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Houghs reflect after sale of The Roosevelt Inn closes
Blue Fern Development, based in Redmond,Wash., purchased the Roosevelt Inn and surrounding property with plans to build townhouses. It planned to sell th…
Future of Kootenai County Fairgrounds discussed at Town Hall event
Fourteen-year-old Avery Deeds has been involved in 4H since he was eight years old.
Rite Aid in Coeur d'Alene, Hayden to close
Rite Aid in Coeur d’Alene and Hayden are among store locations set to close next month as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings, according to court docu…
North Idaho College board eyes $58 million budget, tuition increase
North Idaho College trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday night to move forward with a budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes, for the first time in seven…
Coeur d'Alene animal center's food shelves run dry
CAC has about 50 dogs under its roof and goes through 100 pounds of food per day. It currently has 22 puppies in foster care, which are also fed with shelter f…
School districts announce summer food service programs
The Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Lakeland Joint school districts have announced sites and times for the 2025 USDA Summer Food Service Program.
Mock DUI presentation set for Friday at Lakeland High School
The Northern Lakes Fire District and Rathdrum Police Department will host a Mock DUI event this Friday to educate Lakeland High School seniors about the consequences of impaired driving and the dangers of fentanyl …
League of Women Voters to rally in Coeur d'Alene
Four speakers will lay out the challenges in Idaho women’s healthcare. Bernadine Bank, a gynecologist in Spokane, treats women unable to get care in Idaho.
Idaho Trail Association seeking volunteers for trail cleanup projects
The Idaho Trail Association is seeking volunteers for several upcoming projects throughout the Panhandle, which range from single to multi-day projects that va…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
The action comes at a time of intensifying scrutiny of the ties between U.S. higher education and China. House Republicans this month pressed Duke University to cut its ties with a Chinese university, saying it all…
Idaho State Police seeking information in hit-and-run crash on I-90
The Idaho State Police is seeking the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that occurred on Friday, May 16 at approximately 1…
Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory spotted the X-ray emissions by chance last year while focusing on a supernova remnant, or the remains of an exploded star. Wan…
Rite Aid now plans to close 2 more Idaho stores. Here’s why — and where
Rite Aid plans to close two more Idaho stores as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.
Lakeland superintendent to retire at end of school year
Lakeland Joint School District Superintendent Lisa Arnold will retire after the close of the school year.