Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest — 7/23/08

Andy Carpenean/Laramie Boomerang, AP
A Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance truck used for paint striping sits on the shoulder of I- 80, eight miles west of Laramie, Wyo. on Wednesday after a Monday accident involving a tractor-trailer and the work truck.

ATVers Dis Smokey: A group that advocates motorized recreation is asking the Forest Service to withdraw a public service ad featuring Smokey Bear. The group says the ad sends the wrong message that riders operating off-road vehicles in a legal manner can start forest fires. In the ad, Smokey Bear tells two ATV riders not to start their vehicles in a national forest/ Matthew Daly , Spokesman-Review. More here .

* Centennial High coach, X-country athletes hurt in deadly crash /KTVB
* Prosecutor: ‘sexfest’ suspect tried to buy off victims /KTVB
* Preseason polls split on Boise State’s chances /KTVB
* More charges leveled against former Camp Grizzly counselor /Moscow Pullman Daily News
* Silent auction features Evel Knievel’s stuff /Billings Gazette
* Survey: Wyoming teens misinformed about meth /Billings Gazette

Orbusmax Special : Portland police cracking down on bicyclist traffic infractions here .