Sagle homeowners gather to address rise in burglaries
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The mood was tense at a meeting of Sagle homeowners July 27, and for good reason. Gathered at the Little Church in the Wildwood, about …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The mood was tense at a meeting of Sagle homeowners July 27, and for good reason. Gathered at the Little Church in the Wildwood, about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office released a warning Monday that fake jury duty and arrest warrant phone calls are making their way around Idaho, and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A 12-year-old Bonner County boy went missing Tuesday, prompting a search and rescue effort that ultimately found the boy not far from his home.
The …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Local emergency crews’ extensive training in aquatic rescues paid off last week when a man and a woman were pulled from the water near the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Commissioners hosted a public meeting Friday to hear questions and concerns over the possible shift of the county’s Emergency Management Services from …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A man was arrested by law enforcement last week after alarming downtown workers with his behavior and appearance.
John Dinger was reported by witnesses as …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Northside Fire is receiving some serious kudos from the Bonner County Sheriff’s Department after assisting them in rescuing some stranded river floaters nearly 50 miles …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the 2004 cold case murder of a 34-year-old Priest River mother of three.
Christine Lott …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A man convicted of shooting two Bonner County sheriff’s deputies was sentenced this week to 50 years in prison.
KREM 2 News reports that Adam …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is facing a lawsuit from the widow of a man fatally shot by deputies last year.
The Idaho Statesman reports …
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