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Mallory convicted of murdering wife
A clock ticked silently for four minutes Wednesday morning as prosecutors demonstrated the amount of time it took for Gary W. Mallory II to strangle his wife. The move may have assisted a Nez Perce County jury in determining Mallory's actions were premeditated as they handed down verdicts of guilty to ...
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'Arabian Nights' opens tonight at Holy Family
When it comes to God-given talent, you can either use it or lose it, a Clarkston priest with a master's degree in theater said. That's one of the reasons the Rev. Tom Connolly writes and directs elaborate productions each year for the students at Holy Family Catholic School. His latest production, ...
Teens admit to shootings near Deary
MOSCOW - They appeared separately in juvenile court Wednesday, looking their age of 14, or perhaps less, flanked by attorneys. Their parents also attended the hearing looking somber, holding back tears, saying nothing. Magistrate Stephen L. Calhoun read amended criminal complaints to Austin James Rickert during a morning session, then to ...
It's too bad those photos can't tell their stories
BOISE - The photos on the fourth floor are my favorites. They line the walls above the House and Senate, glass-framed posters showing all the lawmakers from a given year - the 1907 Senate, the 1921 House and other long-forgotten sessions. The newer photos are down in the basement - on ...
Avista seeks hike in natural gas rates to pay for popular energy conservation program
Avista's natural gas customers could see their bills climb to help the utility cover the cost of its increasingly popular financial incentives for energy conservation. The raise would cost an average Idaho customer $1.52 more per month. That customer now pays $58.48 a month for 66 therms. An average Washington ...
House approves moral objector bill
BOISE - House lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that lets health care workers refuse to provide certain services if they object on religious or moral grounds. The Senate previously approved the bill on a 21-13 vote; it prevailed in the House 51-18 and goes to the governor for his signature. Opponents ...
Urban renewal bill panned at hearing
BOISE - Efforts to update Idaho's urban renewal laws this session took a serious blow Wednesday during a hearing before the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. Supporters and detractors alike panned a bill that would prohibit urban renewal districts from expanding and make it easier to fire their directors. Supporters said ...
Cross-deputization agreement reached between county, tribe
BOISE - Benewah County and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe have reached an agreement in principle regarding the cross-deputization of tribal and county law enforcement personnel. The deal was announced Wednesday at a House Judiciary and Rules Committee hearing. It effectively kills a bill that, under certain conditions, would have allowed any ...
Idaho Board of Tax Appeals grants Nez Perce County couple reduction in home's value
The Idaho Board of Tax Appeals has granted Robin and Barry Schultz a 15 percent reduction in the assessed value of their home for the 2009 tax year based on claims for damage from blasting at a nearby rock pit. They had asked for approximately 30 percent. The Schultzes have ...
Lewiston planning panel eyes waterfront proposal
Lewiston City Planner Joel Plaskon took his audience on a pictorial walk from the bottom of 21st Street almost to the Clearwater River Wednesday, never quite making it, however. Every attempt came up against some kind of barrier, whether traffic, fences, buildings, or an intimidating homeless person beneath Memorial Bridge. That's ...
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A quick look at what's going on in our region: 'Treasure Island' openstonight in Lewiston Opening night for the stage production of "Treasure Island" will be at 7:30 TONIGHT at the Lewiston Civic Theatre, 805 Sixth Ave., Lewiston. Twin Rivers Cyclistsset membership dinner The Twin Rivers Cyclists will host an annual ...
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Of Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Corrie and Andrew Puckett of Kamiah, a daughter, Audrey Faye Puckett, born Tuesday. Marriage Licenses Nez Perce County Julie Ann Banks of Colfax and Ricky Lee Edgeman of Moscow. Divorces Nez Perce County Granted Ann M. Grimm and Kent M. ...
Otter, officials set visit to Nezperce on Friday
NEZPERCE - Governor C.L. (Butch) Otter and selected members of his cabinet will be in Nezperce Friday for Idaho's Capital for a Day program. The first-come, first-served open opportunity to meet with the governor will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nezperce Community Center and Library, 602 Fourth ...
Filing creates another primary race in bid for NP County Commission
With two days still to file, yet another primary race was created Wednesday for a Nez Perce County Commission seat. Rick Milionis of Culdesac filed as a Democrat for the District 3 commission seat, pitting him against Pete Gertonson of Waha in the May 25 primary election. Richard (Jim) Finley of ...
Emergency food aid will be distributed in Whitman County towns
Emergency food assistance will be distributed in several Whitman County towns this week. The schedule is as follows: - Palouse - 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Palouse Federated Church. - Garfield - 2 to 6 p.m. next Thursday, Legion/Grange Hall. - Colton/Uniontown - noon to 5 p.m. March 26, Uniontown City ...
Lewiston Livestock
Wednesday Market: lots of buyers with strong market; 2230 head sold. Steers: 300-400 lbs. 130 to 138; 400-500 lbs. 123 to 136; 500-600 lbs. 126 to 137; 600-700 lbs. 115 to 123; 700-800 lbs. 103 to 106; 800-900 lbs. 98 to 99.40; 900-1,000 lbs. 78 to 85. Heifers: 300-400 lbs. 120 ...
Polls show GOP gaining in election year
LOS ANGELES - A year of partisan wrangling over health care, frothy tempests churning the political teapot and a new presidential administration suffering the usual fading bloom have taken a toll on Democrats, according to two new polls. Not since 1994, when Republicans won control of the House for the first ...
Officials searching for molestation victims
BOISE - New evidence indicates a former Boise police officer charged with molesting four children may have victimized others as well when he patrolled area schools, said investigators who are making attempts to find those people. Police said they are also investigating whether some members of The Church of Jesus Christ ...
ACLU lawsuit prompts prison warden, assistant warden switch
BOISE - The Corrections Corporation of America is replacing the top two officials at Idaho's only private prison after the American Civil Liberties Union sued over claims of brutal inmate-on-inmate violence, state corrections officials said Wednesday. Idaho Department of Correction Director Brent Reinke said in a memo to staff the company ...
Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan
BOISE - Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance. Similar legislation is pending in 37 other ...
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Idaho Power asks state regulators for rate increase this spring TWIN FALLS - Idaho Power officials are asking state regulators for a slight rate hike this spring. If approved, Idaho Power rates would increase by an average 1.26 percent. Part of the increase would come from an adjustment that allows the ...
Idaho Supreme Court: No new trials for 6 death row inmates
BOISE - The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions called on juries, not judges, to impose the death penalty. All the men argued that the state violated their ...
Health care reform bill gaining ground
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders - gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote. "That's a good sign," said Obama, ...
Police say man shot wife to death at Federal Way church
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - A Federal Way police spokesman said a man who accompanied his wife to a Federal Way church for a counseling session fatally shot the woman Wednesday evening. Officer Raymond Bunk said a 38-year-old Lakewood woman was shot several times just before 6 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. ...
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Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... March 18, 1990 Lewiston City Council members Monday will consider a request to vacate part of 17th Avenue to Faith Tabernacle Ministries Inc. The church is requesting a vacation immediately east of 24th Street to expand its buildings. --- The Clarkston School Board ...
Legislature approves server farm tax exemption
OLYMPIA - Giving a boost to eastern Washington, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed a temporary sales-tax break for companies that build and operate server farms in rural areas. The sales and use tax exemption, which would take effect in April and last until 2018, applies to server equipment, software and electric ...
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