Chris Evans hopes to shield democracy with politics website

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Evans became the most politically prickly “Avenger” a few years back with withering tweets about President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters.

Fight over Trump tax returns goes to appeals court — again

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Friday in President Donald Trump’s long-running fight to prevent a top New York prosecutor from getting his tax returns.

Jarom Enos Zimmerman, 40

A true North Idaho man, 40-year-old Jarom E. Zimmerman of Hayden, Idaho, passed away on July 27, 2024 due to complications from the recent return of his Leukemia (AML) cancer.

Buddhist monk recalls Thai soldier's rampage at temple

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A rogue soldier whose rampage left 29 people dead and dozens more injured in northeastern Thailand terrorized a Buddhist temple on his way to a shopping mall where he held people hostage in a nearly 16-hour siege.

Wilson picked as next NC natural, cultural resources chief

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The chief deputy for the past four years at North Carolina's department that operates parks, protects natural areas and preserves state history is being elevated to the agency's top position in Gov. Roy Cooper's second term.

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Little defends rollout

Idahoans ask about future vaccinations

The Governor and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare director Dave Jeppesen answered often-heated questions during Tuesday's AARP conference call.

Viewership down sharply for Trump's State of the Union

NEW YORK (AP) — Viewership was sharply down for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on most of the top television networks — except for Fox News Channel.

N.C. treasurer demands 2 DOT executives be replaced

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's elected state treasurer called Wednesday for two top state Department of Transportation executives to be replaced following recent reports of overspending and salary raises at the agency.

Legals for April, 13 2024

New York state may speed up, permanently expand vote-by-mail

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York may permanently expand voting by mail — something it tried on a wide scale for the first time this year — while also trying to reform its molasses-slow and opaque process for counting absentee ballots.

Sandpoint tennis edges Moscow 7-5 in districts-seeding match

With district tournament seeding on the line, the Sandpoint tennis team rose to the occasion with a 7-5 team win over the visiting Moscow Bears on April 30.

Committee raises money for local playground

20 Years Ago — 2000

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Seahawks' corners; another one-and-done Zag?

Steve Cameron on English Premier soccer, Seahawks and Gonzaga men's basketball

Hops to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants

It’s a culture that caught the attention of America’s Best Restaurants, a national media project highlighting some of the best local spots across the country.

Gertrude Lieselotte Bogers, 85

Gertrude Lieselotte Bogers, 85, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away Aug. 14, 2023.

Two Nevada tribes order mandatory COVID-19 curfews, fines

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two northern Nevada tribes have become the first governmental entities in the state to order mandatory curfews punishable by fines and potential jail time for repeat offenders in response to the spread of the coronavirus.

RIVER: No excuse for sewage

I was on a canoe trip a month ago below the dam in Post Falls, where the third channel comes into the Spokane River. We see the sewage bubbling up in the river.

UM archaeologists uncover Missoula's forgotten past

MISSOULA – Archaeology students and researchers at the University of Montana have discovered artifacts in downtown Missoula that illuminate the lives of people from more than a century ago.