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  • Trees come down for I-90 work [Coeur d'Alene, Idaho]

    10/04/2025 8:07:34 AM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 25 replies
    Hagadone News Network / Coeur d'Alene Press ^ | October 1, 2025 | Carolyn Bostick
    After returning from a recent trip, Hayden resident Constance Walters was disheartened to see that many trees along Interstate 90 had been cut down and removed. Walters reached out to The Press on Sunday, expressing sadness over the loss. “Until last week, driving into town was stunning, speaking volumes about the beauty that the city embraced,” Walters said. Idaho Transportation Department spokesperson Heather McDaniel said the tree removal has been immediately noticeable to anyone driving I-90 west of Coeur d’Alene and has elicited strong responses from the community. All of the trees within ITD’s existing right of way, including the...
  • It Gets Worse: What We Know About the Drunk Driver Who Hit Idaho Teen

    09/26/2025 2:33:00 PM PDT · by fwdude · 26 replies
    Townhall ^ | September 26, 2025 | Amy Curtis
    September 1, 2025, was the day that forever changed the lives of 16-year-old Jennifer Petersen and her family. Petersen was driving her truck into town in Bonners Ferry, ID, when Jose Gonzalez Luna hit her broadside. Jennifer's injuries were so severe that she was flown to Seattle, WA. She's undergone multiple surgeries, including one on September 22, according to a GoFundMe set up by a family friend. ... his was not the first time Gonzalez Luna was arrested for DUI. He pled guilty to felony DUI in 2009 and 2011 and pled guilty to misdemeanor DUI in 2004 and 2006....
  • TPUSA reveals identity of gunman who snuck into Charlie Kirk memorial arena... and why he was there

    09/21/2025 5:48:35 AM PDT · by MarlonRando · 17 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9-20-25 | James Cirrone
    'We do not believe this person was attempting anything nefarious,' Kolvet said. Nonetheless, Runkles has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and carrying a weapon into a prohibited place. At around 12:15pm on Friday, an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety encountered Runkles, who claimed he was working with a security detail through Turning Point USA, according to the court document. When asked to identify himself, Runkles allegedly presented a badge with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and an Idaho law enforcement identification card.
  • Battle brewing over Syria sanctions repeal in Congress

    09/16/2025 6:03:17 AM PDT · by fluorescence · 1 replies
    The Hill ^ | 09/16/25 | Laura Kelly
    The Senate and House are on a collision course over whether to repeal comprehensive sanctions on Syria, a rare area where there are bipartisan coalitions on both sides of the debate. Discussion centers on whether to completely repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, a severe sanctions mechanism that blocked nearly all U.S. and international cooperation or engagement with the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Legislation to repeal Caesar is included in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2026. But an amendment to the House version of the NDAA to repeal Caesar...
  • Frozen yogurt joint 'receiving hate' and death threats following Charlie Kirk tribute Grooveberries owners order more tribute stickers as negative messages flood their social media

    09/15/2025 3:20:25 PM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 38 replies
    Fox News ^ | September 15, 2025 | Ashley J. DiMella
    A small business in Idaho is receiving backlash for paying tribute to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.Grooveberries Frozen Yogurt in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho has been placing stickers with a photo of the conservative activist on its red cups, with "1993-2025" shown beneath his name. Sarah and Chase Gibson, owners of Grooveberries and the parents of three children, told Fox News Digital they have received death threats for honoring Kirk’s legacy. "We have been receiving hate. Even someone saying we should be dead," said Sarah Gibson. A main reason for the outpouring of community support they've received, she said, is...
  • North Idaho College Investigating Professor’s Charlie Kirk Statements

    09/13/2025 3:25:47 PM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 34 replies
    Idaho Dispatch ^ | September 12, 2025 | Greg Pruett
    North Idaho College has announced it is investigating one of its professors’ online statements regarding Charlie Kirk. Matthew Singer is an assistant professor of biology. The Kootenai County Spectator first covered his statements. Singer posted the following statement on his Facebook profile: “Charlie Kirk once said that gun deaths are worth the cost of the 2nd Amendment. Thank you for your sacrifice for our 2nd amendment rights. Thots and preyers you make it to hell.”NIC posted on their Facebook page, saying they were investigating the instructor. Here is their full statement: A Message from North Idaho CollegeNorth Idaho College expresses...
  • Plutonium went missing in San Antonio, but the government says nothing

    07/16/2018 1:52:34 PM PDT · by bgill · 20 replies
    mysa ^ | July 16, 2018 | Patrick Malone
    Two security experts from the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory drove to San Antonio, Texas, in March 2017 with a sensitive mission: to retrieve dangerous nuclear materials from a nonprofit research lab there. Their task, according to documents and interviews, was to ensure that the radioactive materials did not fall into the wrong hands on the way back to Idaho, where the government maintains a stockpile of nuclear explosive materials for the military and others. To ensure they got the right items, the specialists from Idaho brought radiation detectors and small samples of dangerous materials to calibrate them: specifically,...
  • Trump Axes Massive Biden-Era Offshore Wind Farm Project

    08/25/2025 9:44:24 AM PDT · by Signalman · 32 replies
    Trending Politics ^ | 8/24/2025 | Cullen McCue
    The Department of the Interior (DOI) is immediately halting all activity on a massive offshore wind farm project that was established by the Biden Administration, according to a report from the Daily Caller. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM, which falls under the DOI, is halting activity on the “Revolution Wind” project off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut effective immediately. President Donald Trump has long criticized wind farm projects, pointing to their notoriously unreliable output, foreign control of key components for wind projects and environmental concerns. In recent weeks and months, the DOI has dealt a number...
  • Bryan Kohberger reveals graphic threats from fellow prison inmates, files sex harassment claim

    08/20/2025 3:54:33 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 60 replies
    Bryan Kohberger has filed a sexual harassment complaint and is begging for a transfer after a fellow inmate threatened to “-—- -–-” him, and another made a crude sexual remark within days of his arrival at Idaho’s hellhole max security prison. The convicted killer of four University Idaho undergrads had barely made it one night in his maximum security prison before requesting to be moved to another part of Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Boise on July 30, according to documents obtained by People. The request complains of “minute-by-minute verbal threats/harassment,” as well as prisoners flooding their own cells with...
  • Senators Risch and Paul introduce bill to audit the Federal Reserve

    08/18/2025 11:08:07 PM PDT · by RandFan · 15 replies
    idahonews ^ | Aug 18 | idahonews
    BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Senators Jim Risch of Idaho and Rand Paul of Kentucky have introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, commonly referred to as the "Audit the Fed" legislation. This bill aims to mandate a comprehensive audit of the Federal Reserve's operations and enhance congressional oversight of its decision-making processes. "Idahoans deserve to know what the Federal Reserve is doing to our nation’s economy," said Risch. "Congress must hold the Fed accountable and pull back the curtain on the actions of this unelected Washington establishment." Paul emphasized the significant influence of the Federal Reserve, stating,...
  • Bryan Kohberger, Luigi Mangione may share same rare neurological condition: What to know

    08/16/2025 1:32:07 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 40 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 10, 2025 | Angelica Stabile
    Idaho killer, UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect may both have visual snow syndrome, a rare disorderTwo individuals at the center of recent high-profile murder cases may have the same rare and concerning health condition. Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to the murder of four University of Idaho students, and Luigi Mangione, accused of stalking and ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, apparently have the same neurological condition known as visual snow syndrome. The rare disorder impairs vision, as if the person is looking through snow or static on an old television. Both Kohberger and Mangione have posted publicly about their condition, according...
  • Bryan Kohberger sentenced to 4 life terms in prison without parole for Idaho murders

    07/31/2025 10:02:36 AM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 41 replies
    CBS News ^ | July 23, 2025 | Kerry Breen
    Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to four life sentences without the possibility of parole on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022. The surviving roommates and families of the victims delivered emotional statements at the sentencing hearing, held in a courtroom in Boise. When given the opportunity to speak, Kohberger declined to do so. Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month to the murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves as part of a plea deal that spared him from the death penalty. He was in the courtroom Wednesday...
  • Suspects linked to bin Laden, Iraq: Arrests of Arabs in Idaho, New York target terror financing

    02/28/2003 12:06:23 AM PST · by JohnHuang2 · 3 replies · 494+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, February 28, 2003 | By Art Moore
    The Saudi man arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force yesterday in Idaho has ties to close associates of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and to four Arab men charged at the same time with channeling funds to Iraq. Sami Omar Al-Hussayen – a University of Idaho doctoral candidate supported by the Saudi government – was a terrorist bagman, according to a federal criminal justice source quoted by a Seattle newspaper. Saudi student Sami Omar al-Hussayen "He's in touch with people who could pick up the phone, call [bin Laden], and he would take the call," the source told the...
  • 'He had our back' (Coeur d'Alene, ID Firefighter Morrison)

    07/04/2025 3:51:44 PM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 6 replies
    Coeur d'Alene Press (Idaho) ^ | July 4, 2025 | Bill Buley
    Larger than life. Charismatic. Family man. Proud. A firefighter who lived by high standards and expected the same from colleagues. Those were just some of words used to describe John Morrison as his counterparts sat around the table at Coeur d’Alene Fire Department’s Station 3 by Cherry Hill on Thursday. Laughter, smiles, grimaces and tears marked the conversation as they reflected on the battalion chief in charge of Blue Shift who was shot and killed in an ambush attack Sunday while responding to a fire at Canfield Mountain. At one end of the table, there was an empty chair, with...
  • Idaho gunman in deadly ambush of fire crews had 'idolised' firefighters

    06/30/2025 7:59:06 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 47 replies
    BBC ^ | 6/3/2025 | Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Max Matza
    Sheriff Norris said the homeless suspect had attacked fire crews after they asked him to move his vehicle, which he had been living in. "There was an interaction with the firefighters," Norris said. "It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was." ... Norris said authorities believed the suspect used a high-powered rifle to fire rapidly at first responders, with officers initially unsure of the number of assailants involved. A shotgun has been recovered, and several bullets or fragments possibly from a rifle have been found. Officials say more guns may be hidden on the mountain....
  • Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to University of Idaho student murders to avoid death penalty: report

    06/30/2025 3:43:09 PM PDT · by BradtotheBone · 65 replies
    New York Post ^ | June 30, 2025 | Jared Downing
    Bryan Kohberger has reportedly accepted a plea deal, agreeing to cop to the vicious murders of four University of Idaho undergrads in 2022. The deal will make Kohberger safe from the death penalty, but he must plead guilty to four murders and waive his right to appeal, and he will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, NewsNation reported. The deal is a shocking twist in a hard-fought case in which prosecutors accused Kohberger of sneaking into a rental home in nearby Moscow, Idaho, and fatally stabbing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
  • Suspected shooter in Idaho firefighter ambush identified

    06/30/2025 10:47:00 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 45 replies
    Fox News ^ | June 30, 2025 | Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
    The alleged sniper who killed two firefighters and wounded a third in an ambush-styled attack in Idaho has been identified as Wess Roley. The Associated Pressd reported, citing a law enforcement official, that Roley deliberately set a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, June 29 to lure first responders into a deadly trap. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said fire crews responded to a blaze at Canfield Mountain just north of Coeur d’Alene around 1:30 p.m. Gunshots were reported about a half-hour later. In audio from the scene, a firefighter said there was an "emergency...
  • Who is Wess Roley? The Idaho shooting suspect who killed two firefighters in sniper ambush

    06/30/2025 9:03:10 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 155 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | 06 30 2025 | Joe Hutchison
    Wess Roley has been named as the sniper who lured firefighters to an Idaho mountain by setting a bush fire, then shooting two of them dead. Roley, who also died on Sunday, was identified to the Associated Press by a law enforcement source on Monday morning. No further biographical information including his age, profession or a possible motive has been given. DailyMail.com will update this story with additional information on Roley as it becomes available, with a press conference He slaughtered two firefighters, who haven't been named, and left a third critically-ill after starting a brush fire cops fear was...
  • FIREFIGHTERS AMBUSHED! Couer d'Alene. MASS SHOOTING! Police. Idaho. LIVE.

    06/29/2025 3:38:54 PM PDT · by Joe 6-pack · 509 replies
    YouTube ^ | 06/29/25 | JLR Investigates
    Live streaming now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHJeno25d0g
  • (ID) Governor’s emergency funds tapped to assist ICE in transporting (“hundreds of”) dangerous illegal aliens

    06/24/2025 7:28:08 AM PDT · by 11th_VA · 12 replies
    https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com ^ | June 24, 2025 | Gov. Brad Little press release
    BOISE – Governor Brad Little and other members of the Board of Examiners approved a request Tuesday to tap up to $300,000 from the Governor’s emergency fund to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in transporting hundreds of dangerous illegal alien criminals out of Idaho jails. The action follows the Governor’s announcement earlier this month that the Idaho State Police (ISP) entered into an agreement with ICE under the 287(g) program. In a letter Governor Little sent to ISP Colonel Bill Gardiner in May requesting transportation cost estimates, Governor Little said, “An untold number of illegal immigrants poured...