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UPDATE: A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
The single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading acr…
The life and death of a race track
I remember as a child having my father point out the remnants of the Alan Race Track as we drove through Post Falls. The remains lay in a field a quarter-mile …
FORC plans Coeur d'Alene River cleanup
It’s time to return to the river. The Friends of the River Coalition (F.O.R.C.) is coordinating its annual river cleanup Saturday, July 27.
Kellogg School District settles civil suits
The lawsuits, filed by former Kellogg High School student Travis Lohr and former district employee Dakota Mailloux, stemmed from an incident in June 2023 where…
Movers & Shakers
P1FCU is honored to celebrate Chris Loseth’s 35th anniversary as president and CEO. Since joining P1FCU on July 31, 1989, Loseth has been a driving force behin…
Art on the Green opens Aug. 2; 2024 entertainment schedule announced
The 56th annual Art on the Green will fill the North Idaho College grounds with colorful creations, eclectic music and more from 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2 through…
ART INSIGHTS: Keep your day job! Part 2
Lorna Barrowman’s work history, as told in her words: At 17, I was in nurses’ staff training at a large Glasgow hospital. I was soon in charge of the night …
National touring blues artist coming to Plummer
National touring artist Rae Gordon will headline the inaugural Inland Empire Blues Society Blues Bash at the historic Bobbi's Bar, 785 C. St., Plummer during two days of performances Aug. 2-3.
Coeur d'Alene establishes poet laureate honorific
The city of Coeur d’Alene announced July 18 the establishment of the honorific of Coeur d’Alene poet laureate. Poets, including songwriters, who are 18 or o…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
My dream job would be to clean mirrors.
Kootenai County budget could hinge on employee pay boost
Pay for county employees may be a sticking point for Kootenai County commissioners as they circle closer to approving a budget for fiscal year 2025.
Additional work to be completed on Moon Pass
In April, a rockslide wiped out a section of the road, delaying its seasonal opening and requiring hundreds of thousands of dollars in work to clear the debris…
Five arrested, drugs seized in raid
During the search of an apartment at Carrington Place Apartments in the 4200 block of W. Trafford Lane, detectives found trafficking quantities of cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and drug-related paraphernalia.
US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest
The Columbia River Basin was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead. Today, four are extinct …
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire that has become California’s largest this year.
State Highway 3 closed east of Lewiston due to fire
Closure begins just south of Juliaetta in Latah County