Bigfork women help reuse, recycle and repurpose unwanted items

It all started with spring cleaning, and an idea.

Tire tubes transformed into wearable artwork

SANDPOINT — Taking something no one wants, ugly and worn out, and recycling it into affordable wearable art, is what Lacey Inge of Sagle finds gratifying about making earrings out of exhausted bicycle inner tubes.

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for pandemic origins

WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.

Glacier freshman headed to national science competition

Glacier High School freshman Luke Ritzdorf is on his way to Washington, D.C., with his science project in tow for a chance at $25,000.

U.S.: No death penalty for Snowden if convicted

WASHINGTON - Striving to get Edward Snowden back to America, U.S., Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for the former National Security Agency systems analyst.

State: City picks recall election date

County clerk will have 15 business days to verify voter signatures

Official recalls veto details

Timing of Otter's decision is key in horse racing machine issue

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill said he saw the controversial SB 1011 veto on April 3, but did not take possession of the bill.

Miner Memorial seeks community support

In May of 2022, the memorial will host the 50th anniversary of the mine fire that claimed the lives of 91 men.

Water quality groups seek community solutions for managing septic waste

This collaborative initiative is designed to empower residents to help identify the most suitable, environmentally friendly site for future septic, sewage, and biosolids treatment.

Legals for January, 14 2024

Colts hand Kansas City its first loss

NFL - Week 5

Mike Hill scored the game’s only touchdown on an 11-yard run with 4:02 to go and the Indianapolis Colts handed the Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) their first loss of the season 19-9 on Sunday in Indianapolis, leaving the NFL without any unbeaten teams.

Senators seeks meeting with Park Service boss on crowds, morale

Glacier getting too crowded

Glacier now has a reservation system for traveling the Going-to-the-Sun Road

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Deal on Fed removes obstacle to agreement on COVID relief

Greece seeks EU help to run migrant camps after major fire

KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — Greece has called on the European Union to jointly run new refugee camps being built on its eastern islands as part of a planned overhaul of the bloc's migration policy.

Great, cheap coupons just got easier

BuyNowNorthwest.com website receives updates

Buy Now Northwest, a marketing website of the Coeur d'Alene Press that offers customers local goods and services at half-off the normal price, unveiled its new website Friday.

Latest plans for former Atlas mill site ready for review

Shoreline access, open space, a dog park and kayak launch on property bordering the Spokane River are among the public-focused concepts that will be discussed during a public forum Friday.

Kalispell Public Schools summer meal program starts June 15

Starting Monday, June 15, Kalispell Public Schools food service will serve free summer meals to 14 sites around Kalispell and Evergreen.

San Francisco to open tent 'sobering' center for meth users

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A center for people experiencing methamphetamine-induced psychosis will open in San Francisco to help them get sober in a safe place, the latest effort to address the city's rising drug overdoses and rampant street drug use.

LETTER: FBI director disrespected sacred site

The Pearl Harbor Memorial is not a tourist attraction. It is not a playground. It is not a place for thrill seeking or “exclusive experiences.” It is a burial site, a sacred tomb for the men who died aboard the USS Arizona when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Their bodies remain in that ship. Their spirits remain in that water. And for generations, Americans have treated that place with the reverence it deserves. That is why the news of Kash Patel snorkeling at this Memorial is nothing short of shocking. It is disrespectful. And in my humble opinion, it is a desecration of an underwater tomb.

Expert advice for starting a small business - even in this economy

(ARA) - Is it easier to climb Mount Everest than to start a small business in America today? More than 65 percent of Americans think so, according to a recent survey. Yet 70 percent also believe small businesses are more likely to turn around the economy than the federal government, reveals the survey by Wakefield Research conducted on behalf of e-commerce platform Alibaba.com.