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Unlicensed guide changing plea

SANDPOINT - A Washington state angler who pleaded not guilty to guiding a fishing trip on Priest Lake without a license is changing his plea.

Milfoil treatments will be balancing act

SANDPOINT - The Bonner County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force is narrowing down a list of Eurasian milfoil treatment sites in Pend Oreille, but it's still unclear when the treatments will occur or which herbicides will be used.

ISDA denies permit for weevil project

SANDPOINT - A long-awaited project to determine the effectiveness of weevils in beating back Eurasian milfoil in Pend Oreille has encountered another snag.

Details emerge in poaching case

SANDPOINT - An audio recording of Idaho State Police Trooper Jeff Jayne's sentencing hearing provides further insight on the factors that influenced how his moose poaching case was handled.

Plea deals reached in 2010 marijuana incident

Lofty charges sharply reduced

SANDPOINT - A trio of high-aiming grand jury indictments have been resolved with pleas to significantly reduced charges.

Home wrecker case goes to trial

SANDPOINT - A landowner accused of tearing down a Bonner County home while its tenants were still inside was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on three counts of aggravated assault.

Bill rankles foes of Rock Creek mine

SANDPOINT - About a month after mining industry officials appealed to Montana legislators to make the business climate more hospitable toward mine development comes legislation which aims to do just that.

Priest Lake couple takes EPA challenge to high court

Bonner County residents: Agency is interfering with their right to develop a homesite

SANDPOINT - A determined Bonner County couple who contend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is unfairly interfering with their right to develop a homesite at Priest Lake are taking their fight to the nation's high court.

Assault case delays youth science center

Finman charged with starting to dismantle home with tenants still inside

A case involving an applicant of a planned youth science center near Rathdrum and a major contributor to student robotics programs has put the center on hold.

Avalanche danger was greater later

SANDPOINT - Avalanche danger in the Idaho Panhandle has tended to lurk later in the season over the last decade, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Trooper enters guilty plea in poaching case Briefs

SANDPOINT - An Idaho State Police trooper charged with harvesting a bull moose out of season pleaded guilty on Wednesday during a hearing in Moscow.

Plea negotiated in trooper's poaching case

SANDPOINT - A binding plea agreement is being proposed to resolve a misdemeanor criminal charge against an Idaho State Police trooper who shot a bull moose four days before the season opened.

EPA violations settled by ITD

Work on U.S. 95 bypass ran afoul of Clean Water Act, prompted $30,000 penalty

SANDPOINT - The Idaho Transportation Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency quietly settled allegations that the federal Clean Water Act was violated during construction of the U.S. Highway 95 bypass in 2009.

Will's Runout honors teen skier

Trail dedication set for Feb. 5

SANDPOINT - A Feb. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for a trail at Schweitzer Mountain Resort that has been named in the memory of a Sandpoint teen who died unexpectedly of a heart ailment while skiing in 2009.

Mine foes challenge Revett's appeals

Company chairman calls on lawmakers to streamline permitting

SANDPOINT - The Rock Creek Alliance is scoffing at public appeals by Revett Minerals to make the business climate in Montana more hospitable toward mine development.

Appeal is pending in manslaughter case

SANDPOINT - A Washington state woman who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter is appealing the sentence handed down in her case.

Laclede woman admits guilt in embezzlement case

SANDPOINT - A Laclede woman accused of embezzling money while employed at the University of Idaho's extension office pleaded guilty Tuesday to grand theft.

For the Birds

Panel approves museum permit modification

SANDPOINT - A proposal to liberalize conditions governing large gatherings at the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center easily won approval from the Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday.

Accused cat hoarders arrested in Montana

Couple charged with animal cruelty in Idaho in 2006

SANDPOINT - A former Bonner County couple accused of hoarding cats on their property in Blanchard in 2006 has been arrested in northwestern Montana on charges of felony cruelty to animals.

Quest Aircraft fighting lawsuit

Superior Airways claims breach of contract

SANDPOINT - Quest Aircraft Co. is fighting a lawsuit filed by a Canadian charter service which claims the company failed to build a plane to its specifications.

Probe into deadly shooting continues

SANDPOINT - The investigation into the shooting death of Erik David Foust is deepening, setting the stage for a day-long preliminary hearing next month.

Bonner County to weigh in on timber sale litigation

Commissioners support appeal of ruling which hinders Idaho logging

SANDPOINT - The Bonner County commission is throwing its support behind the U.S. Forest Service's appeal of a federal court ruling which is hindering logging in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

Worker claims wrongful termination

SANDPOINT - A sacked Parsons employee is suing his former employee and the Idaho Transportation Department for wrongful termination.

Report charts Cragun's descent into paranoia

SANDPOINT -- Court documents in Bonner County indicate Larry Ward Cragun became increasingly paranoid prior to going on a hammer-wielding rampage in Bayview which left one person dead and three others injured.

Prohibition on wildlife feeding considered

Nuisance bear calls eclipsed 700 in 2010

SANDPOINT - The Idaho Department of Fish & Game is urging Bonner County to enact an ordinance which prohibits the feeding of wildlife, particularly bears.

Jury acquits Shanahan of battery

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County jury acquitted a former East Hope councilman accused of punching the town's 78-year-old mayor in the chest.

Trial nears in alleged battery on mayor

EAST HOPE - A former councilman accused of slugging the mayor over a dispute involving a newspaper delivery tube is scheduled to be tried this month.

Girder work continues

DOVER - Girders will be the focus of wintertime work on the new U.S. Highway 2 bridge.

North Idaho sex offender awaits sentencing

SANDPOINT - A North Idaho man who failed to comply with his presentence obligations in a Bonner County sex abuse case surfaced in Benewah County earlier this month.

Idaho State Police trooper to face criminal charge

Cpl. Jeff Jayne harvested bull moose out of season

SANDPOINT - An Idaho State Police trooper will be prosecuted for harvesting a bull moose out of season.

The sound of a thief

Voice betrays robbery suspect

SANDPOINT - A Sandpoint man was arrested Wednesday morning for the armed robbery of a payday loan office last week.

Clagstone deliberations resume

SANDPOINT -Bonner County commissioners are scheduled to resume deliberation today on one of the largest housing developments ever contemplated.

Robber strikes payday loan office

Man with knife demanded cash, fled the scene

SANDPOINT - A knife-wielding robber held up a loan office on Friday morning and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, Sandpoint Police Chief Mark Lockwood said.

Idaho Club lenders commence foreclosure proceedings

SANDPOINT - Lenders are moving to foreclose on developers of the upscale Idaho Club, which has suffered with the sharp decline in demand for high-end real estate in the Panhandle.

Search for Oldtown man suspended

SANDPOINT - The search for an Oldtown man who went missing in the Selkirk Mountains east of Priest Lake has been suspended until next year.

Dog poisoning suspected

SANDPOINT - A Sandpoint woman is urging residents to keep an eye on their pets after her dog was apparently poisoned last week.

Shooting claims man's life

PRIEST RIVER - A Bonner County woman was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter following a shooting early Wednesday morning north of town.

Raids result in arrests

PONDERAY - A grand jury investigation into a range of criminal activity in Bonner County unfolded further Monday with the arrest of three members of a motorcycle club with outlaw elements.

Help for the spawning kokanee

Fish and Game seeks higher winter pool for Lake Pend Oreille

SANDPOINT - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is recommending that Lake Pend Oreille be held at a higher winter pool to capitalize on significant gains in the population of spawning kokanee.

Remains yield no human DNA

SANDPOINT - Scientists were unable to extract human DNA from the skeletal remains discovered at the bottom of Priest Lake, Bonner County Sheriff's officials said on Tuesday.

Reports: Deadly crashes resulted from driver error

SANDPOINT - Operator error is apparently to blame for two deadly state highway crashes in western Bonner County last summer.

Bypass work forces path shift

SANDPOINT - The route of the bike and pedestrian path at the north end of the Long Bridge will be shifted slightly as work continues on the U.S. Highway 95 bypass.

Preliminary hearing postponed

Lab results raise question in deadly relay crash

SANDPOINT - A preliminary hearing remains pending for a Washington state woman accused of accidentally killing a cyclist participating in an interstate relay race last month.

Coolin land swap on ice

SANDPOINT - A controversial land trade at Priest Lake has been put on indefinite hold.

No-wake zone proposed on Upper Priest Lake

COOLIN - A move is afoot to restore some of the tranquility to Upper Priest Lake by designating the body of water as a no-wake zone.

Pend Oreille drawdown debated

Corps of Engineers considers lesser winter reduction of lake level

SANDPOINT - The depth of the annual winter drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille remains up in the air.

Ponderay proposes bed tax

PONDERAY - Residents will be asked on Nov. 2 to vote on a proposed 5-percent tax for short-term stays at motels and hotels in the city.

How to pay for Idaho's highways?

Questions outpace answers in state funding dilemma

SANDPOINT - Idaho lawmakers considering increasing the gas tax and vehicle registration fees to overcome a shortage of available highway funding contend it's too soon to say how much those increases could be.

Hearing postponed in relay race death

SANDPOINT - A hearing to determine whether a Washington state woman should be made to stand trial for felony vehicular manslaughter is set for Sept. 15.

Bonner board authorizes county employee layoffs

Extent of job cuts unclear

SANDPOINT - Commissioners are contemplating laying off Bonner County employees because of declining revenues and escalating costs.