Mediator to aid in Hecla talks
COEUR d’ALENE — A federal mediator will help negotiate a new employment contract between Lucky Friday Mine workers and Hecla after nearly eight weeks of bargaining failed to produce an agreement.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
The tussle over tags
COEUR d’ALENE — Some Idaho sportsmen's groups are taking umbrage with Gov. Butch Otter for what appears to be a political move they believe could cripple the current Idaho Fish and Game Commission.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Trump to visit Spokane Saturday
COEUR d’ALENE — A local source with connections to the Spokane Convention Center confirmed the Republican presumptive presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally in Spokane Saturday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Man pleads guilty in attack
COEUR d’ALENE — Jason A. Edwards, 44, pleaded guilty to three felony charges Monday and now faces up to 55 years in prison for an attack on a fellow Coeur d’Alene Press employee.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Thou shalt not buy insurance
COEUR d’ALENE — A 79-year-old Athol man is suing an Idaho Transportation Department employee for $6.6 million in damages after the employee suspended his driver’s license, but he wants to do it using Mosaic Law.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Cedar Motel demotion gets underway
COEUR d’ALENE — Demolition of the Cedar Motel and RV Park began in earnest this week after area law enforcement agencies used the buildings for Special Weapons And Tactics training.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
Samuel sentenced for killing dad, brother
COEUR d’ALENE — Eldon Samuel III, 16, was sentenced Monday to at least 20 years in the adult prison system for murdering his father and younger brother two years ago.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Crapo speaks on timber
COEUR d'ALENE — Sen. Mike Crapo honored the Associated Logging Contractors on Friday by announcing he has issued a statement into the Congres-sional Record commemorating the group's 50 years of existence in Idaho.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Labrador discusses public lands
COEUR d'ALENE — First District Congressman Raul Labrador made a sweep through Coeur d'Alene Thursday to discuss public lands and Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Cascadia Rising: How a massive quake would alter life here
It’s been building up pressure for 316 years, but scientists only discovered the earthquake potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone roughly 30 years ago.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Ted Cruz plans N. Idaho visit
COEUR d’ALENE — Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has tentatively set his sights on the Coeur d’Alene area with plans to hold a rally here on March 7.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lawsuit claims BF church failed to report abuse
COEUR d’ALENE — A lawsuit filed Wednesday claims a child was sexually abused by his father, while leaders of a Mennonite church in Bonners Ferry failed to protect the boy.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Mississippi firm adds to timberland
COEUR d’ALENE — A timber management group from Mississippi has purchased nearly 27,000 acres of timberland from a single seller in North Idaho and eastern Washington.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
New storms are headed toward area
COEUR d’ALENE — Don’t put those chain saws away just yet.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Mishandled mercury mess
POST FALLS — A mercury spill in a high school science lab has closed the Immaculate Conception St. Dominic school and church until a hazmat team can handle it.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Rathdrum Prairie field to burn
RATHDRUM — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality approved the burning of 155 acres of grain fields on the Rathdrum Prairie just north of Hayden Avenue and west on Highway 41.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
No fires on the prairie this year
COEUR d’ALENE — For the first time in decades, nobody applied for a field-burning permit on the Rathdrum Prairie, though the practice continued on the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Area wildfires remain active
COEUR d’ALENE — The recent shift back to warmer and drier conditions is causing several area fires to increase in activity, resulting in visible smoke and minor fire spread.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
EPA fines IPNF over ammonia spill
COEUR d’ALENE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Idaho Panhandle National Forest $15,000 for failing to report a large anhydrous ammonia spill.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Region could set a record on fire suppression
COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho may set fire-suppression records this year, with firefighters already dropping 860,000 gallons of retardant on wildfires.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Fire gets 'Not Creative' name
COEUR d’ALENE — It was bound to happen — after naming 56 wildfires in North Idaho over the past few days, fire officials struggled to name number 57.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Wildland fires expected to get worse, costlier
COEUR d’ALENE — Wildland fires are rampant this year in North Idaho, and if two University of Idaho professors are right, things are only going to get worse and more expensive.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
N. Idaho may get new area code
COEUR d’ALENE — The days of a single area code for Idaho are coming to an end, but who is allowed to continue using 208 has yet to be decided.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
DEQ issues air quality warning
OEUR d’ALENE — While there have been a couple of small fires in North Idaho over the weekend, fire officials say the smoky skies are from larger fires in Washington.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Avista seeking utility fee increases
COEUR d’ALENE — Avista filed a request last month for permission to raise rates on electricity and natural gas to generate $31.8 million for infrastructure repairs.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Authorities: Fire's cause remains unknown
BAYVIEW — It’s been more than a week, and authorities are still mum on the cause of the Cape Horn Fire, saying only the matter is under investigation.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Bayview fire continues to grow
BAYVIEW — The Cape Horn Fire continued to grow by an additional 96 acres Friday and could get worse by this morning as thunderstorms rolled into the region last night.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Governor tours Cape Horn Fire
BAYVIEW — Gov. Butch Otter toured the Cape Horn Fire from the air and on the ground, as some evacuees returned to their homes on Thursday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Crews battle Bayview fire
BAYVIEW — Firefighters continued to battle the Cape Horn Fire Tuesday despite warnings that thunderstorms with very little rain are expected to complicate firefighting efforts.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Bayview evacuated as Cape Horn fire grows
BAYVIEW — Hundreds have already evacuated the town of Bayview, while several hundred more are waiting — if they leave, they cannot come back until the danger subsides.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Risch to donate CoCC contribution
COEUR d’ALENE — U.S. Sen. Jim Risch will donate a $500 campaign contribution he received from the leader of a white separatist group reportedly cited in Charleston shooter Dylann Roof’s manifesto.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Firefighters prepare as weather heats up
COEUR d’ALENE — The North Idaho Wildfire Training Zone hosted a weeklong wildlands fire training course at Camp Lutherhaven this week. More than 300 firefighters attended the annual Guard School event.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Athol clerk sentencing set
ATHOL — The U.S. Attorney’s Office Thursday recommended four years of prison for Sally Hansen, who pleaded guilty to embezzling $417,879 from the city of Athol.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Legislature OKs child support bill
COEUR d’ALENE — It was long day in Boise on Monday, but after hours of testimony and debate the Idaho Legislature finally passed the international child support bill.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Hill says Otter showed him vetoed bill
COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho’s Senate Pro Tem Brent Hill said he saw the controversial SB 1011 veto on April 3, but did not take possession of the bill.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Cd'A picked for mental health crisis center
COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho’s second mental health crisis center will be built in Coeur d’Alene, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare confirmed Monday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Congress passes rural funds, Medicare change
COEUR d’ALENE — Congress has passed bipartisan legislation that would restore rural school funding and permanently fix Medicare reimbursements to doctors.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Pastor: Bill opens door to Sharia law
COEUR d’ALENE — A Christian pastor who was formerly Muslim said he convinced a handful of legislators to table a child support bill, possibly costing Idaho $46 million in federal funding.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Services at risk after bill fails
COEUR d’ALENE — More than 400,000 Idaho residents will be affected if Idaho refuses to come into compliance with federal child support laws within 60 days.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Sharia law fears sink child support bill
COEUR d’ALENE — After clearing the Senate unanimously, a bill that would have kept Idaho’s child support enforcement system intact has been tabled by a House committee.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Cd'A Tribe plans challenge of 'instant racing' veto
COEUR d’ALENE — After SB 1011 passed through both chambers of the Legislature, the governor vetoed it — a veto some now believe may be void.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Otter vetoes 'instant racing' ban bill
COEUR d’ALENE — Gov. Butch Otter vetoed a bill on Friday that would have repealed legislation authorizing the use of video historic horse racing machines.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Political party pushes preemptive presidential primary
COEUR d’ALENE — The Legislature has passed a bill that would separate the 2016 presidential primary election from the rest of the primary races in May.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Mental health center gets Otter's OK
COEUR d’ALENE — Gov. Butch Otter signed legislation Wednesday that would pay for a new mental health crisis center in North Idaho.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
House OKs mental health crisis center funding
COEUR d’ALENE — Funding for a $1.7 million mental health crisis center for North Idaho passed the full House, with three area legislators voting against it.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Mental health center funding gets key approval
COEUR d’ALENE — Funding for a $1.7 million mental health crisis center for North Idaho passed through a key committee Friday and will soon go before the full House and Senate.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Legislature nears filing deadline
COEUR d’ALENE — The pace is quickening in Boise this week as the Legislature approaches the end of the session.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
North Idaho legislator objects to Hindu invocation
COEUR d’ALENE — Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, said he tried to stop a Hindu invocation at the Senate opening today, but Senate leadership was allowing it anyway.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
'Christian state' proposal bedeviled
COEUR d’ALENE — An attempt to declare Idaho a “Christian state” was nixed by the local Republican Party.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Fourth veterans home gets panel's thumbs up
COEUR d’ALENE — A bill was introduced into the Senate State Affairs Committee on a unanimous vote Friday that would earmark $11 million for a new veterans home in North Idaho if it passes.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Busy week ahead for legislators
COEUR d’ALENE — Big issues were gaining traction in the Idaho Legislature this past week, and local legislators are expecting the coming week to get busier.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Legislative panel rejects 'Words' bill
The House State Affairs Committee voted along party lines Thursday to kill the “Add The Words” bill, but GOP lawmakers said a compromise can be found to address religious concerns.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Legislators talk salamanders, mental health
COEUR d’ALENE — The second week of the Idaho legislative session got under way Monday with committees teeing up some controversial issues they’ll begin to whack this week.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Tribes seek end to instant racing machines
COEUR d’ALENE — Four Idaho-based Indian Tribes sent a letter Tuesday to Idaho’s governor and attorney general asking them to put an end to “Historic Horse Racing Machines.”
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Tribes: Stop use of instant racing machines
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BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Storm dumps massive amounts of snow
COEUR d’ALENE — Sunday’s snowfall was the largest one-day event since the massive snow storms that occurred in the winter of 2008.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
'Just a tragic accident'
COEUR d’ALENE — Veronica “Roni” Rutledge’s family prefers to remain private when it comes to the media, but after seeing all the criticism of her on social media they wanted to set the record straight.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Embezzlement investigation sent to U.S. Attorney's office
ATHOL — An investigation into the alleged embezzlement of money from the city of Athol has essentially wrapped, and the evidence has been given to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Legion offers help in recruiting VA doctors
POST FALLS — National American Legion representative met with about 80 veterans in Post Falls Wednesday afternoon to discuss issues with the Veterans Administration Hospital in Spokane.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
American Legion calls foul on Spokane VA town hall plans
Regional leaders of the nation’s largest veterans service organization say it appears that Spokane Veterans Administration officials are trying to upstage efforts to hold their own town hall meeting next week in Post Falls.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
VA holding town hall talk on health care
SPOKANE — The U.S. Veterans Administration is holding a town hall meeting Monday to discuss new changes to its health care delivery system, which could affect an estimated 25,000 veterans in North Idaho.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Group seeks new approach to marijuana legalization
COEUR d’ALENE — A new organization has been formed in Idaho to promote the legalization of marijuana.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
A new face for Idaho's GOP
COEUR d’ALENE — Having only three months to pull the Republican Party together is both a challenge and a blessing of sorts, said the party’s new chairman, Steve Yates.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Gubernatorial debate set for Cd'A
COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur Group has slated its gubernatorial debate for noon on Oct. 3 in the Coeur d’Alene Public Library’s Community Room.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lightning strikes cause fires
COEUR d’ALENE — Lighting from a storm early Tuesday morning ignited two small fires that burned less than an acre, and fire officials are concerned more storms may be on the way.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Cd'A adopts ordinance on robots' use
COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene could very well be the first city in the United States to pass ordinances governing the use of robots in public spaces.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Alliance calls on state, feds to protect lake
SANDPOINT — A new alliance in Sandpoint is circulating a petition calling on Idaho’s governor and congressional delegation to do more to protect Lake Pend Oreille’s summer pool level.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Agencies mull image issues
COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Police Department may be taking the heat this week, but a string of officer-involved shootings in the past couple of years has many law enforcement agencies concerned about their eroding public image.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Infighting continues among Idaho's GOP
COEUR d’ALENE — Infighting at the state level of the Republican Party continued this week, as two factions called separate meetings of the central committee to determine who will lead the party.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
GOP delegates agree: state convention was chaotic
COEUR d’ALENE — No matter which side of the Republican aisle they are on, many of the North Idaho delegates who attended the state GOP convention last week say it was chaotic.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
USFS addresses regional concerns
COEUR d’ALENE — The U.S. Forest Service gave its new process for addressing objections from the public its first test in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO
Candidate faces tax liens
COEUR d’ALENE — County Assessor candidate Larry Spencer has $448,709 worth of federal tax liens filed against him in Bonner County.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO
Internet down in three counties
COEUR d’ALENE — An Internet outage occurred for several hours on Tuesday after a fiber optic line was cut near Stateline.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Internet 404: Access not found
COEUR d’ALENE — An Internet outage occurred for several hours on Tuesday after a fiber optic line was cut near Stateline.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Spencer: Move to take over committee about giving choices
COEUR d’ALENE — He has been talking about it for a couple of years now, but just last week Larry Spencer decided to just do it.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Labrador headlines next week's Legislative Summit
COEUR d’ALENE — It’s the last official weekend of summer and most locals look forward to fall colors, cooler temperatures and football, but for policy wonks it marks the beginning of a new political cycle.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
PAC 'legends' celebrated in retirement
COEUR d’ALENE — Economic development professionals turned out in droves Friday afternoon to celebrate the retirement of two Panhandle Area Council legends.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Labrador: Family first, then politics
COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador said Wednesday that his decision to not attend a Coeur d’Alene fundraiser with the Speaker of the House on Friday had nothing to do with his work on the immigration reform bill or any other political differences.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Idaho GOP may target gay rights measure
COEUR d’ALENE — Cities’ anti-discrimination laws aren’t sitting well with the Republican Party.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
KSCO cuts ties with Boy Scouts
COEUR d’ALENE — The Kootenai County Sheriff said Friday that he is compelled to drop the department’s Boy Scouts of America charter because the organization is promoting a lifestyle that is against state law.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
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