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Drone drops may be to blame as Idaho prisoners gain more access to contraband, IDOC says
BOISE, Idaho — A marked uptick in banned materials inside Idaho’s prison system has led to growing concerns over the use of drones, which prisoners have employed to drop drugs and cellphones — and possibly to help with an escape. In the past year, prison officials suspect...
Spokane County Sheriff says mayor’s proposed tax hike will hurt detention services
(The Center Square) – Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels took a stand on Thursday, calling on Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown to pull her sales tax increase from the ballot before it results in a massive funding cut to the jails. Nowels took to an informal newsletter thread on Thursday morning to give his two cents on the […]
Wind Driven Wildfires Spread Quickly East of Lewiston
LEWISTON - After lightning moved through the area on Wednesday, multiple fires have quickly spread in the region. Most of the fire activity is located to the east of Lewiston. Multiple structures were lost as wind fanned the flames throughout the day on Thursday. The entire town of Juliaetta and surrounding areas were placed under a Level 3 (go now) evacuation notice. Highway 3 and Highway 12 are both shut down in the area. As of 6:00 a.m. Friday, the highways were still closed.
Vehicle crashes into building on Fairview Ave in early morning incident
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A vehicle collided with a structure on 5714 W. Fairview Ave. in Boise early Friday morning. PulsePoint says the incident happened at 6:28 a.m. Police have already arrived at the scene of the collision. The Boise Police Department says they responded to a reported crash...
Sunshine and seasonably warm temperatures take us into the weekend
Today we will see widespread sunshine and temperatures ranging the mid 80s to low 90s across the region. The daytime high in Spokane will reach the 85 degrees this afternoon with seasonably warm temperatures in the upper 80s expected for the weekend. Winds are much calmer today in comparison to the gusty conditions we saw yesterday afternoon.
Over 1,000 Spokane Valley residents without power amid ongoing outage
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – More than 1,000 Inland Power customers in the Spokane Valley area are without power. According to the Inland Power outage map, 1,159 customers are affected. The cause of the outage is currently unknown. This is a developing story, and further information will be provided as...
North Idaho air quality expected to reach advisory levels
Dozens of wildfires burning across the Pacific Northwest and Canada are decreasing air quality throughout North Idaho — and it’s uncertain when skies will clear. Air quality advisories are in place in many southern Idaho counties, and officials say the Air Quality Index across North Idaho is likely to reach advisory levels as wildfire smoke continues to drift into the area. Dan Smith, the regional airshed coordinator at the Idaho Department of Air Quality, said people can expect “real increases” in AQI in the coming days and even weeks, depending on several factors.
Idaho Experiences Nearly 3,000 Lightning Strikes in 24-Hours
In what was nothing short of a 'shocking' report--we are now learning that in about 24-hours, Idaho experience nearly 3,000 individual lightning strikes over the gem state. Each summer in the Treasure Valley, we know exactly what to expect. Things start off slow, and then we wake up one day to scorching heat. That heat will stick around for a few days, and then things will cool off a bit. When they cool off, we get a thunderstorm and then said thunderstorm takes over social media for 24-hours, at least.
Five arrested on felony drug charges after cocaine bust in Coeur d’Alene
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - Five men were arrested on felony drug charges after a search uncovered large quantities of cocaine and other substances in Coeur d’Alene. According to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, the Community Action Team, Opioid Task Force, and the combined CDAPD/KCSO SWAT team served a search warrant and several arrest warrants at an apartment in the 4200 block of West Trafford Lane, at Carrington Place Apartments. The warrants followed a several-month investigation.
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