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Silver Lake Mall's silver lining

Staring down the main concourse at the Silver Lake Mall is downright eerie.

No emergency school levies

Area school districts opt to not pursue stop-gap funding this year

Even if they qualified, area school districts opted not to pursue emergency levies. Many reported flat or small increases in attendance numbers the first week of school compared with the beginning of last school year.

Mother, caregiver must choose between heat or holiday meal

Don’t miss planting garlic this fall

Fall is in the air and soon we’ll be putting our gardens to bed for the winter. But there is still one more vegetable that you could, and should, plant this fall: garlic. Next to home-grown tomatoes, nothing compares to the pungent taste of home-grown garlic. Once you experience just how incredibly fresh and juicy homegrown garlic tastes, you’ll never want to buy garlic from the grocery store again.

LEAP OF FAITH: Hayden woman visits Ugandan orphanage she helped build

When the young man she’d met on Facebook asked her for money to buy medicine for a child sick with malaria, Verna Deno was skeptical. The young man — who goes by his surname, Kakembo — said he ran an orphanage in Mityana, a town in the Central Region of Uganda. He cared for more than 30 children, ranging from toddlers to young teens, though he was only in his early 20s himself. Kakembo was desperate for help to save the dying child.

For the kids

Windermere associates clean up at Children's Village

Helping Children's Village

Airlines ask Congress to roll back airfare rule

Bill would allow companies to emphasize in ads the base price

WASHINGTON - Airlines tried and failed to block a federal rule making them tell passengers up front the full cost of airfare, including government taxes and fees. So they're trying another route, asking Congress to do what the Obama administration and the courts refused to do: roll back the law.

Realtor roundup - picking an agent that's right for you

As temperatures tick up this spring, more buyers and sellers will be entering the local real estate market. Getting the best Realtor on your side can make a huge difference.

'Annoyed': Austria's national lockdown dampens holiday mood

Political analysts say the Austrian government did not effectively communicate the importance of vaccines early enough

An effortless New Year's Eve party? No problem!

It probably was a moment of weakness. You offered to host a New Year's Eve gathering, but - as usual - you lack the time and energy to pull together anything company-worthy.

Idaho Falls man arrested for armed robbery with gun

An Idaho Falls man is in jail after he reportedly robbed a man at gunpoint and used the victim’s debit card for shopping.

French-Asian cuisine now available at Lemon Grass

Business Bits

A new option of dining in Coeur d'Alene is French-Asian cuisine at the Lemon Grass Restaurant. With plans to open this past Friday, the bamboo-decor choice is in the former Takara building at 309 Lakeside Ave.

Repentant robber arrested

Man turned to pastor, who notified police

COEUR d'ALENE - This was a remorseful robber.

Guilty verdict thrills Smart

Kidnapping victim glad 'justice can be served'

SALT LAKE CITY - Elizabeth Smart waited more than eight years for the word she heard Friday.

New ownership at Hunters

Business Bits

A unique three-meal menu featuring wild game is the specialty of G.W. Hunters Restaurant in Post Falls. Its major news features new owners George Peichev and his son Rob.

Resort Plaza Shops fill vacancies

Business Bits

Several spaces in The Resort Plaza Shops will fill with businesses in the next few weeks. We'll list the ones we're aware of here and add details as they get closer to opening.

Access bill shot down by southern Idaho lawmakers

A lobbyist for one of Idaho’s largest landowners pushed a bill through the Legislature last year that mandates a fine for trespassers and puts the onus of knowing private property boundaries on hunters and anglers.

Comcast must show what's next after collapse of deal

Madcap murder

'Arsenic and Old Lace' opens tonight at Lake City Playhouse

This family is beyond dysfunctional.