By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Wild Idaho Rising Tide, an environmental activist organization, is challenging a state permit issued to BNSF’s proposed rail bridge expansion.
Filed in the First Judicial …
By Cameron Rasmusson and McCalee Cain
Reader Staff and Intern
Growing pains are inevitable, but some hurt more than others.
For Sandpoint, housing has been a persistent source of pressure …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
An upcoming city of Sandpoint workshop will pave the way for the adoption of the next fiscal year’s budget.
Set for the regular Sandpoint City …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Owners of local food trailer The Twisted Kilt Black Iron Grill are contemplating changing their business name after receiving a legal threat from an international …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Spokane Symphony has been a staple of the Festival at Sandpoint Grand Finale for decades. This year, in celebration of 20 years conducting the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho is almost entirely surrounded.
With Canada’s passage of legalized marijuana in June, it joins Montana, Washington, Oregon and Nevada as a government bordering Idaho …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A video of a North Idaho man shouting racial slurs at a Spokane church youth group in Coeur d’Alene is making the rounds on social …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint revealed its poster art Wednesday night in a traditional ceremony that sets the tone for the fun to come.
Festival officials …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s time to take extra care in making sure outdoor expeditions remain on public land.
Due to Idaho’s new trespassing rules, which went into effect …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If variety is the spice of life, then there’s no better time to be a beer lover. With microbreweries springing up all over the country …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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