Fuel prices still falling

Gas prices kept tumbling last week amid record-high stock levels and continued low demand due to COVID-19 precautions. With another eight-cent drop for the week (the second-largest in the country behind Alaska), the Idaho average price for regular fuel is now just seven cents higher than the national average.

Dad's illness takes toll on family

This mom, dad and their three young kids will be spending this Christmas in a motel room.

Promise holds out for home sales

As we ease into the fourth quarter of our year we continue to see signs of a slow, but steady recovery in the housing market. Builders reported another increase in new home construction last month. This marks the biggest increase in more than four years. Driven by the historically low interest rates that have persisted this year, buyers are active although not in droves, but they are buying.

Order hunting tags early online or by phone

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Editorial: Penalty flags on the unions

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s survival in Tuesday’s recall election is being billed as a big blow to unions. No matter how you interpret that vote, it’s clear that American unions face an uphill struggle — one largely of their own creation.

Low rates and heavy buyer demand send US home sales surging

Spurred by ultra-low mortgage rates, home buyers rushed last month to snap up a limited supply of existing houses, causing the pace of purchases to jump by a record-high 24.7%

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By DEVIN WEEKS

Relief at the pump?

Gas prices expected to drop 50 cents by summer

NEW YORK - Some relief from suffocating gas prices will likely arrive just in time for summer vacation. Expect a drop of nearly 50 cents as early as June, analysts said.

Some school districts quit healthier lunch program

After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.

Making his mark in the MMA world

That first night in the cage, Killian Estes wasn’t even supposed to be on the card.

Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US

Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccinations to younger adults. But across Europe,

Man dies on ATV

SAGLE - A Lewiston man died Sunday on Garfield Bay Cutoff Road when his all-terrain vehicle left the roadway and collided with a culvert, according to Idaho State Police.

Germany's top-selling tabloid to introduce paywall

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A May to remember: U.S. auto sales breeze past forecasts

Northwest Notes: Saturday, May 23, 2015

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Stocks plunge after Fed announces stimulus steps

NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve did what investors expected Wednesday - it said it would buy Treasury bonds to help the economy. But stocks fell anyway. The reason? The Fed made it clear that it thinks a full economic recovery is years away.

Animatronics and practical dino droppings

Steven Spielberg gets a lot of credit for the way he limits the screentime of the shark in "Jaws." Most movie aficionados know the mechanical shark rarely operated properly, forcing Spielberg to ratchet suspense in other ways.

Unanticipated rate drop equals opportunity

Even though higher than last year at this time, interest rates for 30-year fixed rate mortgages dropped last week to the surprise of most. Last week's 4.21 percent rate is the lowest seen in six months giving buyers a bit of stress relief as rates continued to rise in previous weeks. Some attribute this drop to lower than expected housing market results in many parts of the country.

It gets costly at the counter

Tips for renting a car

Heading home for the holidays can come with a hefty price tag.

Rathdrum Days: Boredom buster

By HOLLY FREDERICKS