Bigfork woman denies two robbery charges

A Bigfork woman has pleaded not guilty to a pair of felony robbery charges after allegedly trying to rob a pair of local businesses.

Police investigating reported injured infant

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Sheriff stands behind Second Amendment rights

GUEST EDITORIAL

Citizens and Residents of Grant County:

Living the American Dream

Editorial

We will launch a new special section soon in the Sun Tribune under the headline: Living the American Dream. It will bring business people into focus.

Eatery officials like new ranking

Restaurateurs say it will improve dining

Libby restaurateurs see the recently approved food-preparation grading system for Lincoln County as an act that will improve food quality overall but say their restaurants are and have been compliant.

Virus slows Dubai airport, world's busiest for global travel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Perhaps nowhere is the world's lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more clearly felt than at Dubai International Airport, for years the world's busiest for international travel.

Mostly peaceful Seattle protests turn chaotic at night

SEATTLE (AP) — A fourth day of large protests over the George Floyd killing on Monday in Seattle was largely peaceful but in the night the scene turned chaotic, with police using tear gas and flash bang devices.

Sensible zoning needed to regulate pot sales

The countdown is on for the official start of legalized recreational marijuana sales in Montana.

Law roundup: Neighbor keeps barking up the wrong tree

A resident was tired of a neighbor’s harassment over their outdoor dog when she reportedly kept turning her in to animal control — about six or seven times — without any findings.

Local Walmarts host annual Wellness Day events

Hundreds of North Idaho residents participated in Walmart Wellness Day last weekend, taking advantage of the free and discounted health services that the retail giant makes available at their locations with pharmacy services.

VETERANS PRESS: The average American volunteer

The average American volunteers about 48 hours per year (4 hours/month) to charitable causes.

Police: 8 people shot, 1 dead in downtown Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — A gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night, killing one person and wounding seven others, authorities said.

Strict Northern California county to allow retail sales

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area county that reported the first known death from coronavirus in the U.S. will allow some retail businesses to re-open Friday, even as the region's 7 million residents remain under orders to stay at home as much as possible and wear a face covering when going out.

It hath no fuzzy

Hell hath no (polite, mild-mannered) fury like a crafter scorned (or sort of inconvenienced).

City eyes new noise ordinance

With the city growing, noise has increasingly become a problem.

Michael ‘Mike’ Joseph Dalimata, 70

Michael “Mike” Joseph Dalimata passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Reports: Member of Iranian clerical assembly dies from virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country's supreme leader has died from the illness caused by the new coronavirus, news agencies reported Monday. He was the latest of several senior Iranian officials to have been infected in the worsening outbreak.

Sailor dies from virus, Japan reports almost 400 new cases

BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. sailor from an aircraft carrier with hundreds of coronavirus infections has died of the disease.

Columbia Falls looks to get out the facts on resort tax

The Columbia Falls City Council will look to get the facts out on a proposed 3% resort tax in the coming months.

No additional COVID-19 cases in area

SANDPOINT — No new novel coronavirus cases turned up in Bonner or Pend Oreille counties on Tuesday, according to regional public health officials.