Stocks extend gains as dollar falls

NEW YORK - Stocks rose moderately Monday on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will take steps to boost the economy.

HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B, topping Dell

SEATTLE - Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company.

Comment sought on Avista plan

N. Idaho customers have until Dec. 16 to comment on natural gas proposal

Avista Utilities' North Idaho customers have until Dec. 16 to submit comments regarding Avista's long-range plan to meet customer demand for natural gas over the next 20 years.

A new decade begins

One of the great things about a new year is just that, its newness. It offers a clean slate and a chance to start over, building a better year than the last. Yet, as we begin the new year the prospects are cloudy. As we seek the bright spots in the real estate market we do see some glimmers of hope.

Silver Valley couple claim $30,000 winning scratch ticket

BOISE - Happily ever after might just have a new face in the Silver Valley.

Entertainment Calendar April 26, 2013

Schedule of events for April 26-28

“Spy School:” 7 p.m. Christian Center School production, 3639 W. Prairie Ave., Hayden. Spooks, covert action, and students learning to become spies invade this tale of a play within a play. Tickets at the door: $5/adults $3/students and children.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

Hello! It’s been a tough week, friends, so I won’t say Happy Friday as I usually do. But I will say it is Friday, and I hope you’re getting a chance to exhale. As many people informed us on social media, Shakespeare wrote King Lear under quarantine, but King Lear isn’t his best, anyway, and he probably didn’t have to deal with screaming stir-crazy kiddos or a constant barrage of news. If you’ve been staring at the wall instead of writing the next great historical play, know that you’re very much not alone.

Yuletide Fear: Europe cuts back amid holiday gloom

Greeks dodge riots to do their Christmas shopping. Italians planning holiday feasts quietly stuff freezers. And the needy in Ireland are literally selling the family silver.

Americans' home equity hits low point

WASHINGTON (AP) - Falling real estate prices are eating away at home equity.

Not safe across the sea

Bunker Hill purchases processing plant

Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (BHC) appears to be making great strides in their pursuit of bringing the historic mine back toward full production.

Obama takes shopping detour in New York

Long train running

Aging transit systems grapple with repair backlog as use increases

Gaining ground

Home sales tick up to highest in 3 1/2 years

Home sales increase in North Idaho

MLS reports 800 homes have been sold from Jan. 1 to May 31

COEUR d'ALENE - Home sales are on the rise around the five Northern counties so far in 2010, the highest they've been at this point in the year since 2007.

As cheap gas shifts car buyers' habits, automakers power on

Chinese stocks drop, but impact in U.S. is seen as limited

GAS: Put blame on the consumer

To the 42 percent of people who voted on the online poll that President Obama is to blame for the recent rise in gas prices, thank you for showing just how ignorant you are. Typical Right Wing Republican response.

Betting on the sun

Idaho solar developer fights to keep project alive

BOISE - The developer of a proposed $180 million southern Idaho solar energy project hopes to be delivering electricity within months, despite past rejections by regulators.

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