'Pawsitive' results

RATHDRUM - When Monte, a hound mix, got acquainted with his new family on Thursday, Curtiss Lockett couldn't help but smile.

Scooter helped hundreds of kids

COEUR d'ALENE - Scooter wouldn't let go, not until she saw her boy one last time.

Post Falls fee hikes proposed

New dog adoption fee floated; 117-acre zone change requested

Sew much fun

Students learn new medium during artist-in-residence program

Through bird-nested bobbins and tangled threads, Sorensen students arrived competent and confident at the end of a two-week artist-in-residence program with cloth and fiber artist Katy Baker-Casile.

Cry wolf — or is it coyote

Wolf or coyote

'Aerial art' project settles condo dispute

A compromise ... sort of

COEUR d'ALENE - Hell isn't down, it's up.

New streaming picks - ‘Clemency,’ ‘Crawl’

The film distribution company Neon ran a brilliant Oscar campaign earlier this year for its Best Picture-winning masterpiece, “Parasite.” Unfortunately, it also meant a couple of their other excellent movies from 2019 received less attention.

Oldest US natural history museum offers rare peek

Groundbreaking research being conducted behind the scenes

Lake Cascade State Park is calling adventurers

This week on our journey through eight of Idaho’s state parks between June and July, we’ll explore the beauties and spectacles that lie in Lake Cascade State Park, a crown jewel of the state in and of itself.

ADVICE: The Common-sense dog

Summer is just around the corner and most people want to do summer things with their dogs. This typically includes walking, hiking and swimming. The first two are easy if you have a mobile dog, but sometimes even the most agile of dogs struggles with a fear of water and swimming.

Fiscally fit due to Fido

U.S. trade group: Spending on pets at all-time high

Salting the earth

Drilling boom leads to more harmful waste spills

Gratitude is the attitude

Once upon a time, there was a little dog who was unhappy with his life.

Is selling Avista wise?

The Great Blackout of 2003 began in Ohio, but it was the catastrophic failure of the Ontario power grid that literally pulled the plug and plunged millions of Americans and Canadians into the dark. Without notice and without apparent discussion Avista is now owned by a foreign entity with a recent history of a very large power failure that almost included multiple nuclear power plant emergencies

Fundraiser for pheasants big success on the Palouse

When they wheeled in the ribs, tucked inside giant tupperware tubs lined with barbecue sauce and aroma, an air of concerned pleasure and sanctimoniousness swept through the huge dancehall.

Jenna Clarice Burgener, 19

Jenna Clarice Burgener, 19, went to God, Friday, May 16, 2014, after a brief and loving life, interrupted by a tragic car accident in Paso Robles, California.

Golden fur, golden heart

On a crisp November morning in downtown Coeur d’Alene, Ben Straughen stepped onto the street just outside the crosswalk. His companion, Pablo, immediately guided him between the white lines.

Who are you calling a pansy?

Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms. I hope you’re being spoiled rotten. You no doubt deserve it.

POEM: You'd better watch out

With the controversy surrounding the word "Christmas," I was reminded of the following poem. I would sincerely appreciate it if you would print it in the letters. It is pertinent to this moment in time!

VIRUS DIARY: Walking, alone, on streets built for crowds

NEW YORK (AP) — How long has it been — two weeks, three weeks — since life began to change, day by day, as the coronavirus pandemic arrived in New York? Social distancing, most stores closed, working from home (or not working at all), friends sick or quarantined, friends waiting for tests, every single conversation about THE VIRUS.