A federal judge has rejected motions by Joseph Duncan’s defense attorneys to suppress evidence seized from Duncan’s vehicle, which he was driving when he was found with young Shasta Groene, the only survivor of Duncan’s bloody attack on her family. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge…
Linn County Sheriff's Deputy Beth Miller investigates a snowed-in home in Idanha, Ore., Sunday. Deputies along with Linn County Search and Rescue dug out driveways in the small Cascade Mountain community. The county earlier delcared a state of emergency for the town after more than…
In the '50s, while still impoverished from the aftermath of World War II, Europe bit the bullet and mandated power lines be underground. How much longer are we, the supposed richest, most powerful country in the world, expected to put up with this Third World…
James Stow was selected to be Kootenai County's next magistrate Friday afternoon. The 43-year-old Bonner County chief deputy will replace Robert Burton, who is retiring at the end of February after 17 years on the bench. Stow edged out six other finalists including Barry Black,…
Dan Pelle/Spokesman-ReviewChris Mattos (left) and Brody Voge of the Juventus 93 U-14 soccer team from Vancouver, Washington get in a snowball fight as part of their pre-game warmup before playing in a State Cup game against the River City Steeler of Spokane, at Plantes Ferry…
Charles Rex Arbogast/AP PhotoDemocratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., receives a hug from Sen. Ted Kennedy, left, as Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, applauds during a rally at the Meadowlands arena in East Rutherford, N.J., Monday.Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary…
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewRichard Pruett, front, of Bunkhouse Media of Coeur d'Alene, works to hook up the microphones in the new Coeur d'Alene City Council chambers in the Coeur d'Alene Library on Wednesday. Story here.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review *Huckleberries: Young Sandpoint Repub makes NYTimes by backing Obama/D.F.…
How enthusiastic are you about the presidential election?/Idaho Statesman*Very*Somewhat*Not very
The Senate State Affairs Committee, which includes top members of leadership from both parties, today grilled Gov. Butch Otter’s budget director, Wayne Hammon, about word that state agency heads have been told not to share information with the Legislature about anything other than those items…
Item: Flurries today, snow certain for Tuesday/Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Spokane and Coeur d'Alene have a chance of snow flurries today, but Tuesday has a 100 percent chance of new snow, according to the National Weather Service. Two to 4 inches of snow are expected to fall…
Amy Dearest picked this Planters Nuts ad as one of her favorites from the ones aired during Super Bowl XLII Sunday. In it, an actress made up to look homely with a unibrow drives men crazies with her "perfume" -- the scent of Planter's Peanuts…
Manning Eludes New England TacklersNew York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) looks to pass as he avoids a sack from New England Patriots defensive tackle Richard Seymour (93) during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on…
My wife and I are headed to Frito Ray's this afternoon to watch Super Bowl commercials, halftime show, and mebbe some of the game. I'm rooting for New England. Any organization that can produce 3 Super Bowl titles in 6 years, in this era of…
Britain is Repossessing the U.S.A. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary.2. Then look up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be…
Perhaps Avg, but I like to think the opposite. It is because Obama is black that we are so excited. Make no mistake, slavery and racism is an ugly, deep wound in America's side and we are not yet fully healed. I think, though, that…
Obama has hooked voters like 26-year-old Cory Steinmetz, who skipped the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections but got up at 6 a.m. Saturday to see Obama in Boise. Steinmetz, 26, an engineer at Micron, came with friends from Boise's First Baptist Church. On Friday night,…
At 3:56 p.m. today, two Kootenai County residents were injured when a Dodge pickup driven by Charles Ferrel, 73, of Rathdrum ran a red light and T-boned a vehicle driven by Traci I. Paola, 33, of Post Falls. Ferrel was southbound on Highway 41 at…
Washington State guard Taylor Rochestie drives against Stanford forward Brook Lopez in the final second of a college basketball game Saturday at Friel Court in Pullman. Stanford won the game 67-65. (Spokesman-Review/Tyler Tjomsland)Gonzaga 87, Santa Clara 82 (2OT) hereStanford 67, WSU 65 (OT) ESPN boxscore…
Item: Barack Obama wows, inspires crowd of 13,000 at Taco Bell Arena/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Even Barack Obama was surprised by the Idaho crowd. “They told me there weren’t any Democrats in Idaho — that’s what they told me,” he said. “But I didn’t believe them.”…
Item: GOP: Obama hoopla good for Idaho: Republicans say Obama’s visit draws welcome attention, but they’ll still dominate the state/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman.More Info: “I’m amazed he’s coming,” said former Gov. Phil Batt, who ran the state from 1995 to 1999. “We’re in the final…
Item: Oregon judge allows same-sex registrations: Domestic partner law passed in '07/Julia Silverman, Associated PressItem: With the ruling from U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman, Oregon becomes the ninth state to approve spousal rights in some form for gay couples, joining Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, New…
Jeff Jones, the late Coeur d'Alene city attorney, would have been proud of his son, Bryant. The 25-year-old was featured in a New York Times column by Roger Cohen on Monday. Seems the Sandpoint High graduate and Repub sympathizer drove seven hours from Washington, D.C.,…
What will you enjoy most about the Super Bowl?1. The game itself2. Watching New England go undefeated for season3. Watching New York stop Pats from going undefeated4. Picking most tasteless commercial5. Viewing game on Time-Warner cable6. Frito Ray's chips7. Brewskis8. Friends, family, fellowship9. Asking your…
We've made it to February in one piece. Which means Punxutawney Phil and HBO Blogfest '08 are just around the corner. Groundhog's Day is Saturday. The Blogfest is two weeks from Saturday. But you can rub elbows with Editor Steve Smith and other SR reps,…
... for writing the best caption for a photo that's posted here.
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
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