Court: Texas can cut off Planned Parenthood

Legislation bans any state money for organizations tied to abortion

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday that Texas can cut off funding for Planned Parenthood clinics that provide health services to low-income women before a trial over a new law that bans state money from going to organizations tied to abortion providers.

KCRR Prez: An election is a war

Kootenai County Reagan Republican President Jeff Ward doesn't beat around the bush in his recent political newsletter, comparing elections to war.

MY TURN: 'Relationships are not built by political parties'

This country was built by immigrants. Some were forced here. Some came of their own free will. But with the exception of our Native American population, our descendants all pretty much showed up on a boat. That includes slave ships, steam ships, and the Mayflower. Your ethnicity, your ancestry, the color of your skin? It’s irrelevant. You’re an immigrant.

Hitting the gas

U.S. auto sales power ahead in February

Stocks rise as Greece nears debt solution

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed higher for the third day in a row Wednesday after Greece cleared a hurdle toward getting more emergency loans. Financial stocks rose after Bank of America reached a settlement with investors over failed mortgage securities.

What recovery?

As job market strengthens, many don't feel it

WASHINGTON - For millions of workers, happy days aren't quite here again.

Joe Hamilton: Pilgrim's pilot

IN PERSON

There are plenty of stores where you can buy food. There are lots of places to buy supplements. There are many shops that offer select beers and wines.

Booming business

Sales skyrocketing at fireworks booths in wake of Fourth of July cancellations

Playing with fire

Nook Tablet is Kindle Fire's worthy foe

A retrospective tasting of the 1997 vintage

Over the holidays we had the opportunity to taste six of our favorite wines from the historic 1997 vintage. The importance of going back and tasting these wines is helpful to know how the 2007 vintage which we have found to be equally extraordinary will stand up.

Closing credits

Theater to shut down, church buying site

Smithsonian asks judge's help with bug collection

Institution having hard time carrying out entomologist's wishes

WASHINGTON - Carl J. Drake spent his life studying bugs, everything from aphids to water striders. When he died in 1965, the entomologist left his life savings and his vast insect collection to the Smithsonian. But now Drake's will has become something of a pest.

Cd'A Macy's not on list of closures; fans glad

COEUR d’ALENE — Michelle Hogan had just finished shopping at Macy’s at the Silver Lake Mall on a slushy, snowy Wednesday.

Stocks rally around world after Fed action

WASHINGTON - Global stock markets staged an explosive rally Thursday, embracing a move by the Federal Reserve to try to rejuvenate the U.S. economy by buying $600 billion in Treasury bonds.

Bingham Healthcare is now offering telehealth appointments

BLACKFOOT — In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Bingham Healthcare, and all of the healthcare providers at their associated clinics in East Idaho, are doing everything they can to provide high-quality and compassionate care while ensuring the health, safety and well-being of their patients. In addition to in-person visits, they are also scheduling telehealth appointments, which allow patients to visit with their doctors from the comfort and safety of their own homes.

Keep your kitchen green

Even as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, many of us still don't know entirely what it means to "go green."

Computer shopping adventure

I’d like to think I have a sense of adventure but that hasn’t translated into buying a new computer.

Warrant mix-up leaves a mess

COEUR d’ALENE — A Washington man is threatening to sue Kootenai County over an incident that resulted in his arrest and, he says, left his son traumatized.

Rising property values dim dreams of home ownership

For the average wage-earner in Kootenai County, the dream of owning a home is slipping away. As property values countywide continue to soar, locals looking to buy a house are finding themselves settling for less — or continuing to rent as home prices move further and further out of reach.

Lonnie's 'Big Spin' leads to $75K prize

While he plays the occasional scratch ticket, Lonnie Dahl of Priest River said he saw the Big Spin game and decided to buy a few tickets because it looked fun. That chance purchase led to Dahl making a trip to Boise to be the first jackpot winner of the Idaho Lottery's newest game, the Big Spin. And by the time the 6-foot-plus wheel stopping spinning, Dahl had won $75,000. Dahl's winning ticket, purchased from Whitley Oil Exxon in Priest River, earned him a trip to Boise to spin the Lottery’s Big Spin Wheel during a public event at Boise Towne Square.