The Latest: Upper Crust chain says 5,000 UK jobs at risk

LONDON —The owner of coffee shop chain Upper Crust says some 5,000 U.K. jobs are under threat as travelers stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Latest: Night curfew in Melbourne after 671 new cases

MELBOURNE, Australia — The premier of Australia's hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among sweeping new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night.

The Latest: Night curfew in Melbourne after 671 new cases

MELBOURNE, Australia — The premier of Australia's hard-hit Victoria state has declared a disaster among sweeping new coronavirus restrictions across Melbourne and elsewhere from Sunday night.

The Latest: Spain resists calls to impose earlier curfews

MADRID — Spain’s government is resisting calls by regional health authorities to let them impose earlier curfews amid a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

The Latest: California reports 2nd highest daily deaths

SACRAMENTO — California reported its second-highest number of COVID-19 deaths Wednesday but also a dip in hospitalizations below 20,000 for the first time since Dec. 27.

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers:

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers:

PREP ROUNDUP: Lake City softball opens with split

Results from Friday's prep softball, track and field and baseball contests.

Delivering joy

The birth of triplets at a Coeur d’Alene hospital happens once a generation. So, it’s front-page news in this former timber town when it occurs. On March 15, 2001, Rebecca Brooks, 25, of Post Falls, delivered 5-pound triplets at Kootenai Medical Center. Kalli, Kayne and Kiel appeared in the paper two days later. They joined a family that included father, Wayne, and 5- and 3-year-old sisters. Veteran staffers couldn’t recall another set of triplets born in the previous 25 years at what is now Kootenai Health. Nor did hospital records reveal one. But venerable Dr. Jane Gumprecht told The Press that she helped her husband, Dr. Don Gumprecht, deliver triplets in the mid-1950s at the old Lake City General Hospital downtown.

PREP BASKETBALL: Timberlake girls fall to Sandpoint in defensive battle

“It was a great defensive effort tonight," Sandpoint coach Will Love said. "I was telling the girls after the game that if you can hold a Timberlake team to 35, it's a really big accomplishment."

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'Bogus' Ukraine theory led to Trump's abuse, Dems tell trial

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BASIN EVENTS: Oct. 10-18

COLUMBIA BASIN — Fall fun is everywhere as we reach the middle of October. Here are a few things happening in the Basin this week.

Whitefish girls place second, boys third at state track meet

Carson Krack was more than busy at the Class A State Track and Field Championships; he was dominant. Whitefish finished third as a team behind Corvallis and Columbia Falls.

Meals ON a mission Bigfork Meals on Wheels delivers lunch, with a side of companionship, to local elderly

Debbie Petek’s SUV bobbed down a rugged dirt road on the outskirts of Ferndale Friday before the lunch hour. Four sacks, each containing freshly prepared hot lunches, were safely stowed away in her backseat as she wound her way deeper into the countryside.

S&K Gaming recently installed license plate reader cameras amid public scrutiny

S&K Gaming recently installed Artificial Intelligence-powered automated license plate readers — a technology that has faced nationwide scrutiny — at both major casinos and at the Kwataqnuk Resort & Casino on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

The Latest: One of Europe's biggest brothels goes bust

BERLIN — One of Europe’s biggest brothels has filed for bankruptcy after being unable to operate for months due to coronavirus restrictions.

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The Latest: Vaccine arrives at nursing home, former hot spot

KIRKLAND, Wash. — The residents and staff members at a Seattle-area nursing home that had the first deadly COVID-19 outbreak in the United States began receiving vaccines on Monday.