How higher Fed rates stand to affect Americans' finances

WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So will the cost of an auto loan.

With billions at stake, banks try to save stunned borrowers

NEW YORK (AP) — Tarred as villains during the 2008 financial meltdown, banks of all sizes are trying to help out Americans reeling from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

With billions at stake, banks try to save stunned borrowers

NEW YORK (AP) — Tarred as villains during the 2008 financial meltdown, banks of all sizes are trying to help out Americans reeling from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Sick! Cyberjerks use virus to target phishing attacks

Be careful of the source of information you use to educate yourself about the coronavirus.

Annual event adds up to financial literacy

Kids are expensive, food is expensive and being an adult is tough. Those were among the takeaways local high school seniors say they got out of the annual finance fair held Wednesday. More than 260 Lake Pend Oreille School District seniors attended the event, which aims to teach students financial literacy skills as well as give them an understanding of what budgeting in the future might look like.

Long-time Big Mountain employee, Sandi Unger, dies at 68

It's quite possible Sandi Unger knew everything there was to know about Big Mountain. She had the resort's detailed history memorized, she knew which detergent worked best on chairlift grease — she even knew who was buying what with which company credit card.

Decade of design

Lisa Slagle’s arrival in Whitefish came mostly by chance.

Long-time Big Mountain employee, Sandi Unger, dies at 68

It's quite possible Sandi Unger knew everything there was to know about Big Mountain. She had the resort's detailed history memorized, she knew which detergent worked best on chairlift grease — she even knew who was buying what with which company credit card.

Bloomberg once blamed end of 'redlining' for 2008 collapse

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the 2008 economic collapse, then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the elimination of a discriminatory housing practice known as “redlining” was responsible for instigating the meltdown.

In Brief

Columbia Falls police

Columbia Falls police investigated a theft of money from a residence on Talbot Road Friday.

Legals May 7, 2018

NOTICE TO RE-OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RECONSIDERATION TO VALIDATE LEONARD ROAD No. 2 Viewer Report #231 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Commissioners of the East Side Highway District have agreed to Re-Open a Public Hearing in accordance with the provisions of Idaho Code 40-203A and 40-203 to consider the Validation of: A portion of Leonard Road No. #2 established by Viewer's Reports identified as Road #231 in the Kootenai County Road Book in Township 49 North, Range 1 West, Section 33, Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, Idaho. (Rose Lake Cataldo Idaho area) The Re-Opened Public Hearing will be held at the District Office of the East Side Highway District, 6095 E. Mullan Trail Rd, Coeur d' Alene Idaho on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Written, electronic mail, or oral comments will be accepted. Anyone wishing to view a detailed description can do so at East Side Highway District Mon-Thurs, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 6095 E. Mullan Trail Rd, Coeur d' Alene Idaho, 208-765-4714. Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the office three working days prior to the meeting. East Side Highway District is Title VI compliant. DATED this 17th day of April, 2018. /S/ John Pankratz, District Supervisor The East Side Highway District ATTEST: /S/ Angela Sieverding, District Clerk CDA LEGAL 9414 AD#182554 MAY 7, 11, 12, 2018

Bowling, soccer, volleyball and more

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Trump stays on sidelines as virus vaccine injections begin

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration helped deliver vaccinations against

Pence, wife Karen, surgeon general get COVID-19 vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the shot is safe. He celebrated the milestone as “a medical miracle” that could eventually contain the raging pandemic.

Pence, top congressional leaders get COVID-19 vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the shot is safe. He celebrated the milestone as “a medical miracle” that could eventually contain the raging pandemic.

Pence, top congressional leaders get vaccines; Trump absent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and the leaders of the House and Senate received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday as they tried to reassure the American public that the shot is safe. Pence, in a live-television event, celebrated the milestone as “a medical miracle” that could eventually put an end to a raging pandemic that has killed more than 310,000 people nationwide.

Pence, top congressional leaders get vaccines; Trump absent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and the leaders of the House and Senate received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday as they tried to reassure the American public that the shot is safe. Pence, in a live-television event, celebrated the milestone as “a medical miracle” that could eventually put an end to a raging pandemic that has killed more than 310,000 people nationwide.

Remarks by the President on Small Business Jobs Initiatives

A transcript on President Obama's Small Business Job Initiatives at the Tastee Sub Shop, Edison, New Jersey

Prepaid cards go mainstream

American Express offers card as bank fees escalate

Rising fees have chased millions of people away from banks and into prepaid debit cards.