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Two people involved in a suspected murder-suicide were found in this Coeur d'Alene house on Wednesday. Photo by Associated Press

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Coeur d'Alene police detective Dan Dixon pulls the doorknobs from the home of Patrick Victorino. Investigators spent Wednesday gathering evidence. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

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1. 70-year-old man slain. Two teens are led to police cars Monday. Three boys were detained at a Post Falls home, but two of them were released and are not considered suspects in the death of a CdA man. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Sheriff's deputies and police officers get into position Monday near a Post Falls home.

1. Touching farewell. Robert Smith, comforted by Jeff Vogl, places his hand on the casket of former classmate Nicholas Scherling, who was struck and killed by a care after school Monday. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Nicholas Scherling 3. Mark Scherling, father of Nich Scherling, is hugged by Post Falls Police Sgt. Pete Marion at Nick's funeral Friday. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

Three employees at the Burger King fast-food restaurant in Sandpoint have been fired after a Bonner County sheriff's deputy saw one of them spit into his sandwich and scoop up french fries off the floor. One of the employees was a teenager who had previously been arrested by Deputy John Lunde, said restaurant owner Scott Hatter. The employee, who was not identified, apparently was seeking revenge. The restaurant conducted an investigation and fired the employee and two others who participated in the incident as soon as the deputy's complaint was confirmed, Hatter said.

The City of Coeur d'Alene has until next month to rescind a building permit issued illegally for a home on Sanders Beach, a district judge ruled Thursday. But boulders placed on the beach can stay - for now. The judge said it wasn't his job to order them removed. "I don't think it was part of what I was asked to do," First District Judge Gary Haman said. Haman ruled last month that a footings and foundation permit issued to Joe Chapman violated a long-standing prohibition on buildings south of East Lakeshore Drive and ordered the city to rescind the permit.

1. Connie Bickley leaves Kootenai County Jail on Wednesday with an unidentified supporter after posting a $5,000 bond. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. Bickley

Nicholas Scherling's family gathers Tuesday afternoon at a memorial set up on the spot where the boy was struck and killed Monday evening by a pickup along Seltice Way in Post Falls. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

A Coeur d'Alene teenager was being held Monday on charges that he stood over his girlfriend, raised an ax and threatened to kill her before briefly holding police at bay. Steven J. Johnson, 19, also allegedly ran at police with a knife. Officers used pepper spray to thwart Johnson's advance and eventually talked him into surrendering, according to a police report.

North Idaho College attorney Michael Ramsden argued Friday that sick building hysteria contributed to a former student's ailments, not noxious gases and chemicals. A nine-woman, three-man jury apparently agreed and found the college was not negligent for failing to warn former NIC business student Sharon Foster, 59, about potential hazards in the Hedlund Building.

Bus-ted. Carol Brown, transportation director for the Coeur d'Alene School District, holds more than 100 reports of drivers passing school buses that were stopped with their lights flashing and crossing arms out. Local police agencies plan a crackdown in the coming weeks. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

Ted Slack thought the Mullan Trail overpass was crumbling above him when his car's windshield suddenly exploded while he cruised along Interstate 90. Broken glass covered Slack and his wife, Kathy, while the Pinehurst man frantically guided the damaged car to the side of the road late last month.

Two men who live in the same apartment complex were charged Wednesday with burglarizing three Coeur d'Alene businesses over the weekend. Police say the arrests of Michael E. McKeel, 19, and Adam J. Ams, 20, could lead to other charges, but they are not ready to declare a break in the surge of burglaries that has plagued the city recently.

Two men were being held Tuesday on charges they shortchanged two businesses while trading rolled coins for cash. Che T. Bernhardt, 27, of Athol, Idaho, also was booked into the Kootenai County Jail on charges of burglary, grand theft, possession of stolen property and petty theft. Scott A. Charles, 23, of Coeur d'Alene, was arrested for burglary and a warrant charging him with failing to appear in court on a driving offense.

Pilfered porridge 1. Ramsey Elementary principal Ann Walker is sworn in as an expert witness as third-graders Brenna Lawson (Goldilocks), Matt Kelso and Chelsea Jewkes look on during a mock trial of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Below, Brad Hull (Papa Bear) and attorneys Ashlynn Christian and Ty Stoddard listen to testimony. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

Dozens of people fed up with the sheriff's department and a rise in crime on the lake's east side gathered Monday night to brainstorm solutions. Tens of thousands of dollars have been stolen during the past two weeks from people who live along Highway 97 near Harrison. At least 10 home and car burglaries have been reported during that period from Carlin Bay to Harrison, according to Kootenai County sheriff's reports.

Judicious work Glenn Lindquist of Ginno Construction knocks out a wall to create a large open area for the future courthouse reception area. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

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The coroner and police ruled Nick Struckman's death a suicide, but his parents believe he was murdered. Photo courtesy of the Struckman family

Embers stirred by the dismissal of two Hayden Lake Fire Protection District employees this month - including the chief - had fire commissioners facing an inferno Wednesday night. A citizens group that includes several volunteer firefighters presented fire commissioners with a letter signed by 325 people demanding that Wayne Syth be reinstated as the department's chief.