Nez Perce County News

Former Nez Perce County employee Alice Vaughn is suing the county clerk-auditor and two county commissioners, contending she was improperly fired.

It smells, it's hot...and it's one of the only bathrooms up and down area rivers.

Two people were hospitalized after their vehicle was rear-ended Saturday on a Nez Perce County road.

Authorities said a man jumped to his death off of the Southway bridge Tuesday morning.

Now that Nez Perce County is out of the old jail on the third floor of the courthouse, it's apparently time for some hand-me-downs. The Asotin County Historical Society wants to remodel Asotin's original jail, and Monday Nez Perce County Commissioners agreed to help.

The City of Lewiston and Nez Perce County seem to agree on the terms of an EMS contract, again.

The Latah County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 52-year-old Juliaetta woman who was reported missing at 11:21 a.m. Thursday.

Don Worley retired from flying in 1984. The 82-year-old Nez Perce County resident starting flying planes after World War II, and retired after decades as a commercial airline captain.

Martin Phillips now sits in the Nez Perce County Jail, accused of Wednesday's robbery at the Lewiston Albertsons.

The Nez Perce County move to a new sheriff's office, new dispatch center, and new jail should be done by the end of the week.

Swine Flu hits the valley. Public Health Idaho said there are now two confirmed cases in Nez Perce County.

A Genesee woman walked away from a rollover crash on Lindsey Creek Road Sunday. Police said 79-year old Lucy Baumgartner apparently fell asleep at the wheel when she was southbound on the Nez Perce County Road.

The state's newest county jail now has its first batch of inmates. Nez Perce County officials booked the first 31 prisoners into the county's new $19 million, 61,000-square-foot facility Monday.

There have been at least 15 confirmed cases of swine flu in Idaho, after three more people were diagnosed with the illness this week.

LEWISTON a ' Two residents of Nez Perce County have confirmed cases of novel H1N1 infection .

Lewiston resident Gary W. Mallory II has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first degree murder in connection with his wife's death.

It's being called a major marijuana bust in the Valley. Over 400 pot plants, about 6 inches tall, were found inside a Clarkston house on the corner of Poplar and 8th Street.

Tuesday, Idaho State Police released information concerning an officer-involved shooting in which one man was killed and another severely wounded.

For Clearwater River salmon anglers near Lewiston, here's the latest on this year's chinook run: After Monday, you can keep the youngsters, but throw the adults back.

A $10 tip for a chef at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course yielded lottery winnings of $100,000 on Thursday.