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Lightning Storm Ignites Fires Mother Nature Downloads Into Post Falls Man Working On Home Computer

Sat., Sept. 14, 1996

Ian Johnson's hair stood on end for an hour Thursday night. His face pale and slick with sweat, he looked dead. He's lucky he isn't. After all, he's had the shock of his life.

News >  Idaho

Woman Dies In I-90 Accident Isp Seeks Driver Who May Have Seen Rollover

Thu., Sept. 12, 1996

A Hayden Lake woman died Tuesday when her car careened off the highway and flipped over. Tanya L. Pugsley, 50, a mother and public health nurse, died at the accident scene on Interstate 90. She was on her way home from work at the Shoshone County office of the Panhandle Health District.

News >  Idaho

Officer Loses Control Of Cruiser Police Car Bounces Over Retaining Wall, Hits Parked Vehicles At Taco Restaurant

Wed., Sept. 11, 1996

Nobody's perfect Cpl. Phil Brown of the Idaho State Police investigates an accident Tuesday in which a police officer lost control of his cruiser and hit a parked motorcycle and auto. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Idaho

At Fair, It Isn’t If You Follow Rules Cheating At Livestock Shows For Youths Comes Under Attack

Tue., Sept. 10, 1996

He's seen kids feed their pigs gobs of watermelon to make them gain weight for the county fair. He's seen fair competitors feed their cows and sheep salt to make them thirsty enough to gobble up gallons of water.

News >  Idaho

Mom Given 25-Day Term In Girl’s Death Gets 65 Days Credit For Time Served

Sat., Aug. 31, 1996

Campanelli

News >  Idaho

Canfield Teacher Will Stand Trial For Sexual Abuse Judge Decides There Is Enough Evidence Of Molesting Students

Fri., Aug. 30, 1996

Shaking, crying and turning red with embarrassment, five middle-school girls spent Thursday describing how a teacher had molested them.

News >  Nation/World

An Unjust Workload Public Defenders Plead Case For Budget Increase

Mon., Aug. 26, 1996

1. No time to rest. Kootenai County's new chief public defender, John Adams, says budget hikes will be cheaper in the long run. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Assistant public defenders Lynn Nelson, left, and Ken Brooks compare notes. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Idaho

Suit Against Sheriff Dismissed Former Captain For Pierce Clegg Claimed He Was Wrongfully Fired

Wed., Aug. 21, 1996

Dickson

News >  Idaho

Agency Also Blamed In Grand Theft Case ‘There Was, To Some Extent, Quite A Bit Of A Lack Of Management In Regard To Those Deposits’

Tue., Aug. 20, 1996

A judge and prosecutor put part of the blame on Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare when one of its former employees was sentenced Monday for grand theft. Janine S. Edwards, a former secretary at the Coeur d'Alene Health and Welfare office, was accused of stealing more than $24,000 in child support payments brought to the office by parents.

News >  Idaho

Hunt For Killer Of Athol Mother, Child Continues Police Issue Nationwide Alert For Husband Of Two Dead Women

Wed., Aug. 14, 1996

A man suspected of gunning down his wife and daughter remained missing on Tuesday. Kootenai County sheriff's investigators believe Vern Henry, 44, shot and killed his wife Connie and his 18-year-old daughter, Heather, at their Athol, Idaho, home early Monday morning.

News >  Nation/World

Youths’ Violent Crime Rising Troubling Local Trend Flies In Face Of Justice Department Statistics That Show Decline

Sat., Aug. 10, 1996

Carolyn Peterson, left, administrator of the Kootenai County Juvenile Diversion Program, with caseworkers Brigitte Smith, center, and Kelly Jo Hilliard. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Corps Engineers Tour Flood-Damaged Dikes County Officials Feel Optimistic That Extent Of Problems Made An Impression

Fri., Aug. 9, 1996

Engineers, emergency workers and politicians toured Cataldo's damaged dike Thursday as the Army Corps of Engineers began deciding how to fix the flood barrier and how much money to spend. The visit by five engineers was a good sign for county officials and flood workers who have been fearful that repairs would come too late to prevent flooding this fall.

News >  Idaho

Burglary Like Chip Off Old Block Firm’s Computers Taken For Third Time This Summer

Thu., Aug. 8, 1996

Maybe the third time will be the charm. The Farm Bureau Insurance Co. hopes so.

News >  Idaho

Teen Charged After Best Friend Dies In Wreck Parents Of Pal Who Died Don’t Want Jail Term

Wed., Aug. 7, 1996

Curt L. Barber never realized how much responsibility came with driving a car - until he wrecked his own, killing the man in the seat next to him. That man was his best friend, 18-year-old Mark A. Benson.

News >  Idaho

Electronic Theft Used For 150 Phone Sex Calls

Tue., Aug. 6, 1996

Someone has been illegally using credit card numbers to make more than 150 calls to telephone sex lines, Coeur d'Alene police said Monday. And it appears that all the calls - worth more than $6,000 - have been made from a Coeur d'Alene motel during the past two weeks.

News >  Nation/World

Party For A Sick Friend Slab Inn Raises Money Toward Marrow Transplant For Leukemia Patient

Mon., Aug. 5, 1996

Get me out of here! 1. Barry Trenhaile of Post Falls pleads with his friends to bail him out of jail during a fund-raiser for Jamie Stebbins at the Slab Inn in Post Falls on Sunday. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review 2. Jamie Stebbins, 22, rests in his room at the Kootenai Medical Center.

News >  Nation/World

Fire Truck Hits Pickup; Firefighter Arrested Athol Volunteer Accused Of Drunken Driving, Leaving Scene Of An Accident

Sat., Aug. 3, 1996

James Jeffrey

News >  Nation/World

James Bond: Licensed To Speed North Idaho Law Officers Reluctant To Admit Letting Brosnan Off Easy

Thu., Aug. 1, 1996

1. Brosnan 2. A BMW ad for the Z3 roadster shows a scene from "GoldenEye." Photo by Associated Press

News >  Idaho

Court Upholds Sex Offender Registration Idaho Justices Let Stand Former Athol Man’s Conviction For Failing To Register

Tue., July 30, 1996

The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction of John Zichko - and in doing so, it also upheld the state's sex offender registration law. Zichko, a child-rapist and former Athol resident, is the first man in Idaho to be convicted of failing to register as a sex offender.

News >  Idaho

Divers Search For Swimmer Man Never Resurfaced After Jumping From Boat

Sat., July 27, 1996

A Bonners Ferry man is missing and presumed dead after he jumped off a sailboat into Lake Pend Oreille and never resurfaced. Bonner County sheriff's marine deputies and divers spent Friday searching the lake for Rick D. Atchley, 37.

News >  Idaho

Responsibility Key To Welfare Reform Strategies For Getting Off Welfare Discussed At Forum; State Reforms May Not Need Federal Waiver

Fri., July 26, 1996

They suggested that welfare recipients take money management classes, nutrition training and basic family-planning courses. Stress management, parenting courses and job skills training could also be helpful.

News >  Idaho

Toddler Dies After Fall Into Pool Child Spent Night In Hospital After Hayden Lake Accident

Fri., July 26, 1996

A 2-1/2-year-old Hayden Lake boy died Thursday after falling into his grandparent's swimming pool. Austin Ronald Martin Wright died about 7:30 a.m. after spending the night in a Spokane hospital.

News >  Idaho

Boy Hospitalized After Nearly Drowning Hayden Lake Youngster In Critical Condition After Falling In Pool

Thu., July 25, 1996

A 2-1/2-year-old Hayden Lake boy was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after his mother and aunt found him floating face-down in a swimming pool. Austin Ronald Martin Wright was listed in critical condition late Wednesday night at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.

News >  Idaho

Information Sought On Missing Man

Thu., July 25, 1996

Jameson

News >  Nation/World

Witnesses Recall Fleeing For Their Lives Pair Testify Stephen Cherry Killed Ex-Girlfriend

Wed., July 24, 1996

Stephen Cherry