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