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PHOENIX — Authorities say more than 15 people have been attacked by bees at a north-central Phoenix strip mall.
Phoenix Fire Department say crews stabilized the scene Friday afternoon by spraying the bees with foam.
They say more than 20 people complained of getting stung multiple times by the bees.
But fire officials say a 24-year-old man is the only one person taken to a hospital so far. There's no immediate word on his condition and his name hasn't been released.
Authorities say all of the other people stung are in stable condition.
The bee attack was near the Islamic center on north 32nd Street.
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SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court has restored a woman's lawsuit alleging San Diego police used excessive force when they released a dog that bit her lip.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday a reasonable jury could decide that releasing the dog risked severe injury to the woman, Sara Lowry, that the officer did not face an immediate threat and that Lowry did not try to evade arrest. The court in its 2-1 decision also said the city could be held liable for Lowry's injuries.
San Diego city attorney's office spokesman Gerry Braun said the office was reviewing the decision and would determine a course of action.
Lowry fell asleep in her office one night in 2010, but triggered the burglar alarm. Responding police released the dog, which found Lowry and bit her.
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ARTESIA, N.M. — An Eddy County Sheriff's deputy has been accused in a cattle rustling scheme with another Carlsbad man.
The Artesia Daily Press reports deputy Trey Thompson was arrested Friday on suspicion of two felony counts of transporting stolen livestock and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposition of animals.
The newspaper says 39-year-old Skeeter Chadwick is accused of felony counts of transporting stolen livestock and conspiracy to transport stolen livestock plus two misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposition of animals.
The New Mexico Livestock Board investigated after Chadwick contacted them Feb. 1 about stray cattle he was caring for.
The board and other agencies determined that the cattle was physically removed from one property and transported to another. They say the evidence included photos, tire tracks, footprints and fences that had been cut.
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Information from: Artesia Daily Press, http://www.artesianews.com
- The Associated Press
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SALT LAKE CITY — A baby born prematurely on a cruise ship in the Caribbean has been reunited with a medical flight crew that brought him back to Utah.
Emily Morgan of Ogden, her healthy 7-month-old son Haiden and the rest of his family met Friday with the University of Utah AirMed that flew the baby home at no cost to the family.
His parents were on a seven-day cruise around the eastern Caribbean in August when Emily Morgan started experiencing contractions. Her baby was not due until December.
The 1-1/2 pound newborn was hospitalized in Puerto Rico and then transferred to a Miami hospital a few days later.
Haiden spent two months in Miami before the AirMed crew brought him back to the state.
He was released from an Ogden hospital in December.
- The Associated Press
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BILLINGS, Mont. — Gray wolf numbers rose across most of the Northern Rockies last year, reaching their highest level since federal officials reintroduced the predators to the region two decades ago.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday reported a minimum of 1,904 wolves at the end of last year in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.
Congress lifted protections for wolves across the region except for Wyoming in 2011.
Their numbers have continued to slowly climb as packs spread into new areas. That includes portions of Washington state and Oregon, which now have an estimated 200 wolves combined.
In states that allow hunting of the species, wolf numbers dipped in Montana to 536 animals and rose slightly in Idaho to 786 wolves.
- The Associated Press
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RAWLINS, Wyo. — A Wyoming jury found Alex Taylor guilty of fraud, but the woman is also known by at least 13 other names.
The Rawlins Times reports (http://bit.ly/1X3GoqG ) that Taylor showed no emotion as the verdict was read Wednesday. The charging documents list her name as Deborah Kay Klausner.
Saratoga Police Department Capt. Robert Bifano told the jury that his investigation revealed that the defendant had documentation with five dates of birth, six social security numbers and 26 aliases. According to testimony, she portrayed herself as a wealthy woman looking for real estate in the Saratoga area.
The woman's attorney, John DeLeon, argued that the state didn't prove Taylor's intent to defraud. He said she made efforts to pay her bills and pointed out the people she did pay.
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Information from: Rawlins (Wyo.) Daily Times, http://www.rawlinstimes.com
- The Associated Press
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ASHLAND, Ore. — A deer that lodged itself in the "V'' of a tree trunk is running wild once again thanks to an Oregon police officer.
The Mail Tribune reports that Ashland officer Bon Stewart was able to widen the gap with a hydraulic jack, making it just large enough for the deer to get out.
Police Chief Tighe O'Meara said the Wednesday incident had an unusually happy ending, since things often end poorly for animals stuck in urban areas.
- The Associated Press
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MEDFORD, Ore. — Anglers on the Willamette River and its tributaries now have the opportunity to fish with two rods, giving them an extra chance to catch salmon.
Since 2010, Oregon has sold a special $21 license to anglers who want to use two rods when fishing on lakes and reservoirs. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Director Curt Melcher signed a temporary rule this week that expands it to the Willamette for the spring chinook salmon fishery.
The temporary rule began Friday and ends July 31. It allows two rods for salmon, steelhead, trout and bass but not sturgeon.
If the Willamette experiment proves successful, it could be extended to coastal rivers such as the Rogue.
"We're starting on the Willamette, and we're taking it from there," Mike Gauvin, ODFW's recreational fisheries program manager, told the Mail Tribune newspaper (http://is.gd/u8PL0W).
"We're going into this with eyes wide open. We haven't held discussions on where other than the Willamette. I think we'll have to look at it river by river."
The possibility of two-rod angling for salmon and steelhead would raise several issues on the Rogue. For example, anglers adding a second rod while trolling the lower Rogue bay for chinook and coho would increase catch rates there, potentially limiting the number of fish available for upriver angling.
"You'd want to make sure you're not setting yourself up for social problems between areas," said Russ Stauff, ODFW's Rogue Watershed manager.
ODFW sold 16,400 two-rod tags last year. Those who own such a license can use it on the Willamette, Gauvin said, and those who buy one for the Willamette can use it at other waters where it's allowed.
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LEMOORE, Calif. — Two people who were killed when their SUV crashed through a gate and into a fighter jet at a central California naval base have been identified.
Kings County Chief Deputy Coroner Shawn McRae says 29-year-old Anthony Castillo and 36-year-old Melissa Miller, both of San Jose, were killed in the crash at the Naval Air Station Lemoore late Wednesday.
The Navy base does not appear to be an intended target. The two who died were not affiliated with the military, said Capt. Monty Ashliman. He said authorities are investigating what started the chase and how the driver broke through the secured gate.
Authorities say the chase began late Wednesday, when a California Highway Patrol officer stopped to check on a Jeep Grand Cherokee parked on the roadside. The driver sped off, driving erratically and going the wrong way at one point on a highway.
- The Associated Press
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PROVO, Utah — Despite Brigham Young University's Ultimate Frisbee team currently ranking 16th in the nation, the team will not be competing in the national tournament because they can't play on Sundays.
The national tournament is scheduled for a Saturday and Sunday, but teams affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-owned university don't play on Sunday due to religious beliefs.
Ultimate coach Bryce Merrill says he petitioned the league's governing body, USA Ultimate, but was told he could not be accommodated this year.
USA Ultimate spokesman Andy Lee says if a team can't commit to playing in the whole tournament they can't compete. He says Merrill has been invited to discuss the issue after the tournament.
- The Associated Press
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Carson City officials say routine maintenance has caused the city's tap water to run brown but that it is still safe to drink.
The Carson City Public Works Department is performing annual maintenance to its water mains and flushing the lines, causing some tap water to appear discolored and brown with sediments.
Public works department Environmental Control Supervisor Kelly Hale says the water may be unappealing, but it isn't hazardous to anyone's health.
Hale says the city usually flushes its water mains every spring, but has skipped the maintenance the past few years due to the drought. Flushing one line can use about 1,000 gallons of water. Hale says the time between flushes means there is more buildup, making the water even murkier than usual.
- The Associated Press
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SEATTLE — State Sen. Pramila Jayapal has initiated a review of ethnically and racially offensive geographic names in Washington state. The Democrat from Seattle is working with the state Department of Natural Resources to begin working to change the names.
Jayapal acknowledges that some of the creeks and lakes with offensive names may be in remote places. But she says they still stand as a reminder of times when women and members of many ethnic groups were treated poorly.
Jayapal and the Department of Natural Resources have identified 48 places in Washington with offensive names, including "Coon Creek" in King County.
She hopes the first group of names will be changed this year. The process begins with filing a form with the state Committee on Geographic Names, which meets twice a year.
- The Associated Press
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DENVER — It won't be a crime next winter to leave cars running unattended in Colorado— if they have remote-start systems.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law an end to the state's full ban on so-called "puffing," or leaving a car running while the driver is away.
The practice is common on frigid Colorado winter mornings, but can leave the driver with a ticket because "puffing" makes cars vulnerable to theft. Legislative analysts say there are about 50 "puffing" tickets issued per year across Colorado.
The new law exempts car owners with remote-start systems. Drivers must keep the keyless start fob far enough away from the car that the vehicle can't be moved.
The change takes effect in August.
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SALEM, Ore. — A former private school basketball coach in Salem has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing two students.
KATU-TV reports that 37-year-old Donald Mansell was arrested last week and faces three charges of sex abuse. Authorities say he inappropriately touched two teen girls at the Livingstone Adventist Academy.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office has admitted to making a mistake in the case. A spokesman says the office didn't know an arrest warrant had been issued for Mansell in November, which led to the delay in his arrest.
An official with the Oregon Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, which runs the school, says in a statement that the suspect was placed on administrative leave following the incident and resigned shortly after.
Attempts to reach Mansell were unsuccessful.
- The Associated Press
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STARKEY, Ore. — Authorities say a St. Helens man cannot hunt for three years, must do community service and pay over $16,000 in fines as part of a sentence for poaching elk last year.
Oregon State Police's Fish and Wildlife Division says Darren Naillon pleaded guilty in March to aiding in a game violation and waste of a game animal.
Authorities say Naillon and a 15-year-old in October 2015 killed two bull elk in the Starkey Wildlife Management Unit in eastern Oregon. Only one of them had a tag to take a branch antler bull.
Troopers found the bulls had not been field dressed and only had the prime cuts of meat removed. Troopers estimated half the meat on both animals had been wasted.
Naillon also has to forfeit two rifles, a backpack and the antlers.
- By KIMBERLEE KRUESI The Associated Press
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BOISE, Idaho — Members of Idaho's Republican Party central committee say a secret society has been formed to oust them from their leadership positions.
The men have filed a petition in state district court in eastern Idaho to force Republican officials to give depositions so that members of the alleged secret society can be revealed.
Bryan Smith, a former Idaho congressional candidate and a regional GOP chairman, and Doyle Beck, the Bonneville County GOP committee chairman, say they cannot file a lawsuit because they do not know enough information about the so-called "clandestine core group," but they believe duties have been breached.
"The core group is a secret society using innocuous descriptions of their project that is safe to share if asked," the petition reads.
The petition, which was filed Dec. 15, is scheduled to be reviewed on April 7 after previous hearings were rescheduled when the judges recused themselves.
Additionally, Smith sent out a letter on March 18 using state Republican Party letterhead cautioning precinct candidates that the alleged secret group may be tied to Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's recently formed political action committee, Otter PAC.
Listed as people who could be deposed as part of the lawsuit are Idaho GOP chairman Steve Yates, former Idaho lawmaker Doug Hancey, Marsha Bjorn, Richard Larsen, Stephanie Mickelsen, Ann Rydalch and Sean Colletti. All of them filed a motion earlier this week asking the court reconsider granting Smith and Beck's request.
"Petitioners have not explained how members of a political party would owe any fiduciary duties — such as a duty of loyalty — to other members or officers in that political party. To suggest such is so completely contrary to the idea of politics," according to the motion.
Yates said the petition belonged in conspiracy theory territory.
"This type of government intrusion into personal rights is fundamentally contrary to everything conservative Republicans stand for," Yates said in a statement. "Smith and Beck's true colors are now exposed in that they only give lip service to libertarian and conservative values when it suits their personal agendas."
Yates's attorney has also sent a letter to Smith and Beck warning that Yates would refuse to answer any question if he were to be deposed. Furthermore, Boise attorney Jason Risch argued that Smith and Beck know that their request is illegal.
"Simply put, the United State Government, the State of Idaho, your law firm and your clients have absolutely no right to even ask these questions of my client; it is none of your business," Risch wrote.
Christ Troupis, who represents Smith and Beck, did not return requests for comment.
Named the Idaho Prosperity Project, Smith and Beck argue in their petition that the group is working to take over local precinct positions. Meanwhile, the group — which is tied to the influential Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry — describes itself as a nonpartisan service providing information about candidates and elections.
However, attached to the petition is an undated Idaho Prosperity Project campaign plan that outlines a nearly $100,000 effort to "change the balance of power in Idaho politics."
It lays out a yearlong strategy that involves recruiting and training walkers to be deployed in Bonneville and Madison counties to identify voters who will support their endorsed candidates. The plan suggests walkers, who would be recruited students from Brigham Young University-Idaho, would go door-to-door multiple times a week for four months before the May primary election.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Authorities say a 3-year-old in Idaho picked up an unattended, loaded gun and accidentally shot a man in the foot.
The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/1pNzCuc ) the Rigby Police say the Idaho Falls boy picked up a .40-caliber hand gun and fired it, causing the bullet to ricochet off a windowsill and hit 25-year-old Travis Sorensen in the foot.
Police say Sorensen was helping a family move out of a residence in Rigby at the time. According to a press release, the gun was found between mattresses while a bed was being broken down.
Rigby Police Spokeswoman Carol Shackelford says she doesn't know if the gun was registered to anyone in the home.
Sorenson was treated for the bullet wound.
The press release says no charges have been filed.
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Information from: Post Register, http://www.postregister.com
- The Associated Press
PHOENIX — Authorities say more than 15 people have been attacked by bees at a north-central Phoenix strip mall.
Phoenix Fire Department say crews stabilized the scene Friday afternoon by spraying the bees with foam.
They say more than 20 people complained of getting stung multiple times by the bees.
But fire officials say a 24-year-old man is the only one person taken to a hospital so far. There's no immediate word on his condition and his name hasn't been released.
Authorities say all of the other people stung are in stable condition.
The bee attack was near the Islamic center on north 32nd Street.
- The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court has restored a woman's lawsuit alleging San Diego police used excessive force when they released a dog that bit her lip.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday a reasonable jury could decide that releasing the dog risked severe injury to the woman, Sara Lowry, that the officer did not face an immediate threat and that Lowry did not try to evade arrest. The court in its 2-1 decision also said the city could be held liable for Lowry's injuries.
San Diego city attorney's office spokesman Gerry Braun said the office was reviewing the decision and would determine a course of action.
Lowry fell asleep in her office one night in 2010, but triggered the burglar alarm. Responding police released the dog, which found Lowry and bit her.
- The Associated Press
ARTESIA, N.M. — An Eddy County Sheriff's deputy has been accused in a cattle rustling scheme with another Carlsbad man.
The Artesia Daily Press reports deputy Trey Thompson was arrested Friday on suspicion of two felony counts of transporting stolen livestock and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposition of animals.
The newspaper says 39-year-old Skeeter Chadwick is accused of felony counts of transporting stolen livestock and conspiracy to transport stolen livestock plus two misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposition of animals.
The New Mexico Livestock Board investigated after Chadwick contacted them Feb. 1 about stray cattle he was caring for.
The board and other agencies determined that the cattle was physically removed from one property and transported to another. They say the evidence included photos, tire tracks, footprints and fences that had been cut.
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Information from: Artesia Daily Press, http://www.artesianews.com
- The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — A baby born prematurely on a cruise ship in the Caribbean has been reunited with a medical flight crew that brought him back to Utah.
Emily Morgan of Ogden, her healthy 7-month-old son Haiden and the rest of his family met Friday with the University of Utah AirMed that flew the baby home at no cost to the family.
His parents were on a seven-day cruise around the eastern Caribbean in August when Emily Morgan started experiencing contractions. Her baby was not due until December.
The 1-1/2 pound newborn was hospitalized in Puerto Rico and then transferred to a Miami hospital a few days later.
Haiden spent two months in Miami before the AirMed crew brought him back to the state.
He was released from an Ogden hospital in December.
- The Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. — Gray wolf numbers rose across most of the Northern Rockies last year, reaching their highest level since federal officials reintroduced the predators to the region two decades ago.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday reported a minimum of 1,904 wolves at the end of last year in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington.
Congress lifted protections for wolves across the region except for Wyoming in 2011.
Their numbers have continued to slowly climb as packs spread into new areas. That includes portions of Washington state and Oregon, which now have an estimated 200 wolves combined.
In states that allow hunting of the species, wolf numbers dipped in Montana to 536 animals and rose slightly in Idaho to 786 wolves.
- The Associated Press
RAWLINS, Wyo. — A Wyoming jury found Alex Taylor guilty of fraud, but the woman is also known by at least 13 other names.
The Rawlins Times reports (http://bit.ly/1X3GoqG ) that Taylor showed no emotion as the verdict was read Wednesday. The charging documents list her name as Deborah Kay Klausner.
Saratoga Police Department Capt. Robert Bifano told the jury that his investigation revealed that the defendant had documentation with five dates of birth, six social security numbers and 26 aliases. According to testimony, she portrayed herself as a wealthy woman looking for real estate in the Saratoga area.
The woman's attorney, John DeLeon, argued that the state didn't prove Taylor's intent to defraud. He said she made efforts to pay her bills and pointed out the people she did pay.
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Information from: Rawlins (Wyo.) Daily Times, http://www.rawlinstimes.com
- The Associated Press
ASHLAND, Ore. — A deer that lodged itself in the "V'' of a tree trunk is running wild once again thanks to an Oregon police officer.
The Mail Tribune reports that Ashland officer Bon Stewart was able to widen the gap with a hydraulic jack, making it just large enough for the deer to get out.
Police Chief Tighe O'Meara said the Wednesday incident had an unusually happy ending, since things often end poorly for animals stuck in urban areas.
- The Associated Press
MEDFORD, Ore. — Anglers on the Willamette River and its tributaries now have the opportunity to fish with two rods, giving them an extra chance to catch salmon.
Since 2010, Oregon has sold a special $21 license to anglers who want to use two rods when fishing on lakes and reservoirs. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Director Curt Melcher signed a temporary rule this week that expands it to the Willamette for the spring chinook salmon fishery.
The temporary rule began Friday and ends July 31. It allows two rods for salmon, steelhead, trout and bass but not sturgeon.
If the Willamette experiment proves successful, it could be extended to coastal rivers such as the Rogue.
"We're starting on the Willamette, and we're taking it from there," Mike Gauvin, ODFW's recreational fisheries program manager, told the Mail Tribune newspaper (http://is.gd/u8PL0W).
"We're going into this with eyes wide open. We haven't held discussions on where other than the Willamette. I think we'll have to look at it river by river."
The possibility of two-rod angling for salmon and steelhead would raise several issues on the Rogue. For example, anglers adding a second rod while trolling the lower Rogue bay for chinook and coho would increase catch rates there, potentially limiting the number of fish available for upriver angling.
"You'd want to make sure you're not setting yourself up for social problems between areas," said Russ Stauff, ODFW's Rogue Watershed manager.
ODFW sold 16,400 two-rod tags last year. Those who own such a license can use it on the Willamette, Gauvin said, and those who buy one for the Willamette can use it at other waters where it's allowed.
- The Associated Press
LEMOORE, Calif. — Two people who were killed when their SUV crashed through a gate and into a fighter jet at a central California naval base have been identified.
Kings County Chief Deputy Coroner Shawn McRae says 29-year-old Anthony Castillo and 36-year-old Melissa Miller, both of San Jose, were killed in the crash at the Naval Air Station Lemoore late Wednesday.
The Navy base does not appear to be an intended target. The two who died were not affiliated with the military, said Capt. Monty Ashliman. He said authorities are investigating what started the chase and how the driver broke through the secured gate.
Authorities say the chase began late Wednesday, when a California Highway Patrol officer stopped to check on a Jeep Grand Cherokee parked on the roadside. The driver sped off, driving erratically and going the wrong way at one point on a highway.
- The Associated Press
PROVO, Utah — Despite Brigham Young University's Ultimate Frisbee team currently ranking 16th in the nation, the team will not be competing in the national tournament because they can't play on Sundays.
The national tournament is scheduled for a Saturday and Sunday, but teams affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-owned university don't play on Sunday due to religious beliefs.
Ultimate coach Bryce Merrill says he petitioned the league's governing body, USA Ultimate, but was told he could not be accommodated this year.
USA Ultimate spokesman Andy Lee says if a team can't commit to playing in the whole tournament they can't compete. He says Merrill has been invited to discuss the issue after the tournament.
- The Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Carson City officials say routine maintenance has caused the city's tap water to run brown but that it is still safe to drink.
The Carson City Public Works Department is performing annual maintenance to its water mains and flushing the lines, causing some tap water to appear discolored and brown with sediments.
Public works department Environmental Control Supervisor Kelly Hale says the water may be unappealing, but it isn't hazardous to anyone's health.
Hale says the city usually flushes its water mains every spring, but has skipped the maintenance the past few years due to the drought. Flushing one line can use about 1,000 gallons of water. Hale says the time between flushes means there is more buildup, making the water even murkier than usual.
- The Associated Press
SEATTLE — State Sen. Pramila Jayapal has initiated a review of ethnically and racially offensive geographic names in Washington state. The Democrat from Seattle is working with the state Department of Natural Resources to begin working to change the names.
Jayapal acknowledges that some of the creeks and lakes with offensive names may be in remote places. But she says they still stand as a reminder of times when women and members of many ethnic groups were treated poorly.
Jayapal and the Department of Natural Resources have identified 48 places in Washington with offensive names, including "Coon Creek" in King County.
She hopes the first group of names will be changed this year. The process begins with filing a form with the state Committee on Geographic Names, which meets twice a year.
- The Associated Press
DENVER — It won't be a crime next winter to leave cars running unattended in Colorado— if they have remote-start systems.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law an end to the state's full ban on so-called "puffing," or leaving a car running while the driver is away.
The practice is common on frigid Colorado winter mornings, but can leave the driver with a ticket because "puffing" makes cars vulnerable to theft. Legislative analysts say there are about 50 "puffing" tickets issued per year across Colorado.
The new law exempts car owners with remote-start systems. Drivers must keep the keyless start fob far enough away from the car that the vehicle can't be moved.
The change takes effect in August.
- The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. — A former private school basketball coach in Salem has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing two students.
KATU-TV reports that 37-year-old Donald Mansell was arrested last week and faces three charges of sex abuse. Authorities say he inappropriately touched two teen girls at the Livingstone Adventist Academy.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office has admitted to making a mistake in the case. A spokesman says the office didn't know an arrest warrant had been issued for Mansell in November, which led to the delay in his arrest.
An official with the Oregon Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, which runs the school, says in a statement that the suspect was placed on administrative leave following the incident and resigned shortly after.
Attempts to reach Mansell were unsuccessful.
- The Associated Press
STARKEY, Ore. — Authorities say a St. Helens man cannot hunt for three years, must do community service and pay over $16,000 in fines as part of a sentence for poaching elk last year.
Oregon State Police's Fish and Wildlife Division says Darren Naillon pleaded guilty in March to aiding in a game violation and waste of a game animal.
Authorities say Naillon and a 15-year-old in October 2015 killed two bull elk in the Starkey Wildlife Management Unit in eastern Oregon. Only one of them had a tag to take a branch antler bull.
Troopers found the bulls had not been field dressed and only had the prime cuts of meat removed. Troopers estimated half the meat on both animals had been wasted.
Naillon also has to forfeit two rifles, a backpack and the antlers.
- By KIMBERLEE KRUESI The Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — Members of Idaho's Republican Party central committee say a secret society has been formed to oust them from their leadership positions.
The men have filed a petition in state district court in eastern Idaho to force Republican officials to give depositions so that members of the alleged secret society can be revealed.
Bryan Smith, a former Idaho congressional candidate and a regional GOP chairman, and Doyle Beck, the Bonneville County GOP committee chairman, say they cannot file a lawsuit because they do not know enough information about the so-called "clandestine core group," but they believe duties have been breached.
"The core group is a secret society using innocuous descriptions of their project that is safe to share if asked," the petition reads.
The petition, which was filed Dec. 15, is scheduled to be reviewed on April 7 after previous hearings were rescheduled when the judges recused themselves.
Additionally, Smith sent out a letter on March 18 using state Republican Party letterhead cautioning precinct candidates that the alleged secret group may be tied to Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's recently formed political action committee, Otter PAC.
Listed as people who could be deposed as part of the lawsuit are Idaho GOP chairman Steve Yates, former Idaho lawmaker Doug Hancey, Marsha Bjorn, Richard Larsen, Stephanie Mickelsen, Ann Rydalch and Sean Colletti. All of them filed a motion earlier this week asking the court reconsider granting Smith and Beck's request.
"Petitioners have not explained how members of a political party would owe any fiduciary duties — such as a duty of loyalty — to other members or officers in that political party. To suggest such is so completely contrary to the idea of politics," according to the motion.
Yates said the petition belonged in conspiracy theory territory.
"This type of government intrusion into personal rights is fundamentally contrary to everything conservative Republicans stand for," Yates said in a statement. "Smith and Beck's true colors are now exposed in that they only give lip service to libertarian and conservative values when it suits their personal agendas."
Yates's attorney has also sent a letter to Smith and Beck warning that Yates would refuse to answer any question if he were to be deposed. Furthermore, Boise attorney Jason Risch argued that Smith and Beck know that their request is illegal.
"Simply put, the United State Government, the State of Idaho, your law firm and your clients have absolutely no right to even ask these questions of my client; it is none of your business," Risch wrote.
Christ Troupis, who represents Smith and Beck, did not return requests for comment.
Named the Idaho Prosperity Project, Smith and Beck argue in their petition that the group is working to take over local precinct positions. Meanwhile, the group — which is tied to the influential Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry — describes itself as a nonpartisan service providing information about candidates and elections.
However, attached to the petition is an undated Idaho Prosperity Project campaign plan that outlines a nearly $100,000 effort to "change the balance of power in Idaho politics."
It lays out a yearlong strategy that involves recruiting and training walkers to be deployed in Bonneville and Madison counties to identify voters who will support their endorsed candidates. The plan suggests walkers, who would be recruited students from Brigham Young University-Idaho, would go door-to-door multiple times a week for four months before the May primary election.
- The Associated Press
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Authorities say a 3-year-old in Idaho picked up an unattended, loaded gun and accidentally shot a man in the foot.
The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/1pNzCuc ) the Rigby Police say the Idaho Falls boy picked up a .40-caliber hand gun and fired it, causing the bullet to ricochet off a windowsill and hit 25-year-old Travis Sorensen in the foot.
Police say Sorensen was helping a family move out of a residence in Rigby at the time. According to a press release, the gun was found between mattresses while a bed was being broken down.
Rigby Police Spokeswoman Carol Shackelford says she doesn't know if the gun was registered to anyone in the home.
Sorenson was treated for the bullet wound.
The press release says no charges have been filed.
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Information from: Post Register, http://www.postregister.com
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