Today's ghastly groaner

An old fisherman was fishing in the lake one day when he saw a water snake moving across the water with a frog in its mouth. He had been a fisherman for a long time. He knew the best food for some large fish were frogs. With this thought, the fisherman grabbed the snake from behind and carefully removed the frog from its mouth. He put the frog in his side bag. The fisherman feared the angry snake would bite him, so he grabbed his bottle of homemade whiskey from his pocket and carefully poured two drops into the snake’s mouth. The snake’s eyes shone for just a moment and then it moved away slowly.

McHugh: No discipline for deputy prosecutor

Prosecutor prefers education over punishment

COEUR d'ALENE — Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said education, not punishment, is his answer to questionable social media comments made by a deputy prosecutor.

Saints' suspensions tossed out in bounty case

Both sides claim victory after former commissioner's ruling

NEW ORLEANS - Finding fault with nearly everyone tied to the New Orleans Saints' bounty case, from the coaches to Roger Goodell, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue tossed out the suspensions of four players Tuesday and condemned the team for obstructing the investigation.

A night of 'Living in Harmony'

Hospice Wine Taste and Auction draws 400

Wine Taste and Auction a hit

Idaho unemployment rate stays steady

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% in April, unchanged since September 2023, according to the Idaho Department of Labor.

Let’s fill the space between with love

What acts of kindness have you been seeing?

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Donna Prince, 73

Local brick-and-mortar stores feeling solid

Despite bleak forecast for in-store business, North Idaho retailers faring well

Despite bleak forecast for in-store business, North Idaho seems to be faring well

World Nation Briefs February 8, 2013

Storm batters New England, 350K lose power

Holiday shoppers came out to spend in November

NEW YORK - Shoppers had retailers' registers ringing in November, getting the holiday season off to a roaring start.

The Front Row with Doug Ferguson January 3, 2011

Recapping the round: golf in 2010

Framed photographs large and small hang in every room and adorn the walls of every corridor inside the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, memories of Arnold Palmer and more than a half-century he devoted to golf.

Nonresident deer and elk tags go on sale Dec. 1

Hunters should expect high demand for tags and long waits

It's time for all of us to 'get real'

If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? If a woman dies in cyberspace but not in the real world, should she be mourned?

Stocks rally worldwide with hopes for a return to “normal”

NEW YORK (AP) — Brimming hopes that people will again return

Even if you're careful drugs can end up in water

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money

Respiratory diseases have been the most prevalent diseases in Kenya for the past several years and are on the rise, according to government authorities, with 19.6 million reported cases last year.

Digital movie locker 'UltraViolet' nears launch

LOS ANGELES - A group of media and electronics companies will soon start testing a system that will let you watch the movies and TV shows that you buy wherever you are, regardless of formats and other technical hurdles. Like ATMs, your account would follow you, no matter what brand of machine you use.

Survey: Sun Road trails are over used

Cameras are used but can't distinguish faces

Glacier National Park is trying to get a handle on how many people are using trails along the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor, but some trail users have questioned the park's methods and the impacts they have on the wilderness experience.

The benefits of stability

The world of wine is impacted by economic factors specific to the industry, what I refer to as the "wineconomy," and is also influenced by the general economic forces that affect each of us. After the last few years of turmoil in the overall economy and tough years in the grape growing and winemaking business, the industry from the growers all the way through the consumers could benefit from some increased stability.

Fake targets, real fun

ATHOL — Five dead-eye archers walked the final course of the Coeur d'Alene Bowmen's 3D Snow Shoot on Sunday, each stepping over piles of elk droppings in a woodsy area near Farragut State Park.