5+ day, 23+ min ago   (492+ words) Nearly 9,000 feet of Lake Creek and 700 acres of family-owned forest and farmland in North Idaho and eastern Washington are permanently protected, the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy announced. The protected land includes forests, hayfields, wetlands and stream corridors and helps native…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago   (663+ words) Corey Lamb plays the "roller ball" game alongside his son at Eats on Spokane Street's End of Summer Party. DAVID BERNAUER/Press Children play one of the activities at the End of Summer Party at Eats on Spokane Street. DAVID…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (599+ words) It’s not an uncommon practice for Bonner County residents to leave their front door or their vehicle unlocked. 1. Wire transfer fraud. Criminals intercept transaction communications to send fake wiring instructions to buyers shortly before closing. Once funds are wired to…...

4+ week, 20+ min ago   (1688+ words) Westbound traffic on Interstate 90 at the Northwest Boulevard overpass backs up on Friday. RAY ERKU/Press Working to fix a damaged pipe at Prairie Trail in Cour d'Alene are, from left, Rocky Peckham and Taylor Plunkett, of Ridgeline Utilities, on…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (519+ words) Grandparents are given the privilege of introducing their hobbies to grandchildren. For some, that could be music. For others, it might be reading. Many may share a love for gardening or baking with their young proteges. Board games or fishing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (129+ words) PGA Professional Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, Wash., shot an 18-under-par 198 the Senior Oregon Open on Thursday at Wildhorse Resort in Pendleton, Ore. PGA Professional Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club in Blaine, Wash.,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (646+ words) City officials meet with members of the Coeur d'Alene Police Officers Association on Thursday. From left are Mayor Dan Gookin, City Administrator Michael Dominguez, City Finance Director Katie Ebner, Human Resources Director Melissa Tosi and City Attorney Randy Adams. RAY…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (72+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing In response to angry, sometimes mocking, questions from Republican senators, Fauci declined to answer more than 100 times, injecting new drama into partisan divides that have…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1010+ words) A map showing the evacuation zones on the Upper Smith Fire. BONNERS FERRY — The Upper Smith Fire has reached the point where evacuation is necessary, Boundary County Sheriff Travis Stolley said Tuesday. "Leave now," Stolley said bluntly in a social…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (998+ words) BONNERS FERRY — It's a matter of when some residents near the Upper Smith Fire will be asked to evacuate, not if, Northern Rockies Team 1 officials said at a community meeting Monday. "We do anticipate, just to be brutally honest with…...