Explosive device found during arrest
Keith Kinnaird News Editor | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years AGO
SANDPOINT — A Priest River man was arrested last week for possessing a homemade explosive device.
Tony Ray Vargas was barred from possessing such an item due to a felony theft conviction dating back to 2013, court records indicate. He was also charged with possession of a marijuana pipe.
Vargas, 33, is being held at the Bonner County Jail with bail set at $15,000. A bail-reduction hearing is pending in Bonner County Magistrate Court.
For the rest of the story, see the print edition of the Bonner County Daily Bee or subscribe to our e-edition.
ARTICLES BY KEITH KINNAIRD NEWS EDITOR
Deputies remain hospitalized
SANDPOINT — Bonner County sheriff’s deputies who were shot in the line of duty on Monday remained hospitalized on Tuesday.
Unrelated deaths under investigation
CLARK FORK — Sheriff’s detectives are probing two unrelated deaths that occurred in eastern Bonner County last week.
Highway intersection project OK'd
PRIEST RIVER — The Idaho Transportation Department is gearing up for a intersection improvement project to ease congestion on U.S. Highway 2 and Highway 57.