Army Corps starts lake refill, shares upcoming dam operations
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started a controlled refill of Lake Pend Oreille at the beginning of April and is on track to have …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started a controlled refill of Lake Pend Oreille at the beginning of April and is on track to have …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A barge used in submarine testing at the U.S. Naval Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview capsized in February, Navy officials confirmed last week.
Navy Times…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A staple of local education and entrepreneurship is packing up and heading south.
The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center, a museum celebrating America’s great …
A Ponderay child care business has closed permanently following allegations that a six-month-old infant was left unattended and suffered serious injuries.
A letter from the…By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Frustrations between First District Court and the Idaho Department of Correction are apparent following allegations that justice officials are failing to follow through on presentence …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Priest Lake property owners had their valuation on 29 parcels of land reduced by more than $4 million Monday following a decision by Judge Cynthia …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s clear white nationalists are still targeting North Idaho following the distribution of racist propaganda in the Coeur d’Alene area.
Urging white people to “wake …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A county ordinance requiring the removal of all political signs from county right-of-ways is being waived for this election season.
Bonner County Commissioners met with …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests reported a handful of regional fires Tuesday, citing last week’s lightning storm as the cause of most recent fires.
The …
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 …
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