Numerica announces layoffs, restructuring

The 25 layoffs are about 3.5% of Numerica’s workforce of 660 team members across North Idaho, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Wenatchee.

Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day.

Emergency abortions are now allowed — at only some Idaho hospitals, judge rules

Idaho doctors can perform an abortion as stabilizing care during a medical emergency, a federal judge ruled Thursday — so long as they’re at the right hospital.

Petition asking Crapo to defend Medicaid receives thousands of signatures

A petition letter calling on Senator Mike Crapo to protect Medicaid during budget negotiations has been delivered to several of Crapo's offices throughout the state, including his Coeur d'Alene office.

VETERANS PRESS: Military facts that may surprise you (16-20)

16) Most U.S. Presidents served in the Army: Before taking up their roles as Commander in Chief, 31 of the 46 U.S. Presidents served in some branch of the military. The Army boasts the most presidential alumni with 16. Obviously serving in the military isn’t required, but it makes sense considering that the president is effectively the leader of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Post Falls to explore finance program

C-PACE facilitates long-term loans for new construction projects

Post Falls City Council made a unanimous vote this week to explore the C-PACE financial program. Currently, Coeur d’Alene was the first city in the state to have adopted the program, which facilitates longer-term loans of 20 or 30 years for new construction projects to incorporate energy-efficient designs or upgrades like new roofing or HVAC improvements to existing commercial buildings.

COLLEGE WRESTLING: Former Post Falls star Lovett reaches national title match tonight

Lovett advanced to the national title match in 2022, finishing runner-up to Cornell’s Yianni Diakmoihalis 11-5. In 2024, Lovett was sixth at nationals.

The Exhausted Dad: Incoming high school anxieties

I’m not ready to be a parent of a high schooler.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: After that 'big' effort from Zags, Houston should be worried

Maybe Few’s endless instruction, and now his lineup change, can pull all that obvious talent from his Zags. If so, Saturday could be a battle. Houston, you may have a problem.

Legals for March, 21 2025

Court records reveal prosecutors allege Kohberger bought knife, sheath before Moscow homicides

Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murder in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, bought the same brand of knife that police suspect was used in the violent crime in November 2022, according to a new court filing.

Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

In Trump’s first term, his properties in New York, Washington and elsewhere became a natural place for protest. In the early days of his second term, Tesla is filling that role.

Northwest Notes: March 19, 2025

North Idaho College men's and women's basketball players earn postseason awards and Montana names new women's basketball coach.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Scope is limited

The duties of the federal government authorized by the U.S. Constitution are quite limited in scope, one being to promote the general welfare.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — TMJ Disorder: Causes and solutions

The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) is a joint that controls the movement of the jaw. In TMJ disorder (“TMD”, or “TMJ” — used interchangeably) is when the joint malfunctions.

Legals for March, 19 2025

‘Stonewalling’: Forest Service mum on firings during wildfire briefing for congressional staff

USFS officials refused more than 10 times in meeting with Southwestern congressional staffers to say how many employees had been fired

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Houston fans not happy with Zags' seeding either

Look, I’m not going to predict that the Zags will just wallop Georgia and then Houston. I WILL say, though, that the Zags have proven they can compete, bucket by bucket, with anybody. But. Win? Let’s see, eh?

Community Library Network’s new policies could fracture regional library consortium

For decades, the Community Information Network has enabled libraries in North Idaho and eastern Washington to share their collections and broadened patrons’ access to materials. Now a restrictive policy for minor library cardholders in the Community Library Network, unlike any other in the library consortium, could mean that patrons across the region lose access to library materials.

The global power shift: Why Idaho must build its own future

As global power structures shift and economic uncertainty looms, a Coeur d’Alene resident has a message: This is a time of reckoning—but also a time of opportunity.