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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An Idaho man is identified as the pilot who was killed when his small plane crashed at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in Florida. Authorities said 24-year-old Marshall Casey Barath of Nampa was the only person onboard when he crashed the twin-engine Cessna yesterday during a training exercise.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise man who shot and killed another man during a road rage incident has been sentenced to life in prison. KBOI-TV reports that Shawn Fisher received the sentence yesterday for the shooting death of Matthew Mohler-Kerns in 2013. A judge committed Fisher to a prison mental health program after finding he was mentally ill. He was found competent to stand trial and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A southeastern Idaho woman is recovering after being attacked by a black bear during a family hunting trip. The Idaho State Journal reports that Holly Owens suffered a bite on her leg during the attack on Sunday. Owens says beat the bear off with a stick. She was treated and released from a hospital.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The National Interagency Fire Center says the U.S. Forest Service has awarded three companies exclusive contracts to provide seven Next Generation Airtankers for fighting forest fires. The center says the seven new tankers will double the number of the Next Generation Airtankers in the Forest Service fleet that can fly faster and carry more retardant than older firefighting aircraft still in use.
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