Good morning, Coeur d'Alene.

Injured fire engineer Dave Tysdal returned home to North Idaho after treatment in Colorado for a C8 AIS B spinal cord injury he suffered when he was shot in June+ he will continue therapy locally and his family welcomes cards and messages at 300 E Foster Avenue.

Press Christmas for All helped Noella, a 44-year-old widow caring for three children, including two with autism, cover a $4,000 move-in cost so she can settle into a new home in Coeur d'Alene.

The community program supports locals in need + inspires lasting hope.

Altar Church will serve free Christmas dinners from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

25 at its 901 E. Best Ave. location, expecting several hundred guests and welcoming volunteers and donations.

BLM officials say that the migration of bald eagles to feed on kokanee at Lake Coeur d'Alene peaked earlier this season due to fewer spawning fish.

Today (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) the 35th annual Eagle Watch continues at Mineral Ridge boat launch.

A historic study of pollution in the Coeur d’Alene Basin shows how mining waste once harmed local waterways and farms.

The 1931 research helped shape current cleanup efforts at the Bunker Hill Superfund Site.

A market assessment found Newport Hospital must add space as emergency visits rise and services like general and heart care expand for rural patients.

Hospital officials said they are reviewing funding options to boost capacity (35% of patients are from Idaho).

New Year's Eve Celebration with Rusty Nail & The Hammers

8 PM - 12:15 AM — The Club at Prairie Falls — $105 — Dance into the New Year with live music, appetizers, and exciting giveaways.

Comedy Night with Kellen Erskine

6:00 – 7:30 PM — Kroc Center — $25 — Catch the hilariously talented Kellen Erskine, a TBS Top Ten Comic, as he delivers a night of laughter and wit.