Pinehurst News

A North Idaho man man was arrested today on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

Fire season may be off to a slow start which is giving fire prevention crews in Shoshone County more time to reduce fire dangers around homes and properties thanks to a federally-funded county program.

Panhandle Health District Program Manager Jerry Cobb says a stipend designed to encourage families in parts of northern Idaho to have children screened for lead poisoning has increased.

Alicia Edgell, 14 of Coeur d'Alene was killed when she was involved in a personal watercraft accident on Coeur d'Alene Lake near the Third Street Docks.

There's a flash flood watch in effect for parts of North Idaho from now until later this evening for Benewah, Kootenai, Latah and Shoshone counties including the areas of Deary, Kellogg, Pinehurst, Osburn, Wallace, Mullan, Smelterville and Calder.

The road to the summit of Mount Spokane opened for vehicle traffic this weekend.

The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has confirmed that an 8.8 pound largemouth bass caught on the Noxon Rapids Reservoir is a state record.

Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, is working on a $1.4 million project to replace the well that serves the Kingston water district, which is located between Cataldo and Pinehurst, in the village of Kingston, Idaho.