Idaho

Moscow did last month what much of the rest of North Idaho has resisted and what Kootenai County did Thursday despite vocal opposition: adopted a mask mandate.

Masks are now required in public in Kootenai County after the Panhandle Board of Health passed a mask mandate Thursday, despite stiff public opposition.

A giant ridge of high pressure parked over the western U.S., along with a largely-stagnant jet stream – a river of moving air aloft that would otherwise push the heat along – are responsible for this persistent hot spell we're having in the Pacific Northwest. 

Those for and against a controversial new commercial development at Wolf Lodge Bay on Lake Coeur d’Alene will have an opportunity to make their case on Thursday during a public hearing, where the state will hear testimony before deciding whether the project can move forward next month.

If the Panhandle Health District fails to adopt a mask order this week, the city of Coeur d’Alene will consider action of its own.

A health advisory was issued Wednesday for Fernan Lake by the Panhandle Health District. 

As COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread in North Idaho, elected leaders say they strongly encourage local residents to wear a mask – but stop short of demanding it.

By all current estimates, it's going to be a while before theaters are able to give live performances again. And when they do, things may look a bit different.

With the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in North Idaho, the Panhandle Health District declined Friday to adopt a mask mandate after it met stiff opposition from members of the public as well as members of the Board of Health.

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol on Monday after a two-week break, facing a de facto deadline at the end of the month to pass another round of coronavirus relief, but Republicans and Democrats will first need to reconcile dramatically different visions for what the legislation should include.

Spokane County set a daily record with 134 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday, about as many cases as the total reported in all of March.

On the day the U.S. closed its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jake’s Landing in Porthill, Idaho, lost 90% of its business.