MLB owners approve sale of Padres

The O'Malleys are back in the baseball business.

Things that I cannot change

A while back, my little cousin Kassy, whom I adore, turned 5. For her birthday she got a helium birthday balloon that had Miley Cyrus on it. As I walked out on to my parents' porch, I watched as she gazed, mesmerized by the likeness of a young girl with make-up, done-up hair, tight pants and a low-cut blouse. "You are so beautiful," she told the balloon. My stomach sank.

Vernon sentenced on statutory rape charges

COEUR d’ALENE — The former volunteer for a Post Falls church who pleaded guilty to three counts of statutory rape could be eligible for parole in six months.

Srstka named Kiwanian of the Year

COUER d'ALENE - When Kelsey Srstka and her husband, Josh, moved to Coeur d'Alene from South Dakota over a year ago, they didn't know too many people.

GOP clash raises convention doubts

MOSCOW (AP) - The Idaho State Republican Party's convention in June might be moved from Moscow after a conflict arose between the leader of the state's dominant political party and a local GOP official.

Bitter about the cold

Recently, any of us that have spent time outside can sure relate to that Nat King Cole 'Jack Frost nipping at your nose' line in "The Christmas Song."

Hydros might have sunk

Organizer won't answer bottom-line questions

COEUR d'ALENE - Doug Miller, who spearheaded the Coeur d'Alene Diamond Cup Hydroplane races over Labor Day weekend, issued a press release Thursday saying the event lost money. But Miller would not answer repeated requests for details this week, leaving the public to try to fill in important blanks.

Are you playing 'catch up?'

After that long wet spring, most of us are still playing “catch up.” Things we normally have planted are still in their nursery pots. Now that most of the night-time temperatures are staying at 50 or above, it should be safe to plant out most things.

Stocks decline for third week

NEW YORK - The stock market was hit hard Friday, capping a third week of declines, as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the value of the dollar.

Tribe, county buy lots for Citylink

Permanent transfer center to be built at Riverstone site

COEUR d'ALENE - Citylink is one step closer to having a permanent presence in Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone development.

Ants create real-life horror story

Odd and scary when a friend was vacuuming a spider web from the corner of a living room wall and ceiling. She ran the hand-held vacuum over the wall and a large piece of paint came off. It was then that the horror ensued.

Feds release plan for recovering fish species

Summer - gone but not forgotten

Summer certainly set a lot of records. Most notable was the number of hot days. As of late August, we'd been "blessed" with 37 days at or above 90 degrees. Normally, we have about half that many. On top of that, six of these were over 100.

Don't wage class warfare against hunters, anglers

Idaho's fish and elk belong to its people. But, thanks to politics rooted in gifts for the moneyed and connected, the Legislature is flirting with the gentrification of hunting and fishing.

U.S. economic numbers healthy over holidays

WASHINGTON - A Federal Reserve survey shows economic growth remained healthy in most U.S. regions in late November and December, helped by gains in consumer spending and factory output.

Free yourself from the cycle of emotional investing

In many areas of your life, you're probably aware that it's useful to keep emotions out of your decision-making - and that's certainly the case with investing. However, it can be difficult to keep your feelings from influencing your investment decisions. But you may find it easier to invest with your head, rather than your heart, if you know a little something about two different cycles: the market cycle and your emotional cycle.

We are off to a good start

Figures released Friday by the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service show the market moving steadily forward. On the whole, we have generated 10 percent more revenue from real estate sales than during the same period in 2014.

Idaho Power submits 20-year plan

BOISE - Idaho Power officials have put forward the company's plan to keep air conditioners humming and computer screens from going dark in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon over the next two decades as energy demands rise.

Seething over thefts from thrift shops

Crimes at store dropoff spots rise when the temperature does

Comment sought on Avista plan

N. Idaho customers have until Dec. 16 to comment on natural gas proposal

Avista Utilities' North Idaho customers have until Dec. 16 to submit comments regarding Avista's long-range plan to meet customer demand for natural gas over the next 20 years.