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MISSING PILOT

Body of missing pilot found in Washington state lake

COLVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials say the body of a missing pilot has been found.

The Washington State Department of Transportation says a local resident found 67-year-old Terry Coleman’s body Saturday in Sullivan Lake.

Coleman flew out of the Colville Municipal Airport on Monday, intending to return in an hour. His family notified authorities when he didn’t come back.

Search crews focused on the area around Sullivan Lake and the town of Ione based on a ping of his cellphone and radar that showed a plan in the general area at the time he would have been flying.

Low visibility, rain and snow prevented an aerial search on several days during the nearly week-long search for Coleman and his Cessna 182 Skyline. Rescuers on the ground searched through steep terrain.

BEATING DEATH-BABY

Father sentenced to 26 years for infant’s beating death

(Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for the beating death of his 20-day-old son.

The Spokesman-Review reports a superior court commissioner sentenced Erik Sherman on Friday for last year’s drug-fueled attack on his son Emmett.

A doctor told police it was one of the worst cases of child abuse he had seen.

Sherman pleaded guilty to homicide by abuse as part of a plea agreement that allowed him to avoid a life sentence.

The baby’s mother, Yazmin Russell, says she knew about the plea agreement but didn’t know he could have received life in prison. She says it’s not fair that he only gets 26 years for killing their son.

Sherman apologizes and says he will take time to become a better man.

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FAKE BREAST IMPLANTS

Patients received fake breast implants, doctor imprisoned

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Idaho doctor to seven months in prison for receipt and delivery of misbranded breast implants given to patients.

Prosecutors announced Thursday that 55-year-old Temp Ray Patterson was also sentenced to one year of supervised release after his prison sentence.

U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ordered the former Burley doctor to pay $8,200 of restitution and a $10,000 fine.

Authorities say Patterson knowingly implanted nine pairs of misbranded breast implants shipped from China and unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration from March 2014 through April 2015.

Court documents say he used various documents to mislead patients into wrongly believing the implants were federally approved.

FDA Office of Criminal Investigations investigated the case with help from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES-GENDER CHANGE RULES

Health and Welfare Board axes birth certificate gender rule

(Information from: Idaho Press, http://www.idahopress.com)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Health and Welfare has removed a controversial rule requiring transgender minors to get a doctor’s approval before changing the gender listed on their birth certificate.

The Idaho Press reports after a closed-door executive session with attorneys on Thursday, board chairman Darrell Kerby announced the rule was being vacated.

That’s because it didn’t have enough votes when it was approved last spring. At that time, three board members voted “yes,” one voted “no” and one person abstained. Kerby says that fell short of the four affirmative votes required to put the rule into effect.

In 2018 a federal judge ruled that Idaho violated the constitutional rights of two transgender women who were denied permission to change the gender on their birth certificates to match their identity. Idaho complied with the court order, but the Board of Health and Welfare created the rule requiring a doctor’s sign-off for minors a short time later.

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SPOKANE CITY COUNCIL

Beggs comes back to win presidency of Spokane City Council

(Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A candidate who was trailing on election night has come back to win the race for Spokane City Council president.

Breean Beggs has extended his lead in the race to more that 500 votes, prompting businesswoman Cindy Wendle to concede on Thursday night.

Beggs, a member of the council, trailed by more than 700 votes on election night, but cut into Wendle’s lead as more ballots were counted.

The Spokesman-Review reports he took a slim lead on Tuesday and it has since grown.

Beggs’ victory helps preserve the council’s liberal majority. He is a civil rights lawyer and was outspent by $100,000 in the race.

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POLITICIAN RETIRES

Coeur d’Alene politician retires after 50 years of service

(Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com)

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Coeur d’Alene politician Ron Edinger is retiring after five decades of service to the northern Idaho city.

Edinger is a former mayor who was elected 12 times to the Coeur d’Alene City Council.

The Spokesman-Review reports that a crowd of supporters celebrated his career on Thursday evening.

Edinger’s political career is scheduled to end in January, when he is replaced by Christie Wood on the City Council.

Edinger was first elected to the City Council in 1967.

He says his decision to step down was driven by health concerns and that he’ll miss the job.

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