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Dortha passed away in the early morning at her home in Tiger, Washington at age 90. She was born at her family home on July 29th, 1936 in Metaline, Washington, daughter to John Weaver and Hazel Weaver ...

Calvin Leon (Cal) Alford, 86, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2026, at River Mountain Village Advanced Care Facility in Newport, Washington. Born November 26,1939, in Coquille, Oregon, to Everett ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report, but rather a comprehensive list of police calls ...

NEWPORT — The Metaline clerk treasurer was arrested Monday and charged with misappropriation of about $100,000 from the town, according to a probable cause statement read in court. Kelly R. Flanagan, ...

NEWPORT — Newport Hospital and Health Services terminated a personal services agreement for OB/ GYN services with an Idaho-based, anti-abortion non-profit after it came to light that the hospital’s ...

NEWPORT – Divers recovered the body of wealthy investor and businessman Daniel Reiner in Trout Lake Saturday, after his family reported him missing the day before. Trout Lake is on private property ...

SANDPOINT – Bonner County Sheriff’s Office, Bonner County Parks and Waterways Department, and Idaho Department of Lands (IDL), remind boaters to follow local no wake zone laws and remind waterfront ...

NEWPORT — Local rural healthcare is looking for a boost. Pend Oreille County Public Hospital District No. 1 will ask voters residing in hospital district 1 to approve a $51 million bond on the Aug. 4 ...

NEWPORT – For the last couple months construction crews have been bustling around the corner of Highway 2 and Union Avenue in Newport, working on a site owned by Krambu, Inc. “We work on cutting edge, ...

Summer is a season to spend outdoors soaking up some sun. But all that time outdoors can pose some health risks if people are not careful. The dangers of overexposure to the sun are well-documented.

Sketchy the bull from Ace’s Wild ProRodeo rests in his pen at the Newport Rodeo grounds Monday morning. The annual event is Thursday-Saturday, June 25-27. MINER PHOTO|SOPHIA ALDOUS NEWPORT – School is ...