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Man charged after driving through school gates
A driver allegedly crashed through two closed crossing gates at Washington Elementary in Sandpoint, prompting new …
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Billionaire owner of Sinclair Oil dies
Separation without anxiety
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Education board elects new leadership team
Claim: 'Unsafe culture' led to exposure
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Two Idaho National Laboratory workers who were exposed to plutonium contamination in 2011 are now accusing their employers of creating an unsafe work culture at the eastern Idaho research facilit…
Former food bank manager facing theft charges
LEWISTON (AP) - The former manager of the now-closed Idaho County Food Bank who a prosecutor says stole $50,000 from the nonprofit charity faces four felonies.
Idaho's gas prices higher than U.S. average
Amid sluggish demand, signs of economic weakness and lower oil prices, U.S. gas prices have fallen 17 cents in the past month, giving motorists some relief at the pump, reports AAA Idaho.
Officials identify 5 killed in house fire
'The faith to take us on'
5 killed in Orofino home fire
An extension cord hooked to an electric grill on a porch shorted out and started a house fire that killed five people Saturday morning in Orofino, a fire offic…
Otter vetoes bill to divert funds to wolf control
BOISE (AP) - Gov. Butch Otter has taken out his veto pen and nixed a pair of bills, including one measure calling on Idaho Fish and Game to divert up to $100,000 to a program aimed at managing the state's wolf popu…
Private prison falsified records
BOISE (AP) - The private company that operates Idaho's largest prison has acknowledged it falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records during a seven-month period last year.
Free film tonight
A screening of "Miss Representation," a film described as a "frank and honest documentary on the portrayal of women in media" will take place tonight from 6-8 p.m. at North Idaho College.
Cd'A River Ranger District plans prescribed burns
The Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District plans to conduct prescribed burning in the next several days on National Forest System lands near the Coeur d'Alene area.