Washington State guard Klay Thompson (1) draws a foul on Idaho guard Kashif Watson, right, on his way to a layup during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman. ESPN game story and boxscore here.
It's beginning to seem as though waiting for Sarah Palin is a bit like waiting for Santa Claus. Anyone willing to stand out in the cold all night for 3 seconds of personal time with the Wasilla Wonder definitely has sugar plums dancing in their…
Gonzaga's Matt Bouldin, right, and Augustana's Brian DeSimone battle for a loose ball in the first half of their NCAA college basketball game at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., Wednesday. Gonzaga's bench players led the way to a 79-40 victory. ESPN game story/boxscore here.…
A video advertisement on CBS's Web site that "mashes" material from the iconic "Frosty the Snowman" Christmastime cartoon with two of the network's comedy series is offensive and should be pulled, media analysts told FoxNews.com. The video ad, "Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman," takes authentic dialogue…
C.J. Karper, 12, of Susanville, Calif. waits outside the front door of the Costco store in Reno, Nev. early Tuesday evening. C.J. was first in line for tomorrow's book-signing appearance by former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. He plans to write a school report about his…
"Although I can't release the name just yet, I am very pleased to report that such an individual is preparing to step forward and offer Idahoans a clear choice in the 2010 election" (reports Betty Richardson). "Of course, we'll have to wait for the primary…
Freshman Ellen Van Wyk, left, and Laura Phillips, right, archaeology collection manager at the Burke Museum, examine the stone spear tip that Van Wyk found as she was digging up rocks from a campus garden in Seattle. Archaeologists believe the tip was fashioned some 4,000…
A United States Army soldier runs with the ball as United States Marines from the 2nd MEB, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion try to tackle while playing a game of mud football following a rain storm at their base in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Wednesday. You…
5:44 p.m. Resident @ 21st & Walnut reports that a neighbor ran a stop sign and then yelled at her when she confronted him.5:07 p.m. Avista reports that 3 juveniles are walking on thin ice below the Post Falls Dam @ Falls Park.3:41 p.m. An…
Dog owners and animal control workers show off Chihuahuas that have deluged the Bay Area's animal shelters at the Animal Control and Care center in San Francisco earlier today. California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle. It's gotten so bad in Oakland, they have…
For all you Sarah Palin fans, here’s the latest “rules” on her appearance in Sandpoint tomorrow. She’ll be signing books at the Sandpoint Events Center (old Sandpoint High/Junior High school) over on Euclid from 6 to 9 pm. Only books purchased at Vanderford’s (201 Cedar…
Interstate Concrete and Asphalt of Coeur d'Alene is the apparent low bidder on a project that will eliminate a two-lane, two-mile bottleneck on U.S. 95 north of Hayden, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The project will widen a two-lane section of U.S. 95, between Wyoming…
KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho provides us w/a look at "the world-famous floating green at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course" on a very cold December Sunday morning. Road trip from hell/Bay ViewsOh, you beautiful doll/Dogwalk MusingsEnd of the world or is it?/From A Simple Mind9 Easy…
It appears likely Ted Morris will be Spokane’s No.1 Salvation Army bell-ringer for the third year in a row after somebody dropped a one-ounce gold piece in his kettle on Tuesday. “The guy gets out of his car and asked me if my name was…
Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in two recent Malicious Harassment incidents in Coeur d’Alene. The first incident occurred on November 19th 2009 at the Human Rights Education Institute located at…
Gov. Chris Gregoire talks to reporters in Olympia, Wash., earlier today about her plan for balancing the state's $2.6 billion budget deficit using only the state's existing tax streams. The budget included proposed cuts in spending for health care, welfare, and education programs across the…
Dan White infamously had the "Twinkie defense." Dan Noble may use the "Starbucks defense." Noble, the 31-year-old Moscow man accused of an erratic driving episode Monday morning that put two Washington State University students in the hospital, made his first appearance in Whitman County Superior…
In the last 13 years, most state department heads have received pay increases outpacing inflation. One exception is the Director of Parks and Recreation, whose salary in 1996 was $76,440. In FY09, it was 31 percent higher at $100,360. That works out to an average…
Rifts between politicians can run deep, even for those of the same political stripe. So we weren't surprised when Idaho Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden, (pictured) took issue with state Rep. Raul Labrador's plans to enter the 1st Congressional District race. But Jorgenson's demand that Labrador,…
Laughing: Glad to hear that the Indian nations have received a $ 3 Billion dollar settlement. I am always confused as to how the Indian nations are a part of Idaho, and the U.S., on Tuesdays (election day) but separate and independent on all the…
MamaJD e-mailed this cell-phone photo of the Sarah Palin bus that just arrived in Coeur d'Alene. Here, it is shown in front of the Coeur d'Alene Resort parking garage. Tom Lutey/Billings Gazette discusses the fan reaction to Palin's Billings visit Tuesday here.Cartoon: Apologies accepted/Milt Priggee,…
Noon: An elderly woman walked into the Spirit Lake Fire Department, complaining that she may be having a stroke.11:58 a.m. Motorist reports dropping off an e/b female hitchhiker who was babbling to herself at Wolf Lodge Bay. She had a bag full of clothes.10:46 a.m.…
After spending $310,000 in private donations to remodel and furnish the governor’s mansion, a five-member panel is now investigating whether to unload the vacant hilltop home. The Governor’s Housing Committee decided late Monday to spend two months gathering information about the advantages of keeping the…
If the government decided that Viagra wasn't necessary (which strictly speaking, it isn't), and decided that it shouldn't be covered, you would not get any argument from me. But the bigger issue here is Boxer's misunderstanding of how analogies work. Boxer clearly doesn't understand that…
The parents complained that they were never asked or even told that their children’s librarian was going to write and use profanity as part of a lesson on controversial books. However, when they heard what happened afterwards, from their 8th grade children, the parents said…
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.
