Briefs August 10, 2010

Officials identify drowning victim

COEUR d'ALENE - The 82-year-old man who drowned Saturday at Carlin Bay has been identified as Harry R. Hulley of La Mirada, Calif., according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department.

Dive rescue teams found Hulley in 32 feet of water directly under his boat slip after responding to the area due to suspicious circumstances at the Carlin Bay Homeowners's Association Marina on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Deputies were called to the scene after Hulley had not been seen for several days, community members reported.

Initial autopsy results indicate the cause of death as a drowning, which may have been precipitated by severe heart disease. There were no signs of foul play or traumatic injury. It appeared that Hulley was in the process of securing and mooring his boat but never completed the act, according to a press release.

An investigation continues.

Anyone with further information regarding this case is asked to contact Deputy Tim Leeder at 446-1362.

UI to start third-year law classes

BOISE (AP) - The University of Idaho says the American Bar Association has signed off on the school's proposal for a third-year law program in the state's capital city.

The university said Monday that classes will start in two weeks.

The Moscow-based school in northern Idaho had previously hoped to expand and open a full three-year law school branch in Boise.

, but the State Board of Education rejected the proposal as too expensive and approved a scaled-down version.

As of mid-March, University of Idaho President Duane Nellis said donors had pledged $425,000 toward the project. The school says donations have since increased to $500,000.

Concordia University, based in Portland, Ore., also plans to offer law classes in Boise, with classes starting in 2011.