Prison overcrowding is keeping Idaho women behind bars even after they’re granted parole
State agencies don’t know how many inmates face more prison time because they couldn’t access programs prescribed by parole commissioners
A timber company wants to install 426-foot-high-tall turbines to provide energy from the prolific wind shooting through the Columbia River Gorge at the Oregon-Washington border. But Kathie Durbin of the Vancouver Columbian reports (http://bit.ly/1asKJk) that officials of the National Park Service are objecting, saying it would make things a lot less scenic for hikers along two trails in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
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