Visitor surge slows in Glacier Park Park still on pace for record year

Glacier National Park is 91,014 visitors short of setting a new annual attendance record, but still on pace to break it by year’s end, according to preliminary visitation data released Tuesday by the National Park Service.

The Latest: Some CA counties set fines for virus violations

LOS ANGELES — California counties are stepping up enforcement of public health orders as hospitalizations and positive tests for the coronavirus skyrocket in many parts of the state.

The Latest: Troops to help Australia state in virus tracing

MELBOURNE, Australia — The premier of Australia’s COVID-19 hot spot, Victoria state, says the military will be used to bolster contact-tracing efforts.

Rumsfeld reveals Iraq strike plans

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Pentagon chief Donald H. Rumsfeld reveals in his new book that he urged a U.S. military strike on a suspected chemical weapons site in northern Iraq in 2003, and that he wanted the attack timed to coincide with Colin Powell's address to the U.N. Security Council making the case for war.

Community briefs March 28

Quilters donate handiwork to ALERT

Quilters donate handiwork to ALERT

Blue Sky Broadcasting named top chamber business

SANDPOINT — The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce would like to extend congratulations to Blue Sky Broadcasting as the Chamber’s Business of the Month.

Lock throws career-high 4 TDs, Broncos top Panthers 32-27

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drew Lock is a gunslinger and, truth be told, he'd prefer to throw the ball downfield on every play if he could.

Lock throws career-high 4 TDs, Broncos top Panthers 32-27

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drew Lock is a gunslinger and, truth be told, he'd prefer to throw the ball downfield on every play if he could.

Legals for February, 26 2024

Angry driver arrested for assault

Flathead County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for partner assault after he reportedly used his truck to ram another vehicle at a home on Birch Drive. Deputies said his wife had reasonable fear for her own safety after his angry outburst.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Circling Raven hosting women's professional golf tourney is 'a win-win for everyone'

Women's professional golf has come to Circling Raven Golf Club this week, confirming what what we've already known about the scenic, challenging Gene Bates-designed course in Worley.

The Latest: DeSantis issues stay-at-home order for Florida

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The price is right?

Consumer inflation may be peaking, economists say

WASHINGTON - After weeks of pain at the gas pump and the grocery store, the worst appears to be over.

Longtime Safeway employee Jamie Walton retires

Longtime Safeway employee Jamie Walton retires

Jamie Walton, one of the longest-tenured employees at Safeway on 4th Street, has retired. Walton was hired in 1992, celebrated his 65th birthday on Jan. 19, and never imagined he’d work there for half his lifetime.

Lebanese Cabinet formation hits snags amid disagreements

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials held 11th-hour negotiations on Monday over the formation of a new government for the crisis-hit country, a process which hit snags over the weekend despite a looming deadline to deliver on a promise made to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Lebanon's military gets sweeping powers after Beirut blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency in Beirut in its first session since the catastrophic Aug. 4 explosion, granting the military sweeping powers amid rising popular anger at official corruption and mismanagement and political uncertainty.

Moose on the loose!

My Garden Path

If you live in the vicinity of Kiwanis Park in Post Falls, chances are you've seen the visiting moose. He was pictured in The Press twice in recent weeks. As exciting as he was to see, I was tickled that he wasn't in MY yard ripping up plants and damaging trees. Moose are very destructive. If he's going to live long enough to finish developing that set of antlers, he had better swim back across the river and find some remote area in the mountains to hide in from the hunters.

Oh, I wish ...

Luke Pitzo parks at the corner of Nostalgia and Curiosity.