Smart parking meters in works for Boise

BOISE (AP) - Parking officials plan to buy and install about 800 new smart meters in downtown Boise that users can pay with smartphones.

US consumer confidence slips in May amid stubborn inflation

The Labor Department reported earlier in May that consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago

Family faces foreclosure

Will offer all they own for sale to raise money for mortgage payment A sale to save their home

A mission to simplify

UI president finds ways to win students

COEUR d'ALENE - Chuck Staben has been University of Idaho's president for a mere 17 months. One thing already is glaringly apparent: He recruits students like he plays racquetball. And just for the record, when he plays racquetball, he does not lose.

Stock market today: Dow tops 40,000 for the first time as Wall Street drifts higher

Stronger-than-expected profit reports have been one of the main reasons U.S. stock indexes jumped through May to records following a tough April.

Shirley Ellen Gose, 84

1927-2011

Top court to tackle shooting range

Bayview group opposes opening of Farragut facility

The state's highest court could soon determine if the Farragut Shooting Range will reopen without more improvements after all.

Millions still uninsured if law passes

One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama's health care overhaul isn't who the law will cover, but rather who it won't.

AVISTA: Cause for concern

The July 25 My Turn article by Mr. Hunt tells of the concerns about selling Avista to a foreign country. One question I have is how will Avista handle the exchange between Canada’s and U.S. money? What would happen if Canada decided to sell off some of the assets to other foreign countries? We would have no say as to who could buy these assets.

Neighborhood of the week: Coeur d'Alene Place

Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realtor and Project Manager Rob Brickett loves his job, and it shows. He has spent the last 15 years watching Coeur d'Alene Place grow from a dream into a reality and as the primary Realtor, is an expert on all that this master planned community has to offer.

Rathdrum rising

Area’s economic future is on solid ground and growth is coming, says speaker, but challenges remain

Sweet-and-savory rhubarb sauce for pork tenderloin

When I informed The Husband that I was going to make pork with a rhubarb sauce, he dismissed the idea out of hand. He does not like sweet in his savory.

Swing state special election a litmus test

WASHINGTON - For all the primaries testing tea party clout and veteran senators' ability to survive, a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania is the multimillion-dollar battleground of choice Tuesday for the two political parties, previewing themes for a fall campaign shadowed by recession and voter discontent.

Hayden voters to decide on future

HAYDEN — With council member Matt Roetter voting against, the Hayden City Council approved ballot language calling for a $1,633,000 levy rate override at a town hall meeting Tuesday night. Voters will decide to approve or defeat the measure at the ballot box Nov. 6. Passage requires 60 percent approval. Levy rates would increase from the current $1.23 per $1,000 of assessed value to $2.50 per $1,000.

Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrest

Abbott has already threatened Democrats with arrest once they come back home

He's a dog person

Dave Byer has turned his love of dogs into a career

If you want to know anything about Dave Byer, ask a local dog.

Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul after mass protests

Tens of thousands of people, largely secular, middle-class Israelis, have regularly joined mass protests against the plan

Market stabilization continues

The latest market statistics have been compiled and depending on where you live, you will be pleased or discouraged. As reported with regard to statistics at the end of March, Rathdrum was a strong geographic area of market activity. April's activity shows that the Rathdrum/Twin Lakes average price remained equal to last year while the average price increased a modest 1 percent, indicating stability is reaching them.

Nicolas “Nic” Knievel, 70

He passed way Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Nic was born in Montana on Oct. 3, 1939. He was raised in Butte, Mont. with his brother Robert Knievel, by their grandparents, I.J. and Emma Knievel.

Good deed of the day

Social work students at Lewis-Clark State College recently collected 2,500 diapers from local residents, and on Wednesday, they delivered them to St. Vincent de Paul in Coeur d’Alene and the Post Falls Food Bank.