Iran: Fuel en route to Venezuela seized by US wasn't Iranian

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The cargo of four tankers seized by the United States last week en route to Venezuela was no longer Iranian property, Iran's oil minister said Monday, insisting that the U.S. had no right to confiscate the shipment in international waters.

Ponderay DMV to close midday Tuesday

The Bonner County Department of Motor Vehicles office will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

County business meeting canceled, April 7

After an action-packed meeting last week, the Bonner County Board of County Commissioners will not be holding a business meeting this week due to conflicting schedules with commissioners.

Daily Bee accepting letters for deployed soldiers

The Bonner County Daily Bee has extended the deadline to submit letters from the community to soldiers deployed overseas to Friday, April 17.

Attention Swish 3v3 participants

If you or your family made the trip to Bonners Ferry for the Swish 3-on-3 tournament last weekend, we'd love to feature you in future editions of the Daily Bee.

An old debate over religion in school is opening up again

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Columbia Basin Herald launches Studio Basin podcast

The Columbia Basin Herald is happy to announce the launch of the Studio Basin podcast. Hosted by managing editor R. Hans Miller, the podcast will include guests from the Columbia Basin, recaps of the week’s news, discussions about challenges and opportunities in Columbia Basin Communities and other information on what’s happening in Grant and Adams counties as well as issues that impact Washington state. To listen to the podcast, visit the Studio Basin site at: https://bit.ly/STUDIOBASIN. The podcast will also be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Alexa, Overcast, PocketCasts, Castro, Castbox and Podchaser. At about 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on July 30.

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — One of Sonoma’s historic wineries

This past week we held a Winemaker Dinner and then a shop tasting with Justin Seidenfeld the Director of Winemaking for Rodney Strong Vineyards.

No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78

PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU took the fight to Gonzaga and sent a message to everyone else about how dangerous it could be when March rolls around.

No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78

PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU took the fight to Gonzaga and sent a message to everyone else about how dangerous it could be when March rolls around.

Russia's Navalny visited by German chancellor in hospital

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday confirmed reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited him in a Berlin hospital where he was being treated for what German authorities determined was nerve agent poisoning.

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Louisiana Daybook

Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Tuesday, Jan. 14.

2017 visitation totals 3.3 million

Glacier National Park welcomed a record 3.3 million visitors in 2017,

AP Source: Angels' visiting clubbie fired for ball-doctoring

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have fired longtime visiting clubhouse manager Brian “Bubba” Harkins for allegedly aiding opposing pitchers in obtaining illegal substances to put on baseballs, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday night.

AP Source: Angels' visiting clubbie fired for ball-doctoring

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have fired longtime visiting clubhouse manager Brian “Bubba” Harkins for allegedly aiding opposing pitchers in obtaining illegal substances to put on baseballs, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday night.

2017 visitation totals 3.3 million

Glacier National Park welcomed a record 3.3 million visitors in 2017,

BASIN SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: May 13, 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN – The regular season for Basin softball has concluded with schools like Royal and Almira/Coulee-Hartline sitting at the top of their leagues.

As Trump holds back, tech firms step in on election security

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Schiff was in the audience at the 2018 Aspen Security Forum when a Microsoft executive mentioned an attempted hacking of three politicians up for reelection. It was the first that Schiff, then the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, had ever heard of it.