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Kootenai County voters turn out early

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Downtown Coeur d'Alene residents plead for police to crack down on vehicle racket

aily and others at One Lakeside and Coeur d’Alene North pleaded with the City Council during public comment to encourage police to do something about it. They …

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Nannies, billies brought in to clear Coeur d'Alene hillside

Goats with names like “Black Betty” are more than just friendly and cute, she said. They have a reputation for eating almost anything but are particularly good…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Crews make gains on Sunset Fire

Sunset Fire stabilizes at 3,208 acres with 0% containment in southern Bonner County, Idaho. Nearly 500 firefighters battle the week-old blaze as evacuations re…

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Volunteer's work spans decades at North Idaho State Fair

Merry Ruth Dingman knows a thing or two about ‘keeping tradition alive.’

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Crapo: Housing top issue in Idaho

Crapo said Tuesday that his office has been reviewing a housing survey conducted between March 31 and May 31, and noted affordability of housing emerged as a t…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Free Community Celebration set for Aug. 23 at Post Falls Legion

Post Falls American Legion Post 143 is focusing on "Honoring service, celebrating community." As a part of that focus, the post will host its first Communit…

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Today's Ghastly Groaner

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Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Ka-Mee-Lin campers turn pirate in Post Falls

Shouts of, “Aye, aye, captain,” rang out at Kiwanis Park Monday before the youngest group of kids at Camp Ka-Mee-Lin headed to their next activity.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Kristi Rietze joins St. Vincent's

"Kristi’s family legacy in North Idaho stretches back to the era when steamboats cruised Lake Coeur d’Alene her great-great-grandfather once at the helm," a pr…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Man indicted on child sexual abuse charges

A man accused of sexually abusing two children is in jail on $500,000 bail.

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"Ready" advisories for Sunset Fire lifted; evacuation orders remain in effect

Evacuations orders related to the Sunset Fire remain in effect Tuesday morning.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England

Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Kootenai County organizations look to legislators to help with housing

Thursday’s meeting also included testimony from the Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance, City of Post Falls, North Idaho Building Contractors Association and…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Youth archery a popular draw at the North Idaho State Fair

In a room filled with targets and taxidermy animals, a line of kids ready to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow Monday at the Idaho Fish and Game youth archery…

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Commissioner: Override levy could ease Shoshone sheriff's budget woes

The Shoshone County Commissioners met Thursday evening with County Clerk Lori Osterberg to discuss the county’s upcoming budget. What began as a routine meetin…