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Athol man to be sentenced for assault
Brian Alfred Gibbs pled guilty to aggravated assault and the use of a deadly weapon.
Hayden standoff ends peacefully
A man was arrested Wednesday evening following a standoff with law enforcement in Hayden. Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies arrested the suspect, Duke Huck…
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Post Falls to enforce parking restrictions near mailboxes
People who park too close to mailboxes in Post Falls will now be fined $20. The Post Falls City Council recently approved the Post Falls Police Department's r…
PIT count: Fewer homeless are here
The most recent Point-in-Time Count found the homeless population in Region 1's North Idaho counties declined in the past year.
Hayden to pursue $600,000 law enforcement levy
Hayden is moving forward with plans to increase its police presence. The Hayden City Council during its regular meeting Tuesday evening voted 3-1 to approve a…
NIC students take home prizes from INBRE Conference
Six of this year’s Coeur d’Alene-based interns placed at the statewide competition at the Idaho IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Conferen…
Grant funds available
The city of Coeur d’Alene is accepting applications for the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Program funding cycle of its Community Opportunity Grant. Projects and services include those that benefit low t…
Museum offers chapel tours, movie on Friday
The Museum of North Idaho has a pair of free events coming up Friday. An open house is scheduled 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Fort Sherman Chapel, 332 Hubbard Street. There will be historical re-enactors, live music, chape…
Diamond Watch Fire continues to grow
Firefighters continue to try to contain the growing Diamond Watch Fire near the border between Washington and Idaho’s Priest Lake area. Mapped by an infra…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
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North Idaho Now podcast Episode 156: Headlines from 8/6 through 8/9
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Justice Building expansion project moving forward
Kootenai County commissioners voted Monday to choose a contractor to provide construction management services for a planned $22 million addition to the Justice…
Hayden to consider levy for law enforcement
A citizens' safety task force is expected to recommend to Hayden City Council members that they ask voters to approve an override levy to pay for additional po…
Property values delay concerns county clerk
The delay by the Kootenai County Assessor's Office in providing the county's property values to the auditor could result in property owners paying more taxes t…