You know about scammers, but also beware of skimmers

Two incidents of credit card skimming were recently reported in North Idaho. The skimming machines were placed on gas pumps at local food stores. Luckily, a couple of sharp consumers caught the scam. They just happened to check their balances online and caught two big unauthorized charges, right after using local gas pumps.

THE CO-PARENTING SMARTPHONE

Captain Kirk just read my kids a bedtime story.

No, it’s not business as usual

Downtown shop owners face further realities of unprecedented times

Mini farm animals are adorable. There's also a growing demand for them

They’re adorable. They require less food and space. And without much coaxing, they might help cut the grass.

U of I receives $2.8 million grant from National Science Foundation

The University of Idaho College of Education, in partnership with the University of Rochester in New York, was awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research PreK-12 program to provide teachers in rural school districts access to innovative online professional learning experiences in mathematics.

Employee marking 30 years at same McDonald's

Lonnie French will mark 30 years at the Pleasant View McDonald's on Saturday

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Seahawks; Address pass rush needs, and draft well

Shall we dig into all the exciting news for the NFL Combine?

More global protests emerge over racism, police actions

Far-right activists scuffled with police Saturday in London and Paris as more demonstrations in support of Black Lives Matter unfolded across Europe. In the U.S., protesters sought to call attention to a man killed by police outside an Atlanta restaurant and another man found hanging from a tree in California.

More global protests emerge over racism, police actions

Far-right activists scuffled with police Saturday in London and Paris as more demonstrations in support of Black Lives Matter unfolded across Europe. In the U.S., protesters sought to call attention to a man killed by police outside an Atlanta restaurant and another man found hanging from a tree in California.

Science seeks ways to take sting out of sunburn

Healthy Lifestyles

WASHINGTON - If you've hit the beach, chances are you've experienced an unfortunate rite of summer: The sunburn. Skin so swollen it hurts to bend. The heat that rises from reddened shoulders. The "ow, ow, ow" from the shower after you'd thought the pain had faded.

Salazar keeps oil drill ban, for now

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO - The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico - with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface - when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor.

Vikings lose in final minutes

Bothell edges Coeur d'Alene at Emerald City Kickoff Classic

Brazilian town mourns its dead, calls for justice

Is there a doctor in the house?

Idaho faces shortage of primary-care physicians

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho, like much of the nation, is facing a major shortage in primary-care physicians within the next five to seven years, but local medical professionals are working on building a system to replace them.

Tribes tread carefully into pot discussions

Seahawks: Address pass rush needs, and draft well

Shall we dig into all the exciting news for the NFL Combine?

Living with the animals - pet allergies 101

Humans, dogs and cats, living together, mass hysteria!

Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it

The stuck weather pattern is “awfully unusual,” said NOAA's Carbin who had to look back in records to 1980 to see anything even remotely similar

Sheriff's Office Notable Calls

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office published the following notable calls that occurred between March 18 and March 21. The sheriff’s office describes this information as preliminary and subject to revision as investigations continue.

'We have to ask the question about suicide'

About five students in a class of 30 will think about attempting suicide. That’s a reality Keith Orchard of the Coeur d'Alene school district wants more people to consider. “We’d like to make the conversation about suicide more open and honest. One out of 30 students will be injured seriously enough to require medical care for their attempt,” Orchard said.