AP PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan

NARA, Japan (AP) — Cherry blossoms are in season and the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, with its majestic Todaiji “Big Buddha” temple and its herds of deer, would normally be packed.

AP PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan

NARA, Japan (AP) — Cherry blossoms are in season and the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, with its majestic Todaiji “Big Buddha” temple and its herds of deer, would normally be packed.

AP PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan

NARA, Japan (AP) — Cherry blossoms are in season and the ancient Japanese capital of Nara, with its majestic Todaiji “Big Buddha” temple and its herds of deer, would normally be packed.

Vehicle mix-up was just a misunderstanding

There may have been a misunderstanding when a vehicle repair shop employee reportedly took a man’s vehicle from a parking lot on Idaho Street for a test drive, which the vehicle owner reported stolen to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The employee said they had a customer drop off a similar vehicle for maintenance work and that the customer’s keys unlocked and started the man’s vehicle.

Wolf Creek exits into the past

Once upon a time major highways that crisscross the United States went through the center of large and small towns. To the local inhabitants this was Main Street and their shopping district.

Eagle's Nest RV golf results

Eagle's Nest RV

Wolf Creek exits into the past

Once upon a time major highways that crisscross the United States went through the center of large and small towns. To the local inhabitants this was Main Street and their shopping district.

Officials: Chinese industry recovering, more aid coming

BEIJING (AP) — Small, mostly private companies that are the engine of China’s economy are back to operating at one-third of normal levels after anti-virus controls shut factories, shops and restaurants, regulators said Thursday, and they promised more low-cost loans and other aid.

Officials: Chinese industry recovering, more aid coming

BEIJING (AP) — Small, mostly private companies that are the engine of China’s economy are back to operating at one-third of normal levels after anti-virus controls shut factories, shops and restaurants, regulators said Thursday, and they promised more low-cost loans and other aid.

Asphalt plant deliberations tabled

Commissioners pick Dec. 16 as day to resume discussion

COEUR d'ALENE - The testimony was divided between a business saying it had no options, and property owners pleading over quality of life. The Kootenai County commissioners needed more time.

Fish & Game sets CWD hunt in region

The Commission’s goal is to collect 200 samples from harvested white-tailed deer to gain a better understanding of disease prevalence and spread in the area, according to a press release from Fish and Game.

Fish and Game announces chronic wasting disease surveillance hunt in North Idaho

The Commission’s goal is to collect 200 samples from harvested white-tailed deer to gain a better understanding of disease prevalence and spread in the area, according to a press release from Fish and Game.

Fish & Game sets CWD hunt in region

The Commission’s goal is to collect 200 samples from harvested white-tailed deer to gain a better understanding of disease prevalence and spread in the area, according to a press release from Fish and Game.

Tigers knocked out of playoffs

Lose to Grandview

OTHELLO - The season came down to one game for Ephrata softball. Beat Grandview at a neutral site in a loser out game Saturday in Othello and advance to round two. Lose and go home.

Reid, Obama differ on ground zero mosque

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.

Swim season kicks off at Aquatic Center

The Polson girls finished third, while the boys finished fourth.

Aces up: Strasburg, Scherzer help younger Nationals pitchers

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Stephen Strasburg chatted by his locker early in spring training with Wil Crowe — just a World Series MVP and a non-roster invitee for the Washington Nationals plopping themselves on a pair of folding chairs to talk shop during camp's ample idle time.

Fake rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Now back on the Blackfeet reservation, Autumn Nelson is among hundreds of Native Americans who have been targeted by Phoenix-area scammers.

FORC river cleanup nets biggest tire haul to date

Indian LG plant lacked environmental clearance before leak

NEW DELHI (AP) — A plastics factory in India where a chemical gas leak killed 12 people and sickened hundreds more last week lacked federal environmental clearance but had been issued state permits to operate anyway, exposing a potentially dangerous enforcement gap in the country's laws.