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Kootenai Health lays off 80 positions
Kootenai Health, Northern Idaho’s largest healthcare system and employer, confirmed Monday that it will eliminate …
Today's Ghastly Groaner
After washing all the clothes, my mom accidentally dropped all the laundry.
Construction to begin Monday at Hwy 53 and Ramsey Road
Construction is expected to start Monday, April 17, to upgrade the intersection at State Highway 53 and Ramsey Road east of Rathdrum.
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office blotter
Sheriff's blotter - Notable calls for the day - April 8
Lake Cd'A: 'The heart of our people'
One reason Lake Coeur d'Alene has no salmon is because of Coyote. According to Coeur d'Alene lore, long ago, a Columbia River dam prevented salmon from swimmi…
Eva Canfield: Intrepid, energetic and educated
No man would take the job of census enumerator in the wild and rugged Salmon River district, also know as the "River of No Return," so 67-year-old widow, Eva C…
Spokane man sentenced to prison for assault, DUI, obstruction
A Spokane man was sentenced Tuesday for aggravated assault, driving under the influence and obstructing an officer in Hayden last year.
Survival diaries: Decade on, Boston Marathon bombing echoes
Goralnick, the emergency medicine specialist, is bringing the lessons learned in the bombing to Ukraine and other conflicts through Stop the Bleed, a program b…
Korea fires missile that may have been new type of weapon
A solid-fuel ICBM is one of the key high-tech weapons that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to build to better cope with what he calls U.S. military t…
Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, has been under intense scrutiny over concerns it could hand over user data to the Chinese governm…
Hundreds rally against proposed large Idaho wind farm
If built, the wind farm would be the second-largest in the U.S., producing up to 1,000 megawatts and doubling the amount of wind energy produced in Idaho
Long-term limbo: Beds at care facilities are scarce; hospitals can't discharge patients without placement
Many of Kootenai Health’s hospital beds are filled, and often staying full, with patients waiting for transfers to post-acute care facilities that are also at …
New car, fresh start
With happy honks and a wave, Natausha Green and her baby daughter Meadow drove away from Kootenai Technical Education Campus. In a new car. To a new life. "…
Potential rises for spring flooding
Snowpack could melt quickly
Oh, what a lucky man: Pat Acuff reflects on 56 years in real estate and life in Cd'A
Pat Acuff says goodbye to real estate
Shoreline hikes to teach environmental impacts
The Kootenai Environmental Alliance is hosting a community Earth Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at the Coeur d’Alene Library and in McEuen Park.