For a priest in northern England, the commandment that dictates "thou shalt not steal" isn't exactly written in stone. The Rev. Tim Jones caused an uproar by telling his congregation that it is sometimes acceptable for desperate people to shoplift _ as long as they…
Robyn Moore with her fiancee, William Acosta, right, exchange vows at the Corpus Christi, Texas International Airport on Monday after his arrival from Toledo, Ohio. Robyn Moore was at the airport waiting for him in her wedding dress with Justice of the Peace, Robert "Bobby"…
CindyH's going to take over the helm of Huckleberries Online, beginning Wednesday morning until Monday, Jan. 4. She'll post Wednesday and some Thursday and then again next Monday through Wednesday, with some posts on New Year' Eve days. You'll have to get by with Wild…
My one regret as a parent (Oh, ok, I have a gazillion regrets, but this one particular one wasn’t my fault!), and that is that my two sons never got their picture taken with Santa. We tried but failed miserably. It happened that my first…
Bob Freer walks on top of the cement wall near Coeur d'Alene City Park with his dog Salty on Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene. Freer is from Coeur d'Alene. (Kathy Plonka/SR)2 children presumed dead in Curlew apartment fire/KHQCrash that killed Sandpoint pedestrian remains under review/Bonner County…
A 15-year-old skier died today in an accident at Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort in Sandpoint. Shortly after noon, a group of snowboarders reported that they came across a skier who had fallen into a tree well, an area of loose snow frequently hidden by low-lying…
Country music singer Carrie Underwood shows her new engagement ring as she watches her fiance, Mike Fisher of the Ottawa Senators, and his teammates take on Boston Bruins during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa on Monday. You write the cutline.…
5:39 p.m. Registered sex offender inadvertently received some of his pornography back from local authorities and wants to turn it back in before he gets in more trouble.5:37 p.m. Shoplifter caught at state Liquor Store, Government Way & Appleway.4:36 p.m. Possible house fire on Bogie/Post…
Am I going to become one of those bitter people? This is the second Christmas without my Mom. My Dad is gone, and my Sister Angie is gone. I heard a song (Silver Bells) from my childhood the other day that brought me down -…
A video clip of U.S. Senator Jim Risch speaking today on the floor of the Senate has been posted on his Web site www.risch.senate.gov/public and can be found under the video tab. Risch spoke in opposition to the current health care reform bill citing numerous…
Poolman: Actually I'm just having a flashback to a few nights ago sitting in a bar in SLC after a miserably long day of travel. I ordered a double Crown and Coke. This geeky bartender comes back, “we can only serve one once of alcohol…
Despite the continuing struggles of the newspaper business to stay afloat, I'd have to put 2009 into the win column here at Huckleberries Online. It didn't start that way, of course. As a result of the switch to a new system for S-R blogs, Huckleberries…
I'm grateful that you oftentimesare patient with these silly rhymes,so Season's Greetings I conveyin this brief couplet penned today:As warm as August at the Isthmusare my wishes for your Christmas!The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Surveillance photo of the man who robbed Mountain West Bank this morning (courtesy Coeur d'Alene Police Department/Coeur d'Alene Today)
Sources close to KXLY have confirmed that former Spokane Shock head coach Adam Shackleford has agreed to be the head coach for the Tri-Cities Fever for the 2010 season. The Fever will play in the Indoor Football League after dropping out of the Arena Football…
Two inmates at the Asotin County Jail were scratched off the naughty list Monday and granted an early release for the holidays. This is an annual event known as the Barabbas release and is orchestrated by Superior Court Judge William Acey, Prosecutor Benjamin Nichols and…
Idaho gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell will be mixing what he calls doctrines from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints into his gubernatorial campaign in a series of meetings slated for LDS elders only. In January, Rammell will kick off a series of special…
Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor gives a briefing today, near the home where two Pierce County Sheriff's deputies were shot Monday night in rural Pierce County near Eatonville, Wash. Seattle Times stories here and here. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Cartoon: Message from climate change summit/David Horsey,…
Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has fired one of her sergeants for his involvement in a DUI hit-and-run this last September. Washington State Patrol troopers say Sergeant Brad Thoma was legally intoxicated when he rear ended another driver in September then drove away from the…
7:38 a.m. Mountain West Bank @ Ironwood & Government Way was robbed this morning. A man approached an employee of the bank when she arrived for work and entered the building with here. She called police from her cell phone @ 6:53 a.m. KREM2 has…
The Office of Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday. Griffith of Alabama, a freshman is switching to the Republican Party, his office said Tuesday, another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)Question: Should Idaho…
A short while back I watched a commenter on a post at Huckleberries make a rather snide and juvenile argument to the effect that man-caused global warming is true and the fact that there is such total scientific “concensus” among “real” scientists proves it’s true.…
It was the "eastern" and "new age" beliefs that made it newsworthy, though. Well over half of those surveyed find something "other" to believe in, whether it's reincarnation, yoga as a spiritual practice, astrology, spiritual energy in mountains, trees or crystals, or that old-time favorite,…
Michael Hanes believes he has finally found the formula for success for a downtown restaurant that has not lived up to its full potential. He spent seven months in planning and remodeling and countless hours of hard work with one goal in mind. "The basis…
In this 2007 publicity photo released by Walt Disney Pictures, actor Johnny Depp appears in a scene from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." (AP Photo/Walt Disney Pictures, Peter Mountain)Question: Which movie of the "Naughties" was your favorite?
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.
