Kodiak brown bear on the lam from refuge

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska wildlife center that takes in orphaned and injured animals is missing one of its larger residents.

Kodiak brown bear on the lam

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska wildlife center that takes in orphaned and injured animals is missing one of its larger residents.

Fermented foods: One of the secrets to a long life

I’ll admit when I think of fermented foods, I think of stinky and sour tasting foods like sauerkraut.

A night of 'Living in Harmony'

Hospice Wine Taste and Auction draws 400

Wine Taste and Auction a hit

Young boy sets example for needy adults

Lemonade, 50 cents.

Richard Bert Blaisdell, Jr.

Bert Blaisdell was born to Gail and Richard

John Rodney ”Rod” Kulstad, 93

John Rodney Kulstad, “Rod,” passed away peacefully at his home in Stevensville, Mont., on June 19, 2013. He was in the company of his loving children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Alan in January of 2010 and his wife of almost 69 years, Kate, in October of 2011.

Aerial tours add another Scotchman perspective

SANDPOINT — Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and EcoFlight teamed up Wednesday to give aerial tours of the proposed wilderness area near Clark Fork.

Cannes: Franco builds a bookish filmography

CANNES, France - James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf - and a very respectable one, at that.

The winery distributor shuffle

Every year between December and January a "dance" goes on between wineries and distributors resulting from successes and failures of distributors in selling wine. At times distributors will drop winery brands from their "books" that have not sold well but more frequently wineries change their distributors to increase sales of their wines in an area. This annual exercise takes on more ferocity when we have a tough wine market with a lot of extra juice to be sold. Sometimes it works sometimes not so much, but it can have real effects on the wine consumer.

LITTLE: We can do better

I know more about Washington County than I do Washington, D.C. Incredible natural assets, world-class recreation, rich history and hard-working people are some of the reasons Idaho is the fastest-growing state, with increasing job opportunities and rising wages.

Springtime babies galore on the prairie

A multi-generational farm and ranching family on the Rathdrum Prairie is in baby mode this month.

ALL TURKEYED OUT

1,800 birds donated to families for Thanksgiving

Pallets of turkeys and hundreds of cars lined up to receive them filled the parking lot at Heart of the City Church in Coeur d'Alene Thursday. “It’s such a blessing,” Dallas Danielson of Post Falls said. “I just moved from Washington, Seattle, so to kind of get this pick-me-up for a whole meal is really great.” Through Heart Reach, Inc., the nonprofit food bank arm of Heart of the City Church, the annual Turkeys and More giveaway donated 1,800 turkeys to families in time for Thanksgiving.

One bison shot in winter hunt; exodus still possible

BILLINGS, Mont. - Only one Yellowstone bison was reported shot as Montana's bison hunt ended Monday with most of the animals still inside the national park, where hunting is banned.

ADVICE: The Common Sense Dog

Sometimes we want results fast. We want to lose weight fast. We want to make money fast. We want success fast, but if life teaches us anything, it’s that good things take time.

Well done, Koda

PFPD's first set K-9 to retire this summer

POST FALLS - After nearly six years of taking a bite out of Post Falls crime, Koda is eying retirement.

OPINION: A year-end message of hope

One of the more interesting aspects of being Chair of the Kootenai County Democratic Central Committee has been interacting with young people.

Richard Hawkins (50)

Richard Gordon Hawkins (50) died at his lifelong home in Coeur d’ Alene Idaho on September 10, 2014.  He was born in Spokane, Washington on February 9, 1964 to Ida Daugharty Hawkins and James W. Hawkins, M.D.  He joined brothers and sisters Bob (Whiteley), Betsy, Mary, John and Ron.

Stoddard Park's new eatery?

Business Bits

A family-friendly breakfast and lunch diner in a park in the middle of residential neighborhoods is the plan for Chomper Cafe. The new place should open in early March in Stoddard Park at 2345 W. Prairie Ave., Hayden.

What's your animal sign?

Xin (pronounced "shin") nian kuai-le.