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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — So much Idaho endowment timber land has burned this wildfire season that state officials have altered the salvage sale process to allow clear cuts of 100 acres or more to be approved faster. The Idaho Land Board voted unanimously today to speed salvage logging on an estimated 60 to 80 million board feet of timber that burned this year.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man charged in a double homicide case wants to be tried separately after the co-defendant sent him a jailhouse letter The Idaho Statesman reports John Douglas wrote that co-defendant Anthony Robins should tell his lawyer that Douglas was hired to kill two men in May 2014. Robins says the letter could create unfair prejudice against him if it is introduced as evidence against Douglas during their trial.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's top elected officials have agreed to pay $70,000 in attorney fees to a U.S. Navy veteran who successfully fought for permission to be buried with the ashes of her late wife in a southwest Idaho veterans cemetery. The Spokesman-Review reports that the Board of Examiners, which includes Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, approved the settlement today.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A man is charged with burglary after police say he returned to a Twin Falls, Idaho, home for his forgotten car keys and cellphone. The Times-News reports the 22-year-old returned to the scene of the crime, saying he had loaned the car to a friend. Police didn't believe him. He's due back in court Sept. 25.
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