BILL BULEY

Bill Buley covers the city of Coeur d'Alene for the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has worked here since January 2020, after spending seven years on Kauai as editor-in-chief of The Garden Island newspaper. He enjoys running.
Recent Stories
'Stifle division'
Nonprofits leaders on Tuesday called for unity
Overcoming division through unity
Little: Unvaccinated can't be denied health care
Says it's a fine line to turn people away from hospitals based on lifestyle choices
Little talks COVID-19
Peaceful, easy flying
The eagles have landed; count expected to grow this month
Eagles have landed in North Idaho
THE HEAVY LEAF LIFT BEGINS
CDA's massive annual pickup program is underway
Leaf it to Coeur d'Alene
Sure to go down in history
Robert Singletary retiring after 27 years with Museum of North Idaho
Singletary retires
Chamber narrowing president/CEO search
More than 60 apply for post
Chamber president search
Seeing Red (Kettles) for the holidays
'Flannel Fest' kicks off the season of giving
Unique Kroc fundraiser help raise critical funding to aid families, seniors, youth and veterans in North Idaho
Region prepares for kids' vaccinations
Shots for ages 5-11 could begin next week
Idaho kids can soon be vaccinated
Back to blades
Jim Petersen, at 80, tries ice skating again
Man, 80, skates again
Woman, cats escape blaze
Fire guts garage; main section of home suffers smoke damage
Fire damages home
Kootenai Health COVID patients lowest in more than 2 months
PHD deaths reach 617
Deaths rise to 617
Heck with Halloween: Here comes Christmas!
Downtown parade, lighting ceremony set for day after Thanksgiving
COEUR d’ALENE — It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas is back to normal in North Idaho. The Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association is going ahead with its 29th Annual Lighting Ceremony Parade on Nov. 26. It will be followed by The Coeur d’Alene Resort’s annual lighting ceremony.
Silverwood to Dollywood?
Norton family says their theme park is not for sale
Silverwood stays with Norton family
'Running out of time'
KHS board considering options as estimated shelter costs rise
KHS campaign stalls
Explosion destroys Rathdrum home
Investigation continues into natural gas leak when line accidentally punctured
3 escape home explosion, fire
COVID taking bigger toll on older residents in PHD
Kootenai County positivity rate for coronavirus falls for third straight week
covid charts
Trash crash
Semi hauling trailer of garbage overturns near Kootenai Health
Trash crash
Clean sweep
Hagadone Marine Group, Lake Coeur d'Alene Cruises leads Fall Lake Cleanup Day
Beach cleaner than before
North Idaho remains COVID hot spot
Nearly 100 coronavirus-related deaths in last 2 1/2 weeks
COVID rise in North Idaho raises alarms
Cemetery makeover moving forward
Shrine completed at St. Thomas
St. Thomas Cemetery makeover continues with completion of shrine
Hayden family combats cyberbullying
Parents involved with what kids are doing online
Cyberbullying faces fighting family
Council OKs stormwater design project in Sanders Beach
Would reduce contaminants going into lake
Stormwater project
Housing market stays strong
Growing inventory giving buyers more options
Real estate strong
'A servant's heart'
Dolores Hawkins retires after 25 volunteering with PHD's Senior Companions Program
Senior Companions for 25 years
CDA man in good company
Mechanical engineer receives Spirit of St. Louis award
CDA man honored
Safety Net widening into North Idaho
Lady golfers donate $2,000 to help those aging out of foster care
Safety Net InlandNW is there to help foster kids as they age out of the system and enter adulthood
Man wounded in shooting at PF gas station
Investigation continues
Shooting investigation
Hagadone Marine Group, foundation donate $45K to Boys & Girls Club
Barletta Pontoon Boat sale benefit youth
Donation for Boys & Girls Club
Hot debate on fire district levy request
Resident leads charge against $2M annual proposal; fire chief disagrees
Fire District budget battle
RETURN of the RATS
No, it's not a rodent sequel; 5 found in CDA library drop-off
Rats at library
This one's for you, Lass
One More Time brings Irish song, food and dance to woman fighting cancer
Ireland comes to Idaho
Making the mall magic again
Knolls aim to create shopping experience unlike any other at Silver Lake shopping center
Silver Lake Mall
Oh, Great Pumpkin
Residents line up early for free Halloween treat
FREE PUMPKINS
Growth fuels Rathdrum council forum
Six candidates share views
Rathdrum candidates sound off
At last, Idaho earns COVID distinction
Survey: Idaho the worst for safety from the coronavirus
Coronavirus isn't safe
Virus fight toll grows
Strain on staff leads some to leave at Kootenai Health
Kootenai Health doctors talk about virus
Griz alert — and we don't mean the football team
Fish and Game says grizzly bear confirmed in Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Griz warning
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
A scenic trek from Cataldo to Wallace and back
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
'COVID is here to stay'
Doctor sees sign that new cases may have peaked
COVID not going away
Study: Idaho obesity rate for kids among nation's lowest
CDA district takes steps to be sure students eat well, exercise
Obesity rates in Idaho 13.3%
Unearthing new life for history
Cemetery tours revive interest in people, places of the past
Cemetery tours unearth demand for history
COVID-19 patient count declines
Kootenai Health spokesperson: Too soon to say if cases have peaked
Patient count down at KH
100 years of working land
Matheson Heritage Farm in Hauser receives Century Farm Award
Matheson Heritage Farm in family 100 years
Hecla CEO seeks silver lining
Phillips Baker reflects on dismissal of 'bad actor' case
Baker reflects on 'bad actor' dismissal
Pocket parks progress
Sherman Avenue sites feature plenty of green
Pocket parks almost done
PHD: Coronavirus deaths top 500
Positivity rate reaches highest point in nine months
Kids could be vaccinated soon
Hospital paints dire picture
Staff hoped for virus decline; instead they see record highs
More COVID patients
The don'ts of camping
If you're headed to the great outdoors, leave your wife's phone at home.
The don'ts of camping
70s swan song
It's about to turn colder, wetter and could even snow
Snow could be coming soon
CDA schools boss talks resignations, staffing shortage
Hocker to Rotary: 'I think we'll be OK'
Hocker speaks to Rotary Club