FAST FIVE: Animals are LaRain Saige's people

Meet LaRain Saige, an animal care specialist helping pets and their people stay healthy and happy at home.

‘Howl’ to communicate with your dog

Dogs have a remarkable ability to communicate through a variety of sounds, or vocalizations. Because each vocalization conveys a specific message or emotion, understanding the meaning behind different vocalizations can help owners address their pets’ needs more effectively, leading to a stronger bond and a happier, healthier dog.

Legals for March, 30 2024

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland comes up short in season opener

Lakeland plays Frenchtown today.

Special meeting goes nowhere

CLN board at odds over presence of attorney, open meeting law

A special Thursday meeting with a focus on Idaho's open meeting law didn't go as planned when the Community Library Network's legal counsel was absent from the meeting.

Hoston earns firefighter honors

Cd'A Fire Department responded to a record 10,022 emergency service calls

The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department responded to a record 10,022 emergency service calls in 2023,

'Don’t be scared'

“One-nine-nine?” “Nine-one-one?” “One-one-nine?” It took a couple of tries, but after a few attempts for the kindergartners to recite the number to call when an emergency happens, they were all in agreement. “Nine-one-one,” the Silver Hills Elementary students said in unison.

Return to the '90s this summer

Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray to play the fair's Party in the Dirt

Pull those crop tops out of the closet and frost those tips, because Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth are coming to the North Idaho State Fair this summer.

OPINION: Recommended candidates

The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC), the official Republican Party, has made their recommendations for the upcoming May Primary Election. The KCRCC candidate rating and vetting process is just that, a process involving questionnaires, interviews, candidate forums, due diligence, sub-committee reports, discussion, debate, and finally a vote by the full KCRCC.

Movie times

Movie times

Easter festivities

Easter Sunday is just a couple days away.

LaVerna St. Clair Frymire, 93

LaVerna St.Clair Frymire passed peacefully from this life on March 22nd, 2024 at Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Legals for March, 29 2024

Pope, looking strong, washes feet of 12 women at Rome prison from his wheelchair

The Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony is a hallmark of every Holy Week and recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper together before he was crucified.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Idaho places Gonzalez on administrative leave

Gonzalez, in his second year as coach, went 1-27 in 2023, after going 4-24 in 2022.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

Work set on $56M PF Dam rehabilitation

Avista expects project to be complete by spring 2027

It's been nearly 50 years since any major work has been done on Avista's Hydroelectric Development North Channel Dam, originally constructed 118 years ago.

Richard David Welts, 84

Richard David Welts, #11011, Sergeant II, of the Los Angeles Police Department was born on Friday, September 1, 1939, in Los Angeles, and was called home, concluding his final EOW on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Paving planned at 'The Mudhole'

Construction is slated to start in April and is expected to continue through mid-July, delaying opening of the recreation area from its historical opening date of the third weekend in May.

Hunter harvest: Drop in elk, mule deer, bump in whitetails

For the first time since 2013, statewide elk harvest came in below 20,000.

The elk harvest is a bit of a head-scratcher. Anecdotally, Fish and Game heard reports from experienced elk hunters who were not finding elk in their usual spots during fall, and suspect weather may have been a significant factor.