CRIME & SAFETY
'It's been hard' | North Idaho nurse loses home in house fire
RATHDRUM, Idaho — The sour smell of burnt wood and plastic wafts over Trina Wallace's land in Rathdrum, after an electrical fire destroyed her mobile home early Monday morning. Nobody was hurt in the fire, but she wasn't able to salvage anything but a few cast iron pans from the rubble.
Kootenai County Sheriff at odds with former candidate for his job
HAYDEN, Idaho – Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris is still battling a candidate he defeated four years ago. John Grimm, who ran an unsuccessful bid for the sheriff’s office in 2020, appeared at a Hayden City Council meeting on Tuesday and claimed that the sheriff’s office did not properly charge an off-duty officer with a DUI after he allegedly crashed a vehicle and fled the scene.
Fisherman's body recovered from river
The body of a fisherman who reportedly fell Friday in the Coeur d’Alene River was recovered Saturday, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. The sheriff’s office responded Friday to a report of a fisherman drowning near Bumblebee on the Coeur d’Alene River, a Facebook post stated. Several agencies, using drones, divers, jet skis and a K-9 team, tried to locate the man. Crews found the man dead Saturday and removed him from the river. The sheriff’s office reminded people to be careful when fishing or boating this spring in local rivers. The water levels are high, and the river’s current is much faster than it appears, the Facebook page said.
Rathdrum police find missing dog, looking for owner
RATHDRUM, Idaho - The Rathdrum Police Department is looking for the owner of this missing dog. The dog was found near Wah Hing restaurant. Police ask that if you know where this dog belongs, you please call 208-687-0711.
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