Northwest
Full speeder ahead
I've been really scared before, probably something to do with snakes or heights. But I don't recall ever feeling anything like the clenching, twisting terror deep in the pit of my stomach on this day when I honestly feared I might die.
It started right after the brakes went out on the speeder as we were headed for one of the high trestles on the old Camas Prairie Railroad line.
Tea party brews up anti-tax talk
A little rain didn't cause Clarkston tea party demonstrators to run Saturday, nor their red, white and blue clothes, signs and flags.
This was the second tea-party demonstration in Clarkston opposing higher taxes, cap-and-trade policy, federal spending and a mounting list of other offenses participants said are coming down from Capitol Hill.
Fireworks light up Clarkston
People didn't have to wait until 10 p.m. Saturday to see a fireworks show in Clarkston. It was all around them.
Neighbors of Adams Field at the Clarkston High School put on their own spectacle, with colorful sprays seeming to come out from the streets. Some of the displays rose higher than the rooftops, while others spun wildly along the sidewalks.
WSU reeling after loss of second College of Education dean
PULLMAN - The interim dean for the Washington State University College of Education has died, less than a week after being named to replace former dean Judy Mitchell, who died June 26.
Len Foster, 57, died either late Thursday or early Friday at his home in Pullman, according to a WSU news release. Formerly the associate dean for the college, Foster had been appointed to the interim position Monday. The cause of his death has not been determined.
Europe's health care system has critics, fans
LONDON - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given.
The concept has been enshrined in Europe for generations. Health systems are built so inclusive that even illegal immigrants are entitled to free treatment beyond just emergency care. Europeans have some of the world's best hospitals and have made great strides in fighting problems like obesity and heart disease.
Warbird's arrival stirs vet's memories of World War II raids over Germany
Thomas Lawrence has long since grounded himself, but the arrival of the B-17, Sentimental Journey, gave his stories flight Saturday - into the past and over Nazi-torn Europe.
Lawrence, 88, was still attending Lewiston High School when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941. He enlisted shortly after graduation in 1942 and served as a waist-gunner aboard a B-17 called Return Ticket.
Lewiston council could see a shift in next election
Three and a half years ago, four of the seven Lewiston City Council positions changed. The same thing could happen a few months from now.
The four who were new in January 2006 have begun the last six months of their four-year terms. Two said this week they plan to run again. One is undecided. One declined to comment.
Quotes of the week
SUNDAY
"It's just the grill. It's very old. I'm not sure, but it might have come from the old Camas Hotel from 40, 50 years ago. It's definitely the grill."
Grangeville man dies in one-vehicle accident
PINEHURST, Idaho - A Grangeville man died in a car accident Friday when he apparently lost control of his vehicle on U.S. Highway 95 near the Idaho County/Adams County line.
Henry D. Sharp, 52, went off the highway and struck a tree, according to a release from the Idaho State Patrol, which spun his vehicle around and slightly damaged a parked car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Temperatures in L-C Valley hit triple digits on Saturday
The thermometer reached the 100-degree mark for the first time this year in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley on Saturday, which is later than usual.
The 100-degree reading is the latest date in Lewiston-Clarkston in an eight-year comparison going back to 2002. Each previous year had at least one triple-digit day in June. Not so in 2009, when the warmest June day was 94 on the 24th.
Blazes keep Nez Perce County crews, others hopping
Nez Perce County Fire Chief Ron Hall started his Fourth of July weekend battling several fires, one of which consumed 25 acres of wheat fields and pasture land off Red Bird Road about 17 miles south of Lewiston Saturday.
Hall said county firefighters responded around 3:30 p.m., after a lightning strike started the fire. It took about 45 minutes to suppress the fire with four engines and one 3,000-gallon fire tender.
Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region:
Lewiston church offers
'A Patriotic Musical'
This week's meetings
Port of Clarkston
Time: 1 p.m. Thursday
Place: Port of Clarkston office, 849 Port Way, Clarkston
Records
Of Saturday, July 4, 2009
Births
Lake Washington sockeye run close to a record low
SEATTLE - The number of sockeye salmon returning to Lake Washington this summer is one of the lowest on record, dashing chances of any recreational or commercial fishing later this year in the area.
The Seattle Times reports that nearly 13,000 sockeye salmon have returned to the lake east of Seattle. The rate is on pace to meet the forecast of 19,000 salmon, not enough to grant a fishing season for the popular fish.
Oregon issues life jacket reminder to river rafters
EUGENE, Ore. - Going river rafting this holiday weekend? Bring a life jacket. It's the law.
Oregon authorities are reminding people that life jackets are required aboard river rafts, just as the safety device is required for boats. Failure to use a life jacket can bring a steep citation of $242.
Oregon police say father and son found dead
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - McMinnville police say a father and son have been found dead, and officers are trying to determine whether it's a double murder or a murder-suicide.
The police said in a statement that Thomas Marshall, 58, and his son, Sean, 22, were found in an apartment Saturday morning dead of "obvious traumatic injuries."
Oregon police say motorcyclist was doing 122 mph
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon State Police say they have arrested a motorcyclist who zipped along Interstate 205 in east Portland at 122 mph, weaving among the slower vehicles.
Officers said they chased Ryan Robert Dowley, 20, of Portland onto city streets at about 3 a.m. Saturday and finally stopped him at an intersection.
Lightning sparks blaze in western Washington
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - About 70 acres of forest are burning in the steep terrain of Ruby Mountain near the Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Whatcom County.
The National Park Service expected the fire to grow over the weekend because of hot and dry weather. The fire was likely started by lighting and detected on June 28.
Northwest briefs
Airport officials say controversy over Hailey airfield should end
HAILEY, Idaho - Airport officials in central Idaho said the contentious debate on whether or not to move Friedman Memorial Airport to a new location farther south is over and it's time to transition to a new governing body for the replacement airport.
Members of the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority and Blaine County Commission delivered the message earlier this week at a joint meeting.
Teen arrested in string of fires
COEUR D'ALENE - A 15-year-old boy suspected of setting 18 fires in the last month has been arrested in northern Idaho.
Coeur d'Alene police said the boy is being investigated in connection with 15 recent wildland fires and then three more fires near Skyway Elementary School. The fires were quickly extinguished.
Eastern Idaho company breaks ground on new plant
IDAHO FALLS - A health care products company has broken ground on a $3.28 million manufacturing facility in Bonneville County.
Melaleuca Inc. is building the 38,000-square-foot facility that will be its manufacturing headquarters for the company's line of powdered drinks.
Former journalism student sentenced for string of robberies to pay gambling debts
EUGENE, Ore. - A former University of Oregon journalism student has been sentenced to a dozen years in prison for a string of robberies he pulled off to help pay gambling debts.
Eugene police Detective Jeff Donaca said that Samuel Sourikoff had "two lives" between May 2007 and December 2008, when the 22-year-old robbed a Eugene restaurant four times and targeted jewelry stores in Eugene, Nevada and California.
Popular Seattle garden show has a new owner
SEATTLE - The Northwest Flower & Garden Show, a late-winter tradition in Seattle for 21 years, has a new owner, ending months of uncertainty for area gardeners.
Show owner Duane Kelly said the exhibition had been sold to O'Loughlin Trade Shows of Portland, Ore. O'Loughlin currently puts on 12 trade shows in Washington and Oregon, including home and garden shows in Portland and Tacoma, plus RV and outdoor and boat shows in the two states.
Top dog
NEW YORK - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot-dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., hoisted the American flag and then stood proudly like an Olympic athlete as "The Star-Spangled Banner" played following his 68-to-641/2 dog victory over his arch-rival, six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi.
Fourth is far different for U.S. Marines
NAWA, Afghanistan - Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees.
The Marines carry 50-100 pounds on their backs. But because they are marching through farmland on foot, they can't carry nearly as much water as their thirst demands.
Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell 'Big One'
SEQUIM, Wash. - The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt.
Now it's time for the stomp test.
WORLD BRIEFS
Brazil identifies eight bodies
from downed Air France crash
SAO PAULO - Officials said medical examiners have identified another eight of the 51 bodies recovered from the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic five weeks ago.
Vice president gathers with son, troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Vice President Joe Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi government spokesman publicly rejected the American's offer to help with national reconciliation, saying it's an internal affair.
Biden took a break from politics and presided over a naturalization ceremony for 237 U.S. troops from 59 countries in a marble rotunda at one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces at what is now Camp Victory, the U.S. military headquarters on the western outskirts of Baghdad.
NATION BRIEFS
Sotomayor advised group that fought employment examinations
WASHINGTON - A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.
Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for the 4th
FORT WORTH, Texas - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his pink boxer shorts said Saturday he was glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan - especially for the Fourth of July.
The Fort Worth soldier jumped up from a nap when his unit came under fire and didn't want to waste time putting on his uniform.
Articles by Date
Sunday July 5, 2009
- Full speeder ahead
I've been really scared before, probably something to do with snakes or heights. But I don't recall ever feeling anything like the clenching, twisting terror... - Tea party brews up anti-tax talk
A little rain didn't cause Clarkston tea party demonstrators to run Saturday, nor their red, white and blue clothes, signs and flags. This was the... - Fireworks light up Clarkston
People didn't have to wait until 10 p.m. Saturday to see a fireworks show in Clarkston. It was all around them. Neighbors of Adams Field... - WSU reeling after loss of second College of Education dean
PULLMAN - The interim dean for the Washington State University College of Education has died, less than a week after being named to replace former... - Warbird's arrival stirs vet's memories of World War II raids over Germany
Thomas Lawrence has long since grounded himself, but the arrival of the B-17, Sentimental Journey, gave his stories flight Saturday - into the past and... - Europe's health care system has critics, fans
LONDON - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate.... - Lewiston council could see a shift in next election
Three and a half years ago, four of the seven Lewiston City Council positions changed. The same thing could happen a few months from now.... - Quotes of the week
SUNDAY "It's just the grill. It's very old. I'm not sure, but it might have come from the old Camas Hotel from 40, 50 years... - Grangeville man dies in one-vehicle accident
PINEHURST, Idaho - A Grangeville man died in a car accident Friday when he apparently lost control of his vehicle on U.S. Highway 95 near... - Temperatures in L-C Valley hit triple digits on Saturday
The thermometer reached the 100-degree mark for the first time this year in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley on Saturday, which is later than usual. The 100-degree... - Blazes keep Nez Perce County crews, others hopping
Nez Perce County Fire Chief Ron Hall started his Fourth of July weekend battling several fires, one of which consumed 25 acres of wheat fields... - Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region: Lewiston church offers'A Patriotic Musical' Blessed Hope Church of Lewiston will host "A Patriotic Musical"... - This week's meetings
Port of ClarkstonTime: 1 p.m. Thursday Place: Port of Clarkston office, 849 Port Way, Clarkston Agenda: Sign project progress and process for updating the port's... - Records
Of Saturday, July 4, 2009 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Mynique and Charles Morrison, of Lewiston, a daughter, Blaze Phoenicia Morrison. Traffic Accidents... - Lake Washington sockeye run close to a record low
SEATTLE - The number of sockeye salmon returning to Lake Washington this summer is one of the lowest on record, dashing chances of any recreational... - Oregon issues life jacket reminder to river rafters
EUGENE, Ore. - Going river rafting this holiday weekend? Bring a life jacket. It's the law. Oregon authorities are reminding people that life jackets... - Oregon police say father and son found dead
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. - McMinnville police say a father and son have been found dead, and officers are trying to determine whether it's a double murder... - Oregon police say motorcyclist was doing 122 mph
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon State Police say they have arrested a motorcyclist who zipped along Interstate 205 in east Portland at 122 mph,... - Lightning sparks blaze in western Washington
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - About 70 acres of forest are burning in the steep terrain of Ruby Mountain near the Ross Lake National Recreation Area... - Northwest briefs
Airport officials say controversy over Hailey airfield should endHAILEY, Idaho - Airport officials in central Idaho said the contentious debate on whether or not to... - Teen arrested in string of fires
COEUR D'ALENE - A 15-year-old boy suspected of setting 18 fires in the last month has been arrested in northern Idaho. Coeur d'Alene police said... - Eastern Idaho company breaks ground on new plant
IDAHO FALLS - A health care products company has broken ground on a $3.28 million manufacturing facility in Bonneville County. Melaleuca Inc. is building the... - Former journalism student sentenced for string of robberies to pay gambling debts
EUGENE, Ore. - A former University of Oregon journalism student has been sentenced to a dozen years in prison for a string of robberies he... - Popular Seattle garden show has a new owner
SEATTLE - The Northwest Flower & Garden Show, a late-winter tradition in Seattle for 21 years, has a new owner, ending months of uncertainty for... - Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell 'Big One'
SEQUIM, Wash. - The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test. "This is... - Fourth is far different for U.S. Marines
NAWA, Afghanistan - Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the... - Top dog
NEW YORK - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an... - WORLD BRIEFS
Brazil identifies eight bodiesfrom downed Air France crash SAO PAULO - Officials said medical examiners have identified another eight of the 51 bodies recovered from... - Vice president gathers with son, troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Vice President Joe Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi... - NATION BRIEFS
Sotomayor advised group that fought employment examinations WASHINGTON - A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias... - Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for the 4th
FORT WORTH, Texas - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his pink boxer shorts said Saturday he was glad to be back...
Saturday July 4, 2009
- Bantam flies high with Thunderbirds
When Aaron Jelinek graduated from Clarkston High School in 1997, all he wanted to do was fly fighter jets for a living. That's a bit... - Land swap proposal: Officials eye alternatives
The supervisor of the Clearwater and Nez Perce national forests said agency officials have started work on a set of alternatives that could significantly... - B-17 lives up to its name for Lewiston veteran
The difference between a bombing run and a sentimental journey is like comparing potential death with an unlikely resurrection. Just ask 93-year-old Richard Tierney of... - Elk River tax assessments jump
Fourth of July fireworks came a little early for the town of Elk River this year, after homeowners there learned property tax assessments for the... - Idaho institutes new rules for registering vehicles
New identification requirements for owners have been added to the registration process for all titled and registered vehicles. The new rules approved by the... - Palin to step down
WASILLA, Alaska - The press conference was called at the last minute on a busy holiday weekend, and the news was even more unexpected: Sarah... - Debt: Founding fathers' uncelebrated legacy
WASHINGTON - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. The country first... - Moscow road project may improve safety for schoolchildren
MOSCOW - Two major construction projects in Moscow have slowed traffic on the town's main north-south and east-west thoroughfares. But another out-of-the-way job should vastly... - Garfield County hospital to seek levy in November
Voters will be asked to approve another one-year levy to repair the Garfield County hospital's failing walls and roof on November's general election ballot. The... - High fire danger plus fireworks has area agencies on alert
A little wind could go a long way this Fourth of July weekend to push fire danger to its peak, and valley firefighters are gearing... - Whitman Library District may seek levy
COLFAX - Trustees of the Whitman County Library District will consider asking voters to restore tax funding lost because of the 2002 Initiative 747 at... - Organizers say Clarkston fireworks show will be the biggest one yet at Adams Field
John Sullivan plans to let the sparks fly higher and with more flare for this year's Fourth of July fireworks show at Adams Field in... - Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region: Fourth of July activitiesscheduled around region - The Lewis Clark Community Concert Band will perform... - On this date
Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... July 4, 1989 WASHINGTON - A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday strictly limited Christmas nativity scenes... - Records
Of Friday, July 3, 2009 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Kelsie Allgier of Lewiston, a son, Dante Leland Davis. Crime Reports A red... - Road work
WHERE: Idaho Highway 8 (Troy Highway) in Moscow WHAT: Traffic reduced to a single lane in construction zone. WHEN: Monday through Friday during daytime work... - Crime falls in eastern Idaho
IDAHO FALLS - Officials in eastern Idaho say a drop in crime in the region is likely due to special courts that help violators deal... - Buhl man charged with poaching sturgeon
TWIN FALLS - A Buhl man who authorities said illegally took three sturgeon from the Snake River in south-central Idaho and then dumped them in... - Corrections
Some economists believe the national unemployment rate will top out at 11 percent sometime in 2010. The statistic appeared inaccurately in Friday's paper because of... - Northwest briefs
Boy who nearly drowned now in stable condition BOISE - St. Luke's Children's Hospital officials said the condition of a 4-year-old who nearly drowned after... - A diversion with opportunity
YAKIMA - Haunted by memories of a time she thought she'd forgot, Torie Harding began drinking. "I didn't know what was happening to me," she... - Grant County coroner arrested
EPHRATA, Wash. - The Grant County coroner was arrested after a dispute with one of his employees. The Columbia Basin Herald reported Thursday that... - Delegation continues push for strike fighter
BOISE - Idaho lawmakers and local officials are moving ahead with efforts to get the Pentagon to house the military's next-generation tactical fighter jet at... - Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits is back in jail
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more... - Fire disrupts TV stations at Seattle's Fisher Plaza
SEATTLE - A fire at a Seattle building disrupted a server farm that provides service to multiple Web sites - including one that facilitates electronic... - Newspapers in Washington get 40 percent cut in business tax
OLYMPIA - As newspapers across the country struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state are getting a tax break. A new law... - Ranchers supply beef for Baker lunch programs
BAKER CITY, Ore. - Roughly 250 ranchers and townspeople raised more than $7,000 for the Baker County Livestock Association's Beef to Schools program at a... - Immigration initiative won't make ballot
YAKIMA - Proponents of a state initiative that called for stricter immigration rules failed again to collect enough signatures to make the November ballot. Craig...
Friday July 3, 2009
- 98th Border Days draws crowd
GRANGEVILLE - Only a few people walked away with cracked spirits following the first round of Grangeville's Border Days street games. But the condition of... - Winchester grand marshals tied to town's past
WINCHESTER - This town's 100th anniversary, celebrated over the Fourth of July, includes the great-nephew of one of the community's earliest lumber mill tycoons. Chuck... - Forecasters eye strong return of endangered salmon
This year's Snake River sockeye salmon run is likely to be as good or better than last year's unexpected strong return of the endangered... - World events prompt his exodus to Israel
People featured in this column have been selected randomly from the telephone book. WAHA - David Betts and his wife, Annette, recently sold their... - Canyon County tops Idaho jobless list
Canyon County replaced small rural counties such as Clearwater and Adams as the jurisdiction with the highest unemployment rate in Idaho in June, according to... - Regence trims one Idaho worker in round of layoffs
One Regence employee in Idaho lost a job in a round of cuts that trimmed 23 positions in the information technology division of the insurance... - Judge blocks Forest Service's use of panels' findings in sheep dispute
A federal judge told the U.S. Forest Service it cannot use conclusions from two scientific panels the agency convened to help asses the risk of... - Sugar sale turns sour for alleged drug dealer
Selling $300 worth of sugar can be a felony if it is implied the substance is supposed to be methamphetamine. This is just one of... - Paychecks shrink as jobless rate surges
WASHINGTON - Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money. Employers cut 467,000 jobs... - Nez Perce County rock pit sells for $10,500 at auction
A Nez Perce County-owned rock pit with no rock except what is being stored there sold for $10,500 Thursday. The 2.9-acre pit was purchased at... - Anti-tax tea party scheduled Saturday in Clarkston
In the spirit of Independence Day, another tea party will be held Saturday in Clarkston to demand freedom from big government's grip. After a tea... - Daley-Laursen to remain at UI, work on federal relations
MOSCOW - Steven Daley-Laursen is staying at the University of Idaho for at least the next year, but it won't be in his old job... - Weekend roundup
This weekend, regional events will be full of bang and maybe a little boom with fireworks, fairs and the possibility of lots of fun. Fireworks... - Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region: Band Melodious Thonkto perform in Moscow The band Melodius Thonk will perform from 7:30 TO... - Communications company files suit over tower
A communications company has filed suit against a Lewiston man for allegedly tearing down a cellular tower he sold to the company seven years ago.... - Records
Of Thursday, July 2, 2009 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Eleanor Pablo and Buck Basey, both of Lapwai, a son, Quentin James Basey, born... - Puyallup heated over 'Nearly Naked' fireworks
of the The News Tribune PUYALLUP, Wash. - For many, bikini-clad women and fireworks stands are sure signs that summer is here. But some... - Postal Service extends mail pilot contract for Idaho backcountry
BOISE - The owners of Arnold Aviation said the U.S. Postal Service has awarded the air taxi business a four-year contract to continue delivering mail... - On this date
Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... July 3, 1989 PASADENA, Calif. - Twelve years, three planets and 4.4 billion miles after leaving Earth,... - Routine traffic stop leads to 160-pound pot bust
POCATELLO - Idaho State Police have arrested two Nampa men after finding more than 160 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle during a routine traffic... - Charges in Idaho prescription fraud continue to pile up
TWIN FALLS - Two more people have been charged with receiving medically unnecessary prescriptions from a former nurse practitioner in southern Idaho. Donald Schaeffer and... - Law enforcement agencies target drunken drivers
Law enforcement officers from around the region will be heavily patrolling over the next week to catch drunken drivers. Lewiston Police Department Sgt. Ted Piche... - Property tax initiative moves toward Washington ballot
OLYMPIA - A voter initiative aimed at lowering property taxes and limiting government growth appears likely to make the fall ballot after sponsors handed over... - Pendleton Woolen Mills to lay off 43 employees
PORTLAND, Ore. - Pendleton Woolen Mills, famed for its colorful woven blankets, says it is cutting costs and laying off 43 workers as it adjusts... - Judge: Keep hands off Tamarack assets, for now
BOISE - An Idaho judge on Thursday refused to let Bank of America Corp. repossess two ski lifts from Tamarack Resort, providing at least a... - Northwest briefs
Education board to investigate over-the-top salary requests BOISE - A state Board of Education trustee wants to investigate what is driving requests from Idaho universities...
Thursday July 2, 2009
- Husband charged in Moscow slaying
MOSCOW - Silas Benjamin Parks, 25, was arrested and charged here Wednesday afternoon with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson in... - UI president mingles with the new folks
MOSCOW - Duane Nellis spent Wednesday - his first official day as University of Idaho president - doing the usual new-guy thing: interviews with the... - Border Days honors longtime cowboy couple
COTTONWOOD - For nearly 45 years Lewis and Polly Hollandsworth have been an unbeatable cowboy team. The couple have ranched and raised cattle on some... - Health care basics: To use, rub gently into noggin
Effective health care reform begins with a good moisturizing cream. President Obama may never utter those words, but the truth was revealed to me... - Border Days Rodeo gets under way today in Grangeville
GRANGEVILLE - Two hundred and ninety-six cowboys will compete for cash prizes at the 98th annual Border Days Rodeo here today through Saturday. Brad Arnzen,... - Idaho targets invasive aquatic species
All eastbound vehicles towing boats on U.S. Highway 12/95 east of Lewiston will be required to stop at an inspection and washing station next week... - Census: Population stable in southeast Washington and north central Idaho
The number of people living in north central Idaho and southeastern Washington remained relatively steady in 2008 when compared to the rest of the state.... - Some Idaho families will pay more for childhood vaccinations
Some Idaho families began paying more for childhood vaccinations this week. The Legislature cut $2.8 million for vaccine purchases from the 2010 state budget,... - Washington slashes substance abuse treatment funding
Sherry Greenup hopes the funding numbers she received for Asotin County are a mistake. Greenup, the substance abuse and mental health coordinator for the county,... - Former Nez Perce County employee sues over firing
A former Nez Perce County employee is suing the county clerk-auditor and two of the county commissioners, alleging she was improperly fired. Alice Vaughn, now... - Offices, services change schedules for holiday
Most area government offices will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day, while banks will remain open Friday and Monday. Offices of the city... - Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region: Film about rancher willbe shown in Grangeville A showing of "Sky Settles Everything," a documentary... - Records
Of Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Marriage Licenses Nez Perce County Jessica Dorothy Feider and Travis Jay Semmes, both of Clarkston. Of Wednesday, July 1,... - Correction
The Garfield County hospital's 2008 revenue was better than budgeted for the emergency room and clinic visits and expenses were under budget. Incorrect information was... - Census Bureau: Recession slowed migration to Idaho
BOISE - The national recession reduced migration to Idaho between mid-2007 through mid-2008, the U.S. Census Bureau says. The agency said that during that time... - 1-year-old girl dies in tragic accident
BURLEY - The Cassia County sheriff's office said a 1-year-old girl from Burley is dead from injuries sustained when she was accidentally run over. Libertee... - State disputing appeal of woman who killed parents
HAILEY, Idaho - A central Idaho judge should deny a request for a new trial by a woman convicted of shooting her parents when she... - Bank wants to repo Tamarack lifts
BOISE - Bank of America Corp. is demanding it be allowed to repossess two ski lifts from Tamarack Resort, saying the struggling central Idaho vacation... - Deleted e-mails to lawmaker focus of public records issue
MOSCOW - Idaho law does not restrict government officials from deleting e-mails they received concerning public business, even though those e-mails can be considered public... - Burley plane crash knocks out power
BURLEY - A small amphibious plane piloted by a student crashed shortly after taking off from the Burley Municipal Airport on Wednesday, injuring two Oregon... - Idaho seizes Iraqi dinars from investment scheme
COEUR D'ALENE - The state of Idaho has seized about $1 million worth of Iraqi currency used in an investment scheme run by a former... - EPA testing yards near former Spokane factory
SPOKANE - Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. The... - Swanky Montana club co-founder sued
BILLINGS, Mont. - The bankrupt co-founder of Montana's swank Yellowstone Club is being sued for the alleged illegal transfer of $1.1 million from a... - Assistance demand cleans out state funds
OLYMPIA - Higher demand for government services, particularly health programs, is pushing Washington's state budget deeper into the red amid the lingering recession. Wednesday's update... - On this date
Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... July 2, 1989 Idaho begins its centennial year this week, and the year-long observance of 100 years...
Wednesday July 1, 2009
- Business will pick up with a bang
Business typically doesn't pick up at Aaron Bren's TNT fireworks stands until after they've been selling sparklers for a day or two. That's when people... - Come and get it
Some of the best things in lunch are free. Take the turkey hot dog wrapped in a whole-wheat tortilla that Jenna Hawkins was... - Sheriff: Mortuary should not have ID'd drowning victim
ASOTIN - Asotin County Sheriff Ken Bancroft chastised Merchant Funeral Home for its release Monday of a death notice identifying a man who drowned... - Less-than-stellar bookkeeping puts Pomeroy hospital in red, CEO says
The chief executive officer for the Garfield County hospital faults poor accounting and billing practices for a reflected loss of more than $800,000 in... - Ringo: Reps in different 'camps' after fee replacement discussion
Philosophical differences regarding taxes and spending contributed to a month-long standoff over transportation funding during the 2009 legislative session. On Tuesday, those same differences... - New UI chief acknowledges high expectations
MOSCOW - The new University of Idaho president said Tuesday he is well aware of the high expectations tied to his new job, but... - Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region:'Unnecessary Farce' opens at Hartung Theatre The Idaho Repertory Theatre stage production of "Unnecessary Farce" will... - Records
Of Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Valerie and Gerad Harris of Clarkston, a daughter, Corbynn Marie Harris, born Monday. Kelli... - On this date ...
Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ...July 1, 1989 YAKIMA - As apple shipments again fell to a new low on Friday, the U.S.... - Cyclist injured after colliding with deer on U.S. 12 near Powell
POWELL - A California man was flown to a hospital in Montana after his motorcycle collided with a deer Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 12... - Social Security checks going to dead people
WASHINGTON - The Social Security Administration has continued to pay millions of dollars in benefits to dead Americans, and other elderly U.S. residents are at... - Iraqis celebrate U.S. pullback
BAGHDAD - Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad's background track.... - After eight months, Franken wins Minnesota Senate race
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican... - Effort begins again to save giant worms
of the Associated Press SPOKANE - Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that... - Search for missing McCleary girl ongoing
McCLEARY, Wash. - Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott says the search is expanding for a missing 10-year-old girl. Scott told KXRO several tips have... - Farmers sue over use of well unregulated by state
YAKIMA - A group of farmers joined two environmental groups in filing a lawsuit Tuesday to block a proposed feedlot from using a well that... - Pennsylvania man gets 15 years in second conviction of rape
BOISE - A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to life in prison in Idaho for sexually assaulting a woman at his Sun Valley condominium in... - Judge overturns Bush administration logging rule
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A federal judge on Tuesday struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl... - Seattle strip-club magnate indicted
SEATTLE - Longtime strip-club owner Frank Colacurcio Sr., his son and four associates were indicted Tuesday on federal racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud and prostitution... - Medical examiner: Oregon girl appeared malnourished
OREGON CITY, Ore. - A 15-month-old girl whose parents' church shuns doctors in favor of faith healing appeared to be malnourished after her death from... - World War II bomber to be on display in town July 3-5
The B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" World War II bomber is scheduled for a second mission to Lewiston and will be on display July 3-5... - Veterans' benefits rep to be in region next week
A representative from the Idaho State Veterans Service office will be in the area to answer questions about current veterans' benefits, provide assistance with ongoing... - Feds require Pocatello to cut trees along levee
POCATELLO - The Army Corps of Engineers is requiring the city of Pocatello to cut hundreds of trees along the Portneuf River because root systems...
Tuesday June 30, 2009
- Four walls
Some of the many volunteer carpenters on hand this week assemble the fourth outside wall framework Monday, with hammers making rapid-fire pounding noises like a... - No one ruled out in Moscow teacher's death, authorities say
MOSCOW - Authorities said Monday they hope to release more information by the end of the week or possibly file charges in connection with... - Practicing an 'imperfect science'
Leroy Chausse mans the controls of the Cessna Hawk XP airplane as Mark McConnell scans the wooded area below for an unidentified man reported missing... - Escaped inmates back in custody
COTTONWOOD - Two inmates who escaped from the North Idaho Correctional Institution Sunday are back in custody after a botched attempted break-in outside of Cottonwood... - Southway boat ramp getting flushers, sinks
New flush toilets with sinks that will have running water will be built at Southway boat ramp to replace the present vault toilets. A $77,205... - WSU dean of education Judy Mitchell dies at 70
PULLMAN - Judy Mitchell, the dean of the Washington State University College of Education for 11 years, died unexpectedly either late Friday or early Saturday... - Budget deadline looms for Lewiston City Council
With "B" for budget day two weeks away, the potential tie-breaking vote on several matters announced at Monday's Lewiston City Council meeting he will be... - Park amphitheater may be finished next spring
ASOTIN - Confluence Project executive director Jane Jacobsen told Asotin County commissioners Monday she is still optimistic about a spring unveiling of Maya Lin's "Listening... - Happenings 6/30
A quick look at what's going on in our region: Library showsforeign film The Asotin County Library's festival of award-winning films continues with the showing... - Records 6/29
Of Monday, June 29, 2009 Marriage Licenses Nez Perce County Trisha Ann Couch and James Lee Sloppy, both of Lewiston. Jennifer Lynn Nelson and Jacob... - Corrections
Richard Daniel Nieves and Ben Westley Perez escaped from the North Idaho Correctional Institution Sunday evening and were later recaptured. The two escapees were incorrectly... - Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison
NEW YORK - Two weeks after Norma Hill and her husband invested their life savings with Bernard Madoff, she came to the then-trusted money... - Supreme Court roundup
In other action by the Supreme Court Monday: - It is intervening in a child custody dispute between a Texas mother and a British... - Court rules in favor of white firefighters
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a... - On this date 6/30
Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... June 30, 1969 More than 30 Lewiston and Clarkston senior citizens are expected to attend a recreation... - Faith healing trial begins
OREGON CITY, Ore. - Lawyers for parents charged in the death of their 15-month-old daughter said Monday the couple never thought the child was... - Lapwai class of 1964 plans reunion
The Lapwai High School class of 1964 plans a 45-year class reunion Aug. 1-2. A no-host dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 1... - Justices opt out of Bible club question
SEATTLE - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to stop the Kent School District from blocking a group of Christian students from forming a... - Idaho sets course for new highway cost study
BOISE - Idaho is again trying to determine whether owners of heavy trucks and cars are paying their fair share for roads. The state will... - Private airport proposal raises issues for Hailey
HAILEY, Idaho - Officials say a proposal to build a private air strip near the southern Idaho town of Fairfield could have safety and competitive... - Great Lakes region wolves returning to endangered list
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The federal government on Monday agreed to put gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region back on the endangered species... - No official ID on drowning victim
Asotin County officials declined to release the name of the man who drowned near Buffalo Eddy on the Snake River south of Asotin on Saturday,... - Local grand jury convenes for first time since '07
A grand jury convened Monday at the Nez Perce County Courthouse. Idaho law requires that the nature of proceedings be kept secret, but a notice...
Monday June 29, 2009
- Low reservoir? No problem
OROFINO - Ever since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began drawing down Dworshak Reservoir to help flush juvenile salmon to the Pacific Ocean,... - Horse poop on streets is sure sign the rodeo is nigh
GRANGEVILLE - There is a perceptible change in the air in the days before the annual Border Days Rodeo and Celebration gets under way here.... - Defiant Sanford considered resigning, but won't
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gave thought to quitting, retreating from public scrutiny to rebuild his life as the scandal of... - Student pursues goal to be a doctor
COTTONWOOD - This is a story that illustrates the importance of mentoring. Seventeen-year-old Conner Rieman of Cottonwood is headed to Boston this week to attend... - Two inmates escape from Cottonwood correctional facility
COTTONWOOD - Idaho County law enforcement officers are searching for two inmates from North Idaho Correctional Institution who escaped Sunday night. Scott Michael Hernandez and... - At the library
All area libraries will be closed Saturday for Independence Day. --- Story times at 4 p.m. Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Lewiston... - Happenings
A quick look at what's going on in our region: Auditions set for twostage performances Auditions for the stage performances of "Annie Get Your... - Records
Of Saturday, June 27, 2009 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Jennifer and Joshua Bedard of Lewiston, a son, Daniel Jo Bedard. Amy Berry... - Canyon County eyes new public defender
CALDWELL - Canyon County commissioners in southwest Idaho are scheduled to appoint a new public defender. County officials earlier this year said they were terminating... - Food assistance numbers are on the rise in Idaho
REXBURG, Idaho - More than 151,000 people in Idaho qualified for food assistance in May, compared to nearly 100,000 at the same time last year,... - Washington Youth Academy graduates first class of at-risk teens
BREMERTON, Wash. - Eighty-three teens who were once at risk of dropping out of high school are among the first to graduate from the new... - On this date
Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... June 29, 1989 CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A showdown is brewing between Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming and... - Plane crash near Yakima leaves two dead, one injured
YAKIMA - A man and a boy were killed, and a girl was injured in a single-engine plane crash Sunday afternoon near the Tieton Air... - Backcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life
FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS, Idaho - In the small airport lounge, his former wife and business partner rattles off the weather report and... - Search under way for missing Grays Harbor County girl
SEATTLE - FBI agents have joined the search for a 10-year-old Grays Harbor County girl missing since Friday night. Lindsey Baum was last seen walking... - Northwest briefs
Southeastern Idaho residents clean up following floodingPOCATELLO - Residents in southeastern Idaho are working to clear water from homes and debris from streets after flash... - Hit-and-run driver causes Pullman outage
PULLMAN - Some city residents were without electrical power Sunday night after a hit-and-run driver struck a power transformer. A dispatcher for the Pullman police...
