Rare otter attack injures three women floating on inner tubes on popular Montana river

No efforts to catch or remove any of the animals because it's believed to have been a defensive attack

Northwest Notes: Aug. 4, 2023

PGA Professional Billy Bomar, who won the 2015 Senior Oregon Open, finished runner-up at the event, which concluded on Thursday Wildhorse Resort and The Golf Course at Birch Creek.

Food for a tune

The Coeur d’Alene Symphony will host a get-together and charity night Wednesday, Aug. 9 between 4 to 9 p.m. at Seasons, 209 E. Lakeside Ave. Coeur d'Alene.

Auditions open for North Idaho's got Talent

North Idaho's Got Talent Season 5 auditions started July 31 and will continue through August.

OPINION: Risch breaks with Trump on Ukraine

Don’t get Idaho Sen. Jim Risch started on Ukraine. On second thought, do. That is, if you want to see energy, passion and a dose of common sense. Risch, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, turned a breakout session of the recent Aspen Security Forum into quite a show, and received some generous applause from global leaders in the audience.

OPINION: 2024 Idaho Presidential Caucus

During the last legislative session the Secretary of State Phil McGrane pushed legislation to move the Presidential Primary from March to May. Unfortunately the bill was poorly drafted and what it really did was to ELIMINATE Idaho’s Presidential Primary entirely. Despite this flaw, the governor signed the bill which disenfranchised every Idaho citizen from expressing their preference for the nominee for the general election in November.

Legals for August, 4 2023

Adidas brings in $437 million from the first Yeezy sale. Part of that will go to anti-hate groups

The Adidas CEO said the Yeezy sales are "of course also helping both our cash flow and general financial strength.”

Cd'A actors perform in ‘Escape to Margaritaville’ regional premiere

CDA actors perform in ‘Escape to Margaritaville’ regional premiere in Spokane Valley

Anne J. Carr, 88

Anne J. Carr (Walker) of Rathdrum, Idaho died 07/20/2023, at 88 years of age.

Restoration projects heal region, help restore fisheries

The Nez Perce Tribe, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, and others partnered to restore channel and floodplain functions in 2 miles of the lower Crooked River. The effort will also improve water quality in the Crooked River valley after the six-year $3 million project to unzip the river began in 2015.

Legals for August, 3 2023

The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

After the excavations, the researchers used 3D scanners to study the surface of the bones and drilled into them to peek inside

Idaho health care providers can refer patients for abortions out of state, federal judge rules

Winmill's order blocked the Office of Attorney General from enforcing Idaho's criminal abortion law as Labrador interpreted it

Ex-Washington state newspaper editor pleads not guilty to paying girls for sexually explicit images

The victims, 10-to-14-year-old girls, sent images to an Instagram account and received money through a cash app account. Internet activity of those accounts was traced to Smith’s Spokane home, the documents said

Northwest Notes: Aug. 2, 2023

Hatten, Harris earn more preseason football honors and Lake City product James Carlson lands new role at Eastern Oregon University.

Fire danger 'extreme'

Cd'A firefighters brace for dangerous conditions

Fire dangers soars

HOUSING: Zoning system is adding to crisis

Kootenai County is in need of a significant increase in housing units to meet the current demand. Less than 20 percent of local households can afford to buy a home, and the majority of home sales come from nonresidents. According to a study by the Idaho Asset Building Network, since 1990, the state has gained 56,000 low to modest income households but only added 7,000 affordable housing units. This study also stated Idaho has a current deficit of 22,000 affordable housing units.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — How to naturally treat eczema and psoriasis

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is a red, itchy rash that affects up to 30 million Americans, many of whom are children. Ranging in severity from mild, slightly itchy dry patches in small, isolated areas, to angry, inflamed rashes covering large portions of the body, eczema can make a person anywhere from annoyed to miserable. People with eczema also frequently suffer from asthma and allergies, and although conventional medicine considers eczema to have “no known cause,” there is growing evidence that it is an autoimmune condition.

Jeffrey Lynn Gallup, 70

Jeffrey Lynn Gallup was born October 6th, 1952, in Van Nuys, California, to Bedent Bernard Gallup and Lorraine Lynn Gallup.