Case cold: Bonner County’s unsolved murders
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
It took three decades for the family of Tammy Bristow to see a break in the investigation of her murder.
Strangled at her south Sandpoint …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
It took three decades for the family of Tammy Bristow to see a break in the investigation of her murder.
Strangled at her south Sandpoint …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Spencer James, a Bonner County man arrested in connection with a series of Sagle burglaries this summer, will face prison time following a plea deal.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Over the past several months, the Sagle community was rocked by a string of burglaries that left homeowners nervous and frustrated.
Those unsettled neighborhoods are …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith M. Carpenter, 57, of Coeur d’Alene, is in custody at the Bonner County Jail, charged with the 2017 killing of 79-year-old Hope woman Shirley …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The mood was tense at a meeting of Sagle homeowners July 27, and for good reason. Gathered at the Little Church in the Wildwood, about …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office released a warning Monday that fake jury duty and arrest warrant phone calls are making their way around Idaho, and …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A 12-year-old Bonner County boy went missing Tuesday, prompting a search and rescue effort that ultimately found the boy not far from his home.
The …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Local emergency crews’ extensive training in aquatic rescues paid off last week when a man and a woman were pulled from the water near the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Commissioners hosted a public meeting Friday to hear questions and concerns over the possible shift of the county’s Emergency Management Services from …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A man was arrested by law enforcement last week after alarming downtown workers with his behavior and appearance.
John Dinger was reported by witnesses as …
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