India reopens stores as virus restrictions ease elsewhere

NEW DELHI (AP) — A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace Saturday with the reopening in India of neighborhood stores that many of the country's 1.3 billion people rely on for everything from cold drinks to mobile phone data cards.

View from the Library: Check out the new location

Things have been a little crazy for us at the library, but so many exciting things are happening this month.

The Latest: No travel by Colo. man suggests variant spread

ATLANTA — U.S. health officials say the lack of reported travel history in a Colorado National Guardsman with a more contagious version of the coronavirus suggests the new variant is already spreading in the United States.

Yellow-pine Chipmunks an expert at rock hopping!

On one sunny morning last week when I was at Brush Lake, I noticed a chipmunk scampering among the rock piles in an area west of the boat ramp road and west of the lake. He was running jerkily and stopping non-discriminately on the rocks pausing only for a minute then continuing his rock hopping.

What is the cloud?

In light of celebrity hacks, here's how to protect data

AP Entertainment Digest for Feb. 25, 1st Ld-Writethru

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Legals for July, 7 2024

Vote for your favorite scam

Scam artists are using the phone to prey on prospective Idaho voters.

Calendar for June 2 - June 8

The events, activities and meetings taking place in Boundary County over the coming week.

Doughnut and downtown top stories

2008 year in review

While the global story of the year is clearly the Wall Street meltdown, the credit crisis and the recession, the story that occupied the pages of the Whitefish Pilot from Jan. 17 right up to Christmas Eve was the dispute over control of Whitefish’s planning and zoning “doughnut” area.

DEQ reviewing request for Creston gravel pit

The state Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing a permit application for a proposed gravel pit near Creston that has drawn pushback from a nearby neighborhood.

The fat bike threat to local wilderness

The article last week titled “Floating above it all” indeed signals broader bike toughness pedaling into serene Idaho wilderness while the bicycle shops recruit new riders for sales of fat bikes to go anywhere and in every condition.

Man accused of running over Sikh man charged with hate crime

A man accused of running over the Sikh owner of a suburban Denver liquor store after reportedly telling him and his wife to “go back to your country” is now facing a hate crime charge in addition to 16 other charges, including attempted murder.

RadioShack CEO Julian Day retiring

NEW YORK - RadioShack said Monday its chairman and CEO Julian Day is leaving and announced disappointing fourth-quarter guidance that sent shares down 11 percent in midday trading.

Blood drawn over hotel mayhem

A man annoyed with construction noise at a hotel approached the front desk to complain. He reportedly yelled at the employee and then went down the hallway and picked up a hammer, but didn’t hit anything. He then allegedly grabbed a light on wall and pulled it apart, cutting his hand. The man allegedly smeared blood on the walls and a hotel door.

Asia Today: Fewer cases in Melbourne, new surge in India

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

Asia Today: Fewer cases in Melbourne, new surge in India

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

Asia Today: Fewer cases in Melbourne, new surge in India

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest city, Melbourne, has moved close to easing severe lockdown restrictions after recording only 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.

FORLOH looks to build better threads

Andy Techmanski, founder of FORLOH outdoor apparel company, was on a trip up the North Fork recently while wearing one of his company’s shirts. The mosquitoes were so bad, he sprayed himself down with bugs repellent multiple times, and the next day when he smelled the shirt, designed to eliminate scent for hunters, it smelled brand new.

New business looks to expand to Royal City

ROYAL CITY — Royal City is on the verge of getting another much needed shot in the arm in its economy as Global Fiberglass Solutions out of Bothell, is looking to open up shop in the very near future, bringing with it approximately 200 jobs to the community.