Theater prepares to turn up the lights at Wallace Sixth Street Melodrama

Upcoming gospel show will raise funds for new electric piano

Turning on the lights at the Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater will no longer include the audible hum of electricity as the theater has reached its fundraising goal to make the switch to LED stage lights.

Arrests of Israel-Hamas war protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more US campus encampments

NYPD officers on Friday also cleared an encampment at The New School in Greenwich Village, where students were not able to attend classes in at least two buildings because of the protesters

Silver Valley Sports Recap: April 29 – May 5

The Spring sports post-season has arrived as local teams finish up regular season schedules.

Northwest Notes: May 2, 2024

Annual District 1 All-Star track and field meet today at Post Falls High and an update on NIC men's and women's golf coach Russell Grove's attempt to qualify for PGA Championship.

THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: Girl of Iron: After tough start, McLean bouncing back for strong finish for Trojan track

“She’s been so mentally and physically tough to get where she’s at right now,” Post Falls track and field coach Wade Quesnell said. “She’s really dealt with it well, between school and all of her activities. To be a senior, it’s stressful with everything they have to deal with. But she’s handled it really well.”

Outfitters predict a fun-filled summer season on Idaho rivers

Every spring and summer, Idaho is a major go-to destination for whitewater rafting on nationally renowned rivers like the Middle Fork, Salmon River, Hells Canyon of the Snake River, Selway River, and other gems like the Lochsa, Payette, Owyhee, Bruneau, Murtaugh section of the Snake, Moyie and St. Joe rivers.

PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls counted out after home win

Post Falls (10-9, 7-9 IEL) is scheduled to play Lake City in the conclusion of a suspended game today at 4 p.m. in Post Falls. Lake City has the bases loaded with one out leading 5-4 in the top of the sixth inning.

North Idaho College attorney bills approach $100K

Since his hiring last August, North Idaho College attorney Colton Boyles has billed NIC more than $98,000.

Richard Babin, 69

Born in Spokane, Wash., on November 22, 1954, went to Jesus on April 14, 2024, at Kootenai Hospital CDA, Idaho.

PREP ROUNDUP: Bracing for the run ahead

Top athletes in District 1 compete in annual All-Star meet at Post Falls High.

North Idaho counties report increase of sexual assault

As reports of sexual assault increase throughout North Idaho, advocates, law enforcement and prosecutors are working to keep up.

Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

In a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed more than 8,700 snippets of sperm whale clicks, known as codas. They say they have found four basic components they think make up this phonetic alphabet.

NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals take three from CBC, improve win streak to 28 games

NIC can clinch the East Region title with one win today against visiting Walla Walla, in a doubleheader scheduled for noon.

Drugs found after Wallace traffic stop turns into Montana pursuit

Driver fled from Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducting the stop.

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland sweeps Sandpoint; regionals next

“We finally played, not completely error-free, but close to it,” third-year Lakeland coach Dwayne Curry said. “Our bats are there. We have power; we’re going to hit, it’s just that sometimes we have to out-hit ourselves.”

The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

The U.S. was able to remove several important fish stocks from the overfishing list, NOAA said in a statement. They include the Gulf of Maine and Cape Hatteras stock of Atlantic mackerel and the Gulf of Mexico stock of cubera snapper.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

It's trout stocking time

Here's what's headed to Panhandle waters this May

It's trout stocking time! Here's what's headed to Panhandle waters this May

Theresa Miller, 92

Theresa Miller passed away on May 2, 2024, in Hayden, Idaho, from heart failure. Theresa was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 1931 to Frank and Margaret (Fruechtl) Bowman.

Barbara Jane Young, 83

Barbara Jane Young of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, died peacefully on April 13, 2024, with family by her side. She was 83.