School buses: To belt or not to belt?

Every school day, Derek Brooks gets on the bus at 3:30 p.m. at Fernan STEM Academy. He stays on the bus at the first stop and gets off at the second. Sometimes his mom and grandma meet him in the cul-de-sac and walk him down the block to their house.

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Flipping for science

Amy Wearne found herself doing something she thought she’d never do: encouraging her fifth grade class to join the viral trend of flipping water bottles.

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Coeur d'Alene High team wins state drama competition

The Coeur d’Alene High School drama team received its last standing ovation of the year Friday afternoon as the entire school celebrated the team’s victory at the state drama competition, for the third year in a row.

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Cd'A School Board decides levy amount

The Coeur d’Alene School Board unanimously decided to run a $32 million supplemental levy next March.

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How bazaar

Holiday music and the smell of baked treats filled Coeur d’Alene on Saturday as community members gathered to enjoy each other’s company and shop at the annual bazaars.

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Rountree: Helping give Rathdrum a voice

Shanie Rountree was honored last weekend as Rathdrum’s Citizen of the Year and she couldn’t be more thrilled.

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Talkin' turkey

Every day three trucks make the rounds of Coeur d’Alene, picking up extra or unwanted food from grocery stores and restaurants.

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Halloween at school will be costume-free for many

Halloween costumes have been exorcised from many area classrooms.

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Michael Ward: Creative lessons, learning opportunities for students

Michael Ward has been on the board of directors of the Excel Foundation for more than 10 years and doesn’t see himself leaving anytime soon.

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Stuffed animal 'patients' help kids feel comfortable about going to hospital

Bear, Dino, Golden and at least 100 other stuffed animals were successfully treated at Kootenai Health on Saturday.

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Reserve Center dedicated to Cpl. Grothe

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Asher: Students learn about themselves through art

Pamela Asher’s classroom is busy, but in a calm way. Everyone is focused on their projects, adding small details here and there to sculptures, prints or drawings. The natural light gives the place a relaxed feeling and Asher herself makes the place very welcoming.

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School accountability at head of the class

Residents of Kootenai County, you’re invited to be part of the process to measure the performance of public schools.

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Wish upon a special student

It would be surprising if the thunderous roar coming from Lake City High School’s gymnasium Friday couldn’t be heard a mile away. The cheering and stomping was deafening.

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'He had a heart of gold'

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Yeats keeps on truckin'

Dexter Yeats finished the Ironman Coeur d’Alene 70.3 in June. In September, she traveled to Australia for the world championship where she placed fourth in her age group with a finish time of seven hours and 55 minutes.

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Shining some light on east Sherman

The 1200 block of Sherman Avenue was roped off Friday and Saturday for a huge block party and a minor face lift.

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Bullying incident triggers petition drive, comments

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Never forgotten

The events of Sept. 11, 2001 made their mark on the U.S. with unforgettable force.

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Never forgotten

The events of Sept. 11, 2001 made their mark on the U.S. with unforgettable force.

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A dime bag of prevention

A diverse group of community members listened intently to the man walking passionately about the room as he described horrors, made jokes and told his story of why drug education and prevention is essential.

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Murray appointed to NIC board

The North Idaho College Board of Trustees appointed Brad Murray of Rathdrum to the new Trustee Zone 5 seat Wednesday, filling out the board until the elections in November.

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STEM academy students press Little on issues

RATHDRUM — Lt. Gov. Brad Little was impressed when Dave Johnson’s ninth grade civic/government class started the day by reciting the preamble of the U.S. Constitution by heart.

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New Greensferry Elementary School opened Tuesday

Principal Kathy Baker stood at the entrance of Greensferry Elementary School Tuesday morning, greeting many students by name. Schoolkids walked up to the new building wearing new outfits and carrying new backpacks, their parents in tow.

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Weather changing in a big way

Winter is coming. Not really, but the rains are. Local meteorologist Randy Mann said the weather is changing in a big way this weekend and into next week.

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Taking Climate Action

A few community members gathered Thursday evening to discuss what makes Coeur d’Alene great. Then, to discuss what concerns people about this place’s future.

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Secondhand stores help various organizations

When donating or buying secondhand items, there are lots of things to consider, like what kind of an organization is selling these items and where the profits go.

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Mourning Maliki

Maliki Wilburn brought smiles to the faces of everybody around him.

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'Cool to see the growth here'

Lutherhaven Ministries celebrated 70 years Sunday afternoon with prayer, song and so many fun activities.

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Toddler's father speaks out

The father of a 17-month-old toddler who suffered serious head trauma Friday said his son remains at a Spokane hospital and is in a coma with limited brain function.

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When there's an active shooter ...

HAYDEN — Gunshots rang in the distance while a room of about 30 people sat in silence, listening to the phone call made by a teacher during the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado.

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Cars burned in fires near I-90, U.S. 95

Two fires started near Interstate 90 and U.S. 95 on Saturday afternoon.

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Another big night for Idaho Governor's Cup

The Idaho Governor’s Cup raised $1.06 million this weekend for its Idaho Governor’s Cup Scholarship Fund.

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Lakeland drops tuition

The Lakeland Joint School District will no longer charge tuition for out-of-district students. In the past, out-of-district families paid $40 a month for their kids to attend the district’s schools.

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Inland Northwest Food Network seeks to rejuvenate farming

Teri McKenzie moved from Portland, Ore., to Coeur d’Alene for a man, but ended up falling in love with food instead — and not the way one would expect.

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Three fires, zero control

Three fires continued to burn Monday, two near Spokane and a third just north of Davenport, Wash., bringing smoke and ash into North Idaho.

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CTE building misses first day of school

Classes started at North Idaho College Monday, but the students in the Career and Technical Education program weren’t in their new classrooms.

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Spirit of Ironman volunteers continues

Cowbells and cheers rang out through Coeur d’Alene early Sunday morning as over 1,300 Ironman hopefuls raced into Lake Coeur d’Alene.

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Ironman ... again

Ironman Coeur d’Alene gets going today at 6 a.m. Here’s everything you need to know:

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Happy tails

The Tails at Twilight fundraiser for the Kootenai Humane Society on Saturday had an extra, special feature this year.

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Kalbergs to teach in Kazakhstan for another year

Kim and Dave Kalberg arrived at their two-bedroom apartment in Almaty, Kazakhstan, last year, exhausted and jet-lagged from their 20 hours worth of plane flights. In the morning, Kim would have her first day of school teaching third grade.

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Getting their Con on

Saturday, storm troopers, princesses, wolverines, Ghostbusters and Harry Potter characters swarmed the Coeur d’Alene Library. The second Coeur d’Con was underway and hundreds of people — babies, little kids, teenagers and adults — dressed up as their favorite movie, comic, anime or video game characters.

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Growing the garden

The Shared Harvest Community Garden had a summer cleaning day Sunday, in preparation for its annual Night Under the Stars fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 20.

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The Razor's Edge

Tristan Whiting was nervous at the start, even though he has swam across Lake Coeur d’Alene several times before.

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A great day to 'tri' swimming, biking, running

The Coeur d’Alene Triathlon was just about as perfect as it could have been Saturday morning. The water was warm, the sun was soft and the crowd was wild.

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Cd'A Canoe and Kayak Club to monitor swim race

The Coeur d’Alene Crossing has gone off without a hitch for the past four years. No swimmer has ever needed rescuing and everyone who entered the race has finished it. This year should be no different.

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Hard of hearing preschool planned in Cd'A

North Idaho’s early learners who are deaf and hard of hearing will likely receive additional local educational support next year.

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Cd'A schools, teachers reach deal

Coeur d’Alene teachers and the school board reached a tentative agreement Wednesday on a contract for the next school year.

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District mulls options for Hayden Lake Magnet School

The Coeur d’Alene School District is looking at three options for the focus of the Hayden Lake Magnet School.

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Athletes beat the weather

Sunday’s storm held off just long enough for all the racers of the Post Falls Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon and Aqua-Bike to finish, the cool air very favorable for the race.

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Coeur d'Alene trio of events draws big numbers

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Crowds browse, eat and enjoy

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Cascade of artwork

Jessica Bryant hiked farther and farther into Grand Teton National Park. Each turn in the trail she found new mountains and hills, but she kept going. Finally, the valley opened up and it was beautiful — sun shining through bulks of clouds and green hillsides that ran forever.

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Cd'A Symphony strives to reach younger audience

The Coeur d’Alene Symphony is shaking things up this season to get families more involved with classical music.

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Underwater robotics at Fernan Lake

Matthew Moler, 11, sat at a table, welding wires to a mini motor inside a film cannister. The air smelled of burning metal and loud, industrial sounds filled the small work room. Once the motor is complete, Moler will waterproof it and attach it to the robot he made.

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All about that bass

Nate Kimberling and Jakobe Akins, two sophomores from Lake City High School, are headed to Tennessee this week to compete in the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship.

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Catapults and stomp rockets... for science!

As cars drove by the suburban house, all drivers saw were kids flinging things into the air. Hacky Sacks dropped from the sky, hitting the road, the lawn across the street, even the roof of the house.

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Police: Know NIC's gun rules

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College is getting the word out: The Idaho “permitless carry” law doesn’t apply on its campus.

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Raises on the way for Post Falls teachers

POST FALLS — The Post Falls School District finally struck a deal Thursday with the Post Falls Education Association for this year’s teacher contracts.

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Learning, living, growing

Kids stormed the bag of dirt, eager to fill their cups. Once the cups were full, the kids made small holes in the dirt by inserting their pinky finger deep enough to make an inch-deep depression. Then came the seeds. Each cup received a pinch of carrot seeds, which were …

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KIDS Camp helps avoid 'summer slide'

Brenden Lessor, a third-grader at Bryan Elementary School, read aloud to his guest reading-buddy Monday morning at KIDS Camp.

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Back to the Northwest

The man who thought he would never go to college wandered the halls of North Idaho College. He peeked into a few rooms and offices. One woman was sitting at her desk and asked him if he was new here.

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Julyamsh doesn't miss a beat

COEUR d’ALENE — A whirl of colors and textures moved throughout the Jacklin Building at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds Friday night. Regalia sequins sparkled and feathers bobbed up and down, following the movements of their dancers, in sync with the drum beats and song.

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A matter of trust, respect

COEUR d’ALENE — Hercules Gaines achieved what he set out to do at the “Your Life Matters” educational forum Thursday night — bring people together to have a constructive conversation about the relationship between the police and the community.

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Hastings to close all stores

Hastings is closing, not only here, but everywhere.

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Fernan Elementary Playground for All costs increase

Fernan STEM Academy’s playground is about to get a major facelift. This summer, a second playground will be constructed so everyone can play on it.

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Laterzo to perform at Live After 5

Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and recording artist Chris Laterzo will make an appearance in Coeur d’Alene Wednesday at the Live After 5 concert.

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Bigger, better facility gets gift

RATHDRUM — The sound of drills and electric saws echoed through the empty, spacious building Friday while an important visitor looked around. North Idaho College’s new Career and Technical Education facility, a symbol of growth and new jobs, is almost complete.

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School district land shuffle

The Coeur d’Alene School District sold an unused, 10-acre piece of land near Canfield Mountain to the builder and developer Aspen Homes for $661,825.

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Betty Atkins of Hauser wins NIC's Really BIG Raffle

COEUR d’ALENE — Betty Atkins of Hauser might be moving to Post Falls soon, for she won Wednesday night’s grand prize at the Really BIG Raffle — a new house worth $285,000.

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Ground fires tie up freeway through Coeur d'Alene

Two small brush fires stalled lunch hour traffic today on eastbound Interstate 90 in Kootenai County.

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New coach evals 'great step forward'

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NIC trustees seek full board

The North Idaho College Board of Trustees is seeking to appoint a new board member to fill Ron Nilson’s soon-to-be vacant seat.

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Fentanyl abuse on the rise

Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid pain reliever blamed for Prince’s death by accidental overdose, is hitting the streets illegally, and the results are deadly.

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New Idaho law targets stalkers

Stalking victims now have a more immediate way to get a restraining order without dealing with the criminal justice system.

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Berry and Nut Farm now producing huckleberries

Joe Culbreth’s 15-acre swath of land is beautifully organized into arcing rows of flowers, berries, grapes and a wide variety of fruit trees. He always wanted to plant and grow things when he retired, so he did.

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A cry for counselors

A hike in troubling student behaviors at Coeur d’Alene School District middle and high schools is prompting a cry for more counselors.

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Gains ease on heart disease

The good news is that for decades, heart disease death rates have been decreasing.

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Heroes on parade

The floats and groups in Coeur d’Alene’s American Heroes Parade started to make their way down Sherman Avenue at 11 a.m. Monday.

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Fantastic fireworks finale finishes festive Fourth in Cd'A

As the last of the daylight faded from green to the dark blue of night, folks from all over found their places along the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

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Waving the red flag for water protection

Dennis Brueggemann has finally settled in Coeur d’Alene after a lifetime of travel and work. The past two years, he has lived a different tempo lifestyle and has loved the sense of community here.

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Missing sheep comes b-a-a-a-ck

ATHOL — Delilah the Shetland sheep came home Thursday night after a three-week epic adventure.

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From dump to shooting range

Bob Smith started the Fernan Rod and Gun Club in 1990 as a solution to clean up an informal shooting range and to start a club that enabled people to shoot in a safe environment. Now, two and a half decades later, the popular shooting range is trying to secure …

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SAT scores show room for improvement

The average SAT scores for students attending Kootenai County’s three largest public school districts exceeded the national average, but there is significant room for improvement in Idaho and beyond.

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Lakeland school district borrows $1.5 million

School trustees in the Lakeland district recently approved a plan to borrow $1.5 million to keep the district afloat until it receives local property tax revenue.

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Athol couple scraping up extreme diet

ATHOL — Imagine only being able to eat things that grow or live in North Idaho. No going out to eat, no grocery shopping, no spending money on food. The only way to get something you don’t have is bartering for it, but it has to be locally sourced, too.

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Special needs kids enjoy flying demo

The Electric Ugly Stick, a remote-controlled model airplane, whizzed into the air, flying upside-down and doing spins and flips about 60 feet up. Some people pointed in awe, others just watched as the small plane danced in the sky.

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Ironman race-day tips welcome

For the past three months, I have been swimming, biking and running farther than I ever thought I could. I’m not alone. There are so many people out there going above and beyond what they thought was possible, training for the Ironman 70.3 in Coeur d’Alene this Sunday, June 26.

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Beware of this scam

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boise sent out a press release Tuesday warning Idaho residents of recurring scam calls claiming to be a deputy U.S. marshal and requesting people pay a fine to avoid a federal arrest warrant. Calls have been reported in the Boise, Pocatello and Twin Falls areas.

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Coeur d'Alene's first half-Iron triathlon takes place Sunday

Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene is right around the corner, which means a lot of people are going to be in the Lake City this weekend.

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Summit on chronic pain available

Heritage Health and A Way Forward will be hosting a free summit Thursday to educate and inspire those in chronic pain.

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Windermere lends Children's Village a hand for cleanup

When Janet Davis told the kids at Children’s Village the volleyball court there would be repaired and usable again, the youngsters jumped up and down and screamed in excitement.

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Classic cars hit the streets for Car d'Lane Cruise

People packed the sides of the streets in downtown Coeur d’Alene with lawn chairs, strollers and an occasional cooler Friday evening. They were all there to see the beautiful, powerful and straight-up awesome cars that were part of this year’s Car d’Lane Cruise.

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Refugees: The new Americans

COEUR d’ALENE — David Warnick waited at Spokane International Airport, his mind in a whirl. It was April 28, and he’d had a long day. He was trying to remember if everything was ready. His wife, Nikki, was making dinner at home, his friend was staying the night and David …

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Las Chavelas celebrates 25 years of the American Dream

Domingo “Tony” Orozco looked around his restaurant, Las Chavelas, and couldn’t help but beam with pride. For 25 years he has owned the restaurant, staying with it through good times and bad. But more than the restaurant itself, Orozco loves the customers who shaped his business and helped his family.

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Fraternity cyclists bike cross-country for fundraiser

William Kennedy waved this year’s Pi Kappa Phi Journey of Hope bike team into Camp Twinlow late Wednesday morning as members completed the day’s short 35-mile ride from Spokane to the camp just north of Rathdrum.

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Roll with the changes

The Women Creating Success Conference was a big hit this year. With more than 150 women in attendance, the event put on by the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce focused on motivating women and giving them tools to be successful in the workplace and in life.

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Coeur d'Alene Tribe canoe stops at City Park

Members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe lined the shore of City Beach, searching the horizon for Warch, the canoe. All at once, people started murmuring to one another and pointing — the shovel-nosed canoe had just turned the corner around Tubbs Hill. As the canoe pulled up to shore, a …

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Post Falls becomes Purple Heart City

Post Falls now stands by its neighboring cities of Hayden, Wallace, Kellogg and Coeur d’Alene as a Purple Heart City. Mayor Ron Jacobson proclaimed Post Falls to be a Purple Heart City during Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

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Way up in the trees

After three months of hard labor in the woods, during winter, The Treehouse Guys finished the Buttars family’s treehouse with the help of some local friends.

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Successful screening

Caden Butera greeted his friends at the Hayden Discount Cinema with a big smile across his face Friday afternoon. His camera hung around his neck, a symbol of his lifestyle and potential future.

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The popular half

Ironman continues to be a late June tradition in Coeur d’Alene, but for the first time in 14 years, it won’t be a full Ironman triathlon.

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Post Falls URA names interim executive director

POST FALLS — Some big changes are taking place at the Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency this month with the replacement of one board member and the executive director.

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Roots Pursuit bicycle event Sunday supports food banks

The Roots Pursuit bicycle event is back for its fifth summer of fun in Coeur d’Alene. Sunday, June 5, teams of two or three will ride their bikes around town to all four stations where they have to complete tasks and challenges to gain points. The team with the most …

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Mother of Spc. Nicholas Newby speaks at Hayden event

When she was little, Theresa Hart would look at a photo of her great uncle that hung on her grandpa’s wall. She never knew him, but saw the toll of his absence on her grandfather. She never knew how, day after day, he dealt with the pain of losing his …

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New plants at Fernan Lake to help with excess phosphorus

Volunteers from North Idaho College and the Kootenai Environmental Alliance donned bright orange work vests Tuesday morning as they set out to restore the natural vegetation buffer along Fernan Lake’s shoreline. The group planted 150 plants along 150 feet of shoreline.

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Protect the victims

According to Jessica Tschida, founder of the Coeur d’Alene chapter of the Coalition to Abolish Human Trafficking in the Inland Northwest, human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world.

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Charlie Branch: 'Every day is a gift'

After graduating from the University of Montana, Charles Branch worked for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in the Clearwater National Forest and then in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.

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Police: 12-year-old boy drove, crashed dad's SUV

A 12-year-old injured in a rollover crash Thursday near downtown Coeur d’Alene was driving his father’s vehicle without permission, according to police.

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Downtown Cd'A homes vandalized by graffiti

COEUR d’ALENE — Suzanne Marshall woke up Wednesday morning to find the words “Street 57 King” spray-painted on her garage door. As she walked down the alley behind her 16th Street home, she noticed two of her neighbors also had property tagged with graffiti.

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Post Falls pedestrian trail seeing early use

The new bike and pedestrian trail connecting East Seltice way and East Mullan Avenue along the east side of Highway 41 was paved Thursday, May 19. The trail is open for use even though the contractor still needs to finish the retaining wall and clean up the area.

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Incest, abuse and recovery focus of new book

POST FALLS — Laura Landgraf’s father was a pastor, missionary and later, a theology professor. He was also an abusive, evil man who molested all five of his daughters, impregnating one of them.

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Shooting down litter problem at popular recreation area

Five years ago a pullout by Hayden Creek was scattered with refrigerators, microwaves and even a dishwasher - all riddled with bullet holes. The U.S. Forest Service was considering shutting the area down, but Bob Balser did not want to see that happen.

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Protesters: Wolf management packed with problems

Frustrations about the way the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is managing the state’s wolf population ran high Monday in Coeur d’Alene.

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A survivor, not a victim

Michaelle Dierich sat 10 feet from one of her rapists. She held her head high and proud while he bowed his head as low as it would go.

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Cd'A to hire new deputy city administrator

The city of Coeur d’Alene is about to hire a deputy city administrator after leaving the position vacant since 2013.

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Distinguished in Post Falls

Abbey Turpin is the 2017 Post Falls Distinguished Young Woman.

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Together, women build more than a house

I have always had mixed feelings about women’s groups. My first experience with them was at the climbing gym where I used to work. Ladies’ night was the last two hours of every Wednesday before we closed. Guys would come in and be very upset they couldn’t climb. I was …

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Zones, roads, retirements at PF City Council

The Post Falls City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday for a zone change of two different lots owned by Idaho Veneer Co.

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New Vision students teach second-graders gardening

POST FALLS — Mullan Trail Elementary School second-graders were most excited Monday morning about the ladybugs in the New Vision High School greenhouse. Students in New Vision teacher Kim Herndon’s greenhouse class explained the importance of the little bugs.

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Wade wins Drive Smart contest

Grant Wade, a senior at Lake City High School, is the Idaho state winner of the Drive Smart: No Distractions, No Excuses teen digital short contest.

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Aviation Club event takes wing Saturday

Drone races and a flight simulator will be featured Saturday during an indoor flying event in Coeur d’Alene.

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Canfield children create candy companies

Meet Adrianna Preciado, the genius mind behind Candy Stuck - a candy company with a vision to bring fandoms together over the sweetest treat on Earth, the Troll Chocolate Bite.

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Promoting Arbor Day, one seed at a time

Volunteers from the Bureau of Land Management, Venture High School and all around Kootenai County hovered over long tables. Some put tree seedlings in bags and others labeled the trees. Partway through the morning, everyone stopped for a coffee and doughnut break, then it was back to work.

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Health break for wishes

A Coeur d’Alene business is trying something new to encourage its employees to be healthier and raise money for a good cause.

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