Lewiston, ID

COLTON - According to an update from the SE Washington Interagency Incident Management Team, as of 12:15pm Friday, the Steptoe Canyon Fire burning west/southwest of the Colton-Uniontown area near the Snake River is now estimated at 2,000 acres with 0% containment. As of this writing, no structures have been damaged, and four structures remain threatened.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University wide receiver Renard Bell will not be playing in the upcoming football season. In a tweet from Bell, he explained that he completely tore his ACL and has already received surgery for the injury. He's taking time to start his rehabilitation process. Because of...

KAMIAH, Idaho — The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has identified the three people killed in a shooting in Kamiah. Authorities said 31-year-old Maden McAnear and 57-year-old Chip Brooks were killed. The suspect is 71-year-old Ronald Port, who they believe shot and killed them, then shot himself. The sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting as a murder-suicide.

LEWISTON - On Saturday, July 24, a WWII Casualty from the USS Oklahoma Battleship from Pearl Harbor will be honored with full military honors at Lewis Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston. Arnold Nielsen was one of the 429 sailors of the USS Oklahoma who lost their lives on the morning of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Through DNA, 32-year-old Arnold Nielson, Boatswain's Mate First Class, was recently identified.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has identified all three individuals involved in Monday’s shooting in Kamiah. At the time of the incident, all three were residents of the motel where the shooting occurred. While the investigation is ongoing, the incident is being investigated as a murder – suicide. Witnesses say...

LEWISTON - Close to 60 law enforcement agencies across Idaho, Including the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office, will be putting extra patrols on the roads looking for aggressive drivers starting Friday. The effort comes in the middle of the "100 Deadliest Days" on Idaho roads, when there is an increase...

GRANGEVILLE - At 12:01am on Friday, July 16, Stage II fire restrictions were implemented on Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest Lands within the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area. One week later, those restrictions remain in place. With no forecasted relief in sight for our current fire conditions, fire managers are urging the public to be aware of the potential for new and emerging incidents that any thunderstorms accompanied by lightning could produce. Extra precaution is needed when recreating outside of traditional communications. Emergency resource agencies are focusing their efforts on keeping the public safe. However, due to the growing number and intensity of the wildfires, there are few resources available to alert individuals of an impending incident in the backcountry or away from populated areas.

KAMIAH, Idaho (CBS2) — Police in northern Idaho have identified the three people dead in a murder-suicide. The Lewis County Sheriff's Office says the shooting occurred at a motel on the 1000 block of 3rd Street in Kamiah Monday evening. Police say 71-year-old Ronald Port is suspected of firing a gun into a parked vehicle -- killing Maden McAnear, 31, and Chip Brooks, 57.

LEWISTON - The Snake River Complex was still listed at 74% contained on Friday morning. The total area of the fires that are burning to the south of Lewiston were estimated at 107,679 acres, no change from Thursday's estimate. Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 4 conducted their last day of...

COLTON, Wash. – Firefighters in Whitman County are responding to a 1300-acre wildfire in the Steptoe Canyon area south of Colton.

LEWISTON — More than a third of Idaho House members have accused Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird, of engaging in behavior that’s “detrimental to the dignity and integrity of the House.”. Two recent ethics complaints say Giddings fell short of the high standards expected of a representative when she posted...

Local fire districts were called to a location Thursday morning near Steptoe Canyon in Whitman county, about 10 miles west of Clarkston. "Whitman County Fire District #14 was dispatched to the area to find the fire had extended across hundreds of acres at about 2:30 a.m.," officials with Asotin County Fire District 1 said on Facebook.

A father and son accused of murdering a Lewiston man earlier this year will be tried together. Second District Judge Jay Gaskill ruled Thursday that trials of 43-year-old Clyde Ewing and his 16-year-old son Demetri Ewing, will be combined into one trial. The Ewings are accused of riding bicycles to...

Local crews began fighting the Steptoe Canyon Fire in Whitman County around 2:30 Thursday morning. The cause is unofficial, but crews believe lightning sparked the fire. The fire is around 10 miles west of Clarkston. Officials say its size is now over 1,000 acres. Local crews quickly ordered state mobilization...

JULIAETTA - On Thursday, July 20, the Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Gold Team provided an update on the Leland Complex Fires. According to the most recent update, the Johnson Creek Fire near Elk River is now estimated at 1,025 acres with 0% containment, while the Sand Mountain Fire located approximately 2.5 miles from Laird Park in Latah County is now estimated at 1,544 acres with 0% containment.

PULLMAN, Wash. — WSU President Kirk Schulz issued a statement reaffirming the school’s vaccine policy, just hours after football coach Nick Rolovich announced he chose not to get vaccinated. “Washington State University expects all students, faculty, staff and volunteers to be fully vaccinated before the start of the fall semester,”...

PULLMAN - Several Washington State University faculty are the recipients of a $1.4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to refine and expand an assessment that helps address truancy in K-12 schools. The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students program, also known as WARNS, uses...

A canyon fire in Southern Whitman County near the Snake River has burned about 1,200 acres. Whitman County Fire District 14 Volunteer Firefighters from Colton/Uniontown were called to the blaze in Steptoe Canyon near Nisqually John Landing around 2:30 this morning. The fire was already several hundred acres by the time volunteers arrived on scene. Volunteer Firefighters from District 12 out of Pullman, Asotin County Fire District 1 and the Moscow Rural Fire Department were called in to assist. The City of Pullman Fire Department and Clarkston City Firefighters responded as well.