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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 …
Senate committee approves texting ban
BOISE (AP) - A bill to ban texting while driving is motoring through the Idaho Legislature.
Briefs Feb. 25, 2010
Counterfeit $10 bill passed at Taj
Bill to make hunters' names private moves forward
BOISE - Lawmakers are pushing to restrict hunting records after Idaho's first wolf hunters received unwanted attention from animal advocates.
Skier's death attributed to heart condition
SANDPOINT - A 15-year-old skier who was found unresponsive in a tree well in Schweitzer Mountain Resort's north bowl last December likely died of an undetected heart condition.Coroner Kitt Rose listed William Clyde…
Couple grateful for 'son' with Down syndrome
BOISE (AP) - It isn't Edgar Call's age that makes him unique, though it's certainly unusual.
Idaho cousins say stem cell therapy works for them
LEWISTON (AP) - Two cousins who were paralyzed in separate accidents years ago say their conditions improved after flying to Germany in November for stem cell …
Judge rejects suit to block wilderness landings
BOISE (AP) - A federal judge has cleared the way for state biologists to be dropped by helicopter into the vast Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness up to 20 times this winter to dart and collar wolves roamin…
Caldwell police shoot pit bull during arrest
BOISE (AP) - Police shot and killed a pit bull attacking a police dog Friday morning in Caldwell during the arrest of a man authorities say used a stolen car to try to run over two Boise police officers last week.
GOP reverses course, intervenes in pension hike
BOISE - A Republican-led House panel approved a measure Thursday to block Idaho government retirees from getting a raise from their pensions, reversing course from a day earlier when they dumped the same bill.
The gift that keeps on taking
BOISE - It's the gift that keeps on taking.
Lawmakers, faculty protest policy changes
BOISE - Lawmakers joined faculty from Idaho universities in protesting changes to state Board of Education policies that give the institutions' presidents broad power to make cuts in a financial crisis.
Thoughts and perspectives
A couple of catchy phrases came to my attention this week, so I'll comment on each one of them as it relates to the condition of the economy. First, 'It's Greek to me'...'The buck stops here'...' You Gotta keep in …
State school official: Teachers need to sacrifice some more
BOISE - A state Board of Education member on Thursday lamented staffing cuts at his Boise plumbing business while making the case for teachers to take a bigger hit in public schools chief Tom Luna's budget proposal…
Craigslist scam arrest made in Cd'A
SPOKANE (AP) - Spokane police say a man arrested with the help of Coeur d'Alene police may be responsible for fraud cases across the country involving Craigslist.
Idaho GOP leaders back measure to help city utilities
BOISE (AP) - Some ranking Idaho Republican leaders say support is strong for a measure that would give cities operating their own electrical utilities the authority to sign long-term deals with major power supplier…