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States, including Idaho, sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
'Day of Remembrance' to honor homeless
Mayor Woody McEvers will be in attendance to read a mayoral proclamation declaring Dec. 21st as National Homeless Person’s Day of Remembrance in Coeur d’Alene.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
Where does Santa stay on vacation?
Warmth, cheer when Silver Angels are near
Silver Angels landed Saturday, Dec. 13 at two local care facilities, where they brought gifts and warmth to residents who otherwise may not have many visitors …
Outages wind down across North Idaho
About 86% of customers in the area have their power restored by the end of the second day of storm repairs after a major windstorm swept through North Idaho We…
TOWN HALL VERDICT: Trouette convicted of some battery charges, acquitted on others
A Kootenai County jury delivered a mixed verdict late Thursday afternoon in the case of Paul Trouette, a security company owner accused of battering several pe…
About half of Medicaid's $18B in claims paid to Minnesota programs may be fraudulent, official says
The investigators’ new findings may bolster President Donald Trump in his claims that Minnesota is a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” under Gov. Tim Walz, who was the Democrats’ vice presidential nomin…
Northwest just finished warmest fall on record, scientists report
The Northwest just experienced its sixth warmest August on record, the warmest September on record — about 6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal on average — and the second warmest November on record, according to NOAA…
Mettler to lead Canopy Village
As the region’s only youth home, Canopy Village provides crisis respite, emergency shelter, residential treatment, and family support services. “The need is gr…
Avista announces power restored to 75% of affected households
About 17,550 Avista Utilities customers are still without power as of 10 a.m. Thursday, with more than 559 unique outage incidents, according to an Avista news…
CDA woman hears, feels tree come down on home
Shaken, but OK, Kay was relieved the damage wasn’t worse. She has family around for help and said while the home had no power, it was livable.
Falling tree kills man
The Wednesday morning windstorm that caused mass power outages for more than 80,000 households across North Idaho and Eastern Washington also led to the death …
Jury deliberates town hall battery case
The question of whether Paul Trouette committed criminal acts when he helped drag a woman out of a legislative town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School and put h…
PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL Resilience rewarded
“Hayden” has not let past trauma hold her back from building a better life.
That’s a (gift) wrap!
Rapier’s double-sided holiday wrapping paper design features warm seasonal imagery such as oranges, gingerbread and winter greenery. “I was thinking about C…