Wall Street plays it safe

NEW YORK - Not all record days on the stock market are created equal.

Aluminum allure

DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford said Friday that its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup will get as many as 26 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel efficient gas-powered full-size pickup.

Swinging with the symphony

Black and White Ball offers beautiful music, chance to dance

COEUR d'ALENE - Pam Nordby sits down to talk about the Coeur d'Alene Symphony's Black and White Ball. Here's the first thing she says:

Severe winter holding up economy?

U.S. consumer spending up modest 0.3 percent

Idaho water watchers pray for snow amid drought

BOISE (AP) - Idaho's water watchers are hoping storms will dump enough snow onto the mountains to shore up a supply they say is lagging behind needed levels.

Here's something worse than Obamacare

   The Affordable Care Act falls far short of meeting its intended goal of lowering health care cost and bringing the uninsured into the health care system. There is no doubt that something needs to be done. But to repeal the health care law would leave us in a much worse situation. Before you once again urge your elected officials to repeal Obamacare, there are some things you need to understand about our health care system.

'Panda mating fails. Veterinarian takes over.'

Just wait for it. Full disclosure: I’m a nerd. Libraries are heaven on Earth. Encyclopedias, exciting (with attention spans so short these days, a few paragraphs tend to appeal more than a nonfiction book). Yet even my nerdy self wondered at what happened last weekend.

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2013 outlook is good

As we zero in on a new year, we reflect on 2012 as the year the real estate market turned a corner. At this year's end we see another downward adjustment in mortgage interest rates to which most react with a ho-hum attitude. We have enjoyed rates that are so low that a minor change in either direction does little to stimulate a more pronounced reaction. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac shows the average rate on a 30-year loan declined to 3.35 percent from 3.37 percent last week. That's not far from the 3.31 percent rate of about a month ago, the lowest on records dating to 1971.

Sagle girl, 2, dies in car crash

A 2-year-old Sagle girl died Sunday afternoon after the vehicle she was riding in crashed about seven miles east of Kootenai on Highway 200 in Bonner County, Idaho State Police said.

Shocking deals on autos

Cheap leases offered to spur electric car sales

DETROIT - Auto companies are hoping lower lease prices can put a charge into sluggish electric car sales.

Fake customer service sites are popping up online

With many businesses either still shut down or partially shut down due to COVID-19, getting in touch with the customer service department at a company can be challenging. Scammers have figured out a way to capitalize on consumer frustrations.

Take your child to a bank or credit union on Friday, April 30

Friday, April 30, is "Take your Child to the Bank or Credit Union Day"

Early bird gets the TV

Bargain hunters seem to enjoy midnight start to their shopping

Neighborhood of the week: The Reserve

You'll notice it the minute you drive into The Reserve - the Architerra Homes difference. It's in their attention to detail: the high-pitched roofs, the subtle color palette, the variety of floor plans that are different, yet similar. And once you walk inside an Architerra home, that difference continues in the materials used, the vaulted ceilings, and the natural light streaming through the oversized windows.

'Health Freedom Act' passes Idaho House

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho House Republicans passed a measure meant to scuttle proposed federal health care reforms that would require residents or companies to buy insurance.

US gasoline prices rise again on talk of banning Russian oil

The price of regular broke $4 a gallon on Sunday for the first time in nearly 14 years

More drivers hitting the road

Travel volumes are increasing in the Idaho backcountry due to COVID-19 restrictions

Legal for some, not others

Washington ready for marijuana retail sales

Activists urge athletes to speak out at Beijing Olympics

China's crackdown under hardline ruler Xi Jinping has been felt across wide swaths of society