Sears shedding stores, reports loss

Walgreens preps site for construction

Moses Lake store to open January 2009

Hungry Horse Dam still an engineering marvel at 65

Even today, the numbers are staggering when one considers the materials and manpower that went into building Hungry Horse Dam.

Man on motorcycle hits deer in park

A 59-year-old motorcycle rider from Reno, Nev. was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center Monday after a 10:15 a.m. collision with a deer about 20 miles up Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. The man, who was transported by Three Rivers EMS, suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his hip and shoulder. There is no word on what became of the deer, park officials said.

US affirms new interpretation for high-level nuclear waste

The Energy Department was shipping high-level waste to Idaho until a series of lawsuits between the state and the federal government in the 1990s

ABORTION: Adolph or Ludwig van?

Excellent letter from Mr. Hollingsworth re: abortion but followed by a rather puzzling response from Beatrus Steele on Sept. 19. Mr. Hollingsworth said, in effect, don’t kill those aligned for abortion because one might be a Beethoven (or some such). Ms. Steele’s response in effect was that the following point was just as valid: Kill them because one might be a Hitler.

Linda J. Adkison 64, of Libby

To The Meadows and beyond in Post Falls

A couple weeks ago this space featured North Chase Place, a new development located just off Chase Road at Grange Avenue in Post Falls. It’s just one offshoot of the nearby Meadows neighborhood.

Portland to put homeless in public buildings, end evictions

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Oregon rose sharply by 18 cases to at least 65, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday as officials in the Portland area announced plans to house the vulnerable homeless.

The Latest: US cases hit 11M; latest million took 6 days

BALTIMORE — More than 11 million cases of the coronavirus have now been reported in the United States, with the most recent million coming in less than a week.

Figpickels settles into new digs at Plaza Shops

COEUR d'ALENE - What do you get with a toy store with more elbow room?

Harassment call ends in immigration arrests

The U.S. Border Patrol took custody of four undocumented immigrants after a woman told the

Wine self-doubt

Around the holidays and other special occasions, many of us delve into our collections of special bottles of wine to share with friends and family. It is, in short, that time of year when we not only want to treat ourselves but those close to us with a bottle that is meaningful and one we recall as being especially good. Sometimes, though, we may find the wine to be lacking when we taste it - it is just not the wine we remember so vividly. We start to think, "What was I thinking? This is not so good."

Lyman B. Hanley

Lyman B. Hanley, 88, of Othello died Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at the Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Wash.

The Latest: British PM Boris Johnson tests positive

The Latest on the

What lies beneath

We are just finalizing our winter/spring schedule of tastings and wine dinners, and it promises to be another great lineup of winemakers! More about the full schedule later for now I want to draw your attention to just one of the events. On Thursday, March 9 we will be holding a winemaker dinner with Bob Bertheau the head winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle; we will follow up the dinner with a tasting here at the shop on Friday, March 10.

Lumber town in limbo

With closing of JD Lumber Mill, Priest River faces uncertain future

PRIEST RIVER — Hardworking. Tight knit. Loyal. And, worthy of second acknowledgment: hardworking. That’s how the small town Priest River residents describe themselves.

Othello's Allison Walker to represent the USA

MOSCOW, Idaho - Othello High School graduate Allison Walker has done quite a bit in a short period during her time as a member of the University of Idaho volleyball team.

TAG, EPA working toward complete ROD

By ROGER MORRIS Western News Publisher

Vegas man arrested after liquid sprayed on food during stunt

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man and an underage friend who was wearing what appeared to be a hazmat suit were trying to create a social media stunt when they went inside a Walmart store over the weekend and sprayed water from a spray bottle on food, shopping carts and a customer's hands.