For most of the 20th century, there were several lumber mills along the Spokane River in Idaho. Tugboats would tow rafts of logs to the mills. One of the first mills was built by Frederick Post in the late 1880s at Post Falls.

When Larry Frackenpohl started driving a garbage truck, he thought it was just another job.

Birdie’s Pie Shop owner Sharee Moss knew she wanted to give back to community members and customers financially impacted by COVID-19.

It is a routine when it comes to being a student-athlete and for two Post Falls seniors, they've stayed true to the motto "school first and then sports. Cameron Sessions, Mikah Sharples, and Derek Pearse will graduate this year as Valedictorian and Salutatorian for their high school. We sat down with these three student-athletes as they explained the importance of giving their all on and off the field.

The Idaho State Board of Education on Monday afternoon ordered all public schools in the state to close until at least April 20.

The Post Falls School District and Lakeland Joint School District will be closed Monday and Tuesday for deep cleaning, after Gov. Brad Little said Sunday he was leaving the decision about whether to remain open up to local authorities.

A Post Falls police sergeant who was shot in the abdomen last week while attempting to arrest a wanted man was released from the hospital Tuesday morning.

After the buzzer sounded on Borah’s 65-56 victory over Post Falls in the 5A state championship game, Borah star Austin Bolt carried teammate Mohammed Naing across the floor.

Colby Gennett and Alex Horning scored 20 points apiece and Post Falls beat Rocky Mountain in a Idaho 5A State semifinal game Friday at the Ford Center in Nampa.

Thomas W. Boland, 53, was found dead inside a home at 111 S. Bentley Place overnight Tuesday. Authorities have not said what caused Boland’s death, but he exchanged gunfire with a police sergeant who received a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Sgt. Justin Anderson, 36, was awake and recovering from surgery Wednesday at Kootenai Health. He had been attempting to arrest Thomas W. Boland, 53, when the shooting occurred Tuesday night.

Kootenai County firefighters responded at 4:17 p.m. to GW Hunters at 615 N. Spokane St. near Interstate 90. KHQ reported no one was inside the restaurant at the time.

To say that Sharee Moss has her fingers in many pies is not much of an exaggeration. She’s a mother of five, a nurse practitioner in the pediatric ER at Sacred Heart, and she designs and builds her own homes. Now her husband, Brad, and she have opened their own pie shop in Post Falls lovingly named “Birdie’s Pie Shop.”

The federal criminal trial of Idaho state Rep. John O. Green, R-Post Falls, appears to be nearing an end in Texas, as the defense has begun presenting witnesses in the case in which Green is charged with helping a wealthy Texas couple hide assets to avoid paying income taxes.

If there is an origin story for his nickname, Bear Hughes and his dad can’t recall it.

Roundup of Thursday’s girls basketball action across the region

Roundup of Thursday’s boys basketball action across the region

Idaho Gov. Brad Little encouraged policymakers and stakeholders to “get out of their silos” at the Western Governors’ Association workshop in Post Falls on Tuesday.