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September 7, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Deadly crash hearing reset

SANDPOINT - A preliminary hearing was postponed again for a Bonner County woman accused of leaving the scene of a collision in which a Post Falls motorcyclist was killed.

September 1, 2012 9 p.m.

Guilty verdict in Moravia slaying

August 14, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Political drama in Sandpoint

Chief's retirement has unflattering backdrop

SANDPOINT - The abrupt resignation of police Chief Mark Lockwood is trailing a wake of tight-lipped city officials, denied public records requests and an undisturbed pachyderm in the room.

Otters on the attack
August 10, 2012 9 p.m.

Otters on the attack

Fish and Game officials report incidents at Priest Lake
August 9, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Converter stolen from Habitat ReStore van

SANDPOINT - A recent theft from the Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity is underscoring a growing problem around the country.

August 4, 2012 9 p.m.

Wolf People owner pleads guilty in animal escape

Taylor placed on probation, fined $400 for not reporting incident
July 28, 2012 9 p.m.

A new era in Bonner County transportation

Sandpoint's Sand Creek Byway opens to traffic
July 27, 2012 9 p.m.

Bonner County board 'acknowledges' pay increases

Other elected officials are calling foul on the move
Sandcreek Byway open at last
July 27, 2012 8:15 a.m.

Sandcreek Byway open at last

SANDPOINT — Motorists were turned loose on the Sand Creek Byway this morning.

Criminal charge filed over failure to report wolf escape
July 17, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Criminal charge filed over failure to report wolf escape

SANDPOINT - The founder of Wolf People has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to advise authorities that one of her animals had escaped last year.

July 17, 2012 8:11 a.m.

Criminal charge filed over wolf escape

SANDPOINT — The founder of Wolf People has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to advise authorities that one of her animals had escaped last year.

July 13, 2012 9 p.m.

Morale hits new low for workers

Courthouse repairs in Bonner County dampen the mood
July 5, 2012 8:18 a.m.

Teen charged with video voyeurism

SANDPOINT — An 18-year-old Sandpoint man was arrested Monday for allegedly using a mobile phone to capture images of a woman inside a restroom stall and then wielding a skateboard as a weapon when he was confronted.

Sandpoint celebrates byway's completion
June 30, 2012 9 p.m.

Sandpoint celebrates byway's completion

Opening day still weeks away
June 21, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Woman gets four years for identity theft

COEUR d'ALENE - A Sandpoint woman was ordered Monday to serve four years in prison for an identity theft and bank fraud scheme that netted $37,790 in ill-gotten gains, U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson has announced.

Tracks leave bigfoot impression
June 21, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Tracks leave bigfoot impression

SANDPOINT - Bonnie Thompson never set out to look for bigfoot, but can't help but wonder if she stumbled onto a sign of the elusive bipedal humanoid.

Tracks leave bigfoot impression
June 20, 2012 7:47 a.m.

Tracks leave bigfoot impression

SANDPOINT — Bonnie Thompson never set out to look for bigfoot, but can’t help but wonder if she stumbled onto a sign of the elusive bipedal humanoid.

Tree house saga branching out
June 15, 2012 7:38 a.m.

Tree house saga branching out

SANDPOINT — The saga of a controversial tree house overlooking the Kootenai River in Bonners Ferry has sprouted some new branches.

June 8, 2012 11:43 a.m.

Bonner County Clerk blurts expletive, walks out

SANDPOINT — Bonner County Clerk Marie Scott dropped an F-bomb and abruptly walked out of a meeting Tuesday as commissioners grappled with a staggering $2.5 million cost overrun in renovating the century-old courthouse.

June 7, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Reward for collision info

PONDERAY - A Sandpoint couple is offering a cash reward for information about a pickup truck driver who struck a cyclist on Friday.

April 27, 2012 7:38 a.m.

Councilman nabs suspected burglar

SANDPOINT — City Councilman Justin Schuck took civil service to a whole new level Tuesday by apprehending a suspected burglar.

April 24, 2012 9:15 p.m.

$2 million sought in slip-and-fall claim

Inmate says leaky jail roof caused back injury

SANDPOINT - A federal prisoner is seeking $2 million in personal injury damages after being injured in a fall at the Bonner County Jail.

April 21, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Bonner commissioner stands by misquote claims

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April 18, 2012 9 p.m.

KEA sues Bonner County

April 3, 2012 8:22 a.m.

Costly road woes adding up in Bonner County

SANDPOINT — Road damages from extensive stormwater runoff are expected to surge past the $1 million mark.

March 31, 2012 9 p.m.

Byway ceremony set for May 31

Date when traffic will be allowed is still unknown
KKK member Winkler running for Bonner sheriff
March 16, 2012 9:59 a.m.

KKK member Winkler running for Bonner sheriff

SANDPOINT — An outspoken white supremacist who’s running for Bonner County sheriff contends his views on race will not color his approach to the office if elected.

March 15, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Bonner County officials seek delisting of woodland caribou

SANDPOINT - Bonner County is contracting with the Pacific Legal Foundation to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the southern Selkirk Mountain woodland caribou from the federal endangered species list.

March 15, 2012 6:40 a.m.

Bonner County petitioning feds to delist caribou

SANDPOINT - Bonner County is contracting with the Pacific Legal Foundation to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the southern Selkirk Mountain woodland caribou from the federal endangered species list.

March 8, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Life Flight Network hits the deck running

SANDPOINT - Within three hours of opening the doors of its new base at Sandpoint Airport last week, Life Flight Network was racing toward Priest Lake to pick up an unconscious elderly man with a critical injury.

February 28, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Felony assault with a tractor case resolved

Alleged victims were unavailable to testify Monday

SANDPOINT - A peculiar felony assault case drew to an anticlimactic close on Monday.

February 21, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Defense seeks hearing on assault witnesses

SANDPOINT - A pressing question in a bizarre felony assault case could be answered next week.

February 15, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Preliminary hearings set for three murder suspects

SANDPOINT - Day-long preliminary hearings are tentatively set for three Bonner County residents implicated in the slaying of a 19-year-old from Hope.

February 14, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Three face charges in September murder case

SANDPOINT - Three people were charged Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old Bonner County man last September.

February 14, 2012 6:21 a.m.

Trio charged in Bonner County shooting death

SANDPOINT - Three people were charged Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old Bonner County man last September.

February 9, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Theft suspect avoids prison

SANDPOINT - The victims of a years-long embezzlement case said the criminal charges against their former friend and employee could have been avoided with one thing - honesty.

February 4, 2012 8 p.m.

Trial nears in assault case

Finman accused of dismantling house with people still inside
January 28, 2012 8 p.m.

Grant sought for Coolin launch

January 27, 2012 8 p.m.

Killer's petition rejected

January 25, 2012 8:15 p.m.

State police investigate deadly 3-car crash

Man still in critical condition after U.S. 95 weekend wreck

SANDPOINT - Idaho State Police is continuing its investigation into a triple head-on collision on U.S. Highway 95 that killed one man and injured two others on Saturday morning.

December 31, 2011 8 p.m.

Priest Lake Search and Rescue stays busy

73-year-old woman, two grandkids found
December 29, 2011 8:15 p.m.

Bonner County moves for caribou coordination

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 375,562 acres of forest habitat for wildlife

SANDPOINT - Bonner County is pressing ahead with efforts to challenge the designation of habitat for endangered woodland caribou.

December 27, 2011 8 p.m.

Manslaughter convict cited again

December 24, 2011 8 p.m.

Alpaca shooting investigated

December 22, 2011 8:15 p.m.

Winter operations plan moving ahead

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not act on BPA request until kokanee are done spawning

SANDPOINT - A flexible winter power operations plan continues to track toward implementation on Lake Pend Oreille.

December 22, 2011 8:15 p.m.

Byway built on solid ground

ITD officials: Sinking bypass rumor is false

SANDPOINT - Rumors that the Sand Creek Byway is sinking are bunk, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.