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CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — The brother of a man standing trial for a third time in a decades-old double murder case says he committed the murders alone, without the help of defendant Mark Lankford. The Idaho Press reports Bryan Lankford gave the testimony Monday in his brother's trial. Bryan, who is serving a life sentence in connection with the killings of U.S. Marine Capt. Robert Bravence and his wife, Cheryl Bravence, has claimed he acted alone in the killings before. But he's also previously recanted that claim.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Texas company that made Idaho a natural gas and oil-producing state but is facing a federal lawsuit from disgruntled royalty recipients as well as an investigation by Idaho authorities involving production records has filed for bankruptcy protection. Alta Mesa Resources and associated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho law enforcement has asked the public for help in finding the person responsible for starting a fire that burned a motel built in the 1950s. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports that authorities are offering a cash reward in exchange for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or people responsible for the July fire at the Garden Motel. Police and fire investigators say no one was injured, but the fire charred a large portion of the motel.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The first of four people convicted of attacking a Boise woman and leaving her for dead in the foothills has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Cody Baker, 30, pleaded guilty in April to aiding and abetting aggravated battery and was sentenced on Monday. The victim survived her injuries, but had to drag herself 2 miles to get help.
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