Esper says new virus won't prevent military operations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military and its warfighting command centers in the Pentagon are prepared to continue operations even if there is a local outbreak of the new coronavirus, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday, as the department began finalizing its response plans.

AP Explains: Trump pushes questions about Joe Biden's son

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine Democratic rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump’s campaign is pushing a familiar line of attack: unverified allegations about Biden's son and his foreign business ties. But reporting in the New York Post, and the emergence of a man who says he worked with Hunter Biden, have raised more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of emails at the center of the story.

Glacier girls top Big Sky in AA basketball

MISSOULA - Glacier opened Western AA girls basketball play on Thursday by whipping Missoula Big Sky 66-49.

Muti conducts Syria musicians in memorial concert amid ruins

RAVENNA, Italy (AP) — Nine musicians from the Syrian diaspora in Europe are playing Sunday in the 24th friendship concert conducted by Riccardo Muti, this year at the Paestum archaeological site in southern Italy, but the coronavirus pandemic blocked others from arriving directly from Syria.

Bonner County News of Record - July 5, 2024

Police log information for Sandpoint, Ponderay, and Priest River police departments; and the Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

OUT AND ABOUT with STEVE CAMERON: Traveling a new road, around and about

My stepson was the only voter to chip in with my favorite: “A Road Less Traveled.” Sorry, can’t go with a single voter — even inside the family. Patrons of The Press shall be heard.

Detours in place on I-90 for recreational exits

I-90 road construction has a few areas tousled up in Mineral County.

In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate 'everybody's crisis'

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden declared climate change has become “everybody's crisis” on Tuesday as he toured neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, warning it's time for America to get serious about the “code red” danger or face ever worse loss of life and property.

Glacier girls, Sentinel boys seize Western AA golf leads

The Western AA golfers are back at Bill Roberts Golf Course, and the Sentinel boys came to play.

Poachers and gropers

A Classic G. George Ostrom column from March 29, 1989

The backyard railroad

Cd’A residents bring history to life with train car

Cd’A residents bring history to life with train car

Looking Back: Wild wind sinks boat on Whitefish Lake

A total of 889 people attended the 41st Infantry Division’s reunion on Big Mountain, making it the largest reunion ever held by the unit.

Mexico's tough response to migrants doesn't stir outcry

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The hundreds of Central American migrants walking north in southern Mexico have received steady media coverage in Mexico, but with sky-high murders, a stagnant economy and corruption topping the national agenda, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s aggressive efforts to stop them hasn't stirred a widespread reaction.

It's time to wake up, Bonner County voters

Right-wing extremists are determining everyone's journey in Idaho. The morality police have landed and expanded in the Legislature. They want to enforce their beliefs on all of us. From poorly written legislation on abortion (driving away OB-GYNs to practice in Idaho) to voting rights (don't you dare give anyone an absentee ballot request) to initiatives (wouldn't want "the people" to create their own laws) to banning books (they want to decide what everyone reads) to vaccine banning (you don't get to choose to protect yourself with an mRNA vaccine or if you're a practitioner and give one you may get arrested), we are living in one scary, oppressive, far-right agenda.

PBR bucks into Kennewick

KENNEWICK — Fans of Professional Bull Riders will have the chance to see the PBR in Kennewick early in September, with riders coming to Kennewick for the Challenger Series’ Tri-Cities Classic on Sept. 8 and 9. This is the third straight year that the PBR is coming to Tri-Cities, with the first event being held in 2021 when Newport native Cody Casper won with a three-for-three performance. Bill Henry won the 2022 edition of the Tri-Cities Classic. The Tri-Cities Classic is part of the PBR Challenger Series, which includes more than 60 events from May through October and ends with a championship hosted in Las Vegas in late October. The top 14 riders in the Challenger Series are all within 500 points of one another.

President Trump campaigns in Missoula

Missoula, Montana turned into a bustling rural city last Thursday as thousands awaited the arrival of President Donald J. Trump to address supporters in his third visit to the state.

Mavs blow out Eisenhower

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks beat out the competition 20-1 and 8-0 in a pair windy home games against the Eisenhower Cadets on Friday, putting the Mavs at 8-1 overall and placing them at the top of the Columbia Basin Big-Nine. The Mavs had just previously played against Eisenhower on Tuesday and were able to find similar success beating them 10-7. Eisenhower was able to make a comeback in the week prior, so the Mavs focused on making sure that wouldn’t happen again, according to Head Coach Donnie Lindgren.

Board to take up vacation rental resort on Lake Five

A new vacation rental-type resort is planned for the shores of Lake Five near West Glacier, but it’s already run afoul of county and state regulators.

Former Big Bend student flies in for visit

Sister pursuing aviation

Glacier National Park road reservations open Jan. 25

Glacier National Park reminds visitors that advance vehicle reservations become available on Recreation.gov starting Jan. 25 (Thursday) at 8 a.m. Mountain Time.