2024 Year in Review
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been publishing the “Year in Review” for a while now, and every installment seems to get bigger and bigger. Maybe that’s because there’s always …
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Rape, kidnapping case dismissed on motion that defendant ‘is not the correct suspect’
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 …
City Beach Lady Liberty statue going in for repairs
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 …
Suspect in Army Surplus arson makes first appearance in court
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, …
Officers release identity of body recovered at City Beach
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, …
Chief Coon on school safety: ‘What it really comes down to is all we can do is be ready for when it happens’
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 …
Our best foot forward
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 …
U.S. 95 hit with double wrecks
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 …
Counterfeit bills reported in Sandpoint
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 …
Sandpoint PD shooting ruled appropriate use of force
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.…
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