Supreme Court upholds zoning variance for Swiss Apartments

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a district court ruling that allows for a nine-unit apartment complex to be rebuilt in Columbia Falls.

Bill would speed process to get cosmetology license

Testing bottleneck currently slows ability to join workforce

OLYMPIA - Cosmetology students will be able to register for their final exam before they have completed their coursework if a bill under consideration by the state Legislature is approved. House Bill 1017, by Cindy Ryu, D-Shoreline, allows cosmetology students to sign up for and take their final exam within 100 hours of completing their total required hours. The bill had a hearing Jan. 13 in the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee...

Tribes weathering the government shutdown, for now

Amid the financial chasm created for many federal employees affected by the ongoing partial government shutdown, the Blackfeet and Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes have kept most of their employees at work, with offices open and services running.

Waterton Lakes still recovering from Kenow Fire

Waterton Lakes National Park continues to recover from the Kenow wildfire of 2017. The fire ultimately burned about 94,000 acres overall and about 48,000 acres in Waterton Lakes National Park, a sister park to Glacier National Park.

Search crews respond to 911 call

SWAN VALLEY — Several search and rescue squads spent Saturday night and all day Sunday responding to a series of five 911 call hangups they received Saturday night from an isolated area on the border between Lake and Flathead counties.

Hot Springs-area residents injured last week in crash near Elmo

Two rural Hot Springs residents escaped life-threatening injuries during a one-vehicle crash on May 9 in Lake County near Elmo.

Legals for May, 22 2024

Glacier reopens to visitors Monday morning

Glacier National Park is lending more details into Monday’s reopening. The gates at the west entrance will open at, or possibly before, 8 a.m. The park has been closed since late March due to the coronavirus crisis.

Balloons, bands and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York

Thousands lined the streets in coats on a chilly, sunny morning.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's alternate reality on COVID-19 threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's alternate reality on COVID-19 threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat.

In hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, residents dig out, again

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — First, Hurricane Laura roared ashore with its staggering, 150 mph (241 kph) winds. Then Hurricane Delta followed, with less wind but with ferocious downpours. The two back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks have left this pocket of southwest Louisiana blanketed with tarpaulins, debris and flooded streets — but not despair.

Honesty recalled, years later

One sunny afternoon last week I was relaxing at one of the many beautiful areas along Lake Coeur d'Alene ... reading The Press and enjoying the combined symphony of the gulls, splashing surf from the passing boats and the muffled sounds of children playing down the path. I was reading Bill Buley's story about Jeanne' Wolcott and the honest person that returned her lost wallet. I am also a retired senior as she, living on a limited income so I could feel her panic and heart crushing dread when she realized she had lost her wallet. I also could relate to her joy of receiving the returned wallet completely intact with her personal information, $230 rent money and even the Super 1 breakfast drink coupon. I'll bet that was the best tasting morning drink she has enjoyed in a long time.

Parts of the Sierra Nevada likely to get 10 feet of snow from powerful storm by weekend

Meteorologists predict as much as 10 feet of snow is possible in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the weekend,

Charlo claims 10C crown; Bucs bust broncs

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Charlo 3, Arlee 0

Archer finds fun, success in sport

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The Latest: Israel ambassador warns UN against backing Hamas

UNITED NATIONS — Israel’s U.N. ambassador says his country wants a cease-fire in its conflict with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers “but only after significantly degrading Hamas’ terror machine.”

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Legals January 9, 2018

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