Community works together to prevent suicide

Editor’s Note: First in a 3-part series

Losing the little house on the prairie

Rathdrum residents struggle with growth of their small town

Rathdrum residents struggle with the growth of their small town

US auto sales remain sluggish

DETROIT - New models and Labor Day promotions didn't do much to fire Americans' appetites for new cars in September.

U.S. auto sales strong in July on SUV, luxury demand

Report defies recession-era predictions

Kootenai County Sheriff's Office blotter

The latest from the KCSO blotter - April 13 and 14

Gomez debuts as a winner for Cleveland

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Stuck in a low-tech world

Ask The Propellerheads

The price of reinvention

No pain, no gain for stores chasing fickle shoppers

NEW YORK - Retailers' reinvention plans come with a price tag.

Why worry?

Less aid by Fed would point to recovery

WASHINGTON - Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected.

Consumer Gal: Inside the Social Security increase

Good news is a big increase; bad news is the reason for the increase.

Everybody wants ewe

Sheep growers benefit from low supply, high demand

LUBBOCK, Texas - In his 33 years raising sheep in West Texas, Glen Fisher has never seen it so good.

When life gives you lemons

Another summer has come and gone in North Idaho, and I hope it served you well.

Trader Joe's coming to Cd'A

Grocer has building permit to open site of Runge's Furniture

Trader Joe's has long been on the wish list for many who wanted to see a Coeur d'Alene store. Word of its plans to come here spread quickly on social media.

Land board approves adding advisers, auditors

BOISE (AP) - Idaho's five-member land board formalized how it vets investments made on the state's 2.5 million acres of endowment lands - which provides funding primarily to public schools - during Monday's meeting.

Birth defects: What they are and how they happen

Birth defects are problems that happen while a baby is growing during pregnancy. These problems can cause physical or mental disabilities, and in some cases, death. There are thousands of different birth defects. About 120,000 babies in the United States are born each year with a birth defect. The most common birth defects are heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate, Down syndrome and spina bifida. While there's been lots of research, we still don't know the causes of some birth defects.

Rising rents squeeze Idaho families

Network: Affordable homes shortage means low-income suffer most

Maggie Lyons, executive director of the Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance, said there is a large segment of the population in Kootenai County that needs affordable rentals, but the high cost to buy a home is equally concerning.

John Stone, 76

John passed away on December 5, 2023, in Spokane Valley, Washington, after a recent illness.

The great debate

When should the Fed reduce stimulus?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve's decision to postpone any pullback in its economic stimulus immediately ignited a debate: Was the Fed right or wrong to delay the inevitable?

Housing sales off to slow start

Sales are off to a slow start this year in real estate, with less expensive houses responsible for the majority of transactions.

Weiss' 2nd goal lifts Panthers past Avs in OT

Stephen Weiss scored his second goal of the game 43 seconds into overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night at Sunrise, Fla.