In the news this evening, as I head for home and a four-day mini-vacation, brazen gunmen killed 80 and injured 250 more in coordinated attacks today in Mumbai, India, here. A suburban woman was cleared of felonies in a MySpace suicide case here. President-elect Obama…
... the Tom Turkey test here.DFO: I flunked (w/only 7 right)
It was to the middle of my back. I was 43 or something last time I had it cut. That beautifully sun bleached blonde hair (my current shortened hair is much darker now) left in an inglorious heap on the Supercuts floor had been through…
5:16 p.m. Hysterical female reports male is hitting her in the 9100 block of Hayden View Driver.4:19 p.m. Possible wild land fire @ Bunco & Hatch.4:01 p.m. Possible Hazmat situation next to Pita Pit @ 4th & Sherman. A man is washing paint into the…
About 52,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled from a manhole as a result of a plugged outlet pipe near a private gravel pit, north of Kathleen Avenue, today. The cause of the plug was a large plastic traffic cone lodged in the outlet, probably placed…
With Thanksgiving approaching, I'd like to tell other Merry Hucksters that ...
Senators often think of themselves as belonging to a chummy club. In that vein, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) was seen ushering his new GOP home-state colleague, Sen.-elect Jim Risch, around the Capitol last week. Risch leaned toward his new mentor as the two walked the…
KOMO-TV File/APIn this image rendered from video and provided by KOMO-TV, Brenden Foster, 11, reacts while being interviewed in his Bothell, Wash., home. Three years ago, doctors diagnosed Brenden with leukemia and Brenden's dying wish was to help the homeless. Foster died Friday. Story here.*Gun…
... @ Appleway Exxons. (My wife just cell-phoned to say that she couldn't believe the new prices. "How low is it going to go?" she wondered. Costco must be 2 or 3 cents lower.) Fill 'er up?Question: How much will gas sell at Thanksgiving next…
Douglas C. Pizac/APConnecticut guard Tiffany Hayes (3) sends BYU forward Kristen Riley flying to the court during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game Tuesday in Provo, Utah. Connecticut defeated BYU 96-47. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Practicing for Black Friday, Tiffany demonstrates…
Eddie Ray Hall is back in jail. This time, authorities say, the charges are serious enough he could be facing serious prison time, perhaps close to 20 years given his criminal history. Hall will make an appearance in court today on numerous charges. Because he…
Two drivers involved in a fatal accident denied in district court Tuesday they were racing before one of them crashed into another car, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring his mother. Dominick F. Salois, 21, (left) and Daniel W. Cutting, 20, are facing vehicular manslaughter…
Kelsey McNeal/ABC, APIn this image provided by ABC-TV Brooke Burke dances with her partner Derek Hough Monday. Burke waltzed away with the mirror ball trophy on the " Dancing with the Stars" finale Tuesday. The 37-year-old TV personality and mother of four dominated the seventh…
Item: Feds say Idaho is one of 25 states doing too little to curb DUI: The Gem State has adopted only 3 of 11 measures the NTSB has recommended/Idaho Statesman.More Info: A federal agency that investigates transportation accidents says Idaho could significantly reduce hard-core drunken…
RE: Update: Medicine Man robbers get awayDanger: These oxycontin pharmacy robberies are becoming more frequent and it's just a matter of time before something terrible happens. Maybe the drug stores need to install bullet proof glass in front of their counters to keep employees safe.…
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.
