Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had harsh words for the "lamestream media" and the liberal left as she gave an enthusiastic speech rallying voters for GOP congressional candidate Vaughn Ward in Boise on Friday.

Excess phosphorus is degrading water quality in Black Lake, one of the chain lakes along the Coeur d’Alene River near Harrison.

To celebrate Bike to Work Week, the Kootenai Environmental Alliance will host a free bicycle event in Coeur d’Alene on Saturday called The Roots Pursuit.

While the Bonner County coroner examines some skeletal remains recently brought up from the bottom of Priest Lake, researchers and historians hope that clothing and a boat found nearby will provide clues to the victim’s identity.