PARIS – U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told people treating him at an American military medical facility in Germany that he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan after he tried to escape, a senior U.S. official said…
I'm tempted to start a countdown 'til DFO returns Wild Card, but I'm not good at math. Besides, he's been gone so long I'm starting to lose track of time. Had a fabulous weekend and I hope you did, too! On my neighborhood stroll Saturday,…
Update: Idaho State Police today released the name of a man who was shot by law enforcement shortly after 9 p.m. Friday night in Coeur d’Alene. Thomas White, 28, of Coeur d’Alene, was fatally shot in a neighbor’s backyard after an alleged stand-off with Coeur…
More than 57,000 veterans have been waiting for up to three months for medical appointments, the Veterans Affairs Department said in a wide-ranging audit released Monday. An additional 64,000 who enrolled for VA health care over the past decade have never been seen by a…
Features/Voices editor Carolyn Lamberson snapped this photo near Hudson's Hamburgers today. A nice guy at The General Store gave me a discount on those red paint buckets we use every year for collecting food bank donations. A tub of shiny new 2014 busker badges arrived…
Idaho still has no answer on more than $14 million in missing federal e-rate funding for the broadband network that links all the state’s high schools, but officials say they’re at least in contact with federal officials now. State Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna told…
Kootenai County, Idaho, June 9, 2014- Balance North Idaho today announces that former Mayor of Post Falls, Clay Larkin, has joined the Board of Directors. A fundamental element of Balance North Idaho’s growth vision is that the board has representation from different communities within the…
With Salazar at the front of the line, inmates in the K-pod at the Kootenai County Jail await their lunch on Feb. 27. This is not how Cristina Salazar imagined starting a family: unmarried at age 22, nine months pregnant and sitting in jail. Dressed…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A Michigan teenager who wanted to raise awareness about cerebral palsy by walking 40 miles with his younger brother strapped to his back battled heat, rain, fatigue and more to finish the trek Sunday. Hunter Gandee, 14, had been planning for…
Computers for Kids, a Boise-based nonprofit, is accepting applications from Coeur d'Alene area students who want to receive a home computer. The organization will be in the area hosting its annual distribution and donation event in July. The deadline for submitting applications is June 30.…
Like thousands of Americans, Spokane author Claire Rudolf Murphy tuned in to watch President Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009. She enjoyed Aretha Franklin’s soul-stirring rendition of my “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” commonly known as “America,” but wondered why Franklin chose to sing…
An Oregon school district plans to offer condoms to middle schoolers and high schoolers who specifically ask for them during conversation with counselors and administrators. The availability has stirred concern since the tiny Gervais School District approved the plan as part of an update to…
COEUR d'ALENE - In 1991, a "fortuitous screw-up" propelled Mike Kennedy toward a life in North Idaho. Kennedy had just graduated from Southern Methodist University and was accepted to law school at Gonzaga University. After moving his belongings from Dallas, Kennedy said he sent his…
The Legislature’s joint budget committee is starting a three-day interim meeting in Boise today that will include tours and presentations along with discussion of state revenues and where the state budget stands. Comparing the budget that the Legislature set for fiscal year 2009 to the…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is prepping new executive steps to help Americans struggling to pay off their student debt, and throwing his support behind Senate Democratic legislation with a similar goal but potentially a much more profound impact. Obama on Monday will announce he’s…
LeBron James scores cool 35 in Heat win Fabulous Felix fans 15 in M’s win California Chrome coronation canceled U.S. soccer heads to Brazil on winning note Nadal wins, sets French Open records I suppose I missed hockey, Nascar and mebbe a lacrosse match somewhere?
COEUR d'ALENE - Rainbow flags are hanging above the new exhibit in the Human Rights Education Institute, and just in time to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The public was welcome to view the 2014 LGBT Pride Exhibit during its opening reception…
COEUR d'ALENE - Several local pastors got involved with the primary elections earlier this spring, and some of those who did participate say they have done nothing wrong. But State Rep. Ed Morse, R-Hayden, said he believes those pastors may have violated Internal Revenue Service…
There’s a new hurdle for Coeur d’Alene’s hydroplane races scheduled for Labor Day weekend. Kootenai County is working on a new review process for hydroplane races on Lake Coeur d’Alene after the county’s community development director determined the land portion of the event isn’t allowed…
About 20 people hike the length of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail each year, starting at Glacier National Park and trekking 1,200 miles to the Pacific Ocean. The trail doesn’t have the cachet of the Pacific Crest or Appalachian trails, which attract hundreds of…
More sunshine in the forecast and I'm looking foward to spending the weekend far, far from my desk. After Saturday chores are done, I think I'll take a book out to the Great Gazebo in our backyard and plant myself there for the entire weekend.…
One of three helicopters showered 1-million rose petals on the Statue of Liberty during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014.
After 18 years of marriage, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas are calling it quits, reports TMZ. Rumors that the couple had split now seem to be a reality as the 56-year-old actress filed for divorce from Banderas, citing irreconcilable differences, according to the the legal…
Did the week fly by or izzit just me? Last day of school for lots of kids, though mine still have another week. The end of the school year prompted berrypicker Arpie to inquire about last day of school memories. He writes, "As an old…
As part of an ongoing effort to advocate a bicycle friendly atmosphere, the city of Coeur d’Alene has installed two “bike corrals” downtown to provide secure and convenient parking spots for the two-wheelers. The corrals, on the 100 block of Lakeside Avenue and the 300…
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