Wiggett Building changes hands

The historic Wiggett Building on the southwest corner of Fourth Street and Lakeside Avenue has been sold to a group of local investors.

Second woman sentenced in body dumping

COEUR d’ALENE — A woman who said she was coerced into dumping the body of her friend into Lake Coeur d’Alene after the friend died of a drug overdose in Spokane Valley was sentenced to five years in prison.

Panel sends names of Ohio utility commission picks to DeWine

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nominating council on Monday forwarded four names to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to fill a seat on the powerful Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to replace its chairman, who resigned days after the FBI searched his Columbus townhome.

Death toll from coronavirus up to 74 in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — The death toll in Washington state from the coronavirus increased to 74 on Thursday, and the number of cases topped 1,300, according to state health officials.

Death toll from coronavirus up to 74 in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — The death toll in Washington state from the coronavirus increased to 74 on Thursday, and the number of cases topped 1,300, according to state health officials.

Death toll from coronavirus up to 74 in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — The death toll in Washington state from the coronavirus increased to 74 on Thursday, and the number of cases topped 1,300, according to state health officials.

COLUMN: Polson a great host for hoops

OK Mining City, aka Butte, you’ve got some big shoes to fill.

Vals roll past Plains and Troy

The Valkyries (6-2, 5-0) varsity girls basketball team has still yet to find an opponent in District 7B that can come close to topping them, and last week was no exception as they beat Troy on the road 57-12 and Plains in a home game 62-25.

Gridiron Guesses: Small slate, but huge games on tap this week

Press sports editor Mark Nelke and sports writer Jason Elliott on this week's prep football games.

The Latest: Bangladesh enforces weeklong virus lockdown

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh began enforcing a weeklong nationwide lockdown Monday, shutting shopping malls and transportation as authorities try to stop a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths.

Rocky Mountain wildfires keep growing after torching cabins

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two big mountain wildfires in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming were growing again Thursday after burning dozens of cabins and other structures.

GOP reverses course, intervenes in pension hike

BOISE - A Republican-led House panel approved a measure Thursday to block Idaho government retirees from getting a raise from their pensions, reversing course from a day earlier when they dumped the same bill.

A moist 'summer monsoon' headed toward Arizona

Weather Gems

Several Press subscribers with relatives in the Desert Southwest have asked me in the past week or so whether or not there will be an all-important 'summer monsoon' season this year in Arizona and neighboring states.

Idaho water watchers pray for snow amid drought

BOISE (AP) - Idaho's water watchers are hoping storms will dump enough snow onto the mountains to shore up a supply they say is lagging behind needed levels.

SNOW MERCY

Even with the latest dumping of snow we received — and more predicted this weekend — local building officials aren't setting off alarms yet calling for residents to knock the deepening white stuff from most rooftops.

Flathead Valley endures driest summer ever

1.09”

After three months of intensely hot, dry weather, summer 2015 has gone down as the driest in the Flathead Valley’s history.

Rangers first snowy trip of season

Snowshoe hare tracks bound deep in the snow next to the trail above Krause Creek. They criss-cross it, run along side it and disappear into the trees.

Priest River begins street grade planning

20 Years Ago — 2000

Details emerge in battery of trustee

The former North Idaho College employee who allegedly dumped a bucket of soapy water on Trustee Todd Banducci told police he blamed Banducci for the loss of his job.

Impending duty hikes on Canada lumber should help mills here

Duties placed on Canadian lumber entering the U.S. could eventually help markets here a local mill manager is saying, but they are still a few months out.