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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Murder suspect released after alibi emerges
SANDPOINT — The mystery surrounding the shooting death of Shirley Ann Ramey deepened on Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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$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.
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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.
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Prospect of inspection cuts stirs alarm
SANDPOINT — The needle skidded badly off the record at the Idaho Lakes Commission on Friday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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