Coeur d'Alene News

Three rabid bats have been found in the Coeur d'Alene area in recent weeks -- an unusually high number so soon after the mammals have emerged from hibernation.

Maryanne Jordan said she's not worried - yet - that state lawmakers will undo city laws that protect homosexuals from discrimination.

U.S. Republican House Speaker John Boehner is coming to Idaho Friday, June 21, for a fundraiser.

A panel featuring human rights advocate Tony Stewart will discuss the recent antidiscrimination ordinance adopted by the city of Coeur d'Alene when the Hayden Chamber of Commerce meets for breakfast at 7 o'clock Thursday, June 27, at the Kroc Center.

Anglers have reported consistently catching kokanee this spring ranging from 14-16 inches, a meaty size for eating...not to mention large enough to be a thrill to catch.

Tom Hearn, who'll take office as a Coeur d'Alene School Board trustee July 1, Facebooks: People have asked me recently what has been happening since the election and what can we expect on July 1st.

It was powder keg that darn near went off in the Kootenai County Courthouse Monday night.

The sun flaired out on this Volkswagen at the annual Car d'Lane event over the weekend in downtown Coeur d'Alene.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A Pacific storm system is expected to arrive over the Inland Northwest today and bring a major change to the sunny, warm weather in recent days.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Idaho Republican Party leaders are calling on the state Legislature to invalidate local city ordinances that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation - like the one Coeur d'Alene passed after an emotional community debate just two weeks ago.

Republican Party leaders are urging the Idaho Legislature to put a stop to local communities' efforts to provide discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

Coeur d'Alene HS OL Matt James camped at Boise State over the weekend & left with yet another offer as the Broncos became the eighth school to put a scholarship on the table.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Former Coeur d'Alene Mayor Ray Stone, a World War II veteran, educator and jazz musician, died Sunday.

If ever a group ought to band together and demand a boost in the minimum wage, it is the wage slaves of Idaho.

McCall has never been known for keeping people indoors, but a few hundred Republican Party faithful are spending their weekend inside the McCall-Donnelly High School debating nearly three doze resolutions at their annual summer confab.

They conspire to take control of their company and learn there's nothing they can't do -- even in a man's world.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Barbara Allen-Kelsay delivered sweet treats to two of her doctors Thursday - a token of her thanks for diagnosing and treating a severe infection that has plagued her for most of a decade.

There are no gigantic, complicated dance numbers. The songs are not overbearing.

When Idaho Republicans convene their state GOP Central Committee meeting later today in Valley County, they'll be considering more than two dozen resolutions that include everything from abolishing daylight saving time, pushing back against Common Core standards, and even a measure that would make recent Add the Words legislation, passed in several ... (more)

A free shuttle bus will begin operating in downtown Coeur d' Alene this Saturday, June 14th, through Sunday, September 1st.