Four weeks in, Kolton Turner leads Mack Days leaderboard

More than 11,000 lake trout entries have been recorded so far this spring.

Ephrata to celebrate Miracle on Main Street

EPHRATA — Ephrata residents are invited to celebrate the holiday season with breakfast with Santa, a tree lighting and parade Saturday, as part of Miracle on Main Street sponsored by the city of Ephrata and the Ephrata Chamber of Commerce.

$10,000 Mack Days lake trout caught

Terry Krogstad and Julie Perkins turned in the $10,000 tagged fish on Wednesday.

La.-Lafeyette, Ga. Southern meet in conference play

Louisiana-Lafayette (7-10, 2-4) vs. Georgia Southern (10-7, 4-2)

Bigfork Summer Playhouse hits stage with double dose of spectacular theater

The Bigfork Summer Playhouse season leaps into action with the high-energy Disney classic "Newsies" on Saturday, June 6, followed closely by the hilariously spooky comedy Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein."

Far from fleeting

DowntownCoeur d’Alene store dedicated to keeping runners going

Local Pizza Hut is No. 1

It’s official: The Columbia Falls Pizza Hut has won the Kendall Award, making it the top-rated Pizza Hut in the nation.

Organization becomes critical in final week before Iowa vote

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — At nearly nine p.m. on Saturday, Samy Amkieh was about to head back to his office after braving 20 degree temperatures to knock on doors for three hours in East Des Moines. But the 20-year-old field organizer knocked on one more door and was rewarded by convincing the resident to be a team leader for Bernie Sanders at a nearby caucus location.

Organization becomes critical in final week before Iowa vote

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — At nearly nine p.m. on Saturday, Samy Amkieh was about to head back to his office after braving 20 degree temperatures to knock on doors for three hours in East Des Moines. But the 20-year-old field organizer knocked on one more door and was rewarded by convincing the resident to be a team leader for Bernie Sanders at a nearby caucus location.

3 states ease lockdowns; US COVID-19 toll passes 50,000

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders Friday on their pandemic-wounded businesses, despite warnings from health experts that the gradual steps toward normalcy might be happening too soon.

Wahluke Junior High students learning soft skills through feedback, competition

MATTAWA — On Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, Alex Hyndman and Madison Harlow sat behind the anchor desk of Tri-Cities NBC affiliate KNDU, faced studio cameras and reported on city plans to build a new bridge in Richland. It was all in a day’s work for a professional anchor.

Lawsuit may be brewing over hotel hot tub

The threat of a lawsuit has prompted the Whitefish City Council to postpone its decision on a request for a rooftop hot tub at the Firebrand Hotel.

US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, signaling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gains have slowed somewhat more than a decade into an economic expansion.

US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, signaling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gains have slowed somewhat more than a decade into an economic expansion.

US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, signaling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gains have slowed somewhat more than a decade into an economic expansion.

US adds 145,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 3.5%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, signaling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gains have slowed somewhat more than a decade into an economic expansion.

US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, signaling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gains have slowed somewhat more than a decade into an economic expansion.

Crossroads Resource Center welcomes new director

Schield brings list of goals

Artifacts of 9/11 pass through Moses Lake

Will be used in Mercer Island Fire Department project

MOSES LAKE - When it was serving its intended purpose, the steel-reinforced pillar was a utilitarian object, one of many supports in an urban parking garage. Nothing special. It gained an entirely new meaning on Sept. 11, 2001.

Friendly campsite visitors cache food for winter

Within minutes of setting up the tent and pulling out the coleman stove, the first visitors to our campsite appeared: gray jays. It almost seemed like the opening and closing of the truck door was a dinner bell.