State board approves University of Idaho plan to purchase University of Phoenix assets

The Idaho State Board of Education, in its role as the Board of Regents for the University of Idaho, today unanimously approved the institution’s plan to purchase assets from the University of Phoenix, one of the nation’s largest online higher education providers.

Housing market off to solid start

Spring could see more inventory, sales

He said investors are coming back to the market and start buying property and homes again, showing an increased confidence.

DRUGS: Time to nationalize them

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Ben Franklin

M. Suzanne Nussear, 83

M. Suzanne Nussear. 83. Sue, 83, passed away June 19, 2023, at Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks, Nev. Born on April 26, 1940, in Hackensack, N.J., to Germaine and Maurice Garin.

The Exhausted Dad: Saying yes to the dress and no to everything else

Shopping with my oldest daughter is a danger to my bank account.

US inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only grad

At his most recent news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell singled out persistently high services prices as a concern

This car will help others go far

Local couple donates to Rides for a Reason

The much-loved 1995 Acura Integra that carried Paul and Tiffany Kugler's firstborn home from the hospital will go on to serve another local family.

Crisis energy help requests double

More people facing loss of source to stay warm this winter

Applications for crisis energy assistance in the region covering Riggins to the Canada border have nearly doubled, from about 360 at this time last year to about 700 this year since Oct. 1.

Idaho drivers ring in 2024 with lower gas prices.

Gem State currently ranks 15th in the country for most expense fuel, out of Top Ten list

Gem State ranks 15th in the country for most expense fuel, out of Top Ten list

'Lives transformed'

PAHA's Lyons has high hopes housing plan will benefit first-time buyers

Lyons was one of four speakers at the annual growth meeting put on by the coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber

City empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories

Kieron Testart, who was going door-to-door checking on people, said it’s “kind of like having a pint at the end of the world.”

Hearts for Homes fundraiser set

Habitat for Humanity supports affordable housing, home repairs for low-income families in Kootenai County

Hearts for Homes fundraiser supports affordable housing and critical home repairs for low-income families in Kootenai County

Local gas prices hold steady

Prices dip into $3.80s

Idaho gas prices under $4 a gallon

Crude oil back at $87 per barrel as tensions build in the Middle East

Fentanyl, stolen guns seized during Pinehurst raid

Earlier this week the Pinehurst Police Department (PPD) along with several other agencies successfully conducted two raids that led to the seizure of more than 400 doses of fentanyl.

OPINION: Housing problems — and solutions — focus of new column

Restructuring means important work will continue

A small, special force of firefighters

When wildfires strike, there isn’t time to ponder who makes up the firefighting force on the frontlines of the blaze.

Marty and Max: Is the market recovering?

The estimated single-family year-end inventory will be around 525k. Our normal inventory peak is in August, however this year it appears that it is November.

The power of politeness

A pompous and arrogant customer in an antique shop was making the owner drag out fragile, old pieces, and then commenting on their poor quality and high prices. After about an hour, she looked at her watch and said she had to go.

Little requests audit of possible improper purchases with tax dollars

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has requested a “full financial audit” of the troubled Empowering Parents education microgrant program, amid signs that taxpayers might have gotten the bill for thousands of improper or dubious purchases.