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WALLACE (AP) — A northern Idaho silver mine that was shut down after a series of accidents last year, including the deaths of two workers, will start rehiring in July and should have a full workforce by the end of the year, Hecla Mining Co. Chief Executive Officer Phil Baker said Thursday.

Idaho schools chief Tom Luna has been selected to join GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Education Policy Advisory Group.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's department is stepping up efforts to make sure drivers are buckling up.

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In a collective display of love for a recently lost child, as well as support for the grieving family left behind, more than 100 parents and children converged at the ABCD Daycare Center on Wednesday to participate in a mass release of balloons.

COEUR d'ALENE - For the second consecutive year, Newsweek magazine has ranked Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy among the top 100 schools in the nation.

A new smartphone application places Northwest MedStar on alert when emergency air transport in the region may be needed.

Two decades ago, Governor Cecil Andrus took on the federal government, rallying Idaho’s citizens to the cause of protecting the vitally important Snake River Plain Aquifer – a sole source of water for hundreds of thousands of our citizens and an indispensible foundation of our economy.

KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — Police in Kellogg, Idaho, say a man committed suicide in a car, and the bullet passed through his body and struck the driver of the vehicle.

Tickets are on sale now for St. Vincent de Paul's annual Steak Fry fundraiser.

The tall, thin man spoke quietly on Jane Morgan's front porch at 9 a.m. Saturday, but mostly he listened.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial launch of summer outdoor activities, from travel to sports and adventures with friends. As everyone prepares for coming months of outdoor recreation, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare offers a few health tips that can make your activities fun and rewarding.

RATHDRUM - The parents of a Spirit Lake Elementary student have filed a tort claim against the Lakeland Joint School District due to injuries their daughter sustained while allegedly slipping on a wet floor and falling down stairs.

Some polling station errors were discovered during Kootenai County's primary election canvassing, including one case that resulted in apparent voter fraud.

Remember last May, when the City Council passed the $39.2 Million dollar McEuen Park Plan in front of hundreds of citizens who were holding signs asking for a Public Advisory Vote before approval of the plan?

Since last week, the Linn County Sheriff's Office in Oregon has been seeking help identifying a woman found walking in the Albany, Ore. area, and they now think she could be from the Spokane area.

An orphaned coyote pup made its way, by motorcycle, to Kellogg Pet Medical Center on Wednesday before being moved to the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation in Clark Fork, Idaho.

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Two years ago this month, the smart money held that incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick would beat surprise GOP congressional nominee Raul Labrador.

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say three and a half tons of marijuana have been found floating in the ocean off Southern California.

North Idaho residents shouldn't expect huge plumes smoke from the Panhandle forests this summer, according to the undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

HAYDEN - Call it what it really is. It's sex discrimination.

COEUR d’ALENE — Anne Seddon, a former public school teacher, will be the Coeur d’Alene School District’s newest trustee.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — AAA predicts about 1.6 percent more residents in mountain states will take trips this Memorial Day weekend compared with last year.

Most Press online readers don't want to hear about it when white supremacists begin acting up in the community, but it’s a small majority.