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Would tiny homes cure big housing headaches?
Some Western towns are taking a “Little House on the Prairie” to new lengths. To mitigate rising market costs, …
Coeur d’Alene seeks input on grant priorities
CDBG funds support local community development initiatives which specifically benefit low and moderate income (LMI) residents and neighborhoods, prevent or eliminate slum and blight, and address urgent community de…
Confrontation leads to gunshot, arrest in Post Falls park
POST FALLS – Law enforcement reported an incident late Monday morning involving a lead pipe and a gun at Black Bay Park. Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Post Fall…
Planned Parenthood at risk of closing hundreds of clinics, drastically limiting abortion access
Planned Parenthood clinics rely heavily on Medicaid funding, not to provide abortions, which is not permitted by federal law (except in cases of rape, incest or life-threatening health emergencies), but to provide …
Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to reclaim most of its drop from Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.5%. They joined a worldwide climb for stock prices, str…
Two dead after Spokane Valley crime spree
Police in Spokane Valley fatally shot a man who authorities said had killed a good Samaritan in Kootenai County during a crime spree early Sunday.
On Glacier Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road, motorists on one side, cyclists on the other
Motorist traffic was relatively light. Even at 10 a.m. there were plenty of parking spots available at the Logan Pass parking lot. On the west side of the d…
Spaniards turn water guns on visitors in Barcelona and Mallorca to protest mass tourism
Martínez, a 42-year-old administrative assistant, is one of a growing number of residents who are convinced that tourism has gone too far in the city of 1.7 mi…
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police
Authorities on Sunday located a vehicle Boelter was using abandoned in rural Sibley County, where he lived, and a police officer reported that he believed he s…
Coeur d'Alene Garden Club's 2025 Garden Tour will be June 29
Guests on this year's Garden Tour will be invited on a "Journey to the Gardens," encouraged to flit from blooming country lawns and one-acre parcels of blossom…
American Legion Post 149 to open pickleball court in Athol
American Legion Post 149 may be small, but bar manager Marlene Engdahl is making sure the post continues to have a big community impact.
County seeks public comment over potential North Fork road work
Shoshone County Public Works Director Jessica Stutzke met with the county commissioners earlier this week to discuss several road failures in the North Fork Co…
Hayden's Dog Days of Summer-Fest set for June 21
In partnership with Companions Animal Center, the City of Hayden's 6th annual Dog Days of Summer-Fest is set for Saturday, June 21.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
I had a bug on my window.
'No Kings' protest in Coeur d'Alene sees large turnout, counter-protest
Parker Henley and his friends may have been younger than many that attended Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protest along US-95 — but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have …
Foundation launches to help families in housing market
New nonprofit aligns with National Homeownership Month in June; calls for urgent action to preserve community stability