In the news this evening, a jet fly-over of lower Manhattan triggered a panic today here. Fox won't air Obama's prime-time press conference Wednesday here. Swine flu delays the Mexico release of 'Wolverine' here. The fiancee still stands by accused Craigslist killer here. WHO raises…
Painter Michael D'Antuono has decided not to unveil his controversial painting, "The Truth," on President Obama's 100th Day in Office at NYC's Union Square this week after receiving widespread negative reaction to it. You can read about that here. (PRNewsFoto/NOAH G POP FAM)SR's Today In…
CindyH: It happened again. I'm driving down the road when “Babe” by Styxx comes on the radio. Instantly, I'm 15 again, and hearing Ricky Donovan's voice on the KJRB dedication line. “I'm dedicating this song to Cindy. 'Cuz, uh. She's my babe.” Sigh. I'm wondering…
The historical mural wall in the rotunda of Post Falls City Hall dwarfs visitors like Emily Park of Blackfoot. Town founder Frederick Post is immortalized on the mural, posts Councilwoman KerriT, OnLocation North Idaho.UI senior from Wilder dies of alcohol overdose/StatesmanHouse OKs daycare licenses for…
Entrants in the Conch Republic Bed Race propel their entry down Duval Street Saturday in Key West, Fla. The wacky event was one of the closing activities in the 10-day long Conch Republic Independence Celebration. The festival commemorates Key West's 1982 "secession" from America, after…
4:31 p.m. Dalton Gardens resident reports hitting a natural gas line while digging in his yard.4:03 p.m. Woman believes someone shot out her car windows on Highway 95.3:48 p.m. An unconscious male was found in the parking lot of the CdA Bingo Casino.3:26 p.m. 2…
Went to the staff recognition awards today and got a certificate for 25 years recognition. Looking at my certificate I got for my 20 I wonder if I will get one someday that isn't signed by an interim UI president/JeanC's Cat House & Shooting Gallery.
But Jon Hanian, press secretary for Gov. Butch Otter, said lawmakers are mistaken if they viewed the governor’s letter to them this morning as a surrender on transportation funding. “There’s nothing in that letter that says anything about that he’s walking away from transportation funding,”…
A few days ago I mentioned the birthday card I got from Don Johnson. It was 1986. Just at the height of Miami Vice mania. I watched that show every week and had a huge crush on the star. I loved his pink shirts and…
Swim specialist Kendra VanNorman, left, laughs as Lacey pops out of the water with his toy at the Swim Spaw, a Poulsbo, Wash. business. On the right is the dogs owner Susan Perry of Port Orchard. Perry brings in her dogs to the facility for…
Terry (Cooper, of the Downtown Association) shared that this site has been wonderful for hosting several downtown events. This year, the Association assumed operational management of Sherman Park and is paying the property taxes. The Association has been meeting with the owner of Sherman Park…
As the world worried the other day over its growing energy woes, I saw a small girl suffering through a traditional form of transportation powered by twin forces of nature - her own little legs and a grandfather's love. She was maybe 5 or 6.…
Once again, Washington State University has made a national list of top party schools. This time, WSU came in at No. 16 on Playboy Magazine's periodic ranking. It was No. 18 on the 2002 list, and has been included in the Princeton Review's list in…
A group of children have a front row seat for the Asotin County Fair parade Saturday in Asotin, Wash. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Kyle Mills)Cartoon: A super model and a beauty queen visit Darfur/David Horsey, Seattle P-IPlayboy ranks WSU 16th among nation's party schools/Lewiston TribuneClarkston pastor…
Hostess Ana Cabrera is my favorite news gal ever. She's pretty, down-to-earth and sincere, not overly made up and scattery like Sunshine Shelly or uberdetached like Concerned-Eyebrow Queen Stephanie Vigil. She likes to make little dorky jokes, little comments on the music. She's somebody you'd…
Gov. Butch Otter sent a letter to every member of the Senate and House of Representatives this morning, thanking them for their work this session and their friendship. “We all have gotten more than our fair share of news media coverage the past few weeks…
The denizens at Priest Lake seem to be more open to au naturel outdoor activities than the Swiss, as is evident by this photo provided by Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns. Pecky tells Huckleberries Central that the sign hangs along the Priest Lake Beach trail…
An outbreak of swine flu in at least five states has prompted a declaration throughout the United States of a public health emergency. Although no cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in the five northern counties of Idaho, Panhandle Health District (PHD) is working…
Huckleberries hears of a close encounter between a Berry Picker and two city workers who were cleaning up the beach between the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Independence Point Sunday morning. Seems the worker bees didn't take into account the wet shifting sand at the beach…
People in Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Switzerland, vote by raising their hands on Sunday. Voters have banned naked hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region. By a show of hands citizens of the tiny canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted…
When the Aryan Nations compound was publicly bulldozed eight years ago, many people here thought they had seen the end of a neo-Nazi group that brought notoriety and violence to this part of the Northwest. But the group has surfaced again, distributing fliers that say…
Item: 6-story building planned on old Senor Froggy's site/Nils Rosdahl, SR Handle ExtraMore Info: About two years ago this location held Señor Froggy’s, a popular Mexican fast-food eatery. Suddenly it was torn down to make way for investment property. It has taken a little while,…
My Henry’s career didn’t last that long before I realized that sweaty kitchen work wasn’t my forte and found employment at a record shop instead. Still, it remained a go-to place to eat at least once a week, and became a regular neighborhood night-spot, dimly-lit…
Coeur d'Alene resident Muriel Buckner gave a demonstration of how to use a Hula hoop on the grounds of The Coeur d'Alene Library on Wednesday. She has decided to help people discover a fun path to fitness with the use of Hula hoops. Story here.…
Mebbe HBO has finally achieved some sort of ideological balance, if the weekend poll is any indication. On Saturday, HBO asked readers to grade President Barack Obama's performance over his first 100 days in office. Of the 187 responses, 89 (or 47%) gave the president…
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.
