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Updated 3 days, 6 hours ago

Man charged after driving through school gates

A driver allegedly crashed through two closed crossing gates at Washington Elementary in Sandpoint, prompting new …

Updated 13 years ago
Judge denies bid to reopen highway to big load

BOISE (AP) - A federal judge has rejected a request to allow a General Electric Co. subsidiary to resume shipments of massive oil-field equipment on a scenic, two-lane highway in northern Idaho.

Updated 13 years ago
Dietrich youngster survives flesh-eating bacteria

DIETRICH (AP) - A southern Idaho boy returned home this week from the hospital after a terrifying bout with a flesh-eating bacteria that doctors once feared would kill him.

Updated 13 years ago
Court denies appeal in slaying

Updated 13 years ago
Police investigate theft

Updated 13 years ago
Hundreds turn out to honor Cenarrusa at funeral

BOISE (AP) - Friends, relatives, supporters and Idaho's highest-profile politicians turned out Friday to honor the life of political legend Pete Cenarrusa, a sheep rancher who became the state's longest serving ele…

Updated 13 years ago
FEC seeks $140K fine from Craig in bathroom case

BOISE - Federal election regulators want former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig to pay $140,000 in fines and return nearly $217,000 to his campaign, arguing he misused the money to fund his legal defense after his 2007 arres…

Updated 13 years ago
Man pleads guilty to arson

SANDPOINT - A Sandpoint man charged with second-degree arson and aggravated assault in Kootenai County has pleaded guilty, according to the Idaho Supreme Court Data Repository.

Updated 13 years ago
Otter, others honor Cenarrusa at Capitol

BOISE (AP) - Idaho's top elected officials have paid their respects to Pete Cenarrusa, a sheep rancher and popular politician, who died Sunday at age 95.

Updated 13 years ago
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