KEITH KINNAIRD

Vay man indicted on federal sex charges

Attorney faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County attorney has been indicted for interstate transport of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Clagstone gets endorsement

SANDPOINT - The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending approval of Clagstone Meadows, the largest planned unit development in the county's history.

Little: Chamber blame was misplaced

Lakedance Festival founder's inaction cause for event relocation

SANDPOINT - The former executive director of the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is taking exception to some of the remarks made by founders of the Lakedance International Film Festival in the wake of their departure from Idaho.

Clagstone Meadows hearing continued

SANDPOINT - A public hearing on a 12,400-acre housing and recreation development in southern Bonner County has been continued to next month.

Little hope of finding shoe tree fire culprits

SANDPOINT - The U.S. Forest Service is still investigating the fire that destroyed the beloved shoe tree at Priest Lake, but officials admit finding the culprits could prove next to impossible.

Spreading the word, not the invader

1,800 boats were inspected in June

SANDPOINT - You might want to think twice before you disregard the mandatory boat inspection stations in the Panhandle.

Toddler dies in rollover accident

Rescuers saved two children, but were unable to reach infant

SANDPOINT - A toddler was killed and two others were injured Sunday when the sport utility vehicle they were in overturned on Highway 200 and landed on its roof in the Pack River delta.

Inkwell dries up after 35 years in downtown Sandpoint

SANDPOINT - Another longtime downtown retailer is succumbing to a struggling economy and perceptions that buying locally is costlier compared to big box stores or online vendors.

Sandpoint couple dies in motorboat crash

Craft collided with U.S. Highway 95 Long Bridge

SANDPOINT - A Sandpoint couple was killed and a third person was injured Saturday when the motorboat they were in crashed into the U.S. Highway 95 Long Bridge.

Murder suspect arrested in Sagle

Brian Cole accused of killing his wife in Portland in 2008

SANDPOINT - An Oregon man who relocated to Sagle after his wife disappeared more than two years ago was arrested Thursday and charged with her murder.

Hunt on for accused molester

PRIEST RIVER - A Priest River man is the subject of a $100,000 arrest warrant alleging he engaged in lewd and lascivious conduct with a 6-year-old girl.

Armed standoff ends peacefully

SANDPOINT - A Vay man who attracted national attention for a sign which advocated the hanging of President Barack Obama last year was arrested Tuesday for pulling a handgun on a neighbor during a dispute.

Review sought on Lake Pend Oreille levels

SANDPOINT - The Pend Oreille Basin Commission is calling for a more in-depth environmental review on a plan to manipulate the winter level of Lake Pend Oreille to maximize power generation in the Columbia Basin.

Hearing postponed on controversial resort proposal

SANDPOINT - Public hearings to consider a proposal to develop a 12,442-acre resort community north of Kelso Lake have been canceled so the developer can provide further information about the project.

Human remains pulled out of Priest Lake

SANDPOINT - Decades-old human remains were pulled up from the bottom of Priest Lake on Tuesday using a remotely operated submersible, the Bonner County Sheriff's Office said.

Man with child porn arrested at border

PORTHILL - A United States citizen was arrested earlier this month after allegedly getting his car stuck while attempting to sneak into Canada with a laptop computer containing child pornography.

Craigslist ad hoax traced to area teen

SANDPOINT - A Craigslist advertisement offering a 4-year-old boy for sale has been traced back to a Sandpoint teen with a bad sense of humor and too much time on his hands.

BPA line work will result in power outages

Utility company to rebuild 25 miles of transmission line

SANDPOINT - The Bonneville Power Administration is scheduled to start work next month on an $8 million project to rebuild 25 miles of transmission line between here and the Albeni Falls Dam.

State paid $275K to marina owner in bypass dispute

SANDPOINT - A marina owner who sued the Idaho Transportation Department in a right of way dispute involving the U.S. Highway 95 bypass received a $275,000 payment from the state.

A will and a way

Friends petition to honor fallen Sandpoint student

SANDPOINT - Friends and relatives of a Sandpoint High School student who died of an undetected heart condition while skiing are circulating a petition to have a trail named after him at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.

Attorney investigated after house fire

Jacquot suspected of arson, attempted murder, molestation

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Meth labs, stolen vehicles discovered

Three suspects are still at large, considered armed and dangerous

NEWPORT - Local, state and federal authorities uncovered three methamphetamine labs, eight stolen vehicles and a trove of suspected swag from burglaries in Pend Oreille County on Friday.

Judge nullifies Rock Creek mine approval

Written opinion detailing rationale is pending

SANDPOINT - A federal judge in Montana nullified on Monday the U.S. Forest Service's approval of a proposal to mine beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness for copper and silver.

Lake group targets phosphorus

COCOLALLA - The Cocolalla Lake Association is contemplating a cutting-edge proposal to control algae growth in the lake with a bentonite clay infused with lanthanum.

Fugitive still on the loose

Handcuffed man escaped from police car Saturday

SANDPOINT - Authorities are sifting through leads on the possible whereabouts of a Bonner County man who let himself out of a police vehicle while handcuffed last weekend.

Avalanche kills snowmobiler

SANDPOINT - A snowmobile rider from Washington state was killed by an avalanche on Saturday afternoon, Bonner County sheriff's officials said.

ITD, marina owner settle suits

Dock dispute held up construction

SANDPOINT - The Idaho Transportation Department and the operator of a marina on Sand Creek affected by construction of the U.S. Highway 95 bypass have resolved their legal disputes.

Rock Creek seeks decision

SANDPOINT - A status conference is pending in federal court to determine if developers of the proposed Rock Creek mine can initiate development of the project.

Keough picks sub to complete session

SANDPOINT - Former Bonners Ferry mayor and councilman Darrell Kerby is scheduled to be sworn in today to complete the balance of the legislative session for District 1 Sen. Shawn Keough, who is bowing out because of a family health emergency.

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.

Jury convicts man of battery

Suspect claimed self-defense

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County jury has convicted a Sagle man of a battery that seriously injured a Sandpoint man during the "Lost in the 50s" festival last year.

Colleagues mourn lawman's passing

PONDERAY - A beloved lawman with a nearly 30-year career in Bonner County has lost his battle with cancer.