The Rescuers

Local teens help save two who nearly drowned at NIC beach

COEUR d’ALENE — When Garrett Leonard heard someone was in trouble just off the dock at North Idaho College, he ran to help. He looked into the clear waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene and saw a motionless body about 12-feet down at the bottom. The 15-year-old dove in. He grabbed the lifeless male by the shirt and pulled him to the surface. “I thought he was dead,” Leonard said Wednesday. “It was the scariest moment of my life.” The teenage boy survived, along with another teen who nearly drowned Tuesday afternoon at the NIC beach. At least one, believed to be underwater for about three minutes, was likely saved by the actions of several people who responded, including four local teens. Craig Etherton, inspector with the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, said that because both males quickly received CPR, it probably saved their lives. “I think so,” he said.

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Through its maneuvers, China has pushed closer to Taiwan’s borders and may be seeking to establish a new normal

CHIP SHOTS: Aug. 9, 2022

Results from local tournaments, leagues.

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Results from Monday's Pro-Am at Esmeralda Golf Course.

North Idaho Now podcast Episode 157: Headlines from 8/10 through 8/12

Chanse and Molly bring in Idaho Fish and Game Regional Communications Manager T.J. Miller and Biologist Andrew Dux to talk about how the warmer weather could affect your next fishing trip!

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Idaho picked fifth in Big Sky preseason women's soccer poll

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North Idaho Now podcast Episode 156: Headlines from 8/6 through 8/9

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Republicans governors in Idaho and Montana last year signed laws that expanded when, where and how wolves can be killed

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Legals for August, 12 2022

Grant funds available

The city of Coeur d’Alene is accepting applications for the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program funding cycle of its Community Opportunity Grant. Projects and services include those that benefit low to-moderate income neighborhoods and projects that promote job creation/economic development for low-to-moderate income Coeur d’Alene residents.

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Legals for August, 6 2022

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Carroll out to prove Pete Mode doesn't need star QB

If Pete Carroll were 60 years old … Well, we KNOW how Pete would handle a quarterback puzzle at that age.

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Bond measure expected to be on November ballot

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Barbara Jean (Adam) Clapp, 79

Barbara Jean (Adam) Clapp, 79, of Osburn, Idaho, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away on August 4, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Silverwood Village in Silverton, Idaho.