Black Friday: Is it worth all the hype?

Black Friday isn’t what it used to be. Once a doorbuster dash by only the most committed Christmas shoppers in the wee hours following Thanksgiving, “Black Friday” sales have stretched from three-hour mad grabs to multi-day specials lasting a week or more.

Opioid crisis takes center stage at Kroc Center

Health care workers, first responders and a concerned public joined together Thursday for a daylong symposium to address North Idaho’s staggering opioid crisis.

Game on

Wal-Mart takes aim at $2B used video game market

Puppy scam predators barking plenty

Who let the dogs out? It’s a question you may not have asked yourself this pandemic. With all the extra time spent at home, many are turning to “man’s best friend” as a cure for their isolation blues.

Jackson wrongful death case refiled

Las Vegas pharmacy added as defendant

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's father refiled a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the doctor charged in his son's death and added as a defendant a Las Vegas pharmacy that records show sold the physician a powerful anesthetic blamed for his death.

Elk tags go on sale Monday

All capped elk zones, other than the Sawtooth Elk Zone, will go on sale at 9 a.m. July 10. Tags are first-come, first-serve and available at all Idaho Fish and Game license vendors, Fish and Game regional offices, at Gooutdoorsidaho.com on Fish and Game’s mobile app, or by calling (800) 554-8685.

Norma Jean Smith Cook, 93

Norma Jean Smith Cook passed away December 26, 2021, at Wellspring Meadows in Hayden at age 93.

Wedding trends

The troubled economy we have experienced over the last few years has created a trend in wedding planning and more specifically in wine consumption at the "big event." The general trend that has emerged is couples planning their rehearsal dinners, ceremonies and receptions at private venues like backyards, lakefront homes and the like, which results in couples looking for wine as opposed to that which would normally be provided by the venue. When couples do hold them at a rented location most times they are hiring their own caterers and buying their own wine for the events. In both situations the reasons are the same - trying to make the day special as it should be but with an eye to budgetary concerns.

Silverwood will slide into new season on Saturday

Silverwood Theme Park will open its gates Saturday for its 29th season of family fun and memories.

Nonagenarian dancing to 100

DEAR DR. GOTT: I will be 93 this month and have been blessed with good health all my life. My recent medical checkup was good, and everything was normal. However, during the past year, I have noticed my walking has become somewhat laborious and stressful. Even a small incline on the street makes walking more difficult. I have a little dog, and she needs to be walked.

What can my son expect from PKD?

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Apply now for turkey tags

Application period runs through March 1 and includes youth-only controlled turkey hunts

Turkey hunters can apply for 2023 spring controlled turkey hunts from Feb. 1 to March 1.

Apply for controlled bear hunt starting Sunday

Fish and Game opens applications to enter for a controlled black bear tag

Hunters looking to apply for spring 2023 controlled hunts for black bear can apply from Sunday through Feb. 15. Information on the spring 2023 controlled black bear hunt can be found in the 2022 Idaho Big Game Seasons and Rules book.

Marty and Max: Mid-June Real Estate Update

We have been discussing how the real estate market is reacting to the interest rates hovering at 7% and following are our expert's thoughts.

We made it

Although it was touch and go, the Debt Forgiveness Act survived the fiscal cliff negotiations. This means that folks who are losing their homes will not have to pay income taxes on the money they lost as if it was income. Example; when a home sells for less than owed the IRS considers the balance as personal income even though no money was tendered. Realtors' lobbying efforts to keep the exception to this tax code - which expired Dec. 31, 2012 - intact, at least for the short term were successful. So too, did we retain the Mortgage Interest Deduction which provides some incentive for people to buy and own homes. Caps have limited the deduction for high income families and the MID will undoubtedly be scrutinized as Congress fine tunes their 11th hour agreement. For now at least we can heave a sigh of relief that the slow, but steady, housing market recovery can continue.

Home-buying season the worst in at least 50 years

Shrunken prices, low mortgage rates can't spur would-be buyers

WASHINGTON - The home-buying season was a bust.

In search of deals, ease

Holiday sales rise on discounts, online shopping

Medications can cause diarrhea

DEAR DR. GOTT: I'm an elderly lady with heart trouble. I developed H. pylori about six years ago and have been hospitalized twice for it, as I became weak from not being able to eat much. I still have diarrhea every morning. Please let me know any information on this sickness.

The issue of easements

A property owner recently contacted us because he came home to find trees missing from his property. Further investigation revealed that the trees in question had been removed from an easement that had been granted to an adjoining property. That easement was to provide access to an adjoining parcel and because the trees were an impediment to that access, they were removed.