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News >  Idaho

Report of man with gun sends Rathdrum schools into lockdown

Wed., Nov. 30, 2016

A report of an armed man, possibly a hunter, set off a series of school security alerts Wednesday morning in Rathdrum.

News >  Spokane

Hagadone plans ‘mega marine center’ on Blackwell Island

Sun., Nov. 20, 2016

The Hagadone Corp. plans a “mega marine center” with expansion next year of its boat sales and service operation on Blackwell Island in Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Spokane

Providence notifies employees of planned job cuts

Thu., Nov. 10, 2016

Providence Health & Services is telling employees it will eliminate some positions in the next two months as the not-for-profit health system copes with falling revenue from reimbursement rates not keeping pace with the rising cost of care.

News >  Idaho

Hutto charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, arson in Bo Kirk case

Thu., Nov. 10, 2016

New charges were filed Thursday against the man accused of killing William "Bo" Kirk in North Idaho last month.

News >  Idaho

In Coeur d’Alene stop, Idaho governor ‘bullish’ on Trump presidency

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

Running on little sleep after a trade mission to China followed by Tuesday’s election, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was buoyant Wednesday about a Donald Trump presidency, the state’s open-for-business economy and plans to better prepare its workforce.

News >  Marijuana

Post-election, pot is one toke over the stateline for most of Idaho

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

Idaho is an island of abstinence on the legal weed frontier. The state shares 77 percent of its border with pot-friendly states, made even friendlier Tuesday with victories for looser marijuana laws in Nevada and Montana.

News >  Idaho

Kootenai County sheriff re-elected, Bingham will join board of commissioners

Tue., Nov. 8, 2016

Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger appeared poised to win re-election Tuesday as he jumped to a big lead in early results over challenger Tina Kunishige of Coeur d’Alene. Wolfinger had 79 percent of the vote in the first returns released late Tuesday night.

News >  Spokane

Court testimony: Hutto admitted being present at Kirk homicide

Mon., Nov. 7, 2016

David E. Hutto admitted to investigators he was present when William “Bo” Kirk was killed on Oct. 22, according to court testimony unsealed by a judge Monday.

News >  Spokane

Man fatally shoots self outside Post Falls megachurch

Sun., Nov. 6, 2016

A man shot himself in the chest outside a Post Falls megachurch Sunday while hundreds of worshipers were on lockdown inside a nearby building.

News >  Idaho

Coeur d’Alene doctor knew nothing of Las Vegas stripper wife’s drug empire

Thu., Nov. 3, 2016

Dr. Stanley Toelle’s money flowed freely to support the lifestyle of his Las Vegas wife, Loren. In a court statement, she says he had no idea she was involved in a multistate drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise that distrubuted heroin, methamphetamine and oxycodone pills in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Missoula and other cities.

News >  Idaho

Interest is high, and lines are long, to vote early in Kootenai County

Thu., Nov. 3, 2016

Voters have waited in long lines all week at the Kootenai County elections office to cast early ballots in Tuesday’s presidential election.

News >  Spokane

Hayden man arrested on gun charge lived in same house as Bo Kirk’s alleged killer

Tue., Nov. 1, 2016

A Hayden man in federal custody on a weapons violation resides at the home searched by police Friday in connection with the William “Bo” Kirk homicide, records show.

News >  Idaho

Coeur d’Alene police arrest 5 in ‘purge’ scare at McEuen Park

Mon., Oct. 31, 2016

Coeur d’Alene police arrested two 19-year-old men and three juveniles over the weekend on various charges relating to an attempt to scare people with weapons in a “purge,” evoking the 2013 dystopian horror film “The Purge.”

News >  Idaho

Coeur d’Alene Veterans Bell broken by accident, city determines

Mon., Oct. 31, 2016

Coeur d’Alene city officials have determined that the city’s Veterans Bell in McEuen Park was fractured on accident, not from an act of vandalism.

News >  Spokane

Over half of Washington homes most at risk of wildfire are in Spokane area, report says

Thu., Oct. 27, 2016

Over 18,000 single-family homes in the Spokane-Spokane Valley area are at high risk of damage from wildfire, with more than half of those rated at extreme risk. It would cost an estimated $4.2 billion to replace those homes.

News >  Idaho

Missing Coeur d’Alene man found dead near Hayden Creek

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 26, 2016

Officials confirmed Wednesday that the body found near Hayden Creek on Tuesday is Coeur d’Alene father and X-ray technician William “Bo” Kirk.

News >  Idaho

Police stumped by suspicious disappearance of Idaho X-ray tech

Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

Police are puzzled by the suspicious disappearance Saturday of a Coeur d’Alene man after he left his job as an X-ray technician at a Post Falls hospital.

News >  Idaho

Driver pleads guilty to manslaughter in Idaho crash that killed Spokane man, 2 girls

Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

A Hayden man has pleaded guilty to three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter for causing a head-on collision last year that killed a Spokane man and his two young daughters.

News >  Idaho

Shasta Groene wants sex offenders to spend life behind bars

Mon., Oct. 24, 2016

Shasta Groene, who was kidnapped from her North Idaho home by serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan in May 2005, has started a

News >  Spokane

Etailz CEO Josh Neblett says acquisition was months in making, won’t affect Spokane company’s operations

Sun., Oct. 23, 2016

The $75 million sale of Spokane-based etailz Inc. announced last week was in the works for months, but the owners had to keep it quiet. Last Monday after the close of the stock market, the 190-some employees of the e-commerce and marketing company gathered to hear about the acquisition by Trans World Entertainment Corp., a New York-based retailer specializing in video, music, pop culture and electronics products.

News >  Idaho

Seattle-area businessman buys Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg

Thu., Oct. 20, 2016

Tryg Fortun has been skiing Silver Mountain for many years and loves the resort. Loves it so much, in fact, the Seattle-area businessman has bought the Kellogg ski destination.

News >  Idaho

Coeur d’Alene’s G.I. Java offers veterans coffee with a side order of camaraderie

Tue., Oct. 18, 2016

Linda and David Jacquot have spent this year preparing to open a coffee shop in Coeur d’Alene with a unique mission. G.I. Java will double as a place for veterans to get together and talk about their struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or other war-related trauma, substance abuse and other issues.

News >  Spokane

Scarywood will host hazmat drill for emergency responders

Fri., Oct. 14, 2016

Where else to stage a frightening hazardous materials scenario than at Scarywood? The Halloween makeover at Silverwood Theme Park in North Idaho will serve as the setting Tuesday for a major training exercise led by the Idaho National Guard’s 101st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team.

News >  Spokane

Lower food prices seen at the store, but eating out not cheaper

Fri., Oct. 14, 2016

Shoppers are finding some real bargains in the food aisles these days thanks to abundant harvests and cheap energy. Prices on many commodities, from poultry and beef to coffee and eggs, are down sharply, helping cut grocery bills. But don’t expect to pay less for eating out. Falling food prices are doing little to lower restaurant expenses.

News >  Idaho

Jeld-Wen selling Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg for $5 million

Thu., Oct. 13, 2016

Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg is getting a new owner. Jeld-Wen Holdings Inc., which has owned the resort for 20 years, is selling the North Idaho property for $5 million, according to a recent filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The buyer wasn’t disclosed in the Sept. 12 filing.