VETERANS PRESS: VA benefits for Purple Heart veterans by state

The Purple Heart awardees, honored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), receive a range of VA benefits, including…

Runners race in annual Whitefish Marathon event

The Whitefish Marathon is one of the largest marathons in Montana and on Saturday around 1,000 racers participated in the event.

Grand Teton joins Yellowstone in breaking tourism records

Just nine months into 2021, Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park already has had its busiest year on record.

Recalling the joy of Christmas morning

Parents shared the greatest gift of all

The gift of Christmas while growing up

Bengals, Bruins top Glacier, Flathead boys in soccer

Jesse Bostrom scored a goal in both halves and Paxton Ellis added one for good measure as Helena High dropped Glacier 3-0 in Western AA soccer action Friday afternoon at Glacier High School.

Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the three singing McGuire Sisters who topped the charts with several hits in the 1950s, has died. She was 89.

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered news he had hoped for.

Reclaim Idaho announces statewide tour to promote K-12 funding initiative

Reclaim Idaho has announced a statewide tour to promote the Quality Education Act, a ballot initiative to increase K-12 funding by over $300 million annually.

Australian hiker stops in Montana during attempt to become first woman to walk length of the Americas

The 2024 Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Lucy Barnard, has set a goal of becoming the first woman to walk the length of the Western Hemisphere, from Argentina to Alaska.

Delaware beaches closed to discourage gathering groups

REHOBOTH, Del. (AP) — Delaware's beaches are being closed to vacationers and other residents because too many groups are visiting them in resistance to social distancing directives for the

Liz Weston: How to stock up wisely, emergency or not

Concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated COVID-19) mean more of us are doing what we probably should have been doing all along: washing our hands more frequently and thoroughly; staying at home when we’re sick; stocking up on food and supplies in case that stay becomes extended.

Remaining Free Agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 103 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer):

Polebridge parade all but canceled

For all intents and purposes the Polebridge Fourth of July Parade is canceled. That does not mean everyone agrees with the cancellation. However, the WWII airplane flyover is canceled, there will be no Porta Potties, no reviewing stand, no prizes, no Rob Fisher to lead the parade, no veterans reading and that pretty much takes the guts out of the whole thing. To top it off, the Polebridge Mercantile will be closed on the Fourth, which means no baked goods.

Customer 'freaked out' by purple bike

The Kalispell Police Department received a report that a man rode up to a grocery store on a purple bicycle carrying an empty backpack and wearing what might have been a “blue holiday beanie.” A customer felt “freaked out” by this individual and reported he had “run into a lot of these types of people in California.” He suspected the bike-riding man might go into the bathroom and “shoot up drugs,” so he asked an officer to check on him.

The Latest: Norwegian schools and hair salons reopen

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Law roundup: Man afraid rowdy night still lingers

A man purportedly had a “rowdy” night and requested a breathalyzer test because he had an interlock device on his car that he didn’t want to risk triggering. He

Legals January 11, 2018

"Public Notice The Grant County Mosquito Control District #1 Board of Trustees has scheduled their 2018 board meetings for 12pm on the last Tuesday of every month. Meetings will be held at the Porterhouse Steakhouse located at 217 N. Elder St. Moses Lake, WA 98837." #01031/153961 Pub: January 11, 2018

Police: Hell's Angel sparked Minneapolis riots over Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a man captured on surveillance video breaking windows at a south Minneapolis auto parts store in the days after George Floyd’s death is a Hell’s Angels member who was bent on stirring up social unrest.

Morrison nets medalist honors

NIF golf

County sets date for recreational property auction

The Shoshone Board of County Commissioners will have a live auction later this month for three six-month leases of property they own near the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River.