Scott Maben

A Kootenai County judge reluctantly agreed Friday to further postpone key hearings for the defendant in last month’s fatal shooting of Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore. First District Senior Magistrate Barry Watson said he would reschedule the preliminary hearing for Jonathan Daniel Renfro for July 22.

A Kootenai County judge this morning reluctantly agreed to further postpone key hearings for the defendant in last month's fatal shooting of Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore.

Duane Hagadone isn’t done building his hospitality empire on Lake Coeur d’Alene’s north shore. The wealthy businessman, now 82, is moving forward on a longtime plan to add a second hotel tower at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.

Duane Hagadone isn’t done yet building his hospitality empire on Lake Coeur d’Alene’s north shore. The wealthy businessman, now 82, is moving forward on a longtime plan to add a second hotel tower at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.

The body of a Coeur d’Alene man who disappeared on a canoe trip near Riggins, Idaho, was found in the Salmon River on Wednesday night.

Spokane and East Valley teachers began their one-day walkout Wednesday morning to protest the Washington Legislature's failure to meet a state Supreme Court demand to increase school funding.

Sixteen days after he allegedly shot and fatally wounded a Coeur d’Alene police officer, Jonathan Daniel Renfro has not been charged with murder. A judge Wednesday was ready to take up a motion to charge Renfro with first-degree murder in the May 5 shooting death of Sgt. Greg Moore. But the defendant’s court-appointed lawyer said her office didn’t receive the Kootenai County prosecuting attorney’s notice of the hearing on that motion. First District Senior Magistrate Barry Watson reset the hearing for 9:30 a.m. June 5.

After listening to Shahram Hadian speak for over an hour about Islam as a rising menace in America, Alton Howell stepped outside the log-built community hall in Sandpoint and quickly called a colleague. “It scared the living daylights out of me,” the Careywood farmer spoke into his phone.

Coeur d’Alene School District Trustee Terri Seymour considered not running for a second term. She wanted to spend more time with her children. “It was tough at times when I wasn’t able to attend some of their sports activities because I had a board meeting that lasted for six hours after I’d be at work all day,” Seymour said.

Gayle Fothergill, of Coeur d’Alene, has never attempted a multiday bicycle trek. In two weeks, she’ll start pedaling her first – a cross-country trek from Maine to Seattle, averaging 70 miles a day. “I like to do things big,” said Fothergill, 61, an occupational therapy assistant. “Why mess with a two- or three-day ride when I can dive right into this?”

A $1.4 million ladder truck and three fire engines costing almost $600,000 apiece are the big-ticket items in a proposed public safety bond measure going before Coeur d’Alene voters next week. The city is asking for $6 million over 10 years, mainly to buy fire vehicles but also for some police needs. A similar tax measure approved in 2005 expires this year, and the city says property owners will see their taxes go down a bit even if the new bonds are approved.

When he left for his overnight shift, police Sgt. Greg Moore would assure his young son Dylon he’d be OK. Because he was Batman.    “My dad was the best … He was always there for me,” Dylon wrote in remembrance of his father, who was shot and killed Tuesday in the line of duty.    The 12-year-old boy was there for his dad Saturday, along with thousands of others, at a memorial service to remember the life and service of the Coeur d’Alene police officer.    The gymnasium at Lake City High School, where Moore once was assigned, was packed with police officers and emergency responders from across the Northwest and as far as Los Angeles and Chicago. They listened as friends, family and colleagues recalled Moore’s wit and good nature, his leadership and commitment to serve, and his devotion to his children.

On a sunny day with so many flags flying it looked liked the Fourth of July, thousands gathered in Coeur d’Alene to remember the life and service of Sgt. Greg Moore, the city police officer shot and killed Tuesday while on duty.

Jonathan Daniel Renfro will be tried for murder in the shooting death of Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore. Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams, who is representing Renfro, confirmed that charges have been updated to include first-degree murder. Prosecuting attorney Barry McHugh filed an amended complaint in the case Wednesday but wouldn’t comment on the new charge, and court officials would not release the documents Thursday.

Jonathan Daniel Renfro will be tried for first-degree murder in the shooting death of Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore.

Dozens of police officers and firefighters from throughout Spokane and Kootenai counties took time today to escort a fallen comrade, Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore, across the state line and back home.

Grieving family, friends and co-workers of a slain Coeur d’Alene police officer are preparing for his funeral Saturday, while new details emerged Wednesday about the early morning encounter that left Sgt. Greg Moore gravely wounded. The shooting was captured by Moore’s body camera, and the Rathdrum man who is expected to face a murder charge in Moore’s death said in a police interview he shot the officer fearing Moore would find the gun in his pocket.