One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images

A lot of AI deepfake photos, especially of people, have an electronic sheen to them, “an aesthetic sort of smoothing effect” that leaves skin “looking incredibly polished,” Ajder said.

Video: Walmart shopper pulls gun on man in dispute over mask

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An unmasked man pulled a gun on a masked shopper and threatened to kill him during an apparent confrontation over masks at a Florida Walmart store, sheriff's officials said.

Would-be burglar sought in Post Falls

POST FALLS — Post Falls Police investigators are seeking information about an attempted burglary at the Ross Point Chevron near the Highway 41 interchange on Wednesday.

Doing a quick 180

WinCo to begin hiring for November opening

COEUR d'ALENE - WinCo Foods will hire about 180 people for the supermarket it plans to open in Coeur d'Alene in the first half of November, a company official said Wednesday.

Apple Watch: Available soon for sale in stores

SAN FRANCISCO - Soon you'll be able to buy an Apple Watch like you'd buy most other watches - in a store.

Hearing in theft case pending

SANDPOINT — A preliminary hearing is still pending for a former Oldtown grocery store manager accused of using bogus cash register transactions to skim money from the store’s tills.

An American dream of red, white and blue – and lavender

North Idaho-made Besel Lavender Processor a must-have for farmers around the world

Inspiring a generation

Imaginations run wild at ArtShop

HAYDEN - "Do you want to see a magic trick?" Gabe Mahaffey, 12, eagerly asked. "As you can see I have nothing in my hands. Now watch."

Board OKs Lake Five project amid opposition

After nearly five hours of public comment and back-and-forth between the Flathead County Planning Board and other county staff, the board voted Wednesday evening to forward a recommendation of approval for a major land-use permit to allow the expansion of a vacation rental retreat on Lake Five.

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County planning board green lights new Lake Five resort

After nearly five hours of public comment and back-and-forth between the Flathead County Planning Board and other county staff, the board voted Jan. 8 to forward a recommendation of approval for a major land-use permit to allow the expansion of a vacation rental retreat on Lake Five.

Lafayette Park near White House: A soapbox for social unrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's use of smoke bombs and pepper balls to

A vehicle for learning: CB Tech gets fire engine for fire science class courtesy of MLFD

MOSES LAKE — There’s a tradition in the fire service when a new piece of apparatus is added to the fleet, and students at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center followed that tradition Wednesday morning.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Mass disruptions are cascading around the world as governments struggle to slow the spread of the coronavirus while also trying to keep their economies afloat. The chaos on Tuesday stretched from Lithuania, where border traffic jams were 40 miles deep, to Detroit, where bus service came to a sudden stop when drivers didn't show up for work. Increasingly worried about the economic fallout of the global shutdown, the U.S., Britain and the Netherlands announced rescue packages totaling hundreds of billions of dollars while Venezuela — long a fierce critic of the International Monetary Fund — asked the institution for a $5 billion loan.

Iranian president rejects criticism of coronavirus response

TEHRAN (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday defended his government's response to the coronavirus outbreak in the face of of widespread criticism that officials acted too slowly and may have even covered up initial cases before infections rapidly spread across the country.

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Stocks go on a wild ride as virus threatens economic damage

Stocks went on a wild ride Thursday as investors struggle to gauge the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the global economy.

Virus cases jump in S Korea to 346, China daily count drops

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Saturday reported a six-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 346, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the fourth-largest city where health workers scrambled to screen more than 9,000 worshipers.