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Driver in deadly Los Angeles metro station crash is arrested on DUI and murder counts
The white Toyota Sienna was traveling at an “unsafe speed” at around 6 p.m. when it veered to the right, ran off t…
VIDEO: Three-year old from Athol finalist in national mullet competition
Three-year-old Ridge Petersen has been turning heads recently with his mullet. He's been entered to win the National Mullet Champ competition and the $2,500 pr…
Nepal's holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash
Nepal’s holiest river has deteriorated so greatly that today it is also the country’s most polluted
Mom accused of killing kids in Idaho seeks change in charges
Prosecuting attorney Rob Wood told the court that the conspiracy charges aren't confusing at all
Cheney's defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump's party now
Of the 10 House Republicans including Cheney who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, at the Capitol, only two remain candidates …
Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
Turbine blades hundreds of feet long are among myriad threats to golden eagles, which are routinely shot, poisoned by lead, hit by vehicles and electrocuted on…
LEAP OF FAITH: Hayden woman visits Ugandan orphanage she helped build
When the young man she’d met on Facebook asked her for money to buy medicine for a child sick with malaria, Verna Deno was skeptical. The young man — who go…
Lottery and a prayer
A vote and a prayer
Governor helps break ground at Post Falls interchange site
The first earth has been broken on the new interchange project at Interstate 90 and State Highway 41 in Post Falls. To help celebrate the occasion was Gov. Br…
Craft and farmers market makes a move
The Rathdrum Craft and Farmers Market is celebrating two milestones. The weekly market just received its nonprofit status. It also recently moved from the Rat…
Driver's license offices to be closed Thursday
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office announced that Driver’s License Offices in Coeur d’ Alene and Post Falls will be closed all day Thursday, Aug. 18 for trai…
Quality Education Act initiative price won't be as high as reported
Widely reported claims that an Idaho education funding initiative actually would raise taxes by $570 million appear to be unfounded, and a drafting error in th…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
What do you call a potato of no great standing, but has the ability to communicate?
Broschet announces candidacy for NIC trustee seat
Pete Broschet, who lives in the Hauser Lake area, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the Zone 5 seat on the North Idaho College Board of Trustees in N…
North Idaho Now podcast Episode 158: Headlines from 8/13 through 8/16 and interview with musician Ben Vogel
NORTH IDAHO STATE FAIR TICKET GIVEAWAY GOING ON NOW!
Kenya's Odinga says he will challenge close election loss
Religious and other leaders have pleaded for calm to continue in a nation with a history of deadly post-election violence