MOMENTS, MEMORIES AND MADNESS with Steve Cameron: The day Dale Sr.'s tragic accident saddened an entire sport — and region

If you’ve never had a connection with Charlotte (or the South itself), you might find it hard to believe that the loss of one driver could bring an entire sport — and an entire region — to its knees.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Now we know who Cougs are playing — but plenty more questions remain

IT’S HARD to see this all playing out as anything but an engagement prior to marriage between the Pac-2 and the Mountain West. Known as the Pac-12, almost surely. The big question, which certainly won’t be answered for two years, is whether that new conference will retain Power Five status.

Lady Pirates unravel against Wildkats

Disaster struck for Polson in the third.

5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Familiar foes in familiar spot ... Lake City to play at Coeur d'Alene for regional title Tuesday

On Tuesday, Lake City (18-4) travels to Coeur d’Alene (20-2) in the regional championship game. Post Falls (17-5) hosts Lewiston (6-15) in a loser-out game.

Huckleberries

Reclaiming the Silver Valley

Reclaiming the Silver Valley

PREP ROUNDUP: Coeur d'Alene boys, ranked 10th in nation, win at elite meet

Results from Saturday's cross country, prep volleyball and football games.

Basketball Libby boys slip past Polson, 48-42

LIBBY — The Loggers won a tight Northwest A boys basketball contest against the Polson Pirates on Saturday, 48-42 with three players scoring in double digits.

Sun Road cost sure have increased over the years

Earlier this month some $50 million was approved for the reconstruction of parts of the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Interesting figure. By comparison, the original total cost of construction, which was spread out over many years, was estimated at $3 million.

Day hikes, historical drawings detailed at Whitefish Community Center book signing

Whitefish Community Center will host authors Charlie B. Rogers and Stormy Good Monod for a book signing event on Monday, March 10 from 3 to 6 p.m.

Bus service connects Whitefish to Billings

Jefferson Lines — a family-owned bus company rooted in the Midwest — was approached by the state of Montana after Flathead Transit discontinued its Whitefish to Missoula service at the end of June.

PREP SOCCER: Lake City rolls on senior night

Meanwhile, the Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy and Sandpoint boys soccer teams played for the inaugural Popcorn Cup.

Remote patient monitoring shows potential for rural health care

Rural Montana has long wrestled with barriers to healthcare: long drives to the nearest hospital, provider shortages, limited specialty care, and clinic closures that leave entire counties underserved.

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland softball powers up for split

Lakeland softball heads to Utah to open season.

Porcelain city carries centuries-old heritage to a new generation

Jingdezhen's porcelain artisans safeguard family techniques passed down for generations while modern researchers restore ancient ceramics, reinforcing the Chinese city's status as a global center of ceramic heritage.

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

The ongoing instability in the region comes as U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. The White House said both sides had agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open.

Papal golden rose tradition rooted in devotion, faith

The Latest: Chinese province issues app-based travel system

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe (all times local):

Tiger Cubs visit the Herald

Tiger Cub Pack No. 114 visited the Bonners Ferry Herald Tuesday to receive their badge on communications.

Park visitation breaks 1983 record

US envoy leading second recent high-level visit to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior U.S. State Department official is arriving in Taiwan on Thursday for a three-day visit, prompting a threat of possible retaliation from China.