Lake City on a roll

COEUR d’ALENE — Third-year Lake City softball coach Jesse Lenz was admittedly too assertive in the Timberwolves’ 5A state tournament opener Friday.

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Leonard among country's best

COEUR d’ALENE — At 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds, Grady Leonard has the aesthetics of a capable thrower.

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COEUR d’ALENE — Equipped with one of North Idaho’s purest swings, Lake City High junior Reilly Williams tattooed Lewiston ace Cheyenne Rose’s two-seam fastball in last week’s Region I tournament, her sixth home run of the spring.

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Throwers clinic

COEUR d’ALENE — Two of Idaho’s premier throwers turned the Coeur d’Alene High shot put circle into a spectactle Thursday, the first day of the 5A and 4A Region I track and field championships.

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Hawks headed back to state

RATHDRUM — Lakeland High senior Jared McDaniel bucked a nagging slump in a precarious scenario Wednesday: go to state or go home.

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Loffer's launch

COEUR d’ALENE — A week ago, in a regular-season finale, Coeur d’Alene High convincingly stripped the Lake City softball team of an unblemished 5A Inland Empire League record.

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COEUR d'ALENE — Yes, North Idaho College is in the NWAC.

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'He's a winner': NIC guard Dowd a big part of Idaho State's plans

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Doctor's return could take time

COEUR d'ALENE — When Dr. Stanley Toelle's felony money laundering charges were recently dismissed, his attorney, Nicholas Vieth, said his client could now return to his life as a gastroenterologist.

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Doctor's felony charges dismissed

COEUR d'ALENE — Dr. Stanley Toelle, the local gastroenterologist accused of funding then-wife Loren Toelle's six-state narcotics ring, signed a plea agreement April 3 dismissing multiple felony counts of money laundering.

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Running for 'Big Dad'

Seven men crammed into an old Econoline van last summer, a group of Hood to Coast Relay teammates comprised mostly of 1985 Coeur d'Alene High graduates.

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Fake targets, real fun

ATHOL — Five dead-eye archers walked the final course of the Coeur d'Alene Bowmen's 3D Snow Shoot on Sunday, each stepping over piles of elk droppings in a woodsy area near Farragut State Park.

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Casey at the bat hits homer in life

Casey Stangel, the former Lake City High pitcher now starring at the University of Washington, hit a pair of home runs Sunday to boost the 10th-ranked Huskies past UCLA.

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A Few words for Mark

Gonzaga head coach Mark Few took a mix of transfers, freshmen and veterans to the program's first Final Four and subsequent national title game.

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Ex-GU guard proud of his Zags

Fourteen years ago, Winston Brooks, then Gonzaga's sure-handed point guard by way of North Idaho College, was busting Cincinnati's full-court pressure in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Cd'A Heels celebrate title

University of North Carolina alum Joel Wasserman received a text message Monday, one he didn't have to open.

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Score! Cd'A man going to Final Four

Traversing though Utah in early March, Jerry Johnstun made a pit stop in Beaver, a three-hour shot up Interstate 15 from Las Vegas.

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Southern Idaho folks take in Cd'A experience for all-star hoop games

COEUR d'ALENE — Donning a cowboy hat, T-shirt and jeans, southeast Idaho farmer Heath Peterson sat in the Rolly Williams Court stands on Saturday, his attention locked onto his sweet-shooting daughter.

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Locals gather to root Gonzaga on to first Final Four

Gonzaga head coach Mark Few had already emptied the deepest portion of his bench Saturday when Rui Hachimura hit a 3-pointer in the waning moments, giving the Bulldogs a 24-point cushion.

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Next up for Odom: Trial

COEUR d'ALENE — After nearly three months of mental health treatment, Kyle Odom is ready to stand trial.

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Truck crashes into Best Food Stop

COEUR d'ALENE — Nobody was hurt when a Dodge pickup inadvertently barreled through the front of a Best Avenue convenience store Friday morning.

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Shooting suspect declared ready for trial

COEUR d'ALENE — After nearly three months of mental health treatment, Kyle Odom is ready to stand trial.

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Not your usual shore wash-up

COEUR d’ALENE — Either God rolled a one or rising flood waters cast a giant die into Lake Coeur d'Alene last week.

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Abductor seeks - and fails - to get lesser sentence

After being kidnapped, bound and beaten, a 25-year-old Spokane woman was found wandering Highway 53 near Rathdrum in November 2015, her eyes still covered with duct tape.

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People's court convicts judges

COEUR d'ALENE — Were Kootenai County judges too lenient with accused killer and domestic abuser Steven Denson?

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People's court convicts judges

COEUR d'ALENE — Were Kootenai County judges too lenient with accused killer and domestic abuser Steven Denson?

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Kootenai County Sheriff's Office honors its best

COEUR d'ALENE — Kootenai County sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Traw didn't have a moment to think.

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Denson had troubled history with ex-wives

COEUR d'ALENE — Kelly Pease wasn't the first woman to seek protection from Steven Denson, the man accused of killing the 37-year-old nursing student last week before ending his own life.

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Denson had troubled history with ex-wives

COEUR d'ALENE — Kelly Pease wasn't the first woman to seek protection from Steven Denson, the man accused of killing the 37-year-old nursing student last week before ending his own life.

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Coeur d'Alene man falls in Maui forest, rescued by helicopter

Visiting friends in Hawaii, North Idaho College student Tanner Doerr coveted a helicopter tour of the scenic islands.

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Swappin' seeds and smiles

COEUR d'ALENE — More diverse than the ample selection at Saturday’s Seed Swap, in its second year, was the demographic of swappers.

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Puddles on Paddy's Day

COEUR d'ALENE — Mother Nature had one too many Irish stouts.

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Caddie sues over cart accident

COEUR d'ALENE — A fractured skull, torn rotator cuff and cervical and lumbar damage are among the injuries professional caddie Alicia McFadden sustained in August 2015 as the result of a golf cart accident at Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club.

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Alleged rapist has violent history

COEUR d'ALENE — A man who allegedly raped two women on the same evening at his Coeur d'Alene home had his first appearance in court Monday.

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Spinning their wheels

POST FALLS — Twenty-two exercise bikes, with a different butt planted on every seat each hour, formed a half-circle Friday at the Post Falls Peak Health and Wellness Center.

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Con-con a dud-dud, Senate decides

Well, that was a resounding no.

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Car shooter conviction upheld

COEUR d'ALENE — Before appealing the verdict, Daniel Montgomery was found guilty in September 2015 of unlawful discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle near his Coeur d'Alene home.

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Century mark snowfall

COEUR d'ALENE — For the fourth time in a decade, seasonal snowfall has reached the century mark.

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Former ITD official resigns

COEUR d'ALENE — Facing felony theft and fraud charges, Idaho Transportation Department business manager Scott Fellom has resigned.

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Former ITD official resigns

COEUR d'ALENE — Facing felony theft and fraud charges, Idaho Transportation Department business manager Scott Fellom has resigned.

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Man sentenced for injury to child

COEUR d'ALENE — A former Lake City High School student body president may be going to prison.

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Rucker pleads not guilty

COEUR d'ALENE — Shane R. Rucker pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to the arson of a Bonners Ferry church.

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De-annexation dismissed

COEUR d'ALENE — The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and jail will remain within Coeur d'Alene city limits.

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Back to work?

COEUR d'ALENE - After serving a prison term, a former Coeur d'Alene chiropractor is suing the Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians in an effort to regain his license.

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ITD manager accused of HOA embezzling

COEUR d'ALENE — Idaho Transportation Department business manager Scott Fellom is facing felony grand theft and forgery charges.

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Java on Sherman closing

COEUR d'ALENE — If you want a Java Bowl of Soul, you're going to have to make the trek to Hayden.

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Man sentenced to 3 years for breaking phone

COEUR d'ALENE — Incarcerated on drug and trespassing charges, Christopher Joseph Davison shattered a portable Kootenai County jail phone while in his cell July 21, 2016.

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Hutto's roommate likely to face charges

COEUR d'ALENE — A second suspect will likely be charged in connection with the crimes committed by David Hutto.

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Third accident in three years at crossing

POST FALLS — Location-wise, the Tuesday morning vehicle-train collision that claimed the life of 15-year-old Mikelli Villaseñor wasn't an isolated occurrence.

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Conoco cashier curbs carjacking

COEUR d'ALENE — Goodies Conoco cashier Travis Morris picked the right time to engage in his first physical altercation.

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Crawford found not guilty

COEUR d’ALENE — A jury found Heather L. Crawford not guilty Thursday of murdering 22-month-old Ezra Wilson.

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UPDATE: Crawford found not guilty

COEUR d'ALENE — After both prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments in a packed courtroom Wednesday, Judge Fred Gibler gave the jury its final instructions.

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Expert witness: Toddler died of sudden infant death

COEUR d'ALENE — Pediatric forensic pathologist Dr. Janice Ophoven testified for the defense Tuesday, the final witness in the Heather L. Crawford murder trial.

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Expert witness: Toddler died of sudden infant death

COEUR d'ALENE — Pediatric forensic pathologist Dr. Janice Ophoven testified for the defense Tuesday, the final witness in the Heather L. Crawford murder trial.

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Turner sentenced in drunk driving crash that killed three

COEUR d'ALENE — In September 2015, Ryan J. Turner drove his Chevy Silverado in the wrong lane of U.S. 95 near Athol, crashing head-on into a southbound minivan.

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'A huge blessing to the community'

The front end of Jeff Cheeseborough's 34-year juvenile detentions chaplaincy was spent in Southern California, a locus of youth gang activity.

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'Porcupines to terrorism'

Titles are wide-ranging in the arena of justice, but Post Falls resident Mark Knapp's is especially distinct.

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Suicide? Not on Sonny's watch

COEUR d'ALENE - A young man in military fatigues stepped to a rail of the Spokane River Bridge on Wednesday, drivers from the buzzing 4 p.m. traffic zipping by without a second thought.

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Business owner charged with burglary

COEUR d'ALENE — Paul E. Wesselmann, owner of Pauli's Tattoo and Royals Limousine, was charged with felony burglary Friday.

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Later, craters

COEUR d'ALENE — A westbound 18-wheeler barreled down Interstate 90 Monday morning near the Mullan Trail overpass before coming upon a stretch of craters in its path.

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Deputy cleared of charges in pedestrian collision

COEUR d’ALENE — No charges will be filed against a Kootenai County sheriff’s deputy who was driving a patrol vehicle involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in October.

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Williams brings comedy lineup to The Inn

Comedy Night at the Inn special host Alvin Williams is partial to the sort of venues that will let comedians play to their strengths.

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Plummer handball event returns

A decade removed from his last NFL snap, 42-year-old Jake Plummer is still light on his toes.

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Crawford jurors hear police interviews

COEUR d'ALENE — Audio and video of Heather L. Crawford being interviewed by authorities were presented in court Wednesday, the sixth day of the Silver Valley woman's murder trial.

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Witnesses speak up in murder trial

COEUR d'ALENE — Acquaintances of Heather L. Crawford were among the witnesses who took the stand Tuesday, the fifth day of the 28-year-old woman’s murder trial.

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You want heroes? Here are three

COEUR d'ALENE — Idaho State Troopers Mike Lininger and Todd McDevitt approached opposite sides of a red Mustang near the Idaho-Montana border in May, its lone passenger pressing a large knife against her throat.

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Father takes stand in murder trial

COEUR d'ALENE — Hiram Wilson was never ruled a suspect in the murder of his 22-month-old daughter Ezra, the crime his ex-girlfriend, Heather L. Crawford, is accused of committing.

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Toddler death trial begins

COEUR d'ALENE — Wearing glasses and a brown dress coat, Heather Lynn Crawford looked on as seven of the prosecution's witnesses took the stand Wednesday, the first day of her long-awaited trial.

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Burglary reward? Sandwiches

COEUR d'ALENE — Best Sandwich Shack owner Kip Schlinker has a mayo-and-justice-laced proposition.

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Snow, accidents keep piling up

Snow hasn't been the only thing piling up the last couple of days.

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Domestic-related death ruled suicide

COEUR d'ALENE — The Dec. 29 death of a Coeur d'Alene man whose body was found at the scene of a domestic violence call was the result of an apparent suicide.

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Officer sentenced for DUI, still employed by Post Falls

A Post Falls Police officer charged with excessive DUI in November was sentenced Wednesday and is still employed by the city.

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Getting things back together

Despite retirement, former public defender Lynn Nelson and psychiatrist Bill Miller could never truly wash their hands of the Kootenai County Mental Health Drug Court.

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Locke named chief deputy clerk

Jennifer Locke thought her life took an interesting turn when she was named one of Idaho's four electors in the recent presidential election.

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Boats bring in big bucks

Idaho's economy is bolstered by its ample outdoor pursuits, powerboating being among the foremost money-makers.

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Urine big trouble, sir

COEUR d'ALENE — When L. Terry Pudwill was reportedly kicked out of a Sherman Avenue bar Monday for being combative and belligerent, the 61-year-old Post Falls man's alleged misdeeds had just begun.

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Special delivery

COEUR d’ALENE — Selah Glendening was asleep Saturday night, tired from a lengthy pregnancy and an earlier New Year’s Eve party.

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Plunging into 2017

COEUR d’ALENE — Hundreds screamed as they beelined from the snowy shores of Sanders Beach into the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene on Sunday.

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Fraud veil cast over bridal boss

A Post Falls bridal store owner is facing a host of felony charges, including grand theft, forgery and fraud.

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Man found dead inside Cd'A home

COEUR d'ALENE — Police scanner recordings indicate a man found dead inside a Coeur d’Alene home early Thursday had been stabbed.

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That's Deputy Landon, folks

COEUR d'ALENE — Landon Hill raised his tiny right hand Wednesday as Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger swore in the 3-year-old as an honorary deputy.

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Rwandan hoopsters embracing North Idaho experience

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Incoming commissioner visits Innovation Collective

Twice a month a group of tech-minded, entrepreneurial citizens gather to discuss trends, concepts and sip coffee in a refurbished Sherman Avenue basement.

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Locke it up for Trump

Six-thousand emails, a trash bag full of letters and a bombardment of Facebook messages weren't enough to sway Jennifer Locke.

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Warming up your car? Don't leave it unattended

Frost-covered windows and a chilly engine are enough for most people to give their vehicle a few-minute warm-up before braving the icy roads.

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Sub-zero, here we come

Coeur d'Alene is nearly three years removed from its last sub-zero temperature.

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Cd'A man killed in accident

Robert Parks toed the California-Mexico border in May, the beginning of his 2,600-mile hiking excursion on the Pacific Crest Trail.

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Certification sought for emergency dispatchers

COEUR d'ALENE — Barbers and nail technicians need a license to operate in Idaho.

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Star player truly a wanted man

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Booth pleads not guilty

COEUR d'ALENE — Justin Roy Booth pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in U.S. District Court Thursday for unlawful possession of a firearm.

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Teens give helping hand to homeless

COEUR d'ALENE — Probation violations and an arson charge helped Cameron Bounds gain a familiarity with the Kootenai County Juvenile Detention Center.

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Injured NIC coach thankful to be alive

COEUR d'ALENE — George Swanson can’t remember the Jeep Cherokee barreling toward him at 70 mph, or the collision that sent his body flying 60 feet.

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Biggest Losers win big

COEUR d'ALENE — Mandy Demute has had the arduous task of juggling three jobs and a systematic workout schedule, all while being mindful of a healthy diet.

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Hutto pleads not guilty

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Post Falls Police officer charged with DUI

Post Falls Police officer Brenda Knight is facing a DUI charge after an off-duty car accident, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office confirmed Monday.

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Sheriff: Be aware of phone scammers

COEUR d'ALENE — Carlton Barwise was dubious when he picked up his landline phone this past summer to answer a call from a private number.

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Resort goes blue for diabetes awareness

COEUR d'ALENE — Hailie Velasco stepped to a lectern set up near The Coeur d’Alene Resort clock tower Wednesday night and proceeded to start a group countdown.

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Fatal boating accident still under investigation

A Lake Coeur d'Alene boating accident that claimed the lives of three people last summer remains under investigation.

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Mayor named in wrongful death suit

COEUR d'ALENE — Coeur d'Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer and Coeur d'Alene Resort general manager Bill Reagan are targets of a wrongful death lawsuit.

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Building permit backup

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Commish questions building codes

Idaho property owners should be able to construct their own homes without adhering to building codes.

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Charges piled on alleged killer

COEUR d'ALENE — Kootenai County prosecutors have filed new charges against David Earl Hutto, the man accused of murdering William "Bo" Kirk. In a superseding indictment that was filed late Wednesday, Hutto, who was originally charged with second-degree murder, is now charged with murder in the first degree.

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Detectives seek public's help in deaths of mother, 2 children

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office seeks assistance from the public on the recent deaths of a woman and her two children found deceased in Fernan Lake.

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Utility guys were actually police

COEUR d'ALENE — Depending how fast you were driving down Third Street Wednesday morning, the two men you zipped past in a 10-foot high aerial bucket probably looked like utility workers.

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More turkeys needed for food bank

Thanksgiving is around the corner and Community Action Partnership Food Bank in Coeur d'Alene is stepping up to help make the holiday a special time for everyone.

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District 3 debate eyes land use

COEUR d'ALENE — Although he is unopposed on Tuesday’s election ballot, Chris Fillios gave a lengthy introduction to a room of 20 people Thursday at Java on Sherman.

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Electricity fee charges, rates differ locally

COEUR d'ALENE — Paying for electricity can sometimes be shocking.

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Death threat for Commissioner candidate?

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'A field for all seasons'

Sting club working on soccer complex with indoor arena

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Sting soccer working on indoor arena

Mud has made a mess of youth soccer progress in Kootenai County.

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Rainy record in the works

A pair of 65-year-old rainfall records are about to get drenched.

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Kootenai County looking for advisory board volunteers

Years before Dan Green was voted into a Kootenai County Commissioner seat, he had his voluntary ear to the ground.

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Shasta: One strike and you're out

Shasta Groene wants her voice to be heard on the issue that viciously changed the course of her life.

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Lake City, Cd'A Charter celebrate girls soccer titles

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Brannon addresses clerk's office changes

Responsible for several departments, Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon is busy enough during odd-numbered years.

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Cd'A cancels youth football games with PF

COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d'Alene Jr. Tackle President Bob Fitzgerald has seen viral videos of unruly youth sports parents and coaches exchanging blows.

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Last stop: Home

COEUR d'ALENE — Whim decisions have proven fruitful for Adam Schluter.

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Lake City High grad becomes international male model

Phil Blank woke up early Monday morning, ate a semi-healthy breakfast and left his New York City apartment for an obligatory gym session.

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Senate hopefuls share differences in debate

COEUR d'ALENE — Democrat Kristi Milan and Republican Mary Souza handed off the same microphone during Friday's Idaho District 4 Senate debate at the Ironhorse, its cord tangling between rebuttals.

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Motions to take death penalty off the table denied

COEUR d'ALENE — The death penalty remains a possible sentence for accused cop-killer Jonathan Renfro.

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Crazy election questions answered

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Sheriff candidate's home in foreclosure

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Car crashes into bike shop ... again

COEUR d'ALENE — Carrie Martin, owner of Bicycle Sales and Service, was swiftly reminded Friday why she's changing the location of her business.

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Mexican food truck vandalized

COEUR d'ALENE — Mary Hayes removed a 60-pound piece of beef from her mobile Mexican eatery's freezer Friday, placing it in the refrigerator to thaw over the weekend.

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Dead deer dumped and floating in Hayden Lake

HAYDEN — Protruding from the chilly Hayden Lake waters are the hind legs and butt of a decomposing deer.

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McLain running for county commisioner

Russell McLain considers himself a fair-minded Republican.

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Injured NIC coaches recovering

Bones shattered, muted by a breathing tube aiding his weakened lungs, George Swanson was confined to an intensive care unit bed at Spokane's Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center on Sunday night.

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Clerk smack-talks armed robber

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Dock garbage prompts complaints

COEUR d'ALENE — A pair of upscale boathouses along the shoreline of Lake Coeur d'Alene's Moscow Bay contrast with an unkempt, aesthetically unpleasant property between them.

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Crash injures two NIC coaches

North Idaho College men's basketball coaches were circled up near the shoulder of the Cheney-Tyler exit off Interstate 90 west of Spokane early Thursday morning, waiting for a tow truck to pull their disabled vehicle out of the right lane of the interstate.

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Early voter registration is encouraged

Of the 69,029 Kootenai County ballots cast on Election Day of 2012, 8,114 came from voters who registered on the same trip to the polls.

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Breaking news: NIC coaches injured while standing along I-90

An early morning accident today near the Cheney-Tyler exit west of Spokane injured two North Idaho College men's basketball coaches, one seriously.

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Forensic audit could cost $25,000

The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners discussed a proposal by Eide Bailly, the CPA firm that will conduct the forensic audit of the North Idaho State Fair's finances.

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NAPALM and TENNIS BALLS

Sometimes it's a smell. Other times it's a sound or taste.

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Commissioners revise budget

COEUR d'ALENE — Last week, the Kootenai County commissioners unanimously agreed to a revision in the budget they approved Aug. 31.

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Post Falls millennial makes it to 'Survivor'

Taylor Stocker wasn't foreign to weathering the frigid temperatures inherent with his seasonal gig as a ski instructor.

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Surviving boaters are identified

COEUR d’ALENE — The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the five boaters aboard the Mastercraft involved in last Saturday night’s deadly two-boat collision on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

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