North Summit hosting leadership broadcast

Last year, North Summit Church was a local host for a simulcast broadcast of the Global Leadership Summit that was held live in Chicago. More than 125 people attended the event from various businesses, non-profits, schools, and churches in Sandpoint and our surrounding communities.

Superior to regonize national service

[Mineral County, MT]– On April 9, Mayor Mike Wood of Superior will join more than 600 mayors across the country for the first-ever Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, a nationwide bipartisan effort to highlight the impact of national service in tackling city problems.

Historic heat wave blasts Northwest as wildfire risks soar

The Pacific Northwest sweltered Friday and braced for even hotter weather through the weekend as a historic heat wave hit Washington and Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out up to 30 degrees above normal.

Five local skaters competing in regional meet

Five local Glacier Skate Academy skaters representing Whitefish and Montana are on their way to Seattle to compete in the Northwest Pacific Regional Figure Skating Championship. The competition is from Oct. 9 to 13 and includes skaters from, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.

Gustafson and Brown advance after Montana Supreme Court primary

Montana Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson and current Public Service Commission Chair James Brown have emerged as the top two vote-getters in the non-partisan primary election for the high court’s second seat, setting up a general election clash at a time of high political visibility for the court.

Outdoor news

Fishing derby

Outdoor news

Fishing derby

Retirees rally in Belarus against authoritarian president

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 3,000 retirees rallied in the Belarusian capital of Minsk for a third straight Monday to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko as mass protests of a disputed election continue to roil the country.

Iran's president rejects criticism of coronavirus response

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday defended his government's response to the coronavirus outbreak in the face of of widespread criticism that officials acted too slowly and may have even covered up initial cases before infections rapidly spread across the country.

Iran reports another spike in coronavirus with 147 deaths

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus, saying Wednesday another 147 had died in a nearly 15% spike that raises the death toll to 1,135 people nationwide.

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

Idahoans to travel as Memorial Day projections top pre-pandemic levels

Gas prices dip slightly before big travel weekend

Today, the average price for a gallon of regular in the Gem State is $3.85.

Auction planned for first Priest Lake cottage sites

BOISE — The state plans to put an undetermined number of Priest Lake cottage sites on the auction block Aug. 28 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.

BLM to temporarily suspend entrance fees on public lands across America

WASHINGTON – After careful consideration and at the direction of Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, the Bureau of Land Management will temporarily suspend the collection of all entrance fees until further notice.

'Eagle Watch Week' begins Dec. 26

Bureau of Land Management, IDFG to staff interpretive sites to offer viewing

COEUR d'ALENE - "Eagle Watch Week" begins on Wednesday, Dec. 26 along the eastern shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Minimum wage increase will drive all costs up

MOSES LAKE — The fact is, everyone could use a little more money. But the debate on whether Initiative 1433 is going to do more harm than good is only starting to heat up.

Putin signs Russia's nuclear deterrent policy

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday endorsed Russia's nuclear deterrent policy which allows him to use atomic weapons in response to a conventional strike targeting the nation's critical government and military infrastructure.