We can't live without it

Car prices hit record as buyers load up on options

DETROIT - Americans are paying record prices for new cars and trucks, and they have only themselves to blame.

Court weighs making health coverage a fact of life

Fines possible for those uncovered

A family reunion with a new friend

According to the U.S. Census Bureau America’s population is over 327 million. Of those, there are only 27,989 people with the surname Rankin. A few weeks ago, WWII veteran Dan Rankin captured the hearts of just about everyone when the media came calling and shared stories on TV and in print of how for years customers of Dueling Irons in Post Falls had been buying his breakfast to thank him for his service. There was a waiting list of people wanting to buy breakfast for Mr. Rankin.

Married couple struggling

She said she never thought she and her husband would be in this position at their age.

Boooooooooooring!

Post Falls named 2nd most boring city in Idaho

POST FALLS - An online real estate blog has ranked the city of Post Falls as the second most boring city in Idaho.

Paparazzi and public life

Jennifer Lawrence: Privacy loss takes heavy toll

Movers and Shakers May 4, 2011

Lieutenant Governor to address local business owners

Marty and Max (and TaylorAnne): Real Estate Photography and Copyright

I listed my home a couple of years ago and am getting ready to re-list with a different agent. My new agent wants to bring out another photographer and I don’t want to go through the work of preparing my home again. Can I just reuse the images from the previous agent?

Should Tweets be fact or fiction?

Musk buying Twitter sets off tweetstorm of opinions.

Bernanke: A case for further action

Fed plan for short-term fix brings long-term risks

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is balancing a short-term fix for the economy with a long-term gamble: His plan to buy Treasury bonds to fight high unemployment and super-low inflation now could ignite inflation later.

My Turn: Recovery of the Nuremberg Laws

Today marks the 67th anniversary of the recovery of the Nuremberg Laws. Lest we forget, these documents were signed into law on September 15,1935 by Hitler which made it National State policy to persecute the Jews. Though comprising less than 1 percent of the German population, the Jews were vilified as the source of most of the country's economic and other crises. The following is the never before published story by one of the WWII soldiers involved in the recovery, Sgt. Seymour Golub, as told to his family prior to his death on Nov. 15, 1997.

A look at allergies and heart health, with tips to endure pollen season amid coronavirus fears

Lea en español

Cd’A teen with ISIS ties to appear in court

Had plan to attack churches on Sunday

The 18-year-old Coeur d’Alene resident accused of planning to attack local churches with a machete, fire and guns on behalf of ISIS is expected to make his first appearance in federal court today.

Second deer and elk tags discounted

COEUR d'ALENE - For hunters who want more hunting opportunity this fall, second general season deer or elk tags are available at a discount.

The gold standard

Precious metal proves to be a safe bet for investors

NEW YORK - For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in August. Uncle Ben's Pawn Shop in Cleveland has never seen a rush like this.

Sweet summer stirs up comparisons

Fireworks not over yet for Bayview's MacDonald

BAYVIEW — Just about the time you thought the blast from the last big boomer would blow you off the barge, Gary MacDonald moved blithely down the firing line igniting shell after shell after shell, each a little bigger and better. The colorful bursts and fountains lit up the night sky over Lake Pend Oreille.

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.

Station owners want BP help

Tension is mounting between BP and the neighborhood retailers that sell its gasoline.

AG's Office offers advice on security system sales

During the summer, security system companies hire traveling sales agents to go door to door, making "cold calls" on homeowners.