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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
'The Fabled Life of Aesop:' Stories educating the world for nearly 2,500 years
You’ve no doubt heard Aesop’s famous fables a few times: The story of the tortoise and the hare, which teaches us that “slow and steady wins the race,” or the tale of the boy who cried wolf, which advises against l…
Estonia won its war on fentanyl, then things got worse
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Igor Smirnov was introduced to opiates the day his first son was born, when he got celebratory drunk and a neighbor injected him with a…
At least 15 killed in multi-car crash after curfew in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — A trailer-truck smashed into multiple cars stopped on a freeway, killing 15 people and injuring a dozen in Egypt’s capital late Wednesday, authorities and state media reported.
Daily bread? In France, fighting virus 1 baguette at a time
LE VESINET, France (AP) — In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time.
Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon's dying economy
BEIRUT (AP) — Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon's Barbar eatery never closed its doors, serving up sandwiches to custo…
Federal judges urged to free thousands of California inmates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys representing California inmates late Wednesday filed an emergency motion asking federal judges to free thousands of infirm …
The Latest: South Korea's central bank to provide aid
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people …
Volunteers making gowns for hospital
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, volunteers are sewing isolation gowns for North Valley Hospital. An isolation gown is typically a disposable paper gow…
Officials urge fall burning due to COVID-19
While Flathead Valley residents are taking advantage of spring open burning season to get outside, fire experts suggest waiting until later this spring or fall…
Man falls down, doesn’t get back up
It was clean up on aisle three when a purportedly intoxicated customer attempting to purchase more alcohol fell in a store on U.S. 2 in Kalispell and someone discovered him lying on the floor. The person calling in…
Air travel slows to a crawl amid virus outbreak
Flights in and out of Glacier Park International Airport have nearly ground to a halt as the COVID-19 outbreak has tightened its grip on travelers across the c…
Alaska announces new virus cases, most of them in Anchorage
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State officials on Wednesday announced the number of reported coronavirus cases in Alaska had grown to 59.
New York struggles with coronavirus, US deaths top 1,000
NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities mobilized to head off a public health disaster Wednesday, with the city's emergence as the nation's biggest coronavirus ho…
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores cl…
Mexican governor says poor are 'immune' to coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of a state in central Mexico is arguing that the poor are “immune” to the new coronavirus, even as the federal government suspe…