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Crawford found guilty in Martin City shooting
A Flathead County District Court jury on Thursday evening found Del Orrin Crawford guilty of deliberate homicide i…
Polebridge news: Glacier Drive project nearly complete
The drive to Polebridge is a little easier this summer and should get even better by the end of the month. The Glacier Drive project should be done by the end …
Local chef beats Bobby Flay
Whitefish chef Earl Reynolds literally galloped onto the cooking stage of Beat Bobby Flay before going on to win both rounds of the reality TV competition, eff…
Trial set to start next week in shooting that happened two years ago
The trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a woman outside a Martin City bar and wounding her husband is expected to start July 22 in Flathead County D…
In red House District 5, Democrat hopes to make it a race
A Martin City Democrat will challenge Republican Braxton Mitchell for the House District 5 seat this fall.
The Blotter: Pill popping woman cussing at staff
Man was worried about a sweaty youth’s health who was sitting outside a store.
Glacier seeing high number of no-shows in North Fork
Glacier National Park’s reservation system for the North Fork is working, but not the way the park wanted it to, Deputy Superintendent Pete Webster told North …
Firefighters pounce on fire at Columbia Falls High School
Firefighters quickly quelled a blaze at the Columbia Falls High School Monday night about 7 p.m.
Glacier Park "weed blitz' on tap
The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center and Glacier National Park invite volunteers for a day of hands-on learning during the Annual Noxious Weed B…
Men identified in Glacier Park drowning incidents
The two individuals who drowned in Glacier National Park on July 6, 2024, have been identified as 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil from India and 28-year-old Raju Jha of Nepal.
County preliminary budget looks to keep taxes flat
Flathead County commissioners last week approved a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025 that keeps county taxes even.
Glacier Park’s annual bat field trip is coming up next week
Glacier National Park’s “Going Batty” field trip will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in West Glacier from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The event is free and open …
Judge orders Flathead Forest to revamp road management
A federal judge late in June ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service to fix portions of road regulations that are in violation of the…
A bear in camp and other tales: Three days in the Bob Marshall Wilderness included a nightmare hike
The July 4 weekend in the Flathead Valley can get a little busy to my liking, so I figured the appropriate response would be to get out of Dodge entirely and h…
Yesterdays: Hugh Foley of Martin City runs in Seattle with Olympic torch
As temperatures climbed into the 80s, the Lions Club was working to raise funds to fix the town swimming pool, which hadn’t been operational since 1948. The po…
The Blotter: Man claims he was hit in head by a dog bone
Woman was trespassing at a place on Fourth Avenue; in laundry room smoking cigarettes.