BILL BULEY
Bill Buley covers the city of Coeur d'Alene for the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has worked here since January 2020, after spending seven years on Kauai as editor-in-chief of The Garden Island newspaper. He enjoys running.
Recent Stories
Coeur d'Alene's Wolf Lodge may rise again
Construction could begin soon to rebuild iconic restaurant destroyed in 2024 fire
The couple stood at the site of the former restaurant on a gray and windy afternoon, traffic whizzing by on U.S. 90. The property that was once home to the popular Wolf Lodge is mostly grass and rock, debris scattered around, with a wagon wheel on the ground. A warn billboard attached to a post nearby reads “Wolf Lodge Inn.”
Thousands line I-90 for procession of fallen firefighters
Thousands of people, many waving flags, lined Interstate from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene as the bodies of Battalion Chiefs John Morrison and Frank Harwood were returned home to Coeur d’Alene. Overpasses were crowded. Some pulled over on the shoulder of the highway to watch the procession of emergency motorcycles, ambulances and fire trucks.
Firefighters shot while responding to call praised for courage, service
Coeur d’Alene Firefighter Gabe Eckert remembers the last conversation he had with Battalion Chief John Morrison.
Coeur D'Alene mourns firefighters killed in Canfield Mountain ambush
COEUR D'ALENE -- Erik Svendsen arrived outside Kootenai Health on Sunday holding a flag just before a procession started for two slain firefighters.
Fire destroys Wolf Lodge Steakhouse near Coeur d'Alene
Iconic restaurant lost in Labor Day blaze
The Wolf Lodge Steakhouse in Idaho, an iconic restaurant that dates back decades, was destroyed in a fire Monday.
Three fly free in northern Idaho
Birds of Prey Northwest releases eagle, hawk, osprey on the same day
The Veltkamps also set a red-tailed hawk free to fly above a rolling hay field that had just been mowed off Voeller Road near Worley, and then drove to Heyburn State Park to release an osprey.
Idaho wildlife officials say it misidentified grizzly bear that was later killed
Hunter had sent video of bear to officials before shooting it
Fish and Game regrets the mistake made by its staff, the undue stress the situation caused for the hunter and the loss of the grizzly bear. Fish and Game is reviewing its staff’s part in the incident as a personnel matter.
Don't panic: N. Idaho's Silverwood opens for season
Vicky Richardson is going to be up this morning. And down. And then back up.
Idaho theme park increases security after attempted arson
COEUR D'ALENE — Silverwood Theme Park is bolstering security after someone tried to set fire to a roller coaster early Saturday.