Preliminary stats may indicate improvement

Although not complete, the preliminary June figures imply some stability may be returning to the local real estate market. Overall, activity remains below last year. May's figures showed sales off 8 percent while June reflects a 9 percent decline, year over year. Still lagging, due in part to the loss of the tax credit and persistent unemployment, prices remain flat in the county. June statistics show the same 6 percent drop this year to date that was reported at the end of May. Cautious that we might have seen further decline, we are pleased to see no further price erosion in Kootenai County.

AAA: Gas hike end is in sight

POST FALLS - If gas prices haven't topped off yet, AAA expects them to before hitting $4 a gallon.

Germany's auction flop adds to European debt fears

BERLIN - The debt crisis struck at the heart of Europe on Wednesday, as Germany fared surprisingly poorly at a bond auction and its leader feuded with top European Union officials over their push for jointly guaranteed debt.

STORY: Both sides can be right

I believe I can speak to some of the comments in the article "Cutting out the middle man" without bias. I have traveled the path, and have worn the hat of the Builder/Cad Designer/Realtor, for many years. I have a passion for all of the disciplines and professions. I have found over the years that they dovetail quite well.

Encouraging preliminary numbers emerge

On Friday we got a preview of the real estate activity from the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service that supports our prediction - 2011 outperformed 2010. Although we had been tracking a 4 percent increase in number of units sold, the actual ending number of sales puts us at 5 percent over the previous year.

Ice fishing heats back up on lakes

The ice on Fernan Lake is 6 to 7 inches thick, making for a great environment to catch perch, bluegill, bass or trout, said Jeff Smith, owner of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop in Coeur d'Alene.

Tribe seeks land buybacks

Informational sessions set on voluntary program

The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is seeking tribal members who own land on the reservation and are willing to sell their ownership interests.

Panel OKs Avista natural gas plan

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has accepted a plan by Avista Utilities to meet customer demand for natural gas over the next 20 years.

Breakfast: Want to taco 'bout it?

Taco Bell takes aim at McDonald's with morning meals

Consumer spending grows in May

THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Saturday, January 24, 2015

All this about some air

Here we are, just a little over a week away from the Super Bowl and all the focus has been on a bunch of flat footballs.

Where is Lori?

COEUR d’ALENE — A local businesswoman, who is charged with grand theft in a Coeur d’Alene embezzlement case and cannot be located, gave away her properties to her sister last month.

TOURNEYS: Need them in N. Idaho

There is a major discrepancy in this state between the “north” and the “south.” I returned last week from the Idaho State Girls High School Basketball Tournament in Nampa at the Ford United Dairyman’s Association Arena. Happily, the Coeur d’Alene girls won state!

Avista plans upgrades, faces gas demand hike

Avista Utilities is expecting about a half-percent annual growth in gas consumption over the next decade and about a 0.8 percent increase in peak-day use, according to a long-range growth plan filed with state regulators.

The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Aug. 20, 2011

A change from bad to good

There's no lavish parties, boosters throwing money around or players refusing to take the field here, only the start of fall sports in the area.

Here's a forecast for you: Harris will win

An insurance company that specializes in weather forecasts lost a half-million dollar bet on Saturday.

NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cards down Elite Prep

Freshman Taden King had 18 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Cardinals, who finished with 27 assists in a 79-68 win over Elite Prep of Issaquah, Wash., in the opening game of the Coeur d’Alene Inn-vitational on Thursday at Rolly Williams Court.

'Gross' comment raises eyebrows, ire

Hayden councilwoman heard saying 'gross' during apartment discussion

White says she was making pun about number

Op-Ed: Idaho's leaders can lower barriers to fair housing

Everyone deserves access to safe and affordable housing, and rapidly increasing rents and home prices are making it more difficult for Idahoans to achieve this goal.

Seeking collaboration from readers

Palin emails let old media test new media methods

The analysis of Sarah Palin's emails over the past few days may end up teaching us more about the future of journalism than about the former Alaska governor's past.