AAA urges seat belt use

Dangerous driving rises in the winter

Be safe, belt up

Cowboy Ball breaks record

The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo Foundation announced its 2018 Cowboy Ball raised nearly $110,000, a record-setting figure.

GOLF: The ultimate pro

In Tuesday’s sports section there was an article about Tiger Woods tying Sam Sneed for the most PGA wins (82). There is another PGA. It is called the LPGA (for ladies). Neither Woods nor Snead holds the most professional golfer wins record. That distinction belongs to Kathy Whitworth.

Gas prices could see $4 a gallon

Gas prices could rise

Youth Sports July 7, 2021

Basketball, golf and more

Another record year for Idaho tourism

Idaho Travel Council awards $2 million for marketing to North Idaho tourism nonprofits

From showcasing area waterfalls and native mushrooms to invitations for rock climbing and snowshoeing adventures, area travel and tourism promotors have once again been rewarded for their work drawing visitors to North Idaho. The Idaho Travel Council announced Wednesday it granted nearly $2 million to tourism nonprofits in North Idaho to market their cities, towns and regions as travel destinations.

Community Thanks November 20, 2011

I'm predicting double the number of thunderstorms locally this spring and summer

Weather Gems

On Friday, March 14, we had the loudest thunderstorm ever observed so early in the season in the Coeur d'Alene area and other parts of the so-called 'Inland Empire.'

Your choices

For the next couple of months, wine consumers will be bombarded with this list and that list of the best wines. From big box retailers to wine publications, there will be many interpretations of what constitutes a great wine. As a wine writer who also works daily with customers, I take a different approach, highlighting the wines that you, North Idaho wine consumers, think are the best, based on which ones you come back and buy over and over again. As we say, what matters most is what you like. So here are the wines you have voted for, not in a survey, but with your pocket books and money clips.

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Gem State surplus

By STEVE CAMERON

Got a good reason for takin' the vehicle out

Whenever we get a chance, the wife and I love to hit the open road, if even just for a day.

Irresponsible lawmakers and an irresponsible law

The Coeur d’Alene Press published two articles about the Idaho State Legislature passing H.B. 194 (Sept. 25 and 26). Without providing associated funding, which could be considerable, the lawmakers decreed that publicly funded libraries in the state (for this article, the Coeur d’Alene Public Library) must establish a system that will block library users from being exposed to “objectionable” content. The library must have this system in place by July 2020.

Perfect, Felix

Hernandez overpowers Tampa Bay to pitch M's 1st perfecto and 23rd in baseball history

I've discovered the true art of measuring snow

Weather Gems

I've had many Press subscribers ask me recently to explain just how I measure the snowfall at my location on Player Drive in the northwestern corner of Coeur d'Alene. They also ask me why I seem to gauge more snow during a particular period or season than in their parts of town.

What's causing the 'strange doings' on the sun?

Weather Gems

Scientists tell us that current solar activity is "stranger than at any time in more than a century." Recent weird weather on a global scale may have been caused by the 'fickle' sun.

Rogers makes a difference for community's most vulnerable

Volunteer Corner

Joy Rogers, E-Services Banking Manager at Mountain West Bank, has been serving with United Way for 10 years. Rogers co-chairs United Way's Income/Basic Needs Impact Council and is responsible for setting goals to attain resources for programming, and to develop strategies and initiatives to reach those goals.

Kootenai County sees crime decline

Idaho State Police shows 8.83% decrease in offenses, but some towns still seeing crime climb

Red Hot Mamas will shine during inauguration

Fun-loving performance group to represent Idaho today in 'Parade Across America'

Fun-loving performance group to represent Idaho today in 'Parade Across America'

Our La Nada could be a new La Nina later this year

Weather Gems

The latest sea-surface temperature data indicates that ocean temperatures off the West Coast of South America and along the Equatorial regions are only slightly below normal levels for the past week. Most cooler regions are about a degree Fahrenheit below normal with some isolated pockets of 2 to 3 degrees below average levels. Within the last several days, however, the area of cooler waters has expanded, but it looks like we're still in a La Nada (in-between El Nino and La Nina) event, at least for now.