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Retired three-star Army General addresses Coeur d'Alene Rotary
Retired three-star Army General addresses Coeur d'Alene Rotary
Art on the Green opens Aug. 2; 2024 entertainment schedule announced
The 56th annual Art on the Green will fill the North Idaho College grounds with colorful creations, eclectic music and more from 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2 through…
ART INSIGHTS: Keep your day job! Part 2
Lorna Barrowman’s work history, as told in her words: At 17, I was in nurses’ staff training at a large Glasgow hospital. I was soon in charge of the night …
National touring blues artist coming to Plummer
National touring artist Rae Gordon will headline the inaugural Inland Empire Blues Society Blues Bash at the historic Bobbi's Bar, 785 C. St., Plummer during two days of performances Aug. 2-3.
Coeur d'Alene establishes poet laureate honorific
The city of Coeur d’Alene announced July 18 the establishment of the honorific of Coeur d’Alene poet laureate. Poets, including songwriters, who are 18 or o…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
My dream job would be to clean mirrors.
Kootenai County budget could hinge on employee pay boost
Pay for county employees may be a sticking point for Kootenai County commissioners as they circle closer to approving a budget for fiscal year 2025.
Additional work to be completed on Moon Pass
In April, a rockslide wiped out a section of the road, delaying its seasonal opening and requiring hundreds of thousands of dollars in work to clear the debris…
Five arrested, drugs seized in raid
During the search of an apartment at Carrington Place Apartments in the 4200 block of W. Trafford Lane, detectives found trafficking quantities of cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and drug-related paraphernalia.
US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest
The Columbia River Basin was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead. Today, four are extinct …
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire that has become California’s largest this year.
State Highway 3 closed east of Lewiston due to fire
Closure begins just south of Juliaetta in Latah County
Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts
In Canada, there are about 430 active wildfires in British Columbia and 177 in neighboring Alberta, including two that led to the evacuation of up to 25,000 vi…
New lawsuit seeks to stop enforcement of Idaho library materials bill
The suit was filed on Thursday in federal court as plaintiffs want to halt law ahead of school year.
Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson have also challenged the merger of supermarket chains in court.
Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle Oregon and Idaho fires stoked by lightning
Oregon's governor has activated National Guard troops to the Durkee Fire, which merged with another large blaze and is burning near the Idaho state line.