Idaho Finance Department Says To Approach Cryptocurrency Investing with Caution

With cryptocurrencies continuing to attract headlines, the Idaho Department of Finance today reminded Idahoans to be cautious about investments involving cryptocurrencies.

The fires

Knudtsen Chevrolet celebrates 80 years

Knudtsen Chevrolet is celebrating 80 years in business. The family-owned vehicle dealership in Post Falls turned 80 in mid-June.

OPINION: Fulcher says slow down with EV rules

Of all the stupid things coming out of Washington, this one gets the golden dunce cap.

The debate is heating up

Many of you heeded our call to attend the June 4, Tuesday morning meeting regarding the Uniform Land Use Code which makes changes to local zoning ordinances. The County's claim that their intent to make the codes easier to interpret has fallen on deaf ears if participants at recent hearings are any indication.

Honoring our fathers

What is a father? He is a man who makes sure that you have new school clothes when school starts, and who works to put food on the table without hesitation. The man who never calls in sick because he would never think of letting his family down or letting them go without the necessities of life. He is a man who is there to encourage you to be your best and pick you up when times are tough.

Buried by debt at Christmas

This father of three said his family has been unable to get ahead for a few years.

Eric David Bottman, 63

Eric David Bottman, 63, was a beloved man who touched the hearts of many.

You saw it here first

Several weeks ago we reported that those of you who were waiting for the bottom of the market had likely missed it. The last few months sales figures show increases in sales in most areas and average price increases in our densely populated areas. Due to affordability driven in part by super low interest rates - last week rates dipped below 3.6 percent - we are optimistic that our modest recovery will continue to build steam.

Dodgers land Hanley Ramirez; Hamels stays with Phillies

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez from Miami in a multiplayer trade, the second big deal in as many days for the disappointing Marlins.

Government: Cellphone app makers are violating children's privacy rights

WASHINGTON - The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Such apps can capture a child's physical location, phone numbers of their friends and more.

Top of his game: Hilltop Bar & Grill as colorful as its own, David Albertini

David Albertini is a character.

What we have done

Many of you are aware that Realtors are among the largest and therefore most powerful lobbies in the nation. Of course our primary goal is to ensure that each of us retains our private property rights. Even here, in the Gem State, your rights are often threatened sometimes unbeknownst to you. Our Idaho Association of Realtors (IAR) employs a full-time lobbyist who is on "the hill" as much as most legislators, making sure the real estate profession's opinions are heard.

In this corridor you can trust

The Nov. 25 issue of Coeur d'Alene Press featured a "My Turn" column written by representative-elect Kathy Sims. In her article she falsely accuses the NIC Board for not following a legal process in the acquisition of the education corridor. Her allegation that the NIC Board of Trustees acted in violation of the Constitution is misleading, false, and grounded on a distortion of the facts. * First, Ms. Sims accuses Trustee Judy Meyer of a conflict of interest. She states, "The appraiser is a business partner with an NIC Board member who also sits on the Board of Mountain West Bank."

Big red trucks, Santa and candy canes

When budget cuts at Kootenai County Fire and Rescue caused the elimination of the volunteer firefighter program it was thought that may have ended the decades-long tradition of the Christmas time Candy Cane Run in Post Falls. But the fire trucks and Santa will be out in the neighborhoods this week. They were in Dalton Gardens on Monday and Pinevilla and Ponderosa in Post Falls on Tuesday.

Movers and shakers

Seller beware!

For some of us, the annual act of spring cleaning may have stretched well into the fall. And why not? The added time at home has provided plenty of opportunities to clean out closets and clear away clutter. It’s no surprise, then, that all the tidying up has translated into a surge in online sellers wanting to cash in on their unwanted items.

Gas prices hit 7-year high

Idaho prices highest in nearly 7 years

Cd'A school levy: Where money goes

The election for Coeur d'Alene School District's two-year, $20 million per year maintenance and operations levy is less than a month away.

U.S. producer prices fall in April

Wholesale prices have dropped 1.3 percent in past year

WASHINGTON (AP) - A sharp drop in the cost of gasoline and food pushed down overall U.S. producer prices in April.