Costco members will have to scan membership cards upon entrance

In the coming months, card scanners will be installed at the entrances of Costco warehouse stores.

Bonners Ferry High’s Roberts takes second at national eventing competition

Roberts’ ultimate goal is to make it to the Olympics one day, potentially the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Bonners Ferry High’s Roberts takes second at national eventing competition

Roberts’ ultimate goal is to make it to the Olympics one day, potentially the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Griz third, Vandals seventh in preseason FCS football poll

Montana led the way for the league at third overall, while Montana State, Idaho and Sacramento State joined the Grizzlies in the Top 10 at fourth, seventh and eighth, respectively.

Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing an affable longtime politician who Democrats hope can keep newfound party unity alive in a campaign barreling toward Election Day.

ACH Legion’s season closes at AA state tournament

HARTLINE – Almira/Coulee-Hartline’s summer baseball season came to close in the American Legion Washington AA State Tournament last week, falling 4-2 to the Yakima Valley Peppers in the semifinals of the Division B bracket.

Northwest Notes Aug. 6, 2024

Montana led the way for the league at third overall, while Montana State, Idaho and Sacramento State joined the Grizzlies in the Top 10 at fourth, seventh and eighth, respectively. UC Davis and Weber State rounded out the Big Sky teams in the Top 25 at 18th and 22nd, while Eastern Washington was just outside being ranked but was listed on two or more ballots.

Area students earn UI dean's list honors

A number of area students have been named to the University of Idaho's 2024 spring dean’s list.

40 Under 40: Kevin Moran

Kevin Moran is a Community Development Officer at STCU in the Tri-Cities area, where he’s worked for nearly six years now. He also serves on the board of directors for the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, based in Pasco. Moran said he is a first-generation student. His parents didn’t go to college and he really wanted to make sure others had the same opportunities his parents worked hard to provide for him, despite not having a college background themselves.. “I kind of had to learn how to do the four-year college on my own,” he said. “My family, we didn’t come from much. We came from very humble beginnings and it taught me a lot of my work ethic, my virtues and models, and I just know that there’s plenty of kiddos and students here in our community that can benefit from a scholarship.”

Zinke, Tranel offer differing ideas on housing crunch

Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke and his Democratic challenger, Monica Tranel, don’t agree on much, but the two repeat rivals for western Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives agree that one issue that comes up frequently on the campaign trail is affordable and available housing, or the lack thereof, in western Montana.

Monday TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for Monday, Aug. 5

Whitefish looks to settle federal class action suit

Whitefish is signaling its intention to settle a class action lawsuit filed against the city involving impact fees.

Post Falls ER & Hospital opens

Providing advanced and comprehensive emergency and inpatient services, Post Falls ER & Hospital has opened at 497 S. Beck Road.

Firefighter safety remains paramount

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Mann Gulch Fire that tragically killed 13 of 16 smokejumpers who were sent into the Gates of the Mountains near Helena on Aug. 5, 1949. It remains among the deadliest days in the history of this elite class of aerial firefighters.

Legals for August, 4 2024

Money matters: Kootenai schools bolster financial education

Schools, banks gearing up for another year of financial literacy for students

The Coeur d'Alene School District's High School Graduation Requirements Policy is out for public comment through Sunday. The proposed policy under review would officially add financial literacy to the district's economics requirements.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ an entertaining-enough cash grab

As Ryan Reynolds openly says in his new mega-blockbuster, “Deadpool & Wolverine” enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe “at a bit of a low point.”

SHS Sports Registration Day to be held Tuesday

SHS Sports Registration Day will be held at Sandpoint High from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 6.

DeGraw cancels Festival performance due to laryngitis

Colbie Caillat to take to Festival stage

Colbie Caillat will be performing with Gavin DeGraw at the Festival at Sandpoint on Saturday, Aug. 3. Tickets for the Festival concert are still available.

Libby woman gets prison time in meth possession case

District Judge Matt Cuffe sentenced Styles on July 15 to...