UK economy saw big bounceback in summer before fresh curbs

LONDON (AP) — The British economy bounced back strongly in the third quarter of the year as many of the restrictions associated with the spring lockdown were lifted, official figures showed Thursday.

Multiple agencies bust dangerous drug lab in Rock Island

ROCK ISLAND — An investigation that originated in Grant County led several agencies to a dangerous drug lab in Rock Island on Wednesday.

Pollution prompts county, cities to hand out masks

MOSES LAKE — It didn’t take a government report to know that the air quality in the Columbia Basin on Friday and Saturday was bad.

Bill Toliver, 90

Bill Toliver, 90, passed away on July 4, 2020. Bill was born in October 1929, just before the stock market crash. He left high school when supporting himself with two jobs and going to school became too much for the young man, and joined the U.S. Navy. He proudly served in the Navy for 20 years, retiring in 1968.

Staples donates to Moses Lake Boys & Girls Club

MOSES LAKE - A $15,000 grant brings the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin closer to building a new clubhouse, possibly this summer.

French expert: Dangerous chemicals remain in Beirut port

BEIRUT (AP) — Chemical experts and firefighters are working to secure at least 20 potentially dangerous chemical containers at the explosion-shattered port of Beirut, after finding one that was leaking, according to a member of a French cleanup team.

One dead, another injured in violent confrontation

SANDPOINT — One man was killed and another was injured during a violent confrontation early Wednesday night, Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon said.

Food or fantasy?

Introducing the dragon fruit

Ready to try adding some fantasy to your diet? Try the new and trendy dragon fruit. Also known as Pitaya or Pitahaya Fruit, dragon fruit is a beautiful tropical fruit grown in Southeast Asia, Mexico, Central and South America, and Israel. A type of cactus, with an intense dragon like shape, the fruit comes in three colors: two have pink skin, but with different colored flesh (one white, the other red), while another type is yellow with white flesh. Dragon fruit is succulent, low in calories and rich in vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium and other antioxidants. An added bonus is that it is also high in fiber.

Gas leak shuts down senior center

POST FALLS - A gas leak has closed the Post Falls Senior Center for about a week, or until further notice.

Idaho employers pick up hiring pace in June

State nets second highest monthly hiring total in 32 months

Idaho employers picked up the pace of hiring in June, adding more than 15,400 workers to their payrolls for the first month since last September.

Celebrate Arbor Day

Christmas isn't the only holiday when trees are special.

Buckskins and a bay on a stroll

A caller to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office reported two buckskins and a bay without halters wandering on Edgewood Drive.

Council OKs 90-acre annexation, subdivision

Kalispell City Council approved a proposal to annex 89.4 acres of undeveloped land between Three Mile Drive and Two Mile drive along West Springcreek Road at their meeting Monday night.

Kalispell Chamber details agenda

Buoyed by a new highway bypass and strong growth in the retail, health-care and tourist industries, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce expects a good year for the local economy.

ITD highlights complexity of U.S. 95 bypass

PONDERAY - The complexity of constructing the U.S. Highway 95 bypass on the buoyant land mass that is Sandpoint was underscored during an Idaho Transportation Department presentation on Thursday.

Clerk's office closing briefly

The Bonner County Clerk’s Office will be closed for a period of time on Friday for a staff appreciation luncheon.

Ahead of curfew ending, bombs kill 40 in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Ahead of Baghdad ending a decade-old nightly curfew, bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people in a stark warning of the dangers still ahead in this country torn by the Islamic State group.

Rape reported on 5th Avenue

Kalispell Police officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday on Fifth Avenue East. The woman reported that a man entered her apartment, assaulted her and left through the sliding glass door.

Legals for April, 3 2021

Kalispell

Twice in a half-hour Wednesday evening, Kalispell police had to go to Two Mile Drive, where renters being evicted were loud, rowdy, used filthy language, tossed a condom, and spit everywhere. One of them, a woman mocking that police couldn't do anything about her loudness, was corrected by an officer. Three hours later another report came in that a woman there was yelling and possibly getting into a fight. Police showed up again, and reported the renters were wrapping it up for the night.