Fake Netflix apps spread malware

Consumers love a good bargain, but when receiving online or text message coupons and discount codes be careful.

NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE WEEK: New construction continues to pop up in Post Falls

Spend some time on any North Idaho community social media page and you’re bound to find the following comment: “The parking lot is full of out-of-state license plates!”

Heart health: The price we pay

Of the top causes of death, cardiovascular disease is one of the most expensive.

New wave of water sports

Paddleboarding, an offshoot of surfboards, increasing in popularity

COEUR d'ALENE - The sun will come out, eventually, and the waters will warm. When it does, there is a relatively recent activity, at least for inlanders, that combines recreation with fitness.

U.S. oil prices climb again after Thursday's big jump

Idaho gas prices rising

Up a dime in Cd'A, but drivers are still paying less than the national average

Gas prices

ITD, marina owner settle suits

Dock dispute held up construction

SANDPOINT - The Idaho Transportation Department and the operator of a marina on Sand Creek affected by construction of the U.S. Highway 95 bypass have resolved their legal disputes.

Close calls

POST FALLS — A 30-year-old Post Falls woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly nearly running over police, jeopardizing pedestrians during a pursuit and leaving her two children inside a store.

Stocks surge after Alcoa, CSX report strong profit

NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market got a shot of confidence from the start of second-quarter earnings season.

Fewer layoffs, lower inflation lift economy

At sea during pandemic, fishermen return to stormy times

The coronavirus literally traveled over them from Asia to California while they were on the high seas catching tuna.

Community land trusts

The Housing Solutions Partnership ToolKit provides opportunities to address the housing crisis in Kootenai County. One tool is Community Land Trusts (CLT), which offers a unique and effective solution.

Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes

At Oak Crest, a mobile home community in Coeur d’Alene, about 500 residents have agreed to form a cooperative in hopes of one day buying the park.

Marty and Max: Mid-August market report

It’s mid-August and our team’s analysis is that since interest rates have remained at or above 7% for over two months, the data suggests that potential buyers are growing weary.

Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission

CHICAGO - New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease - not just as a last resort.

Oil slides

Crude prices tumble 8 percent; low gas prices are likely this fall

Buddy, can you spare a dime? Echoes of '30s in viral crisis?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The imagery floats in sepia-colored photographs, faintly recalled images of bedraggled people lined up for bread or soup. Shacks in Appalachian hollows. Ruined investors taking their lives in the face of stock market crashes. Desperation etched on the faces of a generation that would soon face a world war.

'Liberty legislators' unveil counter tax cut, victim rights, healthcare proposals

A group of Idaho House legislators, the “liberty legislators,” held a press conference Friday announcing their counter-legislation to Gov. Butch Otter’s $200 million tax-cut and the Idaho Health Care Plan.

Stocks, dollar fall after weak jobs report

NEW YORK - Safety first. That appears to be the new motto for investors trying to figure out how bad the emerging slowdown in U.S. economic growth is going to be.

Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy

WASHINGTON - Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, 'I can't take it anymore.'"