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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…
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Senior Meals
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Ownership, not rentals
Hayden Planning and Zoning OKs project that requires local worker housing
Wally rocks
Beloved local rock painter celebrated after his passing
Schedule concealed carry license appointments online
Beginning Aug. 1, Kootenai County residents can get appointments for concealed weapons licenses and fingerprint services through the QLess app. Idaho reside…
Hartman announces candidacy for NIC trustee seat
Ronald Hartman, who moved to Kootenai County September 2020 from Tucson, Arizona, announced this week that he is running for the Zone 1 seat on the North Idaho…
ANALYSIS: A social media danger to society
The closed loop aspect of people being more accepting to views that are similar to their own than contrary ideas can lead to walled-off minds. Just like the 18…
Lewd conduct trial approaches
Almost two years after the alleged abuse, a man charged with sexually abusing a child is expected to stand trial next week. Warren C. Williams, 65, of Post Falls, is charged with lewd conduct with a child under …
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OUR GEM: Water Conservation through Native Landscaping
The term “Native Landscaping” has been in the conversation for decades. I have been in the industry for 35 years and have seen a slow evolution into making the…
House passes ban on assault weapons
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a ban on semi-automatic firearms — the weapons used in multiple mass shootings during the last three months …
Missing huckleberry picker located
Kuy Lonh was located around 5:20 a.m. Friday
Vandalism by fire at Blue Grass Park
Two early morning fires today at Bluegrass Park near Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene have been deemed arson by fire investigators. One fire was repor…
Fire danger high; burn ban in place
The Kootenai County Fire Chiefs and Idaho Department of Lands Mica District have raised the fire danger in Kootenai County to HIGH, effective today. At th…
Buttigieg praises West for green efforts
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg outlined how climate change is affecting the nation’s transportation infrastructure in his presentation during the f…