US services sector expands for fifth straight month in Oct.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth consecutive month of expansion in October.

City leaders, locals try to navigate downtown Coeur d'Alene in wheelchairs

City leaders and local advocates joined wheelchair users for a different kind of stroll along Sherman Avenue in Downtown Coeur d’Alene Friday.

High hopes for height limits in downtown Coeur d'Alene

Working group's initial recommendations call for no more high rises downtown

Several high rises have been built in downtown Coeur d’Alene since 2000. They include the 15-story McEuen Terrace at Seventh and Front, the 20-story Parkside Tower at Sixth and Front and the 15-story One Lakeside at First and Lakeside.

Proclamation for Charlie Kirk day in Coeur d'Alene draws opposition, support

Mayor McEvers takes heat from both sides

Mayor Wood McEvers signed a proclamation that declared “A Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk” on Oct. 14. It read, in part: “I call upon the people of our community to observe this day with programs, prayers, family gatherings, civic discussions and peaceful dialogues that celebrate his enduring contributions to our faith and values, while standing firm against violence and for the enduring power of open expression.”

SCSO leadership tackling longstanding jail issues

Migrant detention center to open after conditions stir anger

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol is opening a processing facility in Texas that officials say could help it better care for detainees following outcry last year over young children and adults held in squalid, crowded conditions.

Migrant detention center to open after conditions stir anger

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol is opening a processing facility in Texas that officials say could help it better care for detainees following outcry last year over young children and adults held in squalid, crowded conditions.

Silver Valley Sports: April 14-20

Kellogg golf wins again; busy week for area teams.

Silver Valley Sports: April 14 - 20

Kellogg Golf wins again; Busy week for area teams.

Assets and liabilities: Insurance needs differ throughout life

When it comes to insurance, no two people have precisely the same needs. But one thing is common to everyone.

SCFD crew return from California

Dietrich is the chief at Shoshone County Fire District #2, one of many departments that answered the call earlier this month when several fires broke out around Los Angeles. When he received the email from the Idaho Fire Chiefs Association, requesting any help that could be spared, Dietrich asked his crew if anyone would be interested in a 20-day excursion to California.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bonners Ferry records first win of the season in efficient display

Gookin taps former PF mayor for interim city administrator role

Gookin taps former PF mayor for interim city administrator role

Mayor Dan Gookin announced on Tuesday his intention to appoint former Post Falls mayor Ron Jacobson to the position of interim city administrator.

Biden: GOP governors 'cavalier' for resisting vaccine rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called some Republican governors “cavalier” on Friday for resisting his call for far-reaching new federal coronavirus vaccine requirements he hopes will curb the surging delta variant.

Coronavirus slams Poland's already-troubled coal industry

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The coronavirus has ripped through Poland's coal mines, where men descend deep underground in tightly packed elevators and work shoulder-to-shoulder to extract the source of 75% of the nation’s electrical power.

Coronavirus slams Poland's already-troubled coal industry

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The coronavirus has ripped through Poland's coal mines, where men descend deep underground in tightly packed elevators and work shoulder-to-shoulder to extract the source of 75% of the nation’s electrical power.

Coronavirus slams Poland's already-troubled coal industry

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The coronavirus has ripped through Poland's coal mines, where men descend deep underground in tightly packed elevators and work shoulder-to-shoulder to extract the source of 75% of the nation’s electrical power.

S&P 500 ekes out a tiny gain as tech losses hold it back

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 eked out a tiny gain after being weighed down for much of the day by slides in major technology stocks. That tech sector, which has far outperformed the rest of the market this year, had a rare drop Friday after President Donald Trump unveiled his latest escalation against China’s tech industry. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1%. Investors were also disappointed at a lack of progress by lawmakers on delivering more aid for the U.S. economy. On the other hand, employers hired more workers last month than economists were expecting. Treasury yields rose and gold fell.

Trump: US could take equity stake in bailouts due to virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the government should take an equity stake in companies bailed out in the coronavirus pandemic, a step that would mark an extraordinary federal reach into the private sector. He also held out hope that treatments for COVID-19 might be at hand, voicing far more optimism about quick therapies than federal scientists have expressed.

3 Wildcats, 3 Lions, 1 Viking named All-State for baseball

Three players from the North A champion Columbia Falls Wildcats are All-State in baseball, and three more Wildcats garnered all-conference honors in voting by league coaches.