Macy's puts up strong third quarter numbers, raises profit outlook and top end of full-year revenue

Macy's third-quarter sales declined as consumers remain cautious on their spending, but the results and its adjusted profit both topped Wall Street's expectations.

Middle schoolers collect 1,072 items in food drive

By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter

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I validate you. You are important. You make a difference. You have been noticed.

Green Owl gets green light

SANDPOINT — A plan to close and relocate the Green Owl waste collection site  north of Priest River has been given the green light by the Bonner County commission.

Marion, Kila sites to merge

A consolidated Ashley Lake Road green-box site for Marion and Kila is supposed to be functioning by this fall.

What's Happening: Virus hits Vatican as cases reach 100,000

As the number of people worldwide infected with the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000, there is a sense of déjà vu in Europe and North America. The spreading outbreak brought scenes of disruption like the ones that played out in Asia: runs on household basics, canceled public events and a cruise ship ordered to stay at sea over virus fears. The threat is real for developing countries. A United Nations official warned there is potential for the epidemic to deepen poverty in Africa and the Middle East.

World/Nation Briefs October 29, 2013

Uptown Kellogg: The next step

Some countries and US states move to ease virus lockdowns

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some countries and U.S. states are starting to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions and focus on fixing their battered economies.

Some countries and US states move to ease virus lockdowns

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Some countries and U.S. states are starting to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions and focus on fixing their battered economies.

Financial pain deepens as 56 countries exposed to virus

TOKYO (AP) — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday, with the virus outbreak sapping financial markets, emptying shops and businesses, and putting major sites and events off limits.

Billings company seeks to keep clothing out of landfills

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Clothing production, consumption, and disposal — what’s been called “fast fashion” — is one of the world’s largest producers of waste. On average in the U.S., a person will throw away 81 pounds of clothing each year, piling up millions of tons of unwanted textiles in landfills. About 8% of all municipal solid waste is from textiles, a number that has doubled since 2007, according to the EPA.

Can the Internet help define, close the generation gap?

(ARA) - The Internet is a great equalizer, giving all who use it virtually the same access to a vast vault of information, from the relevant and vital to silly minutia. Yet how we use the Web and behave in the digital world varies greatly, depending on our age, familiarity with digital media and other demographic factors, a new survey reveals.

County's Shop with a Cop brightens Christmas for the kids

This is the ninth year of Shop with a Cop in Lincoln County.

Injector's Car Show is almost here

It’s almost here, it’s almost here! No, not Christmas, but almost as good. It’s the Injectors Car Show, which will be held in downtown Sandpoint on Saturday, Sept. 8. Bring your family, bring your friends. See the cars, visit with the people, explore the displays in “Education Alley,” enjoy the live music, and see the amazing Gary Vanhorn entertain the crowds another time. The Injectors Car Club is a non-profit with all net proceeds going to local charities. Come to the show, enjoy yourself, participate in a raffle, or purchase some of the fine articles for sale, and help us help others.

Mom shot to death by toddler, 2

HAYDEN, Idaho — A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at a northern Idaho Walmart and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday.

THANKS: Purse lost, trust found

My daughter and her young family came up from Lewiston to visit us last weekend. Saturday morning, around 11, they went to Cabela's to purchase a few items. Upon leaving, they accidentally left her purse in the bottom of their shopping cart when they parked it in one of the outside return locations. They hadn't made it out of the parking lot when they realized they didn't have the purse, and immediately went back. There was one other new cart in the return location besides the one they had left, and the purse was nowhere to be seen.

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Sandpoint celebrates 12 Days of Giving

Downtown raffle invites residents to shop local, enjoy Christmas festivities, and help keep children safe

Legals for November, 26 2020