Pennsylvania Democrats notch key election-related court wins

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court gave the Democratic Party a series of victories Thursday in the presidential battleground state, relaxing deadlines in its fledgling mail-in voting law, approving more ballot collection sites and kicking the Green Party’s presidential candidate off the November ballot.

Bonner County Calendar - July 27, 2024

A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.

Russian court fines coronavirus-denying rebel monk

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday fined a coronavirus-denying monk who has challenged Kremlin lockdown orders for spreading false information about the pandemic.

Bonner County Calendar - Feb. 6, 2025

A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.

Legals for August, 8 2023

Keeping folks fed: Food bank important to community, volunteer says

MOSES LAKE — Karen Zerby said she was in Moses Lake a few days when she was invited to tag along on a trip to the Moses Lake Food Bank.

NIC men top Bison behind Lewis' 21

Legals for January, 19 2023

Suspected burglar waives preliminary hearing

He was arrested in late March on a charge of felony burglary after Ponderay Police say he took a Black Diamond generator worth about $700 from North 40 in Ponderay in early March.

Defense tab in brown case tops $77,000

SANDPOINT — More than $77,000 in public funds were expended to safeguard Keith Allen Brown’s constitutional right to counsel and a defense in his case.

Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then set targets to end sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, a goal that reaches farther than

Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — At the Bairro do Zambujal housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, the behavior of residents offers clues to why this part of Portugal has become a hot spot for new COVID-19 cases and how government efforts to stamp out the new coronavirus are being frustrated.

Some gardeners in a pickle over scarce canning supplies

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — It’s the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and preparing food at home during the coronavirus pandemic has led to a scarcity of supplies with which to preserve them.

Ayayi leads No. 1 Gonzaga over Northern Arizona 88-58

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Veteran guard Joel Ayayi hasn't been putting up big numbers for top-ranked Gonzaga this season, but that changed in an 88-58 win over Northern Arizona on Monday night.

Sheriff's blotter

Sheriff's blotter

Russia's prison service tells Navalny to appear or face jail

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's federal penitentiary service on Monday gave top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny one day to report to its office or face imprisonment, if he comes back to Russia after the deadline.

TRACK & FIELD: 12 Badgers named district champs

A dozen Bonners Ferry track and field athletes earned district championship honors at the 3A IML district meet on Thursday and Friday. Twenty-three Badgers will advance to the 3A state championship in Middleton.

Blackfeet Nation reopens after strict pandemic closures

BROWNING, Mont. (AP) — On March 15, 2020, just two days after COVID-19 entered Montana, the Blackfeet Nation declared a state of emergency.

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Shockwaves from COVID-19 will hit food pantries for months

TWIN FALLS — As the stockpiling of food and supplies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic caused bare grocery store shelves and called into question the stability of the food supply, those who already struggle to have enough food were hit even harder.