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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 …
Army vet runs 4,425 miles to honor fallen troops
ROCKLAND, Maine - An Army veteran who pounded the pavement from coast to coast to honor the nation's fallen troops finished his grueling journey in rain and hi…
Idaho Briefs October 16, 2010
‘Spice’ drug rule goes into effect
Minnick, Labrador trade barbs
BOISE - Democratic U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick called for bipartisan solutions to cure the nation's economic woes even as he and his Republican challenger, Raul Labrador, traded sharp barbs during a debate Thursday.
Agencies to hold school zone emphasis patrol
Area law enforcement agencies throughout Kootenai County will hold school zone emphasis patrols all of next week as part of a national safety program.
Port of Lewiston in business slump
LEWISTON - The big barges and small cruise ships are almost a surreal sight as they sail past dun-colored farm fields and bare hills in the arid landscape of the inland Northwest.
Third oil company eyes big loads
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A third international oil company is looking at shipping huge loads of oil refinery equipment across Idaho and Montana along the same route that has already triggered a court battle.
Getting on the right path
BOISE - Through his teens, Ben Amaya used alcohol and drugs to soothe the hurt and anger he felt about his father.
GOP 'Fire Pelosi' tour stops in Idaho
BOISE - Republican U.S. hopeful Raul Labrador says if voters in Idaho's 1st Congressional District want to know how he'd represent them if elected, they need o…
Group files to block timber cut
BOISE(AP) - A conservation group has filed a lawsuit in federal court to block a logging project planned near Priest Lake.
Gem State terminator
BOISE - A vocal gadfly who convinced the Idaho Supreme Court to stop Boise from building an airport parking garage is now fighting to kill three proposed constitutional amendments aimed at undermining his efforts.
Idaho Supreme Court hears U.S. 12 debate
BOISE (AP) — Idaho’s highest court is deciding whether huge loads of oil refinery equipment destined for Montana should be hauled along the winding, narrow stretch of Highway 12 that bisects north-central Idaho.
'Always an honor'
COEUR d'ALENE - Opened in 1907, Hudson's Hamburgers on Sherman Avenue has been satisfying customers for over a century.
Tamarack hopes to open slopes
BOISE (AP) - A group of homeowners at the defunct Tamarack Resort in central Idaho says it's working to open the ski slopes this winter.
Cd'A woman wins $250,000
BOISE - Mystery solved.
Idaho Briefs September 27, 2010
Candidate forum is Oct. 13