Yellowstone National Park hiker injured in bear attack

The hiker thought the bear was a black bear, but the location, size and behavior of the described bear suggest it might have been a grizzly bear.

Skateboarder keeps a half-pipe in his office

Skateboarder keeps a half-pipe in his office

Cracker Barrel files building permit

Business Bits

Aha! Each week readers ask “What’s with Cracker Barrel? We need one!”

Businesses caught up in recall tidal wave

Opponents encouraged to offer opinions to Sherman Hardware

Reuse, recycle, ReStore: Habitat discount retail store to open Aug. 2

SANDPOINT - Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity has taken the next step in the evolution of the organization, a move that will allow the non-profit group to double the number of homes it builds each year for lower-income families.

Christmas tree permits available

Christmas tree permits are now available for $5 at each of the Flathead National Forest offices in Kalispell, Hungry Horse, and Bigfork, and from a variety of retail vendors in the area.

CONSUMER GUY: New blog broadens consumer insights

The CDA Press Consumer Guy is opening up more opportunities for consumers in our area to share their experiences with each other. It's my new blog.

Grinch suspected in Christmas tree theft

An inflatable 6-foot Christmas tree was stolen from a yard, a caller told the Kalispell Police Department. The tree owner was worried more items might go missing in the future.

Opinion: Summer love in Waterton

I have stood on this spot probably over a hundred times and been over taken by the same event. And it has made absolutely no difference whom I was with or even if I was just by myself; the day comes back as if it was yesterday, which in a way it was. I am not a veteran nor have I ever suffered any truly traumatic event in my life, but still it comes back almost like a positive version of PTSD or even a fairy tale: and it’s always the same.

Oh what a feeling

Tax changes: What you need to know

A three-week late start to the IRS tax filing season was only one of many changes we would see in the 2020 tax season affecting taxpayers this year.

Tax changes: What you need to know

A three-week late start to the IRS tax filing season was only one of many changes we would see in the 2020 tax season affecting taxpayers this year.

Lush trees and private inlet await residents of new Estuary Forest

Flexibility with a beautiful backdrop.

EPA concerned about Monsanto pollution control dam

BOISE - Federal regulators are concerned that a dam built by Monsanto Co. earlier this year to trap phosphate mine runoff may be stopping more than just pollution.

Real sea hawk fishes Moses Lake

The bird, not the football team, scopes out the fishing on the lake

MOSES LAKE - The crew at Ken Thompson Drilling, not far off the lake shore, was going about their business Monday when they noticed a bird hanging out around the shop yard, perched at the top of an electrical pole.

Talache Dumpsters to close by October

KEITH KINNAIRD

CFAC cleanup talks get underway

The first public views of the proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site came to light at meetings last week.

Mall owners close to buying JC Penney out of bankruptcy

NEW YORK (AP) — Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store chain J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy and keep the chain running.

Mall owners close to buying JC Penney out of bankruptcy

NEW YORK (AP) — Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store chain J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy and keep the chain running.