'Know Before You Go' have fun in area forests

With summer in full swing, Idaho Panhandle National Forest officials would like to remind visitors that fireworks, and the possession of fireworks, are prohibited on National Forest System lands, regardless of weather conditions or holidays. Exploding targets and other pyrotechnic devices, such as Tannerite, are also prohibited on public lands administered by the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

Drive-in movie screen toppled

The Midway Drive-in outdoor movie theater, a landmark at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Montana 40 since 1952, is gone for good.

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ClickShops celebrates Sandpoint storefront

ClickShops, Inc., is a Web retailer serving an online niche market allowing customers to find useful and unique products that improve quality of life.

Kalispell police

Kalispell police advised a man observed urinating on a logging truck near a U.S. 2 construction site to move along.

Demolition well underway at CFAC

Demolition of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant is underway and an auction to sell off surplus equipment is set for the end of July.

Boeing to restart limited local work on jets

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing told employees Friday afternoon that “a safe and orderly restart of limited operations” will begin at a few Washington state sites as early as Monday.

Boeing to restart limited local work on jets

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing told employees Friday afternoon that “a safe and orderly restart of limited operations” will begin at a few Washington state sites as early as Monday.

Boeing to restart limited local work on jets

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing told employees Friday afternoon that “a safe and orderly restart of limited operations” will begin at a few Washington state sites as early as Monday.

Mayor: LA 1st major US city offering all residents tests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday.

Mayor: LA 1st major US city offering all residents tests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday.

Flathead High construction nearly complete

Flathead High School’s expansion project is about 95 percent complete, according to Stan DeBlauw, site superintendent with Swank Enterprises.

DEQ plans cleanup of downtown solvent pollution

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is planning to clean up underground solvent pollution in Whitefish later this year.

Look, up in the sky: Bird, plane or Amazon?

We have been hearing about the much-anticipated Amazon Prime Air, a new delivery system that will allow Amazon to safely get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using unmanned aerial vehicles called drones. What isn’t so obvious is Amazon’s add-on service to this concept called “surveillance as a service.” The company wants to use its network of delivery drones to keep watch over customers’ houses by forming a sort of flying Neighborhood Watch Group, at least according to their newly patented system.

Bonner County News of Record - Aug. 29, 2021

Police log information for Sandpoint, Ponderay and Priest River police departments and the Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

Bonner County News of Record - March 16, 2023

Police log information for Sandpoint, Ponderay and Priest River police departments, and the Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

The Latest: Lebanon extends nighttime curfew to fight virus

BEIRUT— Facing a relentless surge in cases of coronavirus infections, Lebanese authorities are lengthening a nationwide nighttime curfew and placing a number of towns and villages under total lockdown.

The Latest: Maine tightens restrictions against virus surge

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine is reinstating restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a resurgence of the virus, Gov. Janet Mills said Sunday.

The Latest: Mississippi to reduce gaps in vaccine access

JACKSON, Miss. — An office within the Mississippi State Department of Health that works to reduce gaps in access to health care is looking for organizations to host coronavirus vaccination events.

The Latest: Reno coroner: Surge could affect storage of dead

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The coroner in Reno fears the recent explosion of coronavirus cases in Nevada could soon overtake not only the ability to treat the sick, but also store the dead.