James Hanlon

North Idaho College's Board of Trustees has improved its governance in recent months, but it is not a long enough track record to prove the changes are permanent, the latest report to the college's accreditor says.

SPOKANE — Two cases of avian influenza were found in backyard coops in Stevens and Okanogan counties late last week, the state Department of Agriculture said Monday.

Although some races were too close to call early Tuesday night, Spokane County Republicans liked the direction the election was heading.

Three moderate candidates for North Idaho College Board of Trustees beat their GOP-endorsed opponents in Tuesday's election, shifting control of the embattled board as the college waits to hear if it ...Thank you for visiting Spokesman.com. To continue reading this story and enjoying our local journalism please subscribe or log in...

School levies in North Idaho had mixed results in Tuesday's election. Coeur d'Alene Public Schools' $25 million replacement levy passed with 61% in favor.

Most incumbents in Kootenai County held onto their seats in Tuesday's election. Republican Sheriff Bob Norris defeated three independent challengers for a second term.

Instead of waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to build an air traffic control tower, Coeur d'Alene Airport decided to build its own.

"Hoo-pai, Shoo-pai," the Alent family chanted the Polish phrase under their umbrellas at the grave of their grandfather Monday morning at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake.

OLDTOWN, Idaho – A damaged spillway gate will make it a little harder for a federal dam to control the water level in Lake Pend Oreille for the foreseeable future.

A trial began Monday for two men accused in a crime spree that spanned two Indian reservations in Idaho and Washington, and left two people dead and one tribal police officer injured two years ago.