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Fire Crews Quickly Extinguish Vehicle Fire off Webb Road
LAPWAI - The Lapwai Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire near the intersection of US95 and Webb Road on Tuesday evening. According to Fire Chief William Skiles, fire crews were dispatched around 8:40 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found a Ford pickup that reportedly had blown a tire near Culdesac but continued to drive about 6 miles to a residence on Cherry Drive, located about a tenth of a mile from the US95 intersection with Webb Road. The driver of the pickup was reportedly unaware of the fire.
Judge allows Kohberger survey to continue
Latah County District Judge John Judge is allowing Bryan Kohberger’s defense to continue asking potential jurors to participate in a survey regarding the quadruple murder case. On Friday, Judge officially lifted his previous order banning the defense from contacting prospective jurors in Latah County and other Idaho counties. Judge...
Idaho man dead after fatal car crash on State Highway 6
LEWISTON, Idaho - Idaho State police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred yesterday afternoon at the intersection of State Highway 6 and State Highway 9. On April 18, at around 1:07 p.m., a logging truck with over-length logs extending from the rear, driven by a 55-year-old man out of Troy, Idaho, was traveling Westbound on State Highway 6 when it entered the left turn lane to continue southbound on State Highway 9. A compact car, driven by Andrew M. Abbott 55-year-old male out of Grangeville, Idaho, had been westbound on State Highway 6 behind the truck.
Juvenile Hospitalized After Side by Side Rollover in Rural Nez Perce County
LEWISTON - At approximately 10:20 a.m. Saturday morning, the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a side by side that rolled over onto a juvenile male on Steigers Road, near Gifford. According to the Sheriff's Office, when deputies arrived on scene, they lifted the side by...
American Red Cross offers free wildfire preparedness program for Orofino residents
OROFINO, ID - On May 9th and 10th from 9am to 4pm, volunteers from the American red cross will in Orofino to teach community members on how they can stay safe during this time of year. They will be teaching wildfire preparedness at families’ homes. They chose Orofino due to...
Attorney explains how books are deemed ‘harmful’
POTLATCH — An attorney for the Latah County Library District said those who want libraries to remove “harmful” books from their shelves must meet a burden of proof first. Geoff Schroeder spoke to the Latah County Library board of trustees Tuesday at the Potlatch Library about the...
Prescribed Burns in North Fork Clearwater Ranger District
KAMIAH - The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have begun prescribed burns on the North Fork Clearwater Ranger District to improve elk habitat. The project had to be carefully timed to find a period of time when the...
Maniacs go run-crazy on Bulldogs
KOOSKIA — For the whole season, the Orofino Maniacs and Grangeville Bulldogs have been the top baseball teams in the Class 2A Central Idaho League. On Tuesday at Clearwater Valley High School in Kooskia, the two squads played like it. A pair of home runs, 3-foot drops in breaking...
Controlled Burn Gets out of Hand Near Lapwai
LAPWAI - At 6:10 p.m. this evening, Lapwai Fire was called for a controlled burn that got out of hand across from 45614 US Highway 95. According to Lapwai Fire Chief William Skiles, units were on scene for about an hour no structures were threatened. Lapwai responded with 2 engines...
Gov. Little talks legislative successes during speech at Highland High School
POCATELLO — Gov. Brad Little spoke at Highland High School on Tuesday, discussing successful initiatives that arose during the most recent legislative session. After engaging in a bit of light banter with a sprawl of students who were settled in the bleachers of the small gym at Highland High School, Little took to the podium and addressed the young crowd that had assembled before him. It has now been a...
Kohberger defense faces deadline to provide alibi
MOSCOW, Idaho — The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022 faces a key deadline in the pre-trial proceedings in his case on Wednesday, the day he must submit an alibi if he wants to use it at trial. An August 2023 defense filing in...
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