In brief: ‘Deadliest Catch’ has area captain
PENDLETON, Ore. – One of the fresh faces on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” is billed as a take-no-prisoners captain possessing youth, steely confidence and a fast-paced fishing style. One of Captain Scott Campbell Jr.’s mottos is “Leave no crab behind.”
Campbell, who spent much of his boyhood in the landlocked city of Milton-Freewater, Ore., captains the Seabrooke, a speedy vessel branded by Discovery Channel as “the Corvette of the Bering Sea.”
Viewers will get to form their own opinions when the newest season starts Tuesday.
Campbell, 36, who makes his home in Walla Walla, is competing against four other “Deadliest Catch” captains, each hoping to outcrab the other.
Bridgeport High may land Obama
A tiny high school in north central Washington might host President Barack Obama as its commencement speaker on June 3, the White House announced Friday.
Bridgeport High School, in rural Douglas County, was selected as one of six high schools nationwide that could have the president as a guest speaker. In the nationwide Race to the Top commencement challenge for the presidential visit, the students submitted essays, student data and a video about how their school is a model for career and college readiness.
“I was surprised, humbled and excited,” Principal Tami Jackson said. “But our kids deserve it.”
Bridgeport has a population of about 2,400 and is 125 miles west of Spokane.
In upcoming weeks, the six schools will create new videos, and those along with portions of each school’s applications will be featured on the White House website. The public will have an opportunity to vote for the three best schools, and the president will pick from those.
Double homicide appeal denied
WALLACE – A court has upheld the conviction of a North Idaho man serving up to 30 years in prison for his role in a 2008 double homicide.
The Idaho Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that Corey Reid’s due process rights were not violated during his 1st District Court trial two years ago.
Reid was convicted in May 2009 of two felony counts of aiding and abetting in the slaying of Neil Howard and Cynthia Bewick. Their bodies were found in August 2008 near the summit of Dobson Pass. They had a young son and planned to marry.
Reid is one of five people who were charged in the fatal shootings.
Jon Allen Kienholz Jr., 21, was convicted of being the shooter and given a nearly identical sentence.
Slide closes road between towns
OROFINO, Idaho – Clearwater County officials have issued a disaster declaration after a massive landslide closed the main road between Orofino and Elk River.
Officials told KLEW-TV that the declaration on Friday follows the landslide that closed Dent Bridge Road indefinitely.
The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office said the slide is about 70 feet long. The cost to fix the road hasn’t been determined.