SWAT search yields guns, drugs
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Police seized firearms, methamphetamine and fentanyl after raiding a home Wednesday night, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office and joint SWAT team executed a search warrant Wednesday at a home in the 11000 block of West Wyoming Avenue.
Police arrested 60-year-old Rathdrum resident Donna K. Carrico on a felony warrant for failing to appear in court on charges of possession of a controlled substance, according to a news release. Michael J. Carrico, 30, of Rathdrum, was also arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris highlighted the fentanyl crisis in North Idaho.
“Fentanyl is destroying communities all over this country and Kootenai County is not immune,” Norris said in a news release. “99 percent of fentanyl in Kootenai County can be tracked to the Southern Border.”
Norris did not cite the source of that statistic.
Josh Hurwit, U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, has said fentanyl enters the U.S. through the northern and southern borders and is most frequently brought into the United States by Americans.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.