More apartments for Cd'A

COEUR d’ALENE — A Montana company is planning to construct a three-story, 52-unit apartment complex on the northeast corner of Mullan Avenue and Eighth Street.

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Fire damages business on Third Street; no one hurt

COEUR d’ALENE — A fire broke out at a business at the corner of Third Street and Birch Avenue early Wednesday morning, but investigators are still trying to find the cause.

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Cd'A Tribe seeking new casino CEO

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has declined to renew Coeur d’Alene Casino CEO Dave Matheson’s contract this week and will begin a search for a new CEO, preferably from within the organization.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bodman could face charges in bike/vehicle crash

COEUR d’ALENE — New evidence has been discovered in a two-year-old case involving an accident between a former Post Falls city councilman and a teenager on a bicycle in Spokane.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Road closure hurts recreational miners

COEUR d’ALENE — The recent blockage of the old Eagle Creek Road that once served hundreds of placer miners during the Eagle City Gold Rush has at least one group of prospectors a little upset.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Cd'A food truck fiasco rolls toward resolution

As the city of Coeur d’Alene gets closer to finalizing regulations to deal with the onslaught of new food trucks cropping up around town, Pat Kinney isn’t wasting any time.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ignite cda nears de-annexation

COEUR d’ALENE — The first de-annexation of an urban renewal district in Idaho is one step closer to reality after ignite cda passed two resolutions Wednesday in favor of the move.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hecla, miners struggle to find middle ground

COEUR d’ALENE — A federal mediator will help negotiate a new employment contract between Lucky Friday Mine workers and Hecla after nearly eight weeks of bargaining failed to produce an agreement.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Idaho GOP convention shakeup fizzles

Republicans at the 2016 state convention last week in Nampa changed very little of their party's structure, but they did pass six resolutions dealing with issues such as transgender bathrooms and Bibles in the classroom.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Metts to serve on ignite cda board

COEUR d’ALENE — Alivia Metts has been appointed to fill an open seat on the ignite cda board of commissioners.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Local emergency agencies to take part in disaster exercise

COEUR d’ALENE — A massive multi-state disaster exercise called Cascadia Rising will be launched next week, activating thousands of emergency workers, at least 500 of whom are from North Idaho.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Garbage service transition is under way

Residents of Coeur d’Alene should start seeing new garbage carts soon, as the duties of city garbage collection transitions from Waste Management to Coeur d’Alene Garbage next month.

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Spoiler alert: Bill Murray is not moving here

COEUR d’ALENE — If you believe everything you read on social media, actor Bill Murray loves Coeur d’Alene and has decided to make it his home.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Free (up) parking

COEUR d’ALENE — A new downtown parking study has been completed revealing many deficiencies that will need to be addressed to make the system more efficient.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Memorial planning for Sgt. Greg Moore

COEUR d’ALENE — Mayor Steve Widmyer and city officials launched a fundraiser to generate enough money to build a water feature at McEuen Park to honor Sgt. Greg Moore, who was killed in the line of duty last year.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Midtown performing arts theater proposed

COEUR d’ALENE — After nearly two years of sparring with ignite cda over workforce housing plans in midtown, neighborhood activist Gregg Johnson may have stumbled upon a solution.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Midtown theater to be proposed

COEUR d’ALENE — The Modern Theater will be proposing the details of a new midtown “place-making arts district” to the board of ignite cda this afternoon.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Food truck rules debated tonight

COEUR d’ALENE — After two years of research, Coeur d’Alene city staff members drafted seven pages of rules they would like the council to consider using to regulate food trucks.

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New PAC targets Malek

COEUR d’ALENE — The manager of the Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls has formed a new political action committee that is specifically targeting one Republican legislative candidate in the May 17 primary.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Taxing the limits of ignite cda

COEUR d’ALENE — Implementing a de-annexation of certain properties within ignite cda’s urban renewal districts is going to be challenging, but leaders of that agency say it’s something they can live with.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump to visit Spokane

COEUR d’ALENE — A local source with connections to the Spokane Convention Center confirmed the Republican presumptive presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally in Spokane Saturday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cd'A to remove some properties from urban renewal districts

COEUR d’ALENE — The city of Coeur d’Alene worked quietly this year on a new provision in Idaho’s urban renewal laws, which as of July 1 will allow certain properties to be de-annexed from urban renewal districts.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cd'A settles Hitching Post lawsuit

COEUR d’ALENE — The city of Coeur d’Alene settled a lawsuit — filed by the Hitching Post over the city’s anti-discrimination law — for $1,000.01 on Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Who wants Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive?

COEUR d’ALENE — An Idaho Transportation Department proposal to transfer ownership of Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive to local jurisdictions is back on the table after being placed on the back burner in 2013.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Part of the political arena?

COEUR d’ALENE — Since its inception in 2008, the charitable nonprofit Idaho Freedom Foundation has been criticized for what some say is questionable political activity, so this year the group formed a political advocacy nonprofit.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Malek, Macomber debate issues

COEUR d’ALENE — Incumbent Rep. Luke Malek and challenger Art Macomber squared off during a forum Thursday outlining clear differences on the issues they would face if they are elected to represent Idaho’s Fourth Legislative District.

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Building the thin blue line: Proposed McEuen water feature to honor Greg Moore

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene City Council will consider adding a new water feature to McEuen Park. If approved, it will be constructed in honor of fallen Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

More than a hotel

Garden Motel owner plans to include new economic development engine on Northwest Boulevard site

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Piotrowski looks to unseat Labrador

COEUR d’ALENE — James Piotrowski, a first-time Democratic candidate, has set his sights on Republican Congressman Raul Labrador’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but first he has to beat two challengers in the primary.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Democrats double down

COEUR d’ALENE — The Democratic salvo in Idaho’s presidential nomination process will get underway tomorrow night in two locations in Kootenai County.

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'Millions of dollars are at stake'

COEUR d’ALENE — Lawmakers have been working on legislation that would allow the continued use of submersible pumps on Idaho lakes until new technology can be found to replace them, but that effort hit a snag last week.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

The state of the legislature

POST FALLS — All nine of Kootenai County’s legislative delegation traveled home from Boise to update their constituents Saturday morning on the issues moving through this year’s legislative session.

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Local GOP group calls for NATO withdrawal

COEUR d’ALENE — The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution Tuesday calling on U.S. Sen. Jim Risch and Congress to extricate the U.S. from the NATO alliance.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Labrador seeks local control of federal land

COEUR d’ALENE — A U.S. House committee will take up Congressman Raul Labrador’s Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act today despite some resistance from conservation groups.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

CASCADIA RISING: How a massive quake would alter life here

It’s been building up pressure for 316 years, but scientists only discovered the earthquake potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone roughly 30 years ago.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Modernizing Idaho's urban renewal laws

COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho’s special committee on urban renewal is one meeting away from recommending several reforms to hold urban renewal agencies more accountable into the future.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Avalanche buries skier near Lookout Pass

LOOKOUT PASS — One skier suffered a compound fracture after being partially buried in an avalanche Wednesday on the Montana side Lookout Pass.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

REAL ID a real issue in Idaho

COEUR d’ALENE — Despite the fact that Idaho is out of compliance with the national REAL ID Act of 2005, Idahoans will still be able to fly commercially and enter federal facilities in 2016.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Election-year lawmaking

COEUR d’ALENE — As 2015 comes to a close, Idaho’s state legislators are gearing up for another round of election-year lawmaking.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Atmospheric river rolling across region

COEUR d’ALENE — The weather phenomenon that has been sending a persistent pipeline of precipitation across North Idaho for most of the week is showing signs of letting up, but more storms are on the way.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Police save Christmas for area's neediest families

POST FALLS — One hundred and twenty of the neediest families in the region will have a wonderful Christmas this year thanks to holiday heroes who came out in force Sunday morning.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

The stink over sewer fees

HAYDEN — With the elections behind them, two newly elected officials in the city of Hayden are looking into a lawsuit that could potentially have a huge financial impact on the city.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Planned Parenthood app allows real-time consult with physicians

COEUR d’ALENE — Planned Parenthood launched a new web application in Idaho that will allow users to consult with their physicians over a secure real-time video to order birth control or STD test kits.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

The Syrian situation

COEUR d’ALENE — The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program will continue its plans to resettle Syrians in Idaho regardless of the concerns expressed by more than two dozen governors this week.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Water pollution trouble brewing?

Heavy metals may be moving in Lake Coeur d’Alene

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Five vie for two seats

Athol voters will decide Tuesday which of five candidates will fill two seats up for election on their city council.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fieldstone flap

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Post Falls police chief seeks to add substation

POST FALLS — The Post Falls Police Department may get a substation on the west side of town if the city council approves the proposal when it meets Tuesday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Lumber wars

COEUR d’ALENE — With the nine-year-old Softwood Lumber Agreement set to expire today, regional lumber companies are bracing for the worst, but hoping for the best.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Dennis Wheeler: Commanding the American Legion post

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Study: Global warming sparks wildfires

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Spirit Lake fire contained

SPIRIT LAKE - State firefighters were able to get a quick handle on a human-caused wildfire north of Spirit Lake Thursday evening.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Citizens, city consultant take walking tour of Sherman Avenue

COEUR d'ALENE - A couple dozen interested citizens got a crash course in complete street design during a walk-along with a city consultant along East Sherman Avenue Friday morning.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Diane Fountain: Jumping into the political fast lane

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Dolezal sex abuse charges dismissed

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Firefighters prepare to fight fire with fire

Firefighters are getting ready to fight fire with fire near Bayview and they want to meet with Cape Horn residents before they do.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cape Horn Fire still 1,308 acres in size

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Death raises questions

COEUR d'ALENE - A national celebrity journalist among conspiracy theorists, but considered an anti-Semite by some members of the Jewish community, Michael Collins Piper, 54, died alone in a local motel room in late May.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Idaho leaders decry Supreme Court's same-sex ruling

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Heat advisory issued for Kootenai County

COEUR d'ALENE - The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory on Thursday, as did the Kootenai County Emergency Management Department.

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Post Falls school board, teachers to resume contract talks on July 7

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Kristin Kilmer: JACC's perfect fit

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

NAACP calls for continued investigation of hate mail

SPOKANE — The newly appointed president of the NAACP said Friday that the local chapter is still interested in finding out who mailed the threatening letters to the organization, but police say they have exhausted all leads.

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NAACP leader seeks answers

SPOKANE - The newly appointed president of the NAACP said Friday that the local chapter is still interested in finding out who mailed the threatening letters to the organization, but police say they have exhausted all leads.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dolezal canned

COEUR d'ALENE - Rachel Dolezal was removed from her position as chair of the Spokane Police Ombudsman Commission Thursday, while one other commissioner resigned.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dolezal visited city where hate mail was postmarked

Rachel Dolezal was in Oakland, Calif., just days before she reported receiving a package of threatening mail in a Spokane U.S. Postal Service box.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Officials ask Dolezal, two others to resign

SPOKANE - Mayor David Condon and Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart held a press conference Wednesday calling on Rachel Dolezal and two other commissioners to resign from the city's police oversight committee.

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NAACP: Reopen hate mail investigation

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dolezal resigns NAACP post

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Report: Dolezal no longer employed by EWU

There is a new twist in the Rachel Dolezal story.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Gone viral

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Black like me?

COEUR d'ALENE - She's risen from North Idaho civil rights champion to positions of power in Spokane as a self-described black woman.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fearmongering, a tactic long-seen in U.S. politics

COEUR d’ALENE — Political fearmongering is really nothing new, and while it seems to be reaching a crescendo recently, political experts say it’s really not unique to Idaho either.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Marty Mueller: He figures things out

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Legislators hopeful to end session

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Kerri Wilfong: An Alliance with arts and culture

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Standards being tightened for new stoves, but it will be costly

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pace quickens for legislators in Boise

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Swallowed pills go where?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Getting on the pulpit

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A push to keep broadband in schools

Keeping broadband service in Idaho's high schools and transportation funding were the big issues addressed by lawmakers during the sixth week of this legislative session which ended Friday.

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Bill would tab $11M for veterans home

COEUR d'ALENE - A bill was introduced into the Senate State Affairs Committee on a unanimous vote Friday that would earmark $11 million for a new veterans home in North Idaho if it passes.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Grants for sex suspect's bail set at $100,000

COEUR d'ALENE - Joseph Bekken was formally charged Thursday with five felonies related to an alleged sex for scholarship funds scheme at North Idaho College.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cd'A mayor apologizes

COEUR d'ALENE - Mayor Steve Widmyer issued an apology to the Kootenai Environmental Alliance this week for a lack communication concerning tree removal on the dike road levee.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sex for grants plot alleged

COEUR d'ALENE - The director of financial aid at North Idaho College was arrested Wednesday for allegedly offering students grant money in exchange for sexual favors.

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Bill would give paramedics more leeway to treat patients

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Greta Gissel: Directing the Centennial Trail

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Report: GOP historically strong

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Saddled with questions

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James Harris: Getting creative with the day's ingredients

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Ron Weaver: Finding A Way Forward

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Matt Roetter: A window of opportunity

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Steve Anthony: Been here all along

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Cd'A council approves railbed purchase funds

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NIC trustees: No new taxes

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

North Idaho prepares for water wars

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Spreading art, one box at a time

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Todd Tondee: Opportunities after public life

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Independence Point:

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Pastors and Politics

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A tale of two ballots

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Funding public safety

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Barb Smalley: Going with the growth mindset

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GOP supporters hold separate Lincoln Day functions

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Council: No multi-family buildings in Fort Grounds

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene City Council voted 4-1 late Tuesday in favor of prohibiting multi-family housing in the Fort Grounds neighborhood.

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Primary goal: Unite local Republican Party

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Learning from the past: Widmyer honors former mayors at Cd'A Rotary

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Getting the word out

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It's all about jobs

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Job hunting

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Update: Lockdown lifted at prosecutor's office

COEUR d’ALENE — The Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office and the prosecutor’s office were put on lockdown Thursday morning following a death threat.

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Crash knocks out power for thousands

COEUR d’ALENE — A one car crash near the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Huetter Road took out a power pole at 2:30 p.m. and briefly interrupted power to at least 2,626 Avista customers in northern Kootenai County.

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East Sherman area could be improved, but it's not that easy

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Rumors, rules and listening to the people

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McEuen progress

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Council picks art for McEuen entry

COEUR d’ALENE — It’s official. “Allium Spring Chorus” will be the sculpture at the Third Street entrance to McEuen Park after the City Council voted in a classic 4-3 split to approve it Tuesday evening.

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Crash drivers still hospitalized

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Forecast looks good to Grandma's house

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Cd'A officials in transition mode

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New Jersey governor coming to North Idaho

COEUR d'ALENE - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was courted as a Republican presidential candidate in 2012, will be here in December for a public rally to raise funds for Gov. Butch Otter.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Post-election paperwork

COEUR d'ALENE - Now that the election is wrapped up, the city clerk and city attorneys are combing through a series of complaints that range from simple campaign filing errors to potential criminal activity.

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PACs have pull

COEUR d'ALENE - After the election smoke cleared Wednesday, it became obvious that political action committees had a definite influence on the outcome of the city elections.

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Not even close: Widmyer cruises

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Allium plant chosen as McEuen art

COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission selected "Allium Spring Chorus" as the arts feature for the Third Street entrance of McEuen Park.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

C-SPAN profiles Coeur d'Alene

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PAC mentality

COEUR d'ALENE - Thousands of dollars have been spent on the city of Coeur d'Alene elections this year, and while most of that is done by the candidates themselves, PACs have spent tens of thousands of dollars on the election hopefuls' behalf as well.

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Early absentee voting finishes

COEUR d'ALENE - Early absentee voting wrapped up Friday afternoon with nearly 6 percent of registered voters already casting their ballots countywide.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Truth' trail

COEUR d'ALENE - The city of Coeur d'Alene confirmed Wednesday that it will be asking Truth North Idaho to file financial disclosure documents for the first 20 days of October.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Truth' PAC admits it lied

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Mayoral hopefuls bringing in big bucks

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Candidates: Truth deceptive

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City loses appeal on lawsuit

COEUR d'ALENE - The City of Coeur d'Alene lost its second appeal on Thursday against a $3.2 million wrongful dismissal case concerning a police officer in 2009.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Another PAC set up in Cd'A

COEUR d'ALENE - Barbara Jean Hedden filed a treasurer's report with Coeur d'Alene City Clerk's office Friday to form a new political action committee.

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Campaign contribution is focus of city probe

COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene City Attorney Mike Gridley confirmed Wednesday the city is investigating a suspicious campaign contribution that was made to Mary Souza's mayoral campaign.

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Local GOP: Give me liberty

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No use for the ULUC

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McEvers: Stands on 12-year record

COEUR d'ALENE - A lot has changed since Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Woody McEvers won his first election 12 years ago.

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Widmyer: Erase line in the sand

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Copeland: 'Not what they expect'

COEUR d'ALENE - In her own words, Amber Copeland is not your typical candidate.

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Hebert: Critic of LCDC, McEuen

COEUR d'ALENE - Sharon Hebert is a private citizen who is growing more and more concerned about the city she chose to retire in, which prompted her to run for City Council.

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Souza explains dismissal from planning commission

COEUR d'ALENE - Mary Souza has established a "Truth Page" on her campaign website to give her side of the story concerning her termination from the City of Coeur d'Alene Planning and Zoning Commission.

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Souza: One leader for all citizens

COEUR d'ALENE - Mary Souza sees herself as a political watchdog and community advocate, and vows that if elected, she'll serve all the citizens.

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Fillios: 'Greater good' his goal

COEUR d'ALENE - Chris Fillios is highly educated, and has and has worked at the management level of large corporations in the high-tech, telecom and credit reporting industries.

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Kunka: Leadership without pretense

COEUR d'ALENE - As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Joe Kunka said he has gained the skills necessary to get the city of Coeur d'Alene back on track.

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Miller used to work for the Cd'A Press

COEUR d'ALENE - Kiki Miller started working for the Coeur d'Alene Press when she was still in high school.

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Adam: Listening eases discontent

COEUR d'ALENE - Noel Adam has lived in Coeur d'Alene for more than 30 years, and has been active in the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors for many of those years.

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Miller: Rallying for citizen involvement

COEUR d'ALENE - Kiki Miller graduated from Coeur d'Alene High School in 1978 and has managed to stay and make a living here ever since.

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Herfurth: Newcomer has union roots

COEUR d'ALENE - Gary Herfurth is going on his second year in Coeur d'Alene. He admits that he doesn't have a firm grasp on many of the issues, but he still wants to get involved in the community.

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Widmyer admits error in NIC board decision

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Evans: Look ahead, not backward

COEUR d'ALENE - Amy Evans said she isn't running an issues-based campaign. She is running because she is passionate about Coeur d'Alene, and she doesn't see any benefit to dwelling in the past.

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Souza returns Ocean of Life Foundation donation

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Coeur d'Alene mayor candidates trade jabs

COEUR d'ALENE - A few jabs were traded between Coeur d'Alene mayoral candidates Mary Souza and

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Mayoral moolah

COEUR d'ALENE - Mary Souza leads in the Coeur d'Alene mayoral fundraising race, and Amy Evans is the top fundraiser so far among City Council contestants.

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Media get glimpse of the new McEuen

COEUR d'ALENE - There is simply no way to get a feel for the McEuen Park makeover from behind the chain link fencing that surrounds it.

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Last chance to pick McEuen art

COEUR d'ALENE - The public has an opportunity to weigh in on the next sculpture that will be erected in McEuen Park, but you better hurry because voting will wrap up after the McEuen open house on Saturday.

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Land Use Code talks result in frustration

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Residents optimistic about Cd'A in 2030

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Four Corners comments assembled

COEUR d'ALENE - A plan that connects the city's downtown park system to the education corridor, Riverstone and ultimately beyond is just beginning to take shape.

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Adam, Herfurth, Miller differ on most issues

COEUR d'ALENE - Kiki Miller, Noel Adam and Gary Herfurth, who are running for City Council seat No. 6, touched on a variety of issues, and they clearly differ on most of them.

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McEuen Park work passes halfway point

COEUR d'ALENE - City workers here are gearing up for a public open house event on the east side of McEuen Park to be held a week from Saturday on Oct. 12.

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Evans, Fillios talk city salaries

COEUR d'ALENE - AmyEvans and Chris Fillios, who are vying for seat No. 2 on the City Council, faced off Wednesday evening at a candidate forum in the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.

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Copeland, Hebert, McEvers address public votes

COEUR d'ALENE - The City Council debate for Seat No. 4, between Woody McEvers, Amber Copeland and Sharon Hebert, was arguably the most entertaining of the evening.

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Mayor hopefuls face off

COEUR d'ALENE - Three mayoral candidates fielded a barrage of questions at the Coeur Group's candidate forum Wednesday evening, in some cases agreeing on issues and pointing out key differences on others.

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Cd'A City Council ruling gives Port hope

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Water wall

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Coeur Group plans forum

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Flood readiness test

COEUR d’ALENE — City workers spent most of Monday resurrecting a 73-year-old seawall along the north shore of the Lake Coeur d’Alene in a effort to get its flood control system re-certified with the federal government.

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Hydros might have sunk

COEUR d'ALENE - Doug Miller, who spearheaded the Coeur d'Alene Diamond Cup Hydroplane races over Labor Day weekend, issued a press release Thursday saying the event lost money. But Miller would not answer repeated requests for details this week, leaving the public to try to fill in important blanks.

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Cd'A seawall going up

COEUR d'ALENE - The seawall was built along the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene in 1940, and has been in storage for most of the time since then.

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Budget, Obamacare highlight legislative summit

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A look into the future

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Local legislative summit set for Tuesday

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By whatever words necessary

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City council candidate drops out of race

COEUR d'ALENE - Jared Festner has officially withdrawn from the Coeur d'Alene City Council race for seat No. 2, leaving Amy Evans to go head to head with Chris Fillios for the seat.

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Coeur Group to host forum

COEUR d'ALENE - The first candidate forum for this fall's Coeur d'Alene City Council election has been set and all 12 candidates have been invited.

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Liberty Expo this weekend

COEUR d'ALENE - The Republican Liberty Caucus of Idaho is launching a series of three "Liberty Expos" across the state and the first one is set to take place this weekend at the Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn.

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Plan to fix ULUC released

COEUR d'ALENE - A 31-page plan to fix Kootenai County's controversial Unified Land Use Code was released Thursday for public review, and commissioners are planning to hold a workshop to decide how to proceed with the proposal.

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Regan critical of Stewart

COEUR d'ALENE - Former Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Brent Regan took aim at human rights advocate Tony Stewart on Wednesday, calling him out for publicly opposing two mayoral candidates who do not support the city's anti-discrimination ordinance.

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Atlas shrugged

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'Miracle at work'

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Officials prepare for lawsuit

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Innovation might pay

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The elephant in the room

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho's Legislature has an opportunity to overhaul Medicaid and provide expanded coverage to an estimated 149,000 uninsured Idahoans even while cutting taxes, but some lawmakers don't think it will happen in 2014.

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Lawsuit to block high-rise condos dumped

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'Tis the season for prescribed burns

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Candidates step up

COEUR d'ALENE - It's a three-way race for every seat on the Coeur d'Alene City Council and

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Raise a pint, raise some funds

COEUR d'ALENE - Beers will be flowing all over Kootenai County on Saturday, Sept. 14, with brewfests planned in Hayden, Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls.

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Hydro volunteers honored

COEUR d'ALENE - Ask Lee Proctor how many volunteers turned out to help with the races and she'll tell you "not enough."

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State representative hiking Centennial Trail

MULLAN - As of last Friday, State Rep. Mat Erpelding had logged 220 miles in 10 days of hiking along Idaho's Centennial Trail.

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McEuen on track

COEUR d'ALENE - The McEuen Park project is on track according to the engineers who gave an update to the Four County Natural Resource Committee on Wednesday.

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Plenty of spirits at BlackJack Lil's

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Police: Hydros didn't fire up bad behavior

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Two thumbs up

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Buses run smoothly

COEUR d'ALENE - They are playing it by ear, but they are playing it well.

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ULUC contract extension rescinded

COEUR d'ALENE - In an action that was not properly noticed to the public last week, Kootenai County commissioners voted to rescind a $100,000 contract extension to fix its new controversial land use proposal.

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Candidate addresses bankruptcy

COEUR d'ALENE - Only one day into his Coeur d'Alene City Council campaign and Jared Festner is learning how hard politics can be in today's digital age - but he knew it was coming.

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Commissioners pass budget

COEUR d'ALENE - Kootenai County commissioners passed their $74.7 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year after a hearing on the subject Wednesday night.

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Event planned for Citadel

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Queen of the mean machines

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Fallen trees prompt campgrounds check

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A passion for parks

COEUR d'ALENE - In 1978, when Doug Eastwood hired on with the city of Coeur d'Alene, there were only eight developed parks.

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Funky food at the fair

COEUR d'ALENE - Ever try deep fried lemonade? How about a chocolate-covered meal worm? Beer balls?

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In politics, all's fair

COEUR d'ALENE - Walk into the North Idaho Fair from the north entrance and the first thing that hits you isn't a whiff of livestock or a hard rock riff from a wild carnival ride.

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Two arrested on meth charges

DALTON GARDENS - The Idaho State Police Investigations Unit arrested two suspects on methamphetamines-related charges Wednesday morning.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Small fire burns in Wolf Lodge area

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Seminar teaches signs of meth

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KTEC cuts carpentry program

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Clerk takes exception to wellness proposal

COEUR d'ALENE - The LMM Leadership Group pitched Kootenai County commissioners on managing a new wellness program for county employees Friday, but not everyone was in favor of the program.

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Day of the diesel

POST FALLS — Two semi trucks collided in the parking lot of the Flying J Truck Stop Wednesday morning, resulting in the hazardous spill of 150 gallons of diesel fuel.

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Prepare doesn't mean revolt

COEUR d’ALENE —“Prepare, plan and stay informed,” said Washington State Rep. Matt Shea, quoting from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s website.

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County paying more for ULUC work

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County proposes 1.5 percent tax hike

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Survey: Disparity between certain departments

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Study: Kootenai County pay below average

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More holes found in Unified Land Use proposal

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Canine conundrum

COEUR d'ALENE - The future of Central Bark Dog Park is uncertain as the land beneath it is in the process of being sold.

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One and done

COEUR d'ALENE - The Department of Environmental Quality approved the burning of two Kentucky Bluegrass fields on the Rathdrum Prairie Wednesday afternoon, and that was the last of it for this year.

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Region avoids worst of danger

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District sells dog park land

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Tribe pursues pilot project

COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is hoping to get in on a federal pilot project that is being designed to help tribes across the nation repurchase reservation trust land.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

State replies to Hart's claims in tax case

COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho State Tax Commission filed a response to former State Representative Phil Hart's claim that the state taxes he owes are overstated.

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Indie Festival Aug. 10 at Kiwanis Park

POST FALLS - The Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center is holding its first Indie Festival at Kiwanis Park on Aug. 10.

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Human rights leaders honored

COEUR d'ALENE - The latest edition of Idaho's Blue Book, a go-to resource for anything Idaho, has been dedicated to local leaders of the human rights movement.

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Firefighters battle Mica blaze

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Officials keep an eye on the sky

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Preparing for the 'inevitable collapse'

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'Who are we?'

HARRISON - On any given weekday, this quiet little town nestled on the eastern shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene is sprinkled with a handful of tourists enjoying the lake and the trail of the Coeur d'Alenes.

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Burning ban in Kootenai County

COEUR d'ALENE - The hot dry weather has prompted fire officials in all of Kootenai County to declare a ban on all outdoor burning on Monday - with the exception of recreational fires.

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Republican committee: No vetting

COEUR d'ALENE - After an hour and a half of deciding whether or not to give written treasurer's reports or to hand out balloons or fans at the fair, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee finally tackled the issue everyone came to discuss:

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Firefighters mop up

POST FALLS - Firefighters spent Tuesday mopping up the 10-acre wildfire that started near Q'Emiln Park on Monday, and a formal investigation is likely to start today.

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In search of party purity

COEUR d'ALENE - Another resolution will come before the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee tonight that if passed, would create a sub-committee charged with screening candidates to ensure they are true Republicans.

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Wildfire burns near Q'Emiln Park

POST FALLS - Fire crews fought back a 10-acre wildfire Monday afternoon near Q'Emiln Park.

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Patriots want you to prepare

COEUR d'ALENE - If a natural disaster were to strike or the economy were to collapse, would you be prepared to survive?

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Widmyer to run for Cd'A mayor

COEUR d'ALENE - Longtime businessman Steve Widmyer, 52, threw his hat in the ring Wednesday, saying he is definitely going to run for mayor of Coeur d'Alene.

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'We're not anti-environment'

COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Lakeshore Property Owners Association held its summer meeting Wednesday night to discuss many issue affecting their property.

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Walking through history in Cd'A

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Hart: I never hid any assets

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Fire risk is high

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Breaking barriers

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How parents can help their kids learn math

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Panhandle Area Council legends call it a career

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County workers give mix of results

COEUR d'ALENE - Kootenai County employees tend to like working in their own departments, but they are more negative toward the county government as a whole.

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County commissioners start budget work

COEUR d'ALENE - For most North Idaho residents the hot summer days of July are spent dipping in the lake or swilling a cool beverage, but for elected officials - it's budget time.

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Feds: Hart trying to deceive court

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Employers consider Obamacare delay

COEUR d'ALENE - The sudden year-long delay of a major part of the Affordable Care Act, known as the employer mandate, is raising questions locally about potential impacts as a result of that decision.

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Man faces rape, kidnapping charges

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Online impersonation case dropped

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Standoff near I-90

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Chesrown files for bankruptcy protection

COEUR d'ALENE - Marshall Chesrown filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection against $72 million in debts last month, and he is expected to appear in a southern Florida federal bankruptcy court Monday.

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Operation Dry Water

COEUR d'ALENE - Kootenai County Marine deputies will be out in force this weekend looking for boaters under the influence, and if you're caught, you're going to pay.

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Domestic partner benefits scrutinized

COEUR d'ALENE - While the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act does not directly impact a local city councilman's efforts to provide benefits to domestic partners, it could in the future.

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Censure falls flat

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Foundation celebration

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Tondee imposter steps up, apologizes

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Hoffman, Wurtele set course records

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Racing for a cause

COEUR d'ALENE - Every Ironman has a reason why they train for months to put their bodies through more than a half-day of grueling punishment to complete the race, but at least 150 of them are racing for a cause.

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The real Tondee files a complaint

COEUR d'ALENE - It's one thing to hide online behind a veil of anonymity.

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This bear really cares

COEUR d'ALENE - Litzy Bear's plan is to draw the winning raffle ticket as he's running down Sherman before he crosses the Ironman finish line on Sunday.

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Officers named in fatal shooting

COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released the names of the two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Montana man on Lookout Pass last week.

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Labrador: Family first, then politics

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador said Wednesday that his decision to not attend a Coeur d'Alene fundraiser with Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the House speaker, on Friday had nothing to do with his work on the immigration reform bill or any other political differences.

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Not invited?

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Land use code red

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Angry crowd shuts down meeting

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GOP may target gay rights measures

COEUR d'ALENE - Cities' anti-discrimination laws aren't sitting well with the Republican Party.

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Man dies in I-90 shooting

LOOKOUT PASS - An Idaho State Police trooper shot and killed the driver of an orange Scion XD with Montana plates during a traffic stop two miles west of the Montana border on Wednesday.

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Health reform issue prompts debate about slating GOP candidates

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IACI visits Cd'A to set 2014 agenda

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Drywall contractors 'shamed' by regional carpenters group

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Educonomy

COEUR d'ALENE - Three college presidents and five area business leaders met Friday morning to discuss higher education's role in economic development.

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Cd'A mulls Obamacare, wages at workshop

COEUR d'ALENE - Adapting to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, is going to be one of the biggest hurdles the city of Coeur d'Alene will face in the coming year.

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Transtector lays off 15 employees

Transtector-Polyphaser announced Wednesday that it has laid off 15 people in its Hayden manufacturing facility due largely in part to reduced federal defense spending.

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Cold shoulders for land use code

COEUR d'ALENE - Most of the panelists at a Tuesday morning forum to discuss Kootenai County's proposed land use code concluded the same thing: It needs work.

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From public to private

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Tails never fails

COEUR d'ALENE - The election for a seat on the board of the Alpine Meadows Water and Sewer District drew a total of 19 votes, but one ballot was invalidated, leaving a total of 18 legal votes.

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Crapo addresses IRS scandal

POST FALLS - U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo met with the Panhandle Pachyderm Club Friday at Templin's Red Lion Inn in Post Falls to discuss the latest on the Internal Revenue Service scandal.

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IRS spilled into local tea party

COEUR d'ALENE - U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo has stepped into the investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's alleged harassment of the tea party and other conservative groups.

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Property values inching upward

COEUR d'ALENE - For the first time in six years, county property values have increased.

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Sheriff mum after meeting

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Recalling their sacrifice

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Honoring those buried at sea

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Chris Carlson: Pretty doggone blessed

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KCSO may drop Boy Scouts charter

COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County Sheriff said Friday that he is compelled to drop the department's Boy Scouts of America charter because the organization is promoting a lifestyle that is against state law.

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Ward: Teachers didn't sway Tuesday election

COEUR d'ALENE - For the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, Tuesday's school board elections were all about education - and they were the students.

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ULUC public forum set for June 4

COEUR d'ALENE - Three local business groups are planning a free public forum on June 4 to discuss and educate their membership on Kootenai County's proposed Unified Land Use Code.

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On board at KH

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Balance wins PAC duel

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Zoning woes:

Just west of Rose Lake on Highway 3 lies the old township of Lane.

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Volunteers sought to keep Hayden Creek clean

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Four seek two seats on hospital board: Nemec, Montgomery, Pierce, Razzeto

Dr. Neil Nemec is a Coeur d’Alene resident. He was born on January 11, 1949. His highest level of

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Bob Nonini: It's personal, not politics

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PACs square off for first time

COEUR d'ALENE - For the first time, two local political action committees have squared off to influence the non-partisan taxing district races that will be held in Kootenai County on May 21.

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Gentlemen, start your jet boats!

COEUR d'ALENE - Race The Joe is on, and it's full speed ahead, race organizers said Friday evening.

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Lake Cd'A pike study worries anglers

COEUR d'ALENE - An effort to restore the westslope cutthroat trout fishery on Lake Coeur d'Alene has some people worried that it will lead to the eradication of certain predator fish sometime in the future.

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Officials show support for jet boat races

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore has weighed in on the impacts of jet boat racing on the St. Joe River, saying the race can proceed without any detrimental impacts on nesting eagles as long as it's done carefully.

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Jet boat race hopes are still afloat

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Jet boat races in jeopardy

ST. MARIES - Organizers of the "Race the Joe" jet boat competition said they may not be able to hold the race this month after one Calder resident was able to get the U.S. Coast Guard to deny a permit for the event.

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Teen escapes fire uninjured

COEUR d'ALENE - A 15-year-old girl escaped injury Friday morning when she was able to escape through a bedroom window when her house caught on fire while she was sleeping.

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Fishing trailer at Fernan on Saturday

FERNAN VILLAGE - Idaho Department of Fish and Game will be out at the Fernan Lake boat launch on Saturday offering free fishing gear, bait and advice to new anglers of any age who are interested in learning how to hook the big ones.

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Hayden requires business license

HAYDEN - Businesses here will have until December to secure a city business license under a new ordinance that was passed by the city council last fall.

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Smiths keep it in the family with pike tournament win

COEUR d'ALENE - Jeff Smith and his father, Bill, won the Lester V. Smith Pike Tournament on Lake Coeur d'Alene Sunday, which ironically was named as a tribute to Bill's father.

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The right site

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They do it all for the cookin'

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A hands-on experience

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Leupold named Distinguished Young Woman of Post Falls

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Not an empty garden

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Bikers roll out from Cd'A on Kyle Petty charity ride

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Washington man dies in crash

TWIN LAKES - A fatal head-on crash between a Toyota Prius and a loaded logging truck shut down state Highway 41 for nearly six hours Thursday while emergency workers cleared the roadway.

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NIC trustees tackle tenure issue

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Slow but steady

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An 'independent' idea

The debate is over. The law has passed, and starting Monday the work will begin to create a new state-based insurance exchange that will transform the way healthcare is paid for in the state of Idaho.

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Cleanup targets Hayden Creek

COEUR d'ALENE - Two volunteer cleanup crews are coordinating efforts with the U.S. Forest Service to mount a cleanup of the Hayden Creek area on May 4.

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Not-so social

COEUR d'ALENE - Kootenai County commissioners recently adopted a new social media policy, which caused a bit of a stir on a local social media site Thursday.

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Forest foul Littering, vandalism in the woods

HAYDEN CREEK - "Deterrence," said Bob Balser. "It all comes down to that one word. Deterrence."

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Lawson wins chinook derby

COEUR d'ALENE - A 10.4-pound salmon hooked near Arrow Point last weekend won the Fins and Feathers Spring Chinook Derby on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

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Templin drops county land dispute

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North Idaho runners avoid injury

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New PAC endorses hospital candidates

COEUR d'ALENE - Balance North Idaho, a new nonpartisan political action committee, released its picks on Thursday for the upcoming Kootenai Hospital District Trustee race.

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Already gone

COEUR d'ALENE - The issue of sitting on $13.5 million in foregone taxing authority has haunted the Kootenai Hospital District recently, but it's a moot point now.

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Unified Land Use Code to be unveiled

COEUR d'ALENE - It's been years in the making, but Scott Clark said the final draft proposal for Kootenai County's controversial Unified Land Use Code is expected to be released for public comments within the next few days.

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Ground Force of nature

POST FALLS - Just as Ground Force Worldwide CEO Ron Nilson is getting his new 65,000-square-foot manufacturing facility up and running, he has plans to add another 40,000-square-foot factory and a 8,200-square-foot corporate office here.

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Tribe seeks to put land into reservation trust

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Urban renewal brings in $10.5M

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Here comes Obamacare

Like it or not, Obamacare is here, and our healthcare leaders say they are doing their best to deal with that.

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Otter battles sequestration

COEUR d'ALENE - Unexpected impacts of mandatory federal budget cuts, commonly referred to as sequestration, are just beginning to surface locally, but the governor's office is working to soften the potential blow.

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Getting technical

COEUR d'ALENE - Before North Idaho College makes a decision on the size, scope and location of a new Professional Technical Education facility, it wants to hear from you.

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Hospital board seats targeted

COEUR d'ALENE - A local Republican group is gearing up to aggressively campaign for two seats on the Kootenai Hospital District Board of Trustees - seats that largely have gone uncontested for decades.

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A true hobby

COEUR d'ALENE - Kent Setty said winter can get a little dull for a North Idaho fly fisherman, unless you can find a hobby like his.

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Defender not fired after all

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School district to hold auction

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In search of more jobs

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