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
Groups plan to sue Idaho over bear baiting after grizzly's death
Says practice is putting protected bears at risk
“Bear baiting takes the lives of grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies and robs the wild of these remarkable animals,” said Lizzy Pennock, carnivore coexistence attorney at WildEarth Guardians.
'Only I can be their papa'
Mayor Jim Hammond leaving office early to be closer to Colorado grandchildren
Hammond, 74, said he feels bad about not finishing his four-year term that began in January 2022, but his oncologist and family physician have been urging him to step down as mayor and take life at a slower pace.
Fire danger 'High'
Hot, dry conditions increase potential for wildfires
The area is still considered to be in a drought, below-average snowpack in surrounding mountains is melting rapidly, hot, dry conditions are the immediate forecast, and the 90-day outlook is calling for above-average temperatures and below-normal precipitation.
Local tech hub misses out on funding
Backers remain hopeful proposal will still work
No region is better equipped than ours to meet the unprecedented global demand for equipping 40,000 new airplanes with lightweight aerospace parts that reduce carbon emissions. Within a few years, the Inland Northwest Tech Hub can have prototypes ready for high-rate production, enabling thousands of new domestic manufacturing jobs to lessen our growing reliance on foreign technology and foreign labor. Missing this opportunity will increase our reliance on foreign labor, threatening our national and economic security. We will be working on every possible opportunity to make new American jobs and supply chains a reality.
Coeur d'Alene passes hate crimes law
Residents urge council to take strong stance against racism
A city report said the criminalization of that behavior will enable the city to prosecute racially motivated crimes, leading to separate charges and enhanced penalties in appropriate cases.
Coeur d'Alene combats 'hate crimes'
New proposed ordinance 'will enable city to prosecute racially motivated crimes'
A city report said, "The criminalization of this behavior will enable the city to prosecute racially motivated crimes, leading to separate charges and enhanced penalties in appropriate cases."
Hunter mistakenly shoots, kills grizzly
Hunter told Fish and Game he thought it was a black bear
After identifying the bear at the scene as a grizzly, the hunter contacted Idaho Fish and Game and has cooperated with the investigation.
Holocaust survivor: 'You have to be hopeful'
Task force holds annual luncheon on what would have been Anne Frank's 95th birthday
The luncheon was held at the Coeur d’Alene Best Western Inn on what would have been the 95th birthday of Anne Frank. The famous diary of the German-born Jewish girl told of her family’s life hiding for two years during the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Kari Lake speaks in Coeur d'Alene: 'Can we get along for five months?'
Arizona Senate candidate calls for unity among Idaho's Republicans
Lake said in the next five months, Democrats and the media will try to divide Republicans and create infighting, she said.
'Beauty' leaves her mark
Bald eagle became an international ambassador with Birds of Prey Northwest
Veltkamp led a multi-specialty team that engineered a 3-D printed beak for Beauty, and she provided care for the eagle for nearly 20 years, as she couldn’t feed herself and was unable to survive any longer in the wild.