Donna Lopez, 70

Donna Marie Lopez passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family Oct. 25, 2003. She was 70.

Possibilities, opportunities and choosing our path

For the past 10 years, July recalls my mother's end-of-life journey. That's the way it is when you lose someone. The calendar is forever changed. Last January, our daughter's family simply moved. But it was far enough that we wouldn't be seeing each other like we had when they lived locally. For me, it felt like a chain of “mini deaths.”

Bonner County Calendar - June 30, 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.

6A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: A statement night for Vikings ... Coeur d'Alene pulls away late for third-straight district title

Coeur d’Alene (16-7) advances to the state 6A tournament starting next Thursday at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. Post Falls (8-16) will face the fifth-place team from District 3 (Boise area) in a state play-in game on Saturday in Grangeville.

EU presents plan to improve plight of its Roma minority

BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's treatment of its Roma people has been “inexcusable" over the past decade, a top European Union official said Wednesday as she presented a 10-year plan to improve life for the large ethnic minority.

Plains Class of 74 gathers for reunion

David Proctor knew he had a big task ahead.

Avila leads Bobcats in strong team performance at divisional meet

It would be an understatement indeed to say Superior senior Trizten Avila had a “good” day at this past weekend’s Western Divisional track and field meet in Missoula.

Military defends Jan. 6 response as House steps up probes

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Army leader defended the Pentagon’s response to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, telling a House panel Tuesday that the National Guard was delayed for hours because it had to properly prepare for the deployment and that senior military leaders had determined beforehand that the military had “no role” in determining the outcome of an election.

In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.

Kenya's election rips open scars of inequality, corruption

In Kenya, candidates aren’t required to publicly account for campaign donations or spending

Boots and more for kids

Windemere Foundation teams up with Big 5, Kiwanis

Foundation helps kids

Noted doctor Andrews temporarily halts Tommy John surgeries

GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Prominent orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews has temporarily halted Tommy John operations at his Florida medical center in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Reports: NY officials altered count of nursing home deaths

NEW YORK (AP) — Some New York lawmakers are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's impeachment after reports late Thursday that his top aides altered a state Health Department report to omit the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state's nursing homes.

Walter John Dreher, 86

Walter (Wally) John Dreher, 86, of Osburn, Idaho, passed away on August 6, 2023, at Valley Vista Care Center in St. Maries, Idaho.

Bonner County News of Record - Dec. 6, 2023

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

Silver Lupine help home gardens shine

Native Plant Notes are created by the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society

Huskies take second at Leonard Schutte Roundup

OTHELLO — Southridge claimed the overall top score at the Leonard Schutte Roundup over the weekend, while host Othello High School finished tied for a close second place.

Mary Jane 'Janie' Camacho, 79

Mary Jane “Janie” (Huls) Camacho, 79, passed away on Feb. 16, 2024.

Two WA juvenile rehab facilities suspend intakes for first time due to overcrowding

(The Center Square) – Two juvenile rehabilitation centers have suspended the intake of new offenders due to overcrowding, according to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families. This reverses a two-decade trend of a decreasing juvenile rehabilitation institutional population.

Fultz tears ACL, out for season; Magic beat Cavs 105-94

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former top overall draft pick Markelle Fultz suffered a season-ending tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of the Orlando Magic’s 105-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.