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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have released the names of four northern Idaho law enforcement officers who were involved in the Sept. 4 shooting death of 29-year-old Fares Al-Samno in Coeur d'Alene. The Post Falls Police Department says Craig Wade, Nathan Herbig and Jacob Brazle with the Coeur d'Alene Police Department and Doug Goodman with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office were involved in the shooting. The name of a fifth officer with the Idaho State Police was not released.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have approved unleashing a non-native insect to feed on an invasive thistle that sprouts in everything from rangelands to vineyards to wilderness areas, mainly in the US West. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it will permit the use of the weevil native to Europe and western Asia to control yellow starthistle. The weevils will initially be let loose in California, with additional releases in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and possibly Nevada.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — There's been a small outbreak of West Nile virus infections in Eastern Oregon this year. West Nile is a virus carried by mosquitos. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that this year there were five cases in humans, in Harney, Deschutes and Malheur counties. There were also four cases in horses and about 80 mosquitos found carrying the disease. Most people infected with West Nile don't feel sick. But one in five develop a fever and one in every 150 suffer a serious, sometimes fatal, illness.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Police say a man died after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while crossing the street in Pocatello Tuesday night. The Idaho State Journal reports the man was using a walker to cross the busy road, and police said he was carried for over 150 feet on the SUV's hood before the vehicle came to a stop. The collision remains under investigation.
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