Warning: Italy's Mafias eye EU's billions in recovery funds

ROME (AP) — Italy’s anti-Mafia investigators issued a dramatic warning Friday that mobsters will scheme to get some of hundreds of billions of euros in European Union recovery aid after the pandemic.

Japan's economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday.

Japan's economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday.

Japan's economy shrinks at record rate, slammed by pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday.

Successes need to be celebrated, recognized

A lot has happened since my last post. I’d like to first share with you some great successes that really need to be recognized and celebrated.

Two Kalispell businesses receive state grant money

Two Kalispell businesses have received state grants for future projects, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Thursday.

Evergreen seeks new $4.4 million fire hall

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Global shares rise on hopes for economies' gradual reopening

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Monday, with Europe tracking gains in Asia despite news that the German economy fell into recession in the first quarter of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Construction industry No.1 in workforce growth

Hard Hats, Hammers and Hot Dogs event connects industry with potential workers

In no other industry is the boom of business more loudly heard than in the construction fields.

Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as virus cases spread

Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350.

Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as virus cases spread

Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350.

Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The death toll in Iran from the new coronavirus climbed for another consecutive day, killing 62 more people in the past 24 hours as the government on Wednesday raised the nationwide death toll to 354.

OPINION: Idahoans must show that the Gem State is too great for hate

Back in the early 1980s, when Idahoans in the Coeur d’Alene area were confronted with a growing number of dangerous hatemongers at the Aryan Nations compound near Hayden, the community swung into action. Father Bill Wassmuth, Tony Stewart, Norm Gissel and many other good people formed the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations to counter the hate group and protect local citizens. The Task Force was able to rid Idaho of the hate group after a contentious struggle lasting more than a decade.

US regulators probing 5 tech companies' acquisitions to 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of giant tech companies, demanding detailed information on five companies' acquisitions of smaller firms back to 2010.

California abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally dry and officials are bracing for the possibility of an early and more intense wildfire season amid record-breaking temperatures.

US regulators probing 5 tech companies' acquisitions to 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of giant tech companies, demanding detailed information on five companies' acquisitions of smaller firms back to 2010.

Spain disputes tech show was canceled for health motives

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair insisted Thursday that they canceled the annual Mobile World Congress due to health and safety concerns over the virus outbreak in China. But the Spanish government disagreed, hinting that there was another motive for the cancellation.

Schultz calls for more timber harvest

Full suppression of wildfires. Significantly more timber harvest. And more motorized public access to Forest Service lands.

Logan Health primary care providers file to unionize

Nearly 60 primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants working at Logan Health clinics in Northwest Montana have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize.

Logan Health primary care providers file to unionize

Nearly 60 primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants working at Logan Health clinics in Northwest Montana have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize.