By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The rape and kidnapping case against 20-year-old Josue E. Vado-Urbina has been dismissed with prejudice, according to court documents dated Nov. 6, which include a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Few other Sandpoint landmarks are more photographed than the replica of Lady Liberty at the end of the City Beach pier — however, those snapshots …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Fewer than two weeks after a fire destroyed the Army Surplus 1 store at Oak Street and Fifth Avenue during a dramatic July 4 blaze, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Local law enforcement officials have identified the man whose remains were pulled from the water June 7 at Sandpoint City Beach as Gary Bonser, 40, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Eight days after the mass shooting May 24 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, as well …
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
Several evenings ago my 1957 bride, our visiting and aging (58!) adult daughter, son-in-law and dog Tippy were driving home with cartons of Thai and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Monday was a busy day for police and a bad day for motorists on Highway 95, which was hit with back-to-back car wrecks.
The first …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A wave of counterfeit $20 bills have been reported in various locations around Sandpoint and Sagle.
The first reports of the fake bills came Saturday …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh announced this week that Sandpoint Police officers Michael Hutter and Eric Clark used appropriate force in a March shooting.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint officials honored two city employees last week for achieving significant career milestones.
After 10 weeks in the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy, …
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