Kootenai County Confidential

03/08/2026

🔥 IDL SEEKS PUBLIC’S HELP WITH POTLATCH HILL AND SAW MILL FIRE INVESTIGATIONS

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands is asking the public to provide any information that may assist investigators looking into two recent fires in Coeur d’Alene.

The Potlatch Hill Fire was reported on July 29 above Fernan Lake. Investigators are seeking information about anything unusual or out of place in the area between approximately 6 and 7 p.m.

The Saw Mill Fire occurred July 30 near East Mullan Trail Road. Officials are asking for information from the area between approximately 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.

IDL is specifically seeking:

• Information about unusual vehicles, individuals or activities
• Photos or videos taken in the surrounding areas
• Home or business security-camera footage
• Any other observation, even if it may initially seem unimportant

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Idaho Department of Lands at 208-666-8697.


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S*X OFFENDER NOTIFICATION FOR POST FALLS.

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https://isp.idaho.gov/fatal-crash-near-kingston-shoshone-county/

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Body Cam footage release from the ambush of fire fighters last summer in Nettleton Gulch.

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As expected Judge Barbara Buchanon handed down a 5-year prison sentence to a criminal who violently attacked 3 women that was meaningless. She ignored the prosecutions request for the maximm sentence and imposed a 5-year sentence to be served CONCURRENTLY with a previous unrelate convicted. The sentence means this violent maniac won't serve an extra day of prison time for this horrific attack.

WALLACE — A Coeur d'Alene man convicted of felony battery and two counts of misdemeanor battery was sentenced Monday to five years in prison by District Judge Barbara Buchanan at the Shoshone County Courthouse.

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https://apnews.com/article/dea-fentanyl-unseized-drugs-new-mexico-8f5b546e668e5007c64078da74b90903?user_email=7ca9df38ddf8e544d55e6d9adf3144417ac03b04c01770331354df2aa553d7dc

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https://isp.idaho.gov/four-vehicle-fatality-crash-on-us95-near-sandpoint-idaho/

BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO – On July 21st, 2026, at approximately 11:21 a.m., a four-vehicle single-fatality crash occurred on US Highway 95 near milepost 483.3 in Bonner County, near Sandpoint, Idaho. A 40-year-old male, from Ponderay, Idaho, was driving a red Honda Fit sedan on US-95 northbound when h...

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https://kidotalkradio.com/new-world-screwworm-threat-idaho/?tsq=sl

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