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POLICE SHOOTING-OFFICERS NAMED

Idaho police officers involved in fatal shooting named

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have released the names of four northern Idaho law enforcement officers who were involved in the Sept. 4 shooting death of 29-year-old Fares Al-Samno in Coeur d'Alene.

The Post Falls Police Department says Craig Wade, Nathan Herbig and Jacob Brazle with the Coeur d'Alene Police Department and Doug Goodman with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office were involved in the shooting. The name of a fifth officer with the Idaho State Police was not released.

The shooting happened Sept. 4, when the officers were responding to reports of a man holding a knife and acting aggressively in a Coeur d'Alene neighborhood.

Coeur d'Alene police officer Jay Wilhelm says the man charged at officers with a knife and they shot him after attempts to subdue him using less-lethal methods failed. The man was later identified as Al-Samno.

The shooting remains under investigation by the Post Falls Police Department.

YELLOW STARTHISTLE

US approves releasing non-native insect to control thistle

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have approved turning loose a non-native insect to feed on an invasive thistle that sprouts in everything from rangelands to vineyards to wilderness areas, mainly in the U.S. West.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it will permit the use of the weevil native to Europe and western Asia to control yellow starthistle.

The agency says there is little to no risk of the insect attacking native plants.

The agency says the weevils will initially be released in California, with additional releases in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and possibly Nevada. It's not clear when releases might begin.

The Agriculture Department says yellow starthistle entered California before 1860 and is one of the state's worst pests.

Experts say the weevil can reduce its spread.

WEST NILE INFECTIONS

West Nile virus cases reported in Eastern Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — There's been a small outbreak of West Nile virus infections in Eastern Oregon this year.

West Nile is a virus carried by mosquitos. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that this year there were five cases in humans, in Harney, Deschutes and Malheur counties. There were also four cases in horses and about 80 mosquitos found carrying the disease.

Most people infected with West Nile don't feel sick. But one in five develop a fever and one in every 150 suffer a serious, sometimes fatal, illness.

People can reduce their risk of catching the virus by using insect repellent and wearing long sleeved shirts and pants.

PEDESTRIAN FATAL

Man dies after being hit by car while crossing street

(Information from: Idaho State Journal, http://www.journalnet.com)

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Police say a man died after being struck by a sport utility vehicle while crossing the street in Pocatello Tuesday night.

The Idaho State Journal reports the man was using a walker to cross the busy road, and police said he was carried for over 150 feet on the SUV's hood before the vehicle came to a stop.

Emergency responders tried to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV was not injured in the collision.

Police have not yet released the names of the man who was killed and the woman who was driving the SUV.

The collision remains under investigation and no charges have been filed against the driver.

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ORCA HABITAT

Feds propose major habitat protections for killer whales

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. protections for the waters that a group of endangered orcas call home could soon expand beyond the Seattle area to encompass much of the West Coast.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal Wednesday to increase the critical habitat designation for southern resident killer whales by more than sevenfold under the Endangered Species Act.

Just 73 orcas remain in the Pacific Northwest population, the lowest number in more than three decades.

The latest proposal calls for an additional 15,626 square miles (40,471 square kilometers) of federally protected habitat that would run from the border with Canada, down south to Point Sur, California.

CALIFORNIA HOMELESSNESS-TRUMP

Los Angeles County seeks review of ruling on homelessness

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to join an effort to seek reversal of a court decision that restricts efforts to bar homeless people from sleeping on sidewalks in Western states.

The board voted 3-2 Tuesday to direct county lawyers draft a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against the city of Boise, Idaho.

The appeals court ruled that it is unconstitutional to arrest or otherwise sanction homeless people who sleep on sidewalks when there isn't enough housing or available shelter beds.

Boise has asked the Supreme Court to review the 9th Circuit's decision in the case, which began in 2009.

There are close to 60,000 homeless people in Los Angeles County.

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