The Latest: Family doctors start offering vaccine in England

LONDON — Family doctors in England are set to start COVID-19 inoculations this week, in the latest stage of the U.K.’s mass vaccination program.

Brazilian city boy okay with rural Mattawa

MATTAWA – Wahluke High School foreign exchange student Joao Oliveira of Brazil considers Mattawa “the middle of nowhere,” and he is just fine with that.

The Latest: UN appeals to rich nations to share vaccines

BERLIN — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to rich nations to support the purchase of coronavirus vaccines for poor countries.

The Latest: WHO calls for expanded measures to find variants

BERLIN — The head of the World Health Organization says it’s important to step up genomic sequencing worldwide to ensure that new variants of the coronavirus are detected as the pandemic enters its second year.

Challenger wants less ideology

St. Vinnie's crusade

Champion for the needy launches drive for $1 million

COEUR d'ALENE - The society of St. Vincent de Paul, the largest social service organization for the homeless and low income citizens in North Idaho, has launched a $1 million capital campaign, the first in the organization's history.

Flathead Lake remains pristine; future cloudy

Flathead Lake remains one of the most pristine lakes in the country, but according to the 2017 State of the Lake report presented Wednesday night, its future is cloudy.

Blinken touts Biden climate policies as shift from Trump

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — On a trip overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the Biden administration’s abrupt shift in its predecessor’s climate policies as he visited Iceland for talks with senior officials from the world’s Arctic nations.

Flathead Lake remains pristine; future cloudy

Flathead Lake remains one of the most pristine lakes in the country, but according to the 2017 State of the Lake report presented Wednesday night, its future is cloudy.

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Louisiana: $300 federal unemployment aid to start next week

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

Area employers honored

Twelve companies recognized as best places to work

Kootenai County offers some of the best places to work in Idaho, according to a report released by an independent human resource and marketing firm.

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

Glacier High wins Most Memorable Graduation award

Glacier High School has another tassel to add to its graduation cap following the announcement Monday it received the Most Memorable Graduation award and $10,000 from Varsity Brands.

Cardinal wrestlers healthy, back home for districts

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Legislative news from Rep. Heather Scott

The 2017 session proved to be what I believe is the beginning of real change in the Idaho legislature as debates and conversations are starting to shift in the right direction. More legislators are beginning to question the agendas and motives behind bills and policy in an attempt to expose top down centralized planning and crony capitalism at the expense of citizen.

Glacier leader named AA principal of year

Glacier High School Principal Callie Langohr recently was named Class AA Principal of the Year, adding to a number of distinguished honors for the Kalispell school.