ASOTIN COUNTY, WA – Tomorrow is your last day to burn yard waste in Asotin County.  The open burning period runs from October 15^th to December 15^th.   At 5:00 pm Saturday night it becomes illegal, punishable by a $200 fine.

ASOTIN COUNTY, WA – You can swim with Santa at the Aquatic Center tonight.  From 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, you can swim with the jolly old elf at the cost of $5 per family.  If you bring a toy donation for Toys For Tots, you’ll get a pair of passes to the indoor pool. 

LEWISTON, ID – The Idaho Transportation Department is creating a team to do a road safety audit on highway 95 at the Aht’wy Plaza near the Clearwater River Casino.  The intersection has been plagued with fatal and non-fatal accidents as drivers turn onto the highway.  The most recent fatality resulted in the death of the Lapwai Mayor.

LEWISTON, ID – The Clearwater River Casino was evacuated yesterday in response to a bomb threat.  The casino received it through email around 10:00 am.  Nez Perce Tribal Police, Clearwater River Casino Security, Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Department, and the FBI conducted a thorough search of the entire building. 

ASOTIN COUNTY, WA - The student who allegedly made a bomb threat at Lincoln Middle School will be charged with a Class B Felony.  The Asotin County Sheriff made the announcement today in a press release.  The student will be charged with Threats To Bomb Or Injure Property.

LEWISTON, ID – Lewiston Police Detectives are investigating threats to bomb local businesses.  Several Lewiston businesses have reported getting threatening emails asking for $20,000 in bitcoin, or the sender will have their “mercenary” bring a bomb into the business.  Police haven’t found bombs at any of the locations, and they’ve told the owners to stay on the lookout for anything suspicious.

LEWISTON, ID – If you’re a new business owner or would like a finance refresher, there’s a basics of accounting and record-keeping class coming up.  The North central Idaho Small Business Development Center at Lewis Clark State College is offering a workshop.  It will cover records, decision making, language of money, report analysis, building wealth, taxes, and financial tools.

CLARKSTON, WA – Clarkston Police are asking for your help to identify this man.  They have some questions for him about a theft at Wal Mart.  If you recognize him, call the CPD right away at 758-1680 or 758-2331.  You can refer to case #18P06934.

CLARKSTON, WA – The Asotin County Sheriff’s Office put two more alleged meth dealers behind bars Tuesday.  Deputies executed a search warrant with the Quad Cities Drug Task Force in the 1300 block of 15^th Street just west of the Clarkston city limits. 

***UPDATE***  The school district says there was no bomb found in the building.  There are no after-school extra-curricular activities today, and school will resume at the normal time tomorrow.  Kids will not be allowed back into the school today to retrieve any personal belongings.

CLARKSTON, WA – Students were evacuated today from both Lincoln Middle and Heights Elementary Schools.  They were taken straight to the future Asotin County Fire District building on Appleside where parents could pick them up for the day. 

The Clarkston School District sent out a message to parents that said the decision to evacuate came after they found a bomb threat.  It hasn’t been confirmed by the school district or the Sheriff’s Office yet, but one student walking several blocks with his mother to their car said that the threat is likely connected to the threat that came yesterday in which a student told others that they should stay home from school today.  This morning the School District sent out a press release assuring parents that there was no need to worry about yesterday’s threat. 

LEWISTON, ID – LPD officers arrested a man yesterday who they say had roughly one pound of meth.  40-year-old Pasco, WA resident Ramiro Raul Rodriguez was arrested for trafficking methamphetamine after police stopped his vehicle in North Lewiston and found the methamphetamine.   It happened at 10:17 pm.

CLARKSTON, WA – BOLO – Be on the lookout for this guy.  If you know who he is, where he is, or if you recognize his skateboard, contact Clarkston police right away.  He’s a person of interest in a theft from Tomato Bros.  The CPD number is 509-758-1680 or 509-758-2331.  You can refer to case #18P06836.

LEWISTON, ID – If you decide to drive home drunk or drugged from a holiday party this year, you’re likely to get caught.  Sheriff’s deputies, police officers, and state troopers on both sides of the river are increasing patrols to find people who made a bad choice and keep them from hurting or killing other drivers and pedestrians.

CLARKSTON, WA – The Clarkston School District staff wants to assure the community that “there’s no threat to the safety of students, staff, or the community.”  Yesterday afternoon students at Lincoln Middle School advised staff that another student had advised kids “to stay home”. 

LEWISTON, ID – A local church group is offering to wrap your presents for you.  Ladies from the Lewiston Foursquare Church will put some festive paper on your Christmas gifts.  They’re at North 40 now through Christmas Eve.  December 20^th, if you buy someone a gift at North 40, they’re offering to wrap for free between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.