Defense declines to question Johnson?s boyfriend Former tenant remembers ?Sweet Sarah? Sarah M. Johnson. Predicted to last six to eight weeks, the trial of Sarah M. Johnson, 18, of Bellevue, opened Feb. 1 in 4th District Court at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise. The trial was moved to Boise early in January when 5th District Judge Barry Wood ruled it was impractical to attempt to panel a non-biased jury in Blaine County where the crime was committed. Johnson is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of her parents, Alan Johnson, 46, and Diane Johnson, 52, in their Bellevue home on Sept. 2, 2003. If convicted, she faces life in prison. See related stories below.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

• Defense declines to question Johnson's boyfriend
  Former tenant remembers 'Sweet Sarah'

• Sheriff saw Johnson as suspect early in investigation
  Neighbors remember morning-piercing gunshots

• Judge Wood presides over Johnson trial
  

• Stennett pushes bill to expand water rights for conservation uses
  

• County schedules series of forums on housing development issues
  

• Economy expected to improve soon
  Chamber says January was 'slow' but March bookings could bring boost

• ERC chairman named chamber Eco-advocate
  

• Court set to rule on pot lawsuits
  Bellevue-based Liberty Lobby seeking to legalize cannabis in Sun Valley

• SV eyes multifaceted housing
  P&Z paves way for community housing requirements

• Sheep corrals inside Carey raise stink
  Bill for urban control dies in House agriculture committee

• Neighbors offer to buy Hemingway site
  Much-anticipated decision on historic property's fate could come next week

• P&Z assesses mid-valley PUD plan
  Quail Creek development proposed near hospital

• Beware of carbon monoxide
  CO is the silent, cold weather killer

• CO is risky business
  Indoor use of gasoline-powered engines is dangerous

• Beiser bulldozes boundaries
  Superstar cellist performs in Ketchum

• Peregrine Poker
  

• Hailey's backroom deal stinks
  

• Time to choose: gravel parking lot or recreation center?
  

• Frisbee-golf with lemonade!
  Commentary by Jim Banholzer

• Bush budget hurts the neediest
  Guest opinion by Douglas Christensen

• Why believe President Bush?
  Commentary by Pat Murphy

• Jose Aznar: present at the creation
  Commentary by David Reinhard

• Caldwell nabs big purse at Vans Cup
  Lake Tahoe stunts are lucrative

• Carey pushes Richfield to the limit
  Panthers drop 48-45 thriller

• WR boys eager for Great Basin test
  Double OT loss to Blackfoot shows progress

• SV Midgets go 5-0 in Idaho state hockey
  Beat Idaho Falls 7-1 in the title game

• Nothing but hijinks at the Rotarun Ripper
  Darkside bombers on a hybrid course

• Mushers end Cutthroat season 47-42
  In Northside boys' basketball

• Bode, Raich in race to the finish
  Fight for the World Cup crown

• Public Meetings
  

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