian Coddington

A business group wants to hold a street festival on Sherman Avenue, potentially blocking a parade planned by the Aryan Nations for the same day. Merlin Berger, president of the Downtown Merchants Association, confirmed the group submitted its request about two weeks ago to use a 10-block stretch along the downtown arterial on July 25 and 26.

Sicha SiJohn, 3, dances Saturday during a powwow at the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Bingo Casino. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

Steve Judy

A judge has allowed Coeur d'Alene Press publisher James Thompson to return to the home he shares with his wife, whom he is accused of battering. Thompson, 45, spent a night in the Kootenai County Jail earlier this month following his arrest on a domestic battery charge.

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A misdirected rifle bullet zipped through the woods last Thanksgiving and pierced Clay Folda's right hip. The shooting seriously injured Folda, who nearly bled to death in the woods, and left him hobbled.

Three people injured in an accident that killed two others remained hospitalized Wednesday in Lewiston, one in critical condition. An infant and a teenage girl died in Tuesday's head-on accident on U.S. Highway 12 just east of Lenore, Idaho. They were identified by the Idaho State Police as Christa K. Vincent, 16 months, of Jerome, Idaho, and Amanda R. Vandenberg, 18, of Clarkston, Wash. Joseph S. Olive, 19, of Peck, Idaho, underwent surgery Wednesday morning, ISP Cpl. John Ferriss said. Olive was listed in critical condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said.

Relatives of a Coeur d'Alene man killed in a plane crash nearly two years ago at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have filed a wrongful death complaint against the pilot. The suit, filed last week in Idaho 1st District Court by Theodore Harris Jr.'s parents and daughter, claims that Gregory R. Rainey should have asked permission to land at Sea-Tac when he became disoriented instead of trying to reach Boeing Field in Seattle.

Gerald Barcella in February 1997. File/The Spokesman-Review

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Martin Bennett would have grudgingly accepted a ticket when he was arrested two years ago for reckless driving. That misdemeanor charge since has been reduced to a $47 traffic infraction, but Bennett is not about to let the incident drop.

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A deputy public defender is being investigated after a tangle with a police officer while the officer arrested one of the attorney's clients. Police and sheriff's reports released Monday allege deputy public defender Chuck Sheroke lunged at Coeur d'Alene police officer Pete Atkins with a raised fist.

1. George Freije built his single-engine, four-seat Lancair IV from a kit. He was photographed before he assembled the wings. Freije family photo 2. George Freije

Permanent solution 1. Clint Riley at Lake City Tattooland touches up Shawn Findley's tattoo with more color. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. Riley already requires parental consent.

David Woffenden, right, and Timothy Bailey arrive at the Kootenai County Courthouse for their first court appearance on Nov. 16. File/The Spokesman-Review

Liz Yarbrough is diving into a backlog of evidence for the Idaho State Police. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

CdA's Dave Dolan has covered tensions in the Middle East. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

Two men broke into the Kootenai County Sheriff's impound lot Thursday morning, breaking the driver's side window on this 1985 Camaro. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

Hungry puppy Kate Coan, the president of the Shoshone Humane Society, feeds one of a dozen puppies found in a Dumpster. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

A Silverton man wanted in connection with a burglary allegedly used a stolen minivan to ram two patrol cars early Wednesday in Osburn, sheriff's deputies said. Steven G. Faith, 42, was booked into Shoshone County Jail on two counts of aggravated assault on police officers, possession of stolen property, burglary, felony eluding of a police officer and driving without privileges. No one was injured.

John Franzatti must stand trial for murder. File/The Spokesman-Review

Whether Michael Hernandez stabbed Kip Richardson never was disputed. Hernandez admitted as much to a Coeur d'Alene police detective and testified Thursday that he repeatedly had plunged a knife into Richardson's back and neck.