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City Council prayer stays

Coeur d’Alene city officials on Tuesday decided to continue using a lottery system to select religious leaders to …

Updated 1 year ago
Report: More Idaho kids lost health insurance

The rate of children in Idaho without health insurance rose the second fastest in the nation recently, a new report found.

Updated 1 year ago
Vote to end government shutdown fails in Senate as Democrats hold firm on health care demands

A vote to end the government shutdown hours after it began failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care su…

Updated 1 year ago
Post Falls walkout protests disciplinary action

A mix of about 30 students and families gathered outside Post Falls High School on Tuesday morning to show their displeasure with disciplinary actions taken by…

Updated 1 year ago
Mechanic set to retire after 37 years with Post Falls Highway District

When Randy Neal started out with the Post Falls Highway District 37 years ago, gravel roads were more common among the Kootenai County land his machines helped…

Updated 1 year ago
Trees come down for I-90 work

After returning from a recent trip, Hayden resident Constance Walters was disheartened to see that many of the trees along I-90 had been cut down and removed.

Updated 1 year ago
Press seeking local ghost stories, photos of creeptastic decorations

The air is turning cool and crisp. Leaves are deepening into rusty reds and autumnal oranges. As the days grow shorter and night sets in earlier with eac…

Updated 1 year ago
A bigger, badder Scarywood

Are you not a fan of getting scared? Guests can purchase the new “FrightLight Necklaces,” which reduce the likelihood that monsters will scare them throughout …

Updated 1 year ago
The Coeur d’Alene Resort is raising a glass

The Coeur d’Alene Resort’s beloved Whiskey Barrel Weekend returns October 3–4, marking its 7th year of lakeside tastings, live entertainment, and unforgettable…

Updated 1 year ago
CDA Church of the Nazarene helps remodel Dalton Elementary’s staff lounge

Dalton Elementary’s staff lounge was stuck in a 1980s time warp complete with funky colors, hospital style lighting and an ancient refrigerator that didn’t wor…

Updated 1 year ago
Two candidate forums planned for Coeur d'Alene candidates

Two forums for candidates to share their platforms are planned this week for Oct. 2 and Oct. 5 in Coeur d'Alene.

Updated 1 year ago
Today's Ghastly Groaner

What do you call the little rivers that flow into the Nile River?

Updated 1 year ago
Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to the world, from his landmark residency to the Super Bowl

Crowds wore maga flowers and “pavas” — straw hats traditionally worn by jíbaros, Puerto Rican rural farmers. They drank Medalla beer and danced salsa.

Updated 1 year ago
New sales tax on services in Washington takes effect Wednesday

A contentious new sales tax on services that Democratic state lawmakers relied on to pay for Washington’s latest budget is set to take effect Wednesday.

Updated 1 year ago
Three Idaho National Park Service sites set for restoration and repair projects

Minidoka National Historic Site, Craters of the Moon and Hagerman Fossil Beds selected for renovations through Great American Outdoors Act

Updated 1 year ago
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donal…