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Guest opinion: Focus on fighting COVID-19, not partisan politics
The outbreak of COVID19 is not unprecedented. Over the last millennia, Spanish Flu ravaged the world in the early 1900’s and the Poliovirus had a horrible impact in the mid 1900’s. However, since that time there ha…
Obituary: Kaeleen Egbert
November 22, 1958—March 18, 2020
Obituary: James Floyd Jolley
April 4, 1938—March 19, 2020
Drive-up COVID-19 testing opens in Twin Falls
TWIN FALLS — Those in the Magic Valley who feel they have been exposed to the novel coronavirus can now get screened from the safety of their car, but not all who want a test will get one.
What made Blaine County Idaho's coronavirus hot spot? Wealthy visitors and recreation
One of Idaho’s top tourist areas is asking visitors to — please — stay out. Blaine County, home to skiing, live music, conferences and other ever-popular events in Sun Valley, Hailey and Ketchum, flipped its usual …
Spokane County jail population plunges during pandemic
Spokane County’s jail population has dwindled to a level not seen in roughly two decades as judges and attorneys move to release defendants from cramped detention facilities where they might be exposed to the novel…
Spokane County confirms first COVID-19 death
Spokane County reported its first COVID-19 death Friday evening after the number of confirmed cases rose to 86 earlier in the day.
Spokane has 83 confirmed cases; STA, Spokane C.O.P.S offering services for elderly
As confirmed COVID-19 cases rise, Spokane County residents need to be prepared “for the long haul,” Bob Lutz, Spokane County health officer, warned Friday morning.
Inslee's order has halted most home construction in Spokane area
The decision earlier this week by Gov. Jay Inslee to consider construction as a non-essential business has caused local homebuilders to mostly shut down and caused disruption with some homebuyers who now have to wa…
$2 trillion coronavirus relief package 'not a bailout,' McMorris Rodgers says
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers watched from Spokane on Friday as Congress passed its largest relief bill in history, a $2 trillion package intended to boost businesses and provide assistance for out-of-work Americans …
Idaho governor taps disaster account for $39M in COVID-19 response funds; Kootenai County confirms 11th case
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order Friday to use $39.3 million from the state’s Disaster Emergency Account for its COVID-19 response, as Kootenai County confirmed one new case of the disease.
What kids can do during the coronavirus
A friend said she is losing her mind since she’s run out of ideas about how to safely entertain her sequestered children. Every parent can relate since the coronavirus has led to an unprecedented crisis, which requ…
Inslee order shuts down Realtors from interacting with clients
Spokane Realtors are having to change how they conduct business and market homes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sexual health education bill signed but could be on ballot this November
OLYMPIA – A controversial bill requiring comprehensive sexual health education be taught at various points in a student’s years in public schools was signed into law Friday, but opponents will try to get voters to …
Idaho unemployment claims soar 1,200% amid coronavirus pandemic
Idaho workers who were laid off amid the coronavirus pandemic filed 13,341 new unemployment insurance claims from March 15-21, a 1200% increase in claims filed a week prior, according to the Idaho Department of Lab…