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Numerica awards $372K to regional nonprofits
Safe Passage, Family Promise of North Idaho and Third Avenue Marketplace (formerly the Post Falls Food Bank) are among 21 regional nonprofits awarded a total o…
Queen Esther car show in Rathdrum raises additional scholarship funds, announces winners
The Queen Esther Order of the Eastern Star held a Scholarship Car Show at Majestic Park in Rathdrum and was able to raise enough funds to increase the number o…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
What do you call a potato that likes to copy other potatoes?
Sheriff's office looks to grow in remodeled Kootenai North building
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office aims to complete its move to the Kootenai North facility in Hayden by summer’s end.
Life skills students run, jump, throw at Lakeland Life Skills Track and Field Invitational
Middle school life skills students from Canfield Middle School, Priest River Junior High, Lakeland Middle School, River City Middle School and Post Falls Middl…
Post Falls man gets prison for sexual abuse
A Post Falls man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two children will spend up to 30 years in prison.
Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy
Erin Braaten of Kalispell took several photos of the calf shortly after it was born on June 4 in the Lamar Valley in the northeastern corner of the park.
Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas
North Korea views frontline South Korean broadcasts and civilian leafleting campaigns as a grave provocation as it bans access to foreign news for most of its …
Wyoming pass landslide brings mountain-sized headache to commuting tourist town workers
Each day, thousands make — or used to make — the half-hour-plus drive over Teton Pass from more affordable communities in eastern Idaho. Commuters are now look…
Bureau of Land Management shrinks proposed size of controversial Idaho wind farm project
Idaho Republicans U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch both expressed their continued opposition to the project in social media posts last week.
President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial
Hunter Biden left the courthouse holding hands with the first lady and his wife. They did not speak to reporters, got into waiting SUVs and drove off.
Coeur d'Alene police chief: Could take years to recover from fire
Police lost about 10 vehicles in the Sunday morning blaze, including an incident command trailer, a SWAT Bearcat unit, nearly 100 laptops, ebikes for downtown …
Poorman named magistrate judge
Tristan Poorman is the newest magistrate judge for the First Judicial District, filling the vacancy created by Judge Ross Pittman’s appointment to the Kootenai…
Shoshone County switches recycling contractors amid bid dispute
After a review of two recycling company bids, the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners voted last week to make a switch from MCE Garbage and Recycling to KP …
Taking it to the streets of Coeur d'Alene
Hitt was one of about 10 musicians who took up posts in downtown Coeur d’Alene for Second Harvest food bank.