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ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: An evening with Garzon
We just completed our events for March that featured a wine dinner at Fleur de Sel and a tasting at our shop with Mele Sosa from Bodega Garzon Winery. Garzon is located in Uruguay and Mele after a long and accompli…
Senator: Continuing legislative session is irresponsible
BOISE — Idaho Sen. David Nelson headed home Tuesday, saying it was “irresponsible” and “reckless” for the Legislature to continue meeting during a public health crisis.
Hospitals making careful decisions about tests
Health care providers are making measured choices about who is screened for the coronavirus in the region because the availability of tests is limited.
Events calendar
Editor’s note: Events may be changed due to precautions around the COVID-19 virus. Please contact organizers for full details.
Area schools closing but still active
More north central Idaho school districts announced closures this week as concerns over the coronavirus continue. They include the Kamiah, Salmon River, Orofino, Troy, Mountain View, Cottonwood, Nezperce and Culdes…
Official proposes mill, casino shutdowns
Ideologies clashed Tuesday as the Lewiston City Council met to declare a state of emergency, with Councilor John Bradbury pushing for the shutdown of large employers like Clearwater Paper and the Clearwater River C…
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Rio's Christ statue closes and state of emergency decreed
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue, which appears to balance improbably atop Corcovado mountain, has withstood the worst of what…
Is The Bay Area's 'Unprecedented' Lockdown The First Of Many?
Life came to a grinding halt for millions of San Francisco Bay Area residents as the most stringent isolation orders in the country took effect Tuesday.
BYU-Idaho student confirmed positive with COVID-19
Eastern Idaho Public Health officials have confirmed that a Brigham Young University-Idaho student tested positive for COVID-19. The young man traveled to an infected area early this month.
Inslee announces new aid package to help financial fallout from virus outbreak
OLYMPIA – Washington will offer expanded financial aid to residents, businesses and workers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic that is hammering the state.
Spokane County courts working to alleviate jail crowding amid COVID-19 concerns
Following an urgent request from jail officials, Spokane County’s district and superior courts have prepared lists of inmates who might be released to alleviate crowding and prevent the novel coronavirus from sprea…
Grand Princess passengers return home to Spokane healthy, grateful – and under a new quarantine
The quarantine clock has started over for a Spokane couple who finally arrived home after being stuck on a cruise ship off the California Coast.
Drive-thru coronavirus screening to open Friday in Spokane – but you need a doctor's note
Starting Friday, medical personnel wearing protective equipment will be ready to screen hundreds of people referred by doctors for COVID-19 testing as they drive through a four-car-wide white tent set up in the Spo…