KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College.
Recent Stories
NIC to cut athletics budget by $1.8 million
On top of eliminating the men’s and women’s golf teams, North Idaho College will cut the budgets of all remaining sports programs in an effort to reduce athletics spending by about $1.8 million over the next two years.
Sheriff: License plate readers don’t collect personal data
License plate readers don’t violate personal privacy. That was the message Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris shared with more than 50 people Tuesday night during a town hall meeting about license plate readers and related technology.
Washington man pleads guilty to child enticement
A Washington man faces up to 15 years in prison after authorities said he sent explicit messages and made plans to meet someone he believed to be a teen girl but who was really an undercover police officer.
PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL: Community gift keeps twins safe
Anyone who has cared for small children knows how fast they can be. Athol couple Megan and Derek Quaid experienced this firsthand in 2020 when they welcomed twins.
PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL: Donations break down barriers for GED seekers
The Adult Education Center at North Idaho College is a place for fresh starts.
PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL: In recovery, single mom ‘grateful to be alive’
For years, while she was in the throes of addiction to alcohol, Sunnie Helling and her daughters lived with whoever would take them in. That changed after she entered the women’s recovery program at the Union Gospel Mission.
NIC Patrol Academy celebrates 22 graduates
In his 31 years in law enforcement, Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee has witnessed some of the most gruesome and distressing things that exist in society.
Man gets prison for rape of teen
A man convicted of raping a teen girl will spend up to 25 years in prison.
Man gets prison after hitting detective with vehicle in Post Falls
A man who had a standoff with police after crashing into a patrol vehicle last summer will spend up to 20 years in prison.
$500K bail for accused I-90 shooter
A man who allegedly fired more than 40 rounds at vehicles traveling along I-90 near Post Falls Monday night is in jail on $500,000 bail.