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The federal government has canceled a series of public meetings that was planned on a new bid to manage grizzly bears.

Besse Bailey, a 20-year banking veteran has been promoted to regional market president of Mountain West Bank. The Journal sat down with Bailey to discuss how she got into banking and what she hopes to accomplish in this new role.

With Fairchild Air Force Base just five miles from Spokane International Airport, the proximity of military and civilian aircraft raises questions about air safety in the area.

In its fourth quarter of 2024, the Avista Foundation awarded $54,650 to 21 nonprofit organizations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Alaska to support environmental initiatives, as well as arts and culture efforts.

The first big movie event of 2025, the Sundance Film Festival, is fast fading in the rearview mirror. This means, after navigating the colds

Winter storm watches are in place for the Cascades, Northeast Washington, and North Idaho Thursday night through Saturday morning. Upwards of 3 to 8 inches of snow will pile up in northern valleys and one to two feet of snow in the mountains.

Downtown Coeur d’Alene is a hub of local coffee shops and eateries. Over 20 coffee roasters, tea shops, and bakeries are within a 3-mile radius of NIC’s campus. Each shop offers a unique set of study spaces,

The nonprofit North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation does a wonderful job of managing the 35-year-old trail, planning, carrying out improvements, and raising money through grants, memberships, sponsorships and events like the Coeur d’Alene Marathon and Ales for the Trail.

“Our mechatronics program and other advanced manufacturing programs, such as (the machining and CNC program), can help employers who are developing these new innovations to serve the aerospace industry and take the training off their plate,” said Vicki Isakson, the dean of instruction for workforce education at NIC.

But the bigger shift happened when a TikTok video was taken at the Spokane location last summer. That social media personality noted the Spokane Chili’s was the only one in Washington. That made Spokane a “chilihead destination” for the whole western United States, McCandles said.

The meeting was a chance to highlight the importance and impact of the 23-mile trail that stretches from Higgens Point east of Coeur d’Alene all the way to the Idaho/Washington stateline.