Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra announces 2024-2025 season

The theme for the season is “Celebrating Community” and works to encapsulate the symphony’s commitment to bringing together a vibrant community.

Congress aims to boost enforcement at the border – with Canada

Most of the people crossing the border come from areas outside Canada. About half come from Mexico, CBS News Boston reported. Others are from India, Bangladesh and Haiti.

Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt

In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he had warned the Secret Service days earlier that the building where the 20-year-old gunman opened fire needed to be secured.

'This is what heals me': Buck knife honors fallen Marine

Father of fallen soldier visits Post Falls business

When his son, Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui was killed serving in Afghanistan Aug. 26, 2021, the only thought Steve Nikoui had of processing his grief was to get back his son’s knife.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

Rita Mecham, 87

Surrounded by family, Rita Marie Mecham, 87, passed away July 29, 2024, in Spokane following a long illness.

OPEN PRIMARIES: Initiative would implement ranked-choice voting

What does the Open Primary Initiative; Proposition 1 really say? Idaho for Open Primaries is a Trojan horse for Ranked-Choice Voting. Sadly, those pushing this proposition will not admit this. Instead, they told people this initiative will motivate more people to vote because those not wanting to affiliate with a political party can choose any candidate regardless of party. Ahem, that’s not an open primary, that’s a jungle primary.

SOCIALISM: East Germany was an example

I have grown utterly sick and tired of the baseless and repeated use of the word “socialism,” which it is in print here on an almost daily basis, this week the most notable use of that word comes from Mike Hill.

LIBRARIES: Bring back the calendar

I enjoyed Dave Oliveria’s column Sunday walking us back in time to the 2005 fundraising calendar issued by the Coeur d’Alene Library Foundation.

Legals for August, 9 2024

Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, under new law

Idaho's law requires school and public libraries to move material deemed “harmful to minors” to an adults-only section or face lawsuits. The new law uses Idaho’s current definition of “obscene materials,” which includes any act of homosexuality.

Wall Street rallies toward best day since the start of 2023, and Dow jumps more than 600 points

U.S. stocks are rallying Thursday after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy.

The Perseids are here. Here's how to see the 'fireballs' of summer's brightest meteor shower

Multiple meteor showers occur annually and you don’t need special equipment to see them.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Tony and Willow Hanna, well-respected high school coaches in North Idaho, had hoped to relocate to Florida someday. They just didn’t think it would happen this soon

So the move was on — not next year, but right now, setting off a chain reaction which included a return trip to Florida for the folks to check out another part of the state, long-distance phone calls to their athletic directors to let them know they were leaving their coaching positions, a POD still in transit, and a hastily arranged cross-country road trip in which two of the passengers were cats. All in less than one month’s time.

Post Falls blogger ordered to pay $25K in costs for defamation case

A Post Falls blogger found liable for defamation must pay about $25,000 in costs associated with the case, in addition to the $1.1 million judgement.

MY TURN: Music to my ears

Music surrounds us every day. We hear catchy Jingles in advertising, a musical theme, that calls our attention to a certain product or service. McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ it,” Burger King's “Have it your way,” and you might remember the Alka-Seltzer’s “Plop Plop Fizz Fizz” jingle.

Gianforte, FWP say grizzly translocations show Montana ready for delisting

On Friday, Gianforte and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon — both Republicans — announced their administrations had successfully translocated two subadult grizzly bears from remote areas of the North Fork Flathead River to Wyoming.

Legals for August, 8 2024

Costco members will have to scan membership cards upon entrance

In the coming months, card scanners will be installed at the entrances of Costco warehouse stores.

SAVE THE DATE: Sheriff Norris to Host Town Hall

"Community Conversation with your Sheriff" will take place at the Kootenai Co. Administration Building on September 4th at 10 a.m.