Sagle manhunt prompts Nixle alert
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A manhunt in Sagle Saturday morning that prompted a Nixle alert ended without locating the man in question. Around 10 a.m. a Bonner County Sheriff’s deputy attempted contact with...
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Cougar spotted in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A cougar was spotted in Sandpoint on Thursday morning. Local resident Casey Calhoun said she spotted the mountain lion near her home on Poplar St. and Ruth Ave. around...
Police seek leads in Clark Fork murder case
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is on the hunt for a suspect or suspects in the suspicious death of Clark Fork resident George Gerald Andres, 73. Andres was found...
Man killed in law enforcement confrontation
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A Bonner County man was fatally shot by Bonner County Sheriff’s Office deputies this week after the officers tried to serve him a felony arrest warrant. According to a...
Washington man killed in Kootenai
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A Washington man is accused of murder after a cab driver was found stabbed to death Monday. Puyallup, Wash., resident Jacob Coleman, 19, is in custody at Bonner County...
Neighborhood Watch program gaining steam
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to crime, we traditionally rely on law enforcement’s reactive response after a crime has been committed. With the “Community Force” neighborhood watch program, the Bonner County...
Child drowns in Pend Oreille River
Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer An 11-year-old boy died Tuesday in a drowning incident at the Morton Slough boat launch on the Pend Oreille River. A 911 call around 4 p.m. stated that the...
Local man still missing
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Local law enforcement are still in search of a Sandpoint man who went missing last week. Despite following up on several leads and pinging his phone to pinpoint a...
Dark History: The unsolved murder of Jodi Cooper
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: As a brief respite from our tales of Old Sandpoint and its fight to curb prostitution after the turn of the century, this week we’ll revisit an...
Deputies recovering after shooting
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two Bonner County Sheriff’s deputies who were shot while serving a warrant in Blanchard are recovering, according to a statement released by Kootenai County Sheriff’s department. Bonner County Sheriff’s...
