Pond claims lottery prize

Post Falls man overcame addiction, divorce before win

BOISE - When James Pond claimed his $250,000 Mega Millions prize at the Idaho Lottery on Monday, it topped off a turnaround for the 47-year-old Post Falls man.

Silver prices hover near high

Experts differ on investment opportunities

KELLOGG - Silver prices are remaining near their highest point in decades.

Woman cries fowl over chicken rule

Rathdrum City Council to consider request to allow birds on smaller lots

RATHDRUM - Jennifer Mayberry isn't trying to ruffle feathers.

Gambling on the Golden Chest

New Jersey Mining Company looks to revive Silver Valley gold mine

With a new partner pledging to back a gamble, the New Jersey Mining Company is set to pull the lever of the Golden Chest Mine slot machine, hoping to see symbols of that precious ore line up across the screen.

Mystery surrounds 4-time lotto winner

BISHOP, Texas - The odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined nearly $21 million are astronomical. Mathematicians say the chances are as slim as 1 in 18 septillion - that's 18 and 24 zeros.

Vandals try to send seniors out with victory

This year's seniors on the Idaho Vandals football team have had to learn how to deal with adversity, coach Robb Akey said.

Ice fishing gets better up north

Fish Tips

Ice fishing is taking off.

Rathdrum proposes 1 percent tax hike

No raises are planned; public hearing Aug. 16

RATHDRUM - Rathdrum's tentative city budget includes a 1 percent tax hike, no raises of any kind and no new positions.

Talking turkey about Christmas

Congratulations, North Idaho. You gobbled up a great challenge to ensure needy families got their turkeys and all the trimmings on the biggest day of thanks giving.

Mobile home park may get city water

Residents have had to boil water or buy bottled water

POST FALLS - After nine months, the drinking water drought at the Arundel mobile home park may have a solution.

The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT July 31, 2010

Making sense out of the senseless

It seems like a long drive from the Silver Valley to Coeur d'Alene, especially when you're thinking about things that don't make much sense anymore.

Pending home sales rise 5.3 percent in March

WASHINGTON - The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase homes surged more than expected in March, another sign that government incentives are propelling the housing market this spring.

Keeping inflation tame

U.S. consumer prices rise just 0.1 percent in August

Not many citations issued for illegal fireworks

COEUR d'ALENE - Yes, they're illegal but as far as breaking the law, it falls low on the enforcement totem pole.

Same-sex marriage approved

Washington voters OK recreational pot use

Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine and Maryland becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana.

Business best without fed 'help'

I take offense to what Doug Strong wrote. I will have my 36th anniversary in business next month.

No. 1 Cards ready for SWAC opener

COEUR d'ALENE - At the start of the season, North Idaho College volleyball coach Kandice Gregorak wanted her team to be scrappy, loud, eliminate errors and be better than great at serve and serve receive so the Cardinals could keep their offense fluid.

A modest boost to spending

U.S. retail sales rise by a slight 0.2 percent in August

Not-so-rude awakening

Post Falls man claims $100K lottery prize

POST FALLS - Ryan Bartlett's parents panicked when he woke them up on Tuesday night.

Everybody knows somebody

In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men have suffered from an eating disorder at some time in their life. Feb. 24-March 2 is National Eating Disorders Awareness week. Changing our society's unrealistic views on body image is critical. Early diagnosis and intervention is the key.