State also drops vehicle registration stickers, moves toward permanentlicense plates By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department released a number of updates in the week leading up to the Fourth of July, inviting...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After four years of litigation, a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission against Sandpoint-based Kochava has reached its conclusion, with a district court order finding that the tech company...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint’s long-awaited and debated paid parking program rolled out July 1, though amid continued and widespread consternation by the public, rising even to outright protest. Residents and visitors alike expressed...
Sandpoint City Hall holds off on repealing short-term rental regs to align with new state law By Zach HagadoneReader Staff One way or another, the city of Sandpoint will be required to repeal its...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Former Los Angeles Police Detective and longtime resident of Sandpoint and Spokane, Mark Fuhrman, died May 12 in Kootenai County. He was 74 years old. In 1996, Fuhrman was convicted...
Republican Central Committee candidates sweep major offices By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff More than 45% of Bonner County residents showed up for Idaho’s May 19 primary, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s unofficial results,...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In preparation for their upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal, representatives of Panhandle Health District met May 5 with the Bonner County Board of Commissioners to discuss anticipated expenses and...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Residents in and around the Highlands and Liberty Heights developments north of Clark Fork are working to improve and add an additional egress route to the more than 88 mountainous...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Less than a month after Gov. Brad Little signed into law House Bill 752, criminalizing transgender people using bathrooms according to their identity, the legislation is going to court. According...
By Reader Staff Local electric utility Northern Lights Inc. is seeking approval from state regulators for its 2026-’28 wildfire mitigation plan, which details how the nonprofit power provider is working to reduce the risk...
