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Fire Razes Landmark Fish Inn Early Morning Blaze Under Investigation

Sun., Feb. 18, 1996

A fire on Saturday destroyed a fish-shaped bar and restaurant that was considered one of Kootenai County's landmarks. The Fish Inn - voted one of the best road bars in America by Road & Track Magazine - caught fire at about 5 a.m., said Idaho State Fire Marshal Glenn Lauper.

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Kmc Caters To Workers With Ill Kids Unique Day-Care Program Also Partners Youngsters And Elderly

Sun., Feb. 18, 1996

Rachel Zamora, director of perinatal pediatric services at KMC, hopes Tender Care will help families both care for their sick children and sill provide for them. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

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Hayden Man Held In Killing

Sat., Feb. 17, 1996

Sheriff's detectives arrested a 37-year-old Hayden man Friday on suspicion of murder. Frederick "Rick" Donohoe is suspected of killing a Kansas City man and leaving his body in a field six miles northwest of Hayden, said Capt. Ben Wolfinger of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department.

News >  Spokane

Three Sentenced In Explosives Theft Defendants Plead Guilty, Receive Sentences From 9 Months To 5 Years

Thu., Feb. 15, 1996

Sobbing, pleading for forgiveness and claiming to have found God, three North Idaho men were sent to prison Wednesday for their part in the theft of 500 pounds of dynamite. Kent Allan Johnson of Post Falls, Corey Lee Miller of Osburn, and Joseph TepnerGalland of Coeur d'Alene pleaded guilty to possession of stolen explosives.

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Hayden Man Hurt In Car-Train Crash Driver Failed To Stop; Says Bad Road Distracted Him

Sat., Feb. 10, 1996

A 42-year-old Hayden man was injured Friday after he pulled his car in front of an oncoming train. Frank Yetter's car was dragged almost 70 yards down the tracks, before it was dropped in a crumpled heap.

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Jury Acquits Caba Of Murdering Her Husband Two-Week Trial Showed A Turbulent, Often Violent Relationship; Seven Men And Five Women On Jury Reached Verdict In Three Hours

Sat., Feb. 10, 1996

After years of abuse, more than two months behind bars and a two-week murder trial, Darlene Caba is finally free. On Friday, a jury of five women and seven men acquitted her of second-degree murder for the shooting death of her husband, James Caba Sr.

News >  Nation/World

Floods, Slides Close Roads; Drivers Told To Use Caution

Fri., Feb. 9, 1996

North Idaho drivers watched as their roads turned into flood zones Thursday. Officials shut down Ramsey Road between Dalton and Prairie avenues as water filled the major Coeur d'Alene thoroughfare. The sheeting rain and melting snow caused rock and mud slides on several area highways.

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Murder Defendant Portrayed As Victim Friends, Relatives Say Darlene Caba Was Abused By Her Husband

Thu., Feb. 8, 1996

Darlene Caba. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

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Duke House Fire Caused By Motor Fire Marshal Determines Cause Of $300,000 Blaze

Wed., Feb. 7, 1996

An overheated motor in a new refrigerator sparked the blaze that destroyed a summer home owned by Patty Duke and her husband, fire investigators said Tuesday. The couple bought the refrigerator this summer when they remodeled the secluded, three-story home on Lake Coeur d'Alene north of Harrison, Idaho.

News >  Idaho

Juvenile Probation Officer Will Run For Sheriff’s Office Formerly A Captain For Pierce Clegg, Thompson First Democrat In Race

Wed., Feb. 7, 1996

Thompson

News >  Nation/World

Police To Crack Down On Drunken Snowmobiling But Lenient Laws Let Most Offenders Slide

Wed., Feb. 7, 1996

One drunken snowmobiler raced past deputies at 90 mph. He was captured only after smashing into a snowbank. So far this winter, six snowmobilers have crashed into cars while driving illegally on Bonner County roads, said sheriff's Cpl. Larry Schulze.

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Space Heaters Require Plenty Of Space Fire Officials Warn People To Be Careful When Keeping Warm

Sat., Feb. 3, 1996

Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls firefighters have been called to 27 chimney fires this winter. The Lake City Playhouse caught fire after a space heater with a spliced cord sat too close to costumes and props.

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Kids Hurt When Truck Hits Bus

Fri., Feb. 2, 1996

Seven school children suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon after a pickup truck slid into the back of their school bus. It was sixth time a Lakeland School District bus has been involved in an accident in the past year and a half, said Superintendent Bob Jones.

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Police Surround Store Before Arresting Man

Fri., Feb. 2, 1996

Officers from three police agencies spent more than an hour surrounding a department store Thursday as they attempted to arrest a suspected drug dealer. Officers were told Cleve S. Sampson Jr., 30, of San Bernardino, Calif., may be armed with a laser-sighted .45-caliber handgun when he walked into Shopko on Ironwood Drive.

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Video Tape Of Death Scene Shown To Jurors Defense Focuses On History Of Dead Man’s Alleged Abuse

Wed., Jan. 31, 1996

Trembling and closing her eyes, Darlene Caba turned away from the television Tuesday as a jury stared at a gruesome video tape filmed in her home more than a year ago. The courtroom TV played an image of Caba's kitchen, her dead husband laying on the floor.

News >  Nation/World

Post Falls Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Crash

Sat., Jan. 27, 1996

Michael Opland

News >  Nation/World

Rash Of Burglaries Plagues Spokane, Cda Churches Holy Ground Is Fertile Ground For Crooks

Thu., Jan. 25, 1996

Associate Pastor Dave Maher's office door was kicked in during a burglary last month at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Coeur d'Alene. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Mother Charged With Manslaughter Idaho Woman Accused Of Drunken Driving In Crash That Killed Son

Wed., Jan. 24, 1996

Weick

News >  Idaho

Autopsy Shows Skier, 24, Died From Heart Problem

Tue., Jan. 23, 1996

A heart problem killed a 24-year-old Post Falls man who collapsed while skiing at Silver Mountain, autopsy results showed Monday. Donald Ells' family said they did not know the former ski patroller was sick.

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Woman Claims Basketball Player Raped Her No Charges Filed Yet; Colorado School Likely Will Suspend Player, Official Says

Tue., Jan. 23, 1996

An 18-year-old woman told police she was raped by a college basketball player from Colorado who came to Coeur d'Alene last week to play in a game. Colorado Northwestern Community College officials said Monday they believe school policy has been broken and they likely will suspend the player.

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Program Puts Juvenile Offenders To Work Those Convicted Of Minor Offenses Given Community Service Time

Sun., Jan. 21, 1996

Damien, a 17-year-old from Rathdrum, spent the last week washing buses, sweeping floors, shoveling snow and picking up garbage. He's learned at least two things from the experience: Stealing cigarettes is a bad idea and, "I definitely don't throw garbage on the side of the road any more. You never know when you might be picking it up."

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New List Leads To Arrests Names In Newspapers Help Clear Outstanding Warrants

Sat., Jan. 20, 1996

One wanted man saw his name in the newspaper and turned himself in. Three men wanted for outstanding warrants landed in jail after people tipped off police to their whereabouts.

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Inmate Died After Severe Asthma Attack But Inmates Say Deputies Wasted Time Before Treatment

Fri., Jan. 19, 1996

A severe asthma attack caused the death of a 26-year-old jail inmate, the county coroner said Thursday. Randy L. Cox died shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday after collapsing at the Kootenai County Jail, where he was being held on charges of grand theft and attempting to elude police.

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Man Caught With Missing Children 19-Year-Old Charged With Rape, Three Counts Of Enticing Children

Fri., Jan. 19, 1996

A 19-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was charged Thursday with rape, harboring a runaway and three counts of enticing children after deputies caught him with children who had been reported missing. Joshua M. Lepinski is being held in the Kootenai County Jail on $210,000 bail.

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Jail Inmate Dies After Collapsing Man, 26, Had Complained Of Breathing Problems

Thu., Jan. 18, 1996

Cox in May 1995