NCAA TOURNAMENT • Spokane: San Diego State rolls past Yale, earns rematch with defending national champion UConn

“I think we got the hardest game out of the way (on Friday),” Trammell said. “We came out loose and confident, and got open shots.”

Ten years of burgers and smiles

Schmidty’s Burgers marks decade in Cd'A

Nathan and Denise Schmidt have been serving up smiles for a decade in Coeur d’Alene, and are celebrating the restaurant’s 10th anniversary this year. The owners of Schmidty’s Burgers at 1524 Sherman said they love what they do and have no plans on slowing down.

A superbloom expected in California's deserts

Last week certainly felt like spring across the Inland Northwest. March 17 was the warmest St. Patrick’s Day in recorded history in Coeur d’Alene with a high of 71 degrees. The old record was 70 degrees set back in 1972.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: One more chance for Madness at the Arena

If nothing else, the WCC regular season and postseason tournament should be a little more competitive the next two years, with WSU and hopefully Oregon State providing a challenge to the Zags and Gaels.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Kudos to Zags and Cougs, despite differing results

How good is this Gonzaga team? Really.

Appeal hearing set on Marriott hotel

Joan Woodard will dispute DRC decision before City Council on April 16

But Woodard believes the public was not given sufficient notice and information about the project until it was too late, and the hotel was given a green light despite what she sees as conflicts with the principles of the city’s comprehensive plan

Report: Alzheimer's projected to rise in Idaho

A new 2024 Alzheimer’s and dementia report from the Alzheimer's association shows there are only eight geriatricians in the state. Only one of those doctors is based in North Idaho.

How to ask for a raise

Former Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige enjoyed telling a story about how a high-ranking official responded to an employee's request for a raise by saying: "Because of the influctuational predisposition of your position's productive capacity as juxtaposed to government standards, it would be monetarily injudicious to advocate an increment."

EDITORIAL: Crumbling schools see work crews en route

Press offers praise for supportive legislators

NCAA TOURNAMENT • Spokane: San Diego State rides LeDee, last year's experience to win over UAB

San Diego State (25-10) advanced to Sunday’s second round to face 13th-seeded Yale (24-8), which fought back and stunned No. 4 seed Auburn (27-8) 78-76 before a crowd which became louder and louder in support of Yale down the stretch.

NCAA TOURNAMENT • Spokane: Simply Grand — D-I newbie Grand Canyon knocks off Saint Mary’s for first NCAA tourney win

“It’s cool for the world to see what GCU’s capable of,” said Lopes senior forward Gabe McLothan, who finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. “We’re not done yet.”

PREP ROUNDUP: Trojan boys dominate at Lewiston Invitational

Friday's area high school results.

CLN drops Juneteenth holiday

Action criticized as racist

The Community Library Network will no longer observe Juneteenth, the state and federally recognized holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States.

Dreams of dresses

Students launch drive for prom

Members of the Ant’oqmi’wes club were looking for a way to help their peers that tied in with spring. The Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy students put their heads together and came up with the idea to run a prom dress drive for the community. The group, led by seniors Abigail Fitzgerald and Ari Begalman, also goes by the United Together club.

'That's how deadly it is'

Prosecutor outlines challenges of fighting fentanyl as state passes tougher laws

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s far more powerful than morphine.The pills can resemble prescription narcotics like Oxycontin, but are counterfeit and often lethal.

Prosecutor’s office gets $100K for expert witnesses

Kootenai County commissioners unanimously approved a $100,000 request from the prosecutor’s office to spend on expert witnesses.

Blessings for Bangladesh

NI Christian School packs meals with love during Feed the Need event

In hairnets and gloves, North Idaho Christian School's 220 students prepared meals with blessings and love. The students worked in rotations throughout the day March 14 to pack 10,000 vitamin-rich meals of rice and lentils that will feed people in Bangladesh, a historically high-poverty, highly populated South Asian country.

Springtime bliss: Keeping your pets safe from poisonous plants

Spring brings a burst of color and new life to our surroundings, but the very things that make spring so vibrant can pose serious threats to our beloved pets.

Avista to host PF Dam rehab open house Wednesday

Spillway work to begin in April

Avista will host an open house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday to speak with the public about a multi-year project to rehabilitate the spillway for the Post Falls North Channel Dam.

The Exhausted Dad: Overscheduled and on the run

My wife and I made a pact before we started a family: We can’t overschedule our kids.