Drool Stampede laps up $8K for Humane Society

Janitor busted for taking batteries

Elf returning to shelves

The more Elves you find, the better chance you have to win gift cards from over 20 participating businesses

OPEN LETTER: To CLN Director Alexa Eccles

This letter is not intended to be disrespectful. My understanding is that books chosen for the CLN are screened through what you refer to as a “Selection Process.” This policy implies “Examination.” Books not selected would be considered “Rejected” and Rejected books could be construed as “banned books.” Therefore, your “Selection Process” essentially “bans books.”

Carolyn "Cissy" Helen Shelly, 74

Carolyn Helen Shelly, 74, of Coeur d'Alene, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 14, 2014, from respiratory failure. While this was not expected, she had been struggling to get back on her feet after her heart attack in July without success.

PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL: Assistance lights up widow's holiday

Amid grief and medical problems that limit what she can do, 79-year-old “Linda” carries on a quiet, spiritual life.

Message for the man in the shiny white Lexus

Daun walked to the grocery store on East Sherman in bone chilling 10 degree weather at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, to buy some Top Ramen. As she approached the cash register she coughed, and a young man, with a white Lexus parked outside, began loudly berating her in front of her friends and other customers. He told her "you are sick and spreading disease, go to a doctor, you are homeless on purpose, and you are on welfare and you won't get a job."

A boy, a book and Christmas

A gift from 50 years ago brings back memories of

There is a gift that this Christmas will mark nearly 50 years since the day I received it from my mom and dad.

Group aims to 'take back' Idaho from extremist politics

Former and current elected officials talk about ongoing state affairs

Mildred Ann Musselman, 84

Mildred Ann Musselman, 84, of Post Falls, passed away unexpectedly July 6, 2016, surrounded by her family following the sudden onset of vascular complications.

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Walter Henry Perkins, 94

Honoring North Idaho's bird friends

International Migratory Bird Day celebrated locally

US to resume enforcement of unlawful bird deaths by industry

Conservation groups have urged President Joe Biden to take stronger action to protect wildlife

South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat

The bill offers assistance to dog farmers and others in the industry in shutting down their businesses and shifting to alternatives

How far would you go to find your missing dog? Missoula woman thinks her pet could be in Cd'A area

Missoula woman searching for missing dog

COEUR d'ALENE — Montana Hodges has been driving hundreds of miles between Missoula and Spokane, searching for her "life partner" — her missing black Lab-husky mix named Ted.

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Charles Lempesis

The birds and the seeds

Idaho Fish and Game talks winter bird feeding

Turn your backyard into a bird B&B with these helpful wintertime bird-feeding tips from the Idaho Department of Fish & Game.

Dressing for dinner with a comical twist

When Allisa Haakenson Chipman posted “I’m absolutely sure your dad is not as cool as mine ...” she was talking about her father, Bob Haakenson. Bob, 85, is a former Idaho legislator, former county commissioner and was a long-time teacher in Coeur d’Alene.

Movers and Shakers

Hospice hires Johnson 

Today, bird's the word

If Midge Smock's dinner table was big enough, we suspect she'd personally feed the 2,500 or more Coeur d'Alene families unable to provide their own hot meal on Thanksgiving Day.