Hot Wheels in my heart

Racing, crashing cars treasured days of childhood

My brothers and I arranged the tracks through the basement, seeing how far we could run them. We could set the jumps far apart to see just how far they could go. We could set the starting line on a table with a steep drop to see how fast they could go.

Best Night Sky Events for March 2024

March unfolds as a celestial spectacle, ushering in the first equinox of the year and a subtle shift in seasons.

Legals for March, 16 2024

Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It's home prices

The United States is slogging through a housing affordability crisis that was decades in the making

Home sellers are cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates

The pickup in the share of home listings with price cuts is a sign the housing market is shifting back toward a more balanced dynamic between buyers and sellers

McDonald's apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours

The company said the outage also wasn't related to its shift to Google Cloud as a technology provider

Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500

The actor issued an apology on his Instagram account Thursday, saying he “made an impulsive mistake” and calling himself an environmentalist with “the utmost respect for and love of our natural world.”

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The uniformity of uniforms is not so uniform anymore

The Ducks are stuck wearing things like those basketball bananas — and they’re way, WAY past ugly. For a uniform snob, huh, what can I say?

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland bounces back for split in Bevacqua's debut at alma mater

“Our guys came out and competed,” said Lakeland coach Al Bevacqua, who played on state championship teams at Lakeland in 1993 and 1996. “The guys really started seeing the ball and putting some stuff together in the second game.”

Medical examiner testifies in murder trial

The former medical examiner who performed Kendy Howard’s autopsy stands by his opinion that she died from a gunshot wound.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

OPINION: Precinct by precinct, take back your party

Take part in this critical primary election

Très chic: It's Cd'A Fashion Week

Festivities begin Saturday, show set for March 22

Designers, artists, models, lights, cameras and an abundance of action will color the Lake City in bold and creative choices when Coeur d'Alene Fashion Week returns this weekend through Friday, March 22.

Gary Charles McWilliams, 70

Gary Charles McWilliams, 70, of Smelterville, Idaho, went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2024, at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg, Idaho.

Richard Lynn (Rick) Geaudreau, 65

Richard Lynn Geaudreau passed away on October 15, 2023, in the woods he loved. Rick was born March 8, 1958, to Richard W. and Judy M. Geaudreau.

Legals for March, 15 2024

Legals for March, 15 2024

Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preserves

In 2019, Schubarth paid $400 to a hunting guide for testicles from a trophy-sized Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep killed in Montana

What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more

Pi can calculate the circumference of a circle by measuring the diameter — the distance straight across the circle's middle — and multiplying that by the 3.14-plus number.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Where, oh where, is the Seahawks' next QB?

Seattle didn’t need a quarterback when Mahomes and Allen showed up in the draft, but there’s an opening for THE future star right now. Schneider and Macdonald are going to find a quarterback from someplace.