Western states lag in recovery

State government, construction job cuts affect Idaho

WASHINGTON - Western states hit hardest by the housing crisis are feeling the greatest economic stress two years after the recession ended, according to The Associated Press's monthly analysis.

A crowded asphalt jungle?

More travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day

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The case for being a true Independent

Don’t you just love seeing the two major political parties urinating down their proverbial legs this election season?

The stay-at-home dad: A ‘Price is Right’ conspiracy theory

A ‘Price is Right’ conspiracy theory

Up in arms over gun control

Recent mass shooting, debate over future laws sparking a run on buying firearms

Business has seen quite a spike of late at Center Target Sports in Post Falls.

COUNTY: Get creative

Every time I see the topic of the county moving over to the fairgrounds to “consolidate operations,” I can spit nails. The next time the urge comes over them, I suggest the commissioners take a look at the numerous feasibility studies conducted over that time to see that it simply is not feasible to do so. The fairgrounds cannot be replicated without an enormous price tag. Plain and simple. So drop it already!

More job gains point to a solid economy and Fed rate hikes

The unemployment rate remained 3.6%, just above a half-century low

Early bloomers

With mom's help, Post Falls sisters plant, sell flowers, squash

Girls learning young about running their own business.

Foreclosures fall, but all's not well

Ashworth annex approved

108-acre, multi-use proposal to offer affordable homes

POST FALLS - Ashworth is moving on.

Need a log lift? Just pinch it

New product makes a splash

What's worse than Obamacare? Repealing it

The Affordable Care Act falls far short of meeting its intended goal of lowering health care cost and bringing the uninsured into the health care system. There is no doubt that something needs to be done. But to repeal the health care law would leave us in a much worse situation. Before you once again urge your elected officials to repeal Obamacare, there are some things you need to understand about our health care system.

Toyota tops Consumer Reports reliability rankings

Sales numbers show company is on track to be world's top-selling automaker

Natural gas production records from Idaho well made public

BOISE (AP) - The first batch of production records from a natural gas well in Idaho have been made public following a new rule approved by lawmakers.

GE leaving the lending business

General Electric is leaving the lending business, a major source of both profit and risk, as it continues to whittle its focus down to an industrial core.

A Hayden hub in Grouse Meadows

Someone should probably take away my “Idaho Native” certification. In a moment of exhaustion, and let’s face it, laziness, I had to Google “grouse” in anticipation of writing this Neighborhood of the Week on Hayden’s Grouse Meadows.

New ambulances headed for Kootenai County

EMS system orders 15 rigs; delivery in June

POST FALLS - When Chris Way was hired as Kootenai County Emergency Medical Services chief a year ago, he was tasked with developing a vehicle replacement and maintenance plan because there wasn't one.

American no more

Jim Beam, Maker's Mark maker being acquired by Japan's Suntory

Let's hear it for the Wolf People

Before you start feeling all warm and fuzzy thinking this is a pro wolf letter, please read on. You Wolf People have done your homework, and know one of the easiest ways to "Brain Wash" someone is to get to them when they are young.