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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Two men were arrested after a stolen car crashed into a Lewiston home. The Lewiston Tribune reports the 27-year-old driver faces charges of felony eluding, grand theft and felony unlawful entry. A 28-year-old male passenger was held on an outstanding warrant. Lewiston Police Officer Chris Reese says he attempted a traffic stop late Saturday afternoon on a car reported stolen and it took off at high speed. The car crashed into a home where three people were inside.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise police say a suspect who pointed a weapon at officers was shot and killed. KTVB reports the police shooting occurred Sunday morning near North Clover Drive and West State Street. The name and gender of the person killed was not immediately released. Police say officers had responded to a call of a suspicious person in the area.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A trial in a $1.4 billion breach-of-contract lawsuit brought against the state of Oregon over forestry management is scheduled to begin Thursday. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports Linn County counties and taxing districts sued four years ago, claiming the state has not managed forests for the most long-term, sustainable income as required in a decades-old contract. The state claims it has an obligation to amend forest management when those changes affect the environment and wildlife.
KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — State wildlife officials in central Idaho say they killed an orphaned black bear cub rather than send it to a rehabilitation facility because success isn't guaranteed, and Idaho already has a healthy black bear population. Terry Thompson of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game tells the Idaho Mountain Express that the agency generally doesn't consider big game animals for rehabilitation.
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