So now we know ... Robbie Knievel says his dad, Evel Knievel, tried to talk him out of jumping over large stationary objects on a motorcycle ... "I remember when my dad would be in the back of some ambulance, and he'd say to my…
Update: Suspect allegedly fondled girl at Bayview Daze/SRA Hayden man wanted in a lewd conduct case from last weekend has committed suicide, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. Local detectives were notified Thursday evening after Boundary County authorities recovered the body of Mickey Allan…
I'm quite proud of our journalists this morning. Their work last night and through the morning was exemplary. Today's paper is strong, but without portraying yesterday's wildfire as the apocolypse. Still, the fast-moving story highlighted some of our technological weaknesses. As much as we strive…
Jesse Tinsley/SRThis billboard on Third Avenue in Spokane promotes gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and implies that shenanigans in King County gave the election to his opponent last time. The 61 billboards were put up by the Building Industry Association of Washington. Story here.Meet Mr Pro-Life:…
CDA police captain Ron Clark admitted that the officer who cited the mother “said there were no visible signs of injury.” According to Capt. Clark, witnesses claimed they observed the mother “slamming her on the ground,” which is patently absurd on its face, since that…
The sheriff’s office at 4:30 p.m. Monday received a report of a possible domestic violence incident in Oakesdale. A neighbor reported hearing sounds of a woman’s screams coming from a residence. Officers responded and the woman who answered the door said she had been screaming…
Craig Odegaard, a Coeur d'Alene attorney, entered a guilty plea on Tuesday to one count of bankruptcy fraud for having concealed contingency fee rights in his own bankruptcy proceeding filed in October 2004. The concealed contingency fee contracts netted Odegaard $24,989 just prior to his…
I'm hoping the Dishman Hills Natural Area, a unique natural area in the valley, the last representing what the land was like pre-white settler and one of my favorite hiking areas ever, didn't burn up too bad. All of the news reports are focusing on…
How exposed to skin cancer are you?/Idaho Statesman *Outside for hours*Tan occasionally*Indoor tanner*Rarely go outside*Not at all*No opinion
Item: Education Corridor analysis outlined: Project would provide 889 new jobs, $18M impact/Taryn Hecker, SRMore Info: According to the consultant, the education corridor would have $18 million in economic impact; $9 million could be collected in property taxes on a private development over that time.Documents:…
Taryn's covering the Education Corridor infofest as I write this. It'll be interesting to see if the CAVErs behave themselves when they learn that the questions again must be submitted in written form. BTW, I didn't realize that the Hobart Jenkins dredged up today by…
When I see a child throwing a tantrum in a grocery store or some other public place, I ...
Mayor Sandi Bloem told Huckleberries Online that this evening's Education Corridor forum will be broken down into two hour-long parts. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., two EMSI consultants will present the analysis of potential education corridor impacts that are listed below and here. Each will make…
Drew Perine/Tacoma News-Tribune, APCurrent Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto listens as Mike Miller, executive director of the Miss Washington Scholarship Organization, discusses the appearance of party photos Umemoto described as "unflattering and foolish" appeared on the Internet, Wednesday at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma. You write…
Question (from EMSI analysis of education corridor): Has the public been included in discussions about the education corridor project?Answer: Yes. Discussions date back some 25 years but talks have become more urgent recently with the closing of the DeArmond mill.
Question (from EMSI analysis of education corridor): Doesn't building the education corridor on the waterfront remove prime real estate from the city's property tax rolls? Wouldn't we be better off allowing the mill site to be privately developed?Answer: Yes and no. The project is envisioned…
I'm going to run down some questions you've asked and that are answered in the EMSI analytical study:Question: "Why not build a campus somewhere less expensive?"Answer: There are a number of reasons that make the DeArmondmill site the logical choice for expansion of the Education…
Matt Dayhoff/Peorio Journal Star, APCan anyone guess what kind of dead animal this is that apparently was striped by a road crew Wednesday in Peoria, Ill.
... her side of the story on video here.
Eliza Wiley/Independent Record, APA group of four volunteers from the Lincoln, Montana area move the newly mounted grizzly bear, that was struck and killed by a passing truck in Lincoln last October, into the Forest Service ranger station located outside of Lincoln, Tuesday.Simplot Grandson Arrested:…
In an advance copy of a concept plan provided to Huckleberries this morning, analyst EMSI said the proposed education corridor will provide 889 new full-time jobs and $18 million more in fiscal impacts than property taxes over the next 20 years. An executive summary of…
Students are living in a different world. My car cost less than White’s party, and it’s not a beater. That amount could pay tuition and fees at UI for three in-state students. To most of us, $14,000 is a life-changing amount of money. ... White…
Item: Court orders man to remove swastika signs/John Stang, Kalispell Daily Inter LakeMore Info: Neighbors of Kalispell (Mont.) radio host John Stokes recently won a legal decision to force him to remove his Nazi-themed signs near their property. ... On June 11, Lake County District…
AP File PhotoA June 4, 2007 file photo shows Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, laughing after saying goodbye to Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflected left, after Obama addressed the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's annual conference breakfast in Rosemont, Ill. On Wednesday Jackson apologized comments…
Item: Expert criticizes NIC: Former Spokane college president finds flaws in corridor plan/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: While at SCC and Spokane Falls Community College, Jenkins said it was his job to forecast where liberal arts and vocational-technical programs would be in 10 years.…
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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