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Hayden eyes higher impact fees
Hayden’s development impact fee advisory committee will recommend another increase in impact fees for 2026 — in addition to an update to the impact fee methodo…
Coeur d'Alene School District responds to 'everyone is welcome' sign ruling
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador issued a formal opinion June 30 regarding House Bill 41, which adds to an existing law to allow or prohibit the display of…
Stinging things
Alan Greenwood was taking care of his mother’s yard in Hayden when he was stung.
Rathdrum man charged with child sexual exploitation
A Rathdrum man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material.
Stand alone...Building on education
Following tradition, the annual CHS 50+ Reunion organizing class passes the commemorative 1910 brick from the Coeur d'Alene High School building originally on …
PR firefighter dies battling Grand Canyon wildfire
A firefighter working at the scene of a wildfire burning since July at the Grand Canyon died Monday after suffering a cardiac emergency, authorities said.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
How can you tell when there’s an orca under your bed?
Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting
Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made frequent appearances on college campuses and in other setti…
NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to sh…
Three people were critically wounded in shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities say
Three teens have been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities said Wednesday.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said.
Person taken into custody after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah is not believed to be shooting suspect, AP source says
Person taken into custody after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah is not believed to be shooting suspect, AP source says.
Spokane Valley firefighters determine Avista Stadium fire was 'accidental'
The fire department also said no one was inside the building when the fire broke out and the building did not have fire protection or smoke detection systems.
More than half of Northwest in severe, extreme drought, Oregon in historic dry period
Nearly 80% of the Northwest is in a drought this summer, with more than half in a severe or extreme drought, according to a July analysis and September data fr…
Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene decline; Lakeland doesn't qualify for funding
North Idaho's three largest school districts will not seek emergency levy funding this school year.