The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted

Mike Galdo, the U.S. Justice Department’s acting director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, said, “It is an unprecedented amount of fraud.”

Huckleberries

'Overwhelming delight': Chris Guggemos' legacy, summer music live on

It’s easy to imagine how Chris Guggemos would introduce his follow-up act. Wearing white summer shorts, a tucked-in Hawaiian shirt and a wide smile, Coeur d’Alene’s Music Man would urge the crowd: “Let’s have a big round of applause — for Michael Koep.”

The Exhausted Dad: Family pictures and all the wrong clothes

With two slobs in charge of four children, we can’t be too judgmental in our house about the quality of our family photos.

Marjorie Reich, 87

Marjorie Reich born June 11, 1935, passed peacefully in her sleep on Monday afternoon, Feb. 27, 2023, at Honeysuckle Senior Living.

FAST FIVE Jan Clizer's world of color, culture, creativity

Meet Jan Clizer, an accomplished fine art painter and fiddler in two local bands: 4 Peace, Americana; and Banna Damhsa, Celtic. A longtime local, Jan’s deep lifelong interest in Celtic culture has found expression through her paintings and music.

Legals for June, 10 2023

Many oppose traffic management center plan

POST FALLS — Plans for a potential regional traffic management center were at the core of a raucous Thursday meeting of the Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization. The board of KMPO, the federally required and designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for all of Kootenai County, voted 6-3 to accept a report detailing plans for the traffic management center following a lengthy discussion preceded by an even longer public comment period during which more than 20 people gave testimony for over an hour.

Cd'A to collect impact fees for EMS system

More ambulances projected to keep up with growth

EMS system gets city support

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

Mary Agnes (Alexander) Gosline, 75

Born August 21, 1947 in Mullan, Idaho to Vincent and Kathryn Alexander, Mary Agnes (Alexander) Gosline passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 in Spokane, Washington.

Legals for June, 9 2023

Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails

More than 80% of Haiti’s more than 11,400 inmates are being held in pre-trial detention.

MY TURN: Betrayal of our military codes and creeds

While there has been considerable conversation correlated to the United States abandonment of the Afghans in 2021 there is astonishingly little attention to the betrayal of the volunteer U.S. Citizen Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Air Force and Coast Guard Brothers and Sisters by the elected U.S. Political class over that last two decades.

Using her gifts

Idaho State Elk's Lady of the year selected from Coeur d'Alene Lodge

Fellow Lady Elks of the Coeur d’Alene Elks Lodge thought that Caryn Dubke was the most reasonable choice for Idaho State Elk’s Lady of the Year, but Dubke was totally surprised to be awarded the high honor Tuesday.

Legals for June, 8 2023

In Kenya, lions are speared to death as human-wildlife conflict worsens amid drought

The Kenya Wildlife Service said it is working on lasting solutions that would address the conflict while protecting both humans and wildlife

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Annabelle Carr, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy

Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy freshman Annabelle Carr is this week's Knudsten Chevrolet Press Athlete of the Week.

For the birds — and Kris Buchler

Sign at east Tubbs Hill entrance pays tribute to 'Environmental Educator'

As a wildlife biologist with the Bureau of Land Management, Carrie Hugo knows birds. But she said the time she spent with Kris Buchler brought her to a new level and love of the outdoors. "Understanding and recognizing birds by their sounds is like knowing another language that other people don’t know," she said. "I can thank Kris for that."

Man pleads guilty to Hauser Lake murder

The man charged with fatally shooting a Hauser Lake resident in 2022 will be sentenced for murder in the fall.

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