INW Headlines — 11.14.11

Photographer Chris Thompson of Northwest Artistic Photography snapped this photo of sweethearts Kristina Wilson and Stevan Veselinovic, both of Spokane, sitting on an empty lifeguard station at Coeur d’Alene’s City Beach looking out at gray Lake Coeur d’Alene on a recent fall day. Stevan owns Citadel Computer Systems in Spokane, and Kristina works as a massage therapist at Elements Therapeutic Massage. You can see more of Chris’ viewtiful portraits here.

• Lesbian pastor to minister to Twin Falls Unitarians /Andrew Weeks, TFTN
• Barker: Residents in little Kooskia stick it to ExxonMobile /Statesman
• Lookout pass to open lifts for skiing Friday /Rich Landers, Outdoors
• Idaho has taken months to prepare for Rhoades’ execution /AP
• Idaho seeks federal help in fight against mussels /Kimberlee Kruesi, TWTN
• Twin Falls redistricting challenge to be filed soon /Ben Botlkin, Twin Falls TN
• Dairyman hopeful Twin Falls yogurt plant will drive up prices /Ben Botkin, TFTN
• Avalanche kills world-record-holding Big Sky snowboarder /Associated Press
• Mental health worked fired after reporting child pornography /Associated Press
• Bear injures 2 hunters in Madison County wilderness area /Carly Flandro, Chronicle
• Orbusmax Special: Oregon Muslim woman who ran for Congress switches to GOP here