Alaska Airlines will soon add year-round, daily service to Orange County, Calif., starting in January, according to news release from Spokane International Airport.

The wife of slain Coeur d'Alene Fire Battalion Chief John Morrison announced this week the end of a business that she started with her late husband: the Coeur d'Alene Cider Company.

Local businesses are grappling with rising electric bills as the sweltering heat drives up energy consumption.