That's my boy!

Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby

Review: Apps to make holiday shopping easier

Fighting dizziness with physical therapy

Have you ever rolled over in bed to get comfortable and ultimately end up feeling worse when discomfort meets dizziness? Has your head started to spin with the simple task of picking up an item that you have dropped? Worse yet, have you ever felt nauseous after spending a few minutes on the swing set with your grandchild? These are all miserable but very common occurrences in everyday life as many people suffer from dizziness often diagnosed as vertigo.

School reform moves forward

Senate Education Committee sends bills to full Senate

BOISE - Lawmakers started to weigh in on a plan to overhaul Idaho's public schools, moving the legislation forward despite strong opposition from the state teachers union and other groups.

There's the beef

Taco Bell takes its taco meat lawsuit to public

Taco Bell says a legal beef over the meat in its tacos is bull.

Child's mother saw signs

Daughter in foster care had bumps, scratches

Kirk's wife: 'We can get closure'

COEUR d’ALENE — The man who killed her husband, William “Bo” Kirk, will not face the death penalty, and Amanda Kirk is OK with that.

Arts and entertainment happenings: Nightlife and cultural events in and around Kootenai County

St. Vincent de Paul's Third Annual Comedy Night: 7 p.m., doors open at 6. The Coeur d'Alene Resort. Tickets $20. To purchase, visit www.stvincentdepaulcda.org, call (208) 416-4716, or buy them at any St. Vincent de Paul thrift store.

Clerk's division offices limit public access

The following Clerk’s Division Offices will be limiting public access starting today, March 19, until further notice.

Stewart triumphs, but Johnson moves further ahead with third at Fontana

FONTANA, Calif. — “Smoke” finally got his win in California. Jimmie Johnson could be ready to smoke the field again.

The Front Row with Jerry Hitchcock September 24, 2013

NASCAR racing - straight up, no Chaser

It's been coming for a long time.

Vintage vendors

First Vintage and Garden Show set for Saturday

Lately, Sharon Blythe has started to notice her stuff piling up.

E-Fairness good for Idaho

Shopping online is a simple and convenient way to make purchases. The Idaho Retailers Association fully supports online shopping, and we encourage all our members to develop an online presence to compete in today's marketplace. What we do not support is the unfair advantage some out-of-state online retailers have over local businesses by not being required to collect sales tax.

NYC plan would keep tobacco products out of sight

Careers in mining: More than meets the eye

Imagine this is your work commute: You arrive at your office, don safety gear (including a respirator to protect you from poisonous gases), and enter an elevator crammed with 16 other people. Then, instead of heading up to your climate-controlled office, you are sent over a mile underground. There, you take an all-terrain vehicle that snakes through dark and dusty corridors while dropping another thousand feet deeper into the earth.

Less pain at the pump

Oil bottleneck gives Rockies cheaper gasoline

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A boom in domestic oil drilling has helped lower U.S. gasoline prices, though the steepest drops have missed California commuters, Midwestern farmers and even New York commodities traders who know all about oil and gasoline pricing.

Buy, build or fix: What's best for first-time home buyers?

With a limited supply of entry-level housing for sale, getting your foot in the door you want could be a challenge if you’re looking to buy your first home soon.

The legendary LaTourrette celebrates Cd'A milestone

COEUR d’ALENE — If the remark is made that LaTourrette's Styling Salon is a community institution, owner Steve LaTourrette is quick with a quip in response.

Multi-family market

About 300 attend Kootenai County Market Forum

COEUR d'ALENE - The old adage, "They don't build them like they used to," might well apply to the market for multi-family homes. And smaller is definitely better. "Apartment values are down, but not distressed," said Pat Eberlin, one of five agents from Coldwell Banker Commercial who discussed the prospects for investors in Kootenai County real estate.

U.S. retail sales climb on holiday shopping