Lott appeals to Idaho Supreme Court

SANDPOINT — A former Bonner County man serving a 25-year sentence for allegedly killing his wife and perpetrating an extended cover-up of the slaying is appealing to the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Sandpoint hires Lake City firm in Festival gun ban suit

SANDPOINT — The city has tapped a Coeur d’Alene law firm to represent it in a legal duel over a prohibition against firearms at the Festival at Sandpoint, court records show.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Festival at Sandpoint's entire staff resigns

SANDPOINT — Turmoil continues to plague the Festival at Sandpoint.
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Bonner County targets festival gun ban

SANDPOINT — Bonner County and Sheriff Daryl Wheeler are suing the city over its policy of allowing the Festival at Sandpoint to prohibit firearms at the annual waterfront concert series.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lott to serve 25 years for wife's killing

SANDPOINT — A former Bonner County man was ordered Tuesday to serve 25 years in prison for killing his wife in 2004 and embarking on a 12-year con to deceive her children and her family about her whereabouts and demise.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Bonner County enters Festival at Sandpoint gun fray

SANDPOINT — Bonner County is wading into the simmering feud over the Festival at Sandpoint’s prohibition of weapons at its annual summer concert series.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho woman with Libby connection charged with murder

A two-year-old road rage incident in Libby has been linked to a murder in Idaho.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cd'A woman charged with murder

SANDPOINT — A Coeur d’Alene woman was arrested early Friday morning and charged with the shooting death of Shirley Ann Ramey, who was executed in her Trestle Creek home in 2017.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Plea is entered in Lott killing

SANDPOINT — A former Bonner County man accused of murdering his wife in 2004 entered an Alford plea on Tuesday to an amended charge of voluntary manslaughter.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Charge may elevate in child injury case

SANDPOINT — Leverage is being applied in the case of a former Ponderay daycare center where a child was seriously injured earlier this year.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Man jailed in wake of woman's disappearance

SANDPOINT — A Kelso Lake man has been arrested for using the bank card of a woman who hasn’t been seen since early March.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Wrongly accused man missing

HAYDEN — A former Bonner County man wrongly accused in a Trestle Creek homicide investigation is missing, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.
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Fire guts downtown Sandpoint businesses

SANDPOINT — Five businesses were destroyed after a structure fire tore at the heart of the city’s historic district early Monday morning.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Priest Lake landowners prevail in tax dispute

SANDPOINT — Nearly 30 landowners on the east side of Priest Lake have made the case that their parcels were being overvalued by the Bonner County Assessor’s Office.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Smelter proposal dragged at scoping meeting

NEWPORT — Hundreds turned out Wednesday for a Washington Department of Ecology scoping hearing on the proposed PacWest silicon smelter, but only two people voiced support for the controversial facility.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Love, murder story binds siblings

SANDPOINT — The children of a modern-day Casanova who was slain in Sandpoint in the 1970s are gathering for a family reunion in Texas next month.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The killing of Alton Barron

SANDPOINT — Vengeance and jealousy appear the have been the motives behind the killing of Alton William Barron in 1979.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Love - and murder - bind siblings

SANDPOINT — The children of a modern-day Casanova who was slain in Sandpoint in 1979 are gathering for a family reunion in Texas.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Idaho man sentenced to 14 years in Nevada standoff

BONNERS FERRY — A Boundary County man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for his role in a 2014 standoff near the Nevada ranch of anti-government activist Cliven Bundy.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Man arrested in cold case slaying

SANDPOINT — A Tennessee man has been indicted for the premeditating killing of his wife in Bonner County in 2004.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Husband arrested in cold-case slaying

SANDPOINT — A Tennessee man has been indicted for the premeditating killing of his wife in Bonner County in 2004.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hospital discharges officer injured in shooting

SANDPOINT — A Sandpoint Police officer who was shot in the neck in the line of duty early Monday morning was returned to Sandpoint Tuesday amid a caravan of law enforcement vehicles.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sandpoint officers shot

SANDPOINT — A Sandpoint man was killed and two police officers were injured early Monday morning in a shootout on the city’s west side.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Couple charged in Montana slaying

BONNERS FERRY — A Boundary County couple was arrested Thursday in connection with the killing of a Bonner County man in Montana’s Yaak River Valley, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Suspect arrested in stabbing death

KOOTENAI — A Washington man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a cab driver on Monday, according to the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Facts, belief clash during refugee presentation in Sandpoint

SANDPOINT — A sustained lack of basic civility brought an abrupt end Wednesday to a presentation aimed at informing the public how refugee resettlement works in Idaho and the United States.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Abuse curtails fishing from Dover Bay docks

DOVER — As long as there have been boat docks in Dover, Jack Ames has been casting into the Pend Oreille for perch.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Creamed corn

COCOLALLA — More than 20 hopper cars hauling corn derailed early Monday morning at Cocolalla Flats, according to BNSF Railway officials.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO

LPOIC spring derby kicks off this weekend

PONDERAY — The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is growing richer during the 70th running of the annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club Spring Derby.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO

Weather claws Bear Paw Road, forces closure

PRIEST RIVER — Bear Paw Road is closed due to flooding and unsafe travel conditions, the U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Murder suspect released after alibi emerges

SANDPOINT — The mystery surrounding the shooting death of Shirley Ann Ramey deepened on Wednesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Man with hidden past ordered held

COEUR d’ALENE — An Elmira man who has been quietly living in Bonner County under an assumed identity for the past 17 years was remanded Tuesday to the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Service to answer to a charge of unlawfully possessing firearms.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Senate bolsters boat inspection funding

SANDPOINT — A bill to bolster Idaho’s defenses against dreaded zebra and quagga mussels sailed through the Senate on Thursday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Suspect's competency hearing postponed

SANDPOINT — A hearing to consider the competency of a Blanchard man accused of trying to kill two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies was postponed Wednesday so the state and the defense can pore over medical records, court records show.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Contested competency hearing in shooting case

SANDPOINT — A contested competency hearing is pending in the case of a Blanchard man who allegedly shot and wounded two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies who tried to arrest him earlier this year.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

$16M Long Bridge project moving up

SANDPOINT — A $16 million project to preserve the Long Bridge on U.S. Highway 95 is tracking to get underway ahead of schedule, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Probable cause testimony: Deadly threats prompted deputies' action

SANDPOINT — Threats of imminent homicidal violence prompted Bonner County sheriff’s deputies to arrest a Blanchard man who shot and wounded them last month, according to unsealed probable cause hearing testimony.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Shooting suspect's fitness to proceed in question

SANDPOINT — Criminal proceedings against a Blanchard man accused of shooting two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies are on indefinite hold amid questions of mental health.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Prospect of inspection cuts stirs alarm

SANDPOINT — The needle skidded badly off the record at the Idaho Lakes Commission on Friday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Shooting suspect faces attempted murder charges

SANDPOINT — Attempted first-degree murder charges are pending against a Blanchard man who allegedly shot and seriously wounded two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Deputy remains in serious condition

SANDPOINT — Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael R. Gagnon remained in serious condition Wednesday after being shot during an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect in Blanchard.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Mechanical failure ruled out in Bird crash

SANDPOINT — Mechanical failure has been ruled out as the cause of a plane crash in the Cabinet Mountains that killed three people, including aviator and entrepreneur Dr. Pam Riddle Bird.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Poorly thaw-t out

SAGLE — Selkirk Fire Rescue and EMS officials are urging residents to exercise extreme caution when using heating sources to thaw water lines afflicted by the deep freeze that settled over the region this past week.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Driver files claim over crash ISP says she caused

SANDPOINT — A Coeur d’Alene woman is seeking damages for a collision which Idaho State Police said she caused.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Algae spurs health advisory

COCOLALLA — The Panhandle Health District and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality are issuing a health advisory for Cocolalla Lake due to the presence of blue-green algae.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Media seeks to challenge standoff ruling

BONNERS FERRY — Media outlets in Nevada are objecting to a federal court order limiting access to discovery materials related to the 2014 rangeland standoff involving Cliven Bundy, U.S. District Court records show.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Aerial tours add another Scotchman perspective

SANDPOINT — Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and EcoFlight teamed up Wednesday to give aerial tours of the proposed wilderness area near Clark Fork.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

RV fire claims toddler's life

SANDPOINT — Bonner County sheriff’s officials say a 2-year-old girl was killed in a fire that consumed a recreational vehicle in the Hoodoo Valley on Tuesday night.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Sandpoint teacher reportedly subject of standards review

SANDPOINT - It remains unclear if a former Sandpoint Middle School teacher's certification is in jeopardy as a result of sending inappropriate texts to a Lake Pend Oreille School District student.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Mining company disputes claims

BONNERS FERRY — An Australian company considering the developing of a mine at Hall Mountain is disputing claims that it is planning to mine rare earth elements and thorium.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

BCSO: Skull appears to be human

SANDPOINT — A portion of a skull discovered in the Hoodoo Valley last week has been ruled out as being that of wildlife.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Constitution party ballot to be issued

SANDPOINT — A third ballot will be available to Bonner and Boundary county voters when they head to the polls for the May 20 primary election.The presence of two Constitution party candidates in the race for District 1 state senator is prompting the issuance of a Constitution Party ballot to …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Questions, unease in death investigation

SANDPOINT — Unease is welling for a Sandpoint man whose son was found shot to death in Boundary County last fall.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Bonner County passes on SilverWing offer

SANDPOINT — Counsel for the developers of SilverWing at Sandpoint offered to settle its suit against Bonner County for $4.5 million, according to correspondence obtained by The Daily Bee.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Missing boys found

SAGLE — Three runaways from Boundary County were found near Muskrat Lake on Wednesday morning.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial declared in case of Bigfork man charged with rape

A Bonner County, Idaho, jury deadlocked May 22 on a verdict in the case of a Bigfork man charged with rape.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial declared in case of Bigfork man charged with rape

A Bonner County, Idaho, jury deadlocked May 22 on a verdict in the case of a Bigfork man charged with rape.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial declared in case of Bigfork man charged with rape

A Bonner County, Idaho, jury deadlocked May 22 on a verdict in the case of a Bigfork man charged with rape.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Annexation challenge endures

SANDPOINT — A petition challenging the city of Bonners Ferry’s annexation of 77 parcels was spared a premature death on Wednesday.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Assault with tractor case resolved

SANDPOINT — A peculiar felony assault case drew to an anticlimactic close on Monday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gravel pit reignites concerns

SANDPOINT - Opposition is mounting again against a controversial proposal to develop a surface mine near the Kootenai County line.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hacker gets into official's e-mail

SANDPOINT - Bonner County Commissioner Cornel Rasor was not robbed at gunpoint while visiting London and does not need any help getting back home. Rasor said one of his e-mail accounts was hacked earlier this week, which is the reason why people in his address book received an alarming message …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO