OUR GEM: Re-MEMBER-ing the Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Over the last 50 years, Kootenai Environmental Alliance (KEA) has been a leader in environmental activism, advocacy, and education in conserving, protecting and restoring North Idaho. When it comes to Our Gem, KEA has been and will continue to be a voice for Coeur d’Alene Lake and all the water resources of this wonderful part of the country.

CDA Chamber: Crucial role of precinct committeeman and their impact on business

This important precinct committeeman race is coming up on the May primary ballot. T

Education is theirs to keep

115 graduating seniors each receive $1,000 scholarships from Chamber, Tribe

More than $115,000 in scholarships was presented at the event that honored some of the area’s best and brightest graduates.

'We need to seek the next remedy'

New Idaho group seeks abortion rights, aims to change reproductive health laws

A new statewide coalition called Idahoans United for Women and Families aims to advocate for access for full reproductive health care for all Idahoans and is currently exploring a citizens' ballot initiative after they said two legislative sessions have passed without addressing compounding issues regarding Idaho’s abortion bans.

Snake alert: What to do if your pet is bitten

Spring has sprung, but flowers may not be the only things popping up in your yard. This also is the season when snakes come out of hibernation.

The Exhausted Dad: When you don’t move the headstones

Kids are always listening. My 9-year-old daughter, it must be said, is turning into one of the cooler people I know. We enjoy the same music (Hooptown 101!), and her contrarian tendencies make her a true Wild Card in most situations. If she disagrees with me about anything, she usually just replies “NOPE!” and I’m only left to guess as to why I’m so wrong.

Robert Barlow, 78

Robert Coe Barlow passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024.

Legals for April, 20 2024

SCSO investigating possible drowning

The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a reported drowning that took place on the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene on Friday afternoon

Three hurt in Highway 41 collision

According to the Idaho State Police, a 16-year-old male was driving an ATV about 3 p.m. when he crossed the highway near milepost 16 from Spirit Bend Avenue going westbound to get onto a dirt access road.

Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings

There was a large police and security presence, with guards wearing black stab-proof vests posted on each level of the mall. Visitors numbered in the hundreds, but were fewer than the usual expected on a Friday during school holidays.

Idaho abortion ban raises alarms about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S.

The Biden administration has sued Idaho over its abortion ban

Music Review: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is great sad pop, meditative theater

In moments, her 11th album feels like a bloodletting: A cathartic purge after a major heartbreak delivered through an ascendant vocal run, an elegiac verse, or mobile, synthesized productions that underscore the powers of Swift's storytelling.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Support for your favorite college team now measured in $$$

Are you a serious Gonzaga fan? A real, heart-and-soul Zagaholic who would do almost anything to see your guys back in the NCAA title game? Here’s an idea: Send the program a couple million dollars.

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland topples Sandpoint twice

Lakeland travels to Lewiston on Tuesday for an IEL doubleheader.

Safe Passage: Here for survivors

Two in five women and one in five men in Idaho have experienced sexual violence during their lifetime, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

OPINION: AI concerns aren't just hallucinations

Potential for good - and not-so-good - abundant in medical field and elsewhere

Oregon author luncheon set for May 2

Eileen Garvin to appear at Vine and Olive

Oregon-based author Eileen Garvin will make an appearance in Coeur d'Alene at noon May 2 during a luncheon at Vine and Olive Eatery and Wine Bar.

Aspire's 'Gypsy' opens April 26

Show runs through May 5

Aspire Community Theatre's production of "Gypsy" will open at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the Midge and Pepper Smock Family Theatre at the Kroc Center.