In the news this Groundhog's Day evening ... the U.S. Senate confirmed Eric Holder as the first African-American AG (without the votes of Idaho's Crapo & Risch) here. Of 7 actions taken by President Obama so far, 5 have wide support but not his decision…
Former President Bill Clinton, center, and daughter Chelsea Clinton, right, look on during a ceremonial swearing-in for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)SR's Today In Pictures here
Bon sang ne saurait mentir! What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh, the French like to say. Screw them and their stupid Laguiole knives I like to say. I picked up a brand new one with a spicy, aromatic juniper wood…
Jenna Cassidy of Spokane, shown with here six-month-old son Collin today, is trying to organize local residents to picket the Avista building this coming weekend over the price of electricity and natural gas. A recent monthly power bill for her 900 square foot home was…
Brandy Urbanec of Raymond, Neb., celebrates as her duck named Mama Donna crosses the finish line first to win the annual Quack-Off duck races in Avoca, Neb., Saturday. The annual duck race, in it's 29th year, is held as a benefit for the local fire…
5:29 p.m. A deceased deer is laying on Ferrell by The Shanty bar/Huetter5:10 p.m. Elderly woman who'd been weaving in and out of traffic has struck a vehicle in front of The Torch bikini bar on Lakeside/CDA.4:49 p.m. R/P reports illegal burn on French Gulch…
“There must be strong reasons to reject a new President’s nominee but my ‘nay’ vote today is justified regarding Eric Holder’s nomination to become Attorney General of the United States,” said Crapo. “Holder’s track record is one that many Idahoans take issue with. He is…
The young men convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy in a 2006 street race could be out of prison within six months. While Kootenai County Judge Fred Gibler this morning sentenced Daniel W. Cutting, 20, and Dominick F. Salois, 21, respectably, to two and three…
Did I miss the announcement? Or did the CdA Press fail to mention that it was raises its single-copy rack sales to 75 cents, as of today? The Sunday edition increased from $1.50 to $2. The SR sells for 50 cents on the rack in…
Gov. Butch Otter went in for shoulder surgery today, after a recent team roping accident, according to the email message below that went out today to state agency heads. Click here to read a letter from First Lady Lori Otter about what happened, which says…
"The closest we come to groundhogs in North Idaho is their cousin, the marmot. Often found near water, there's quite a large neighborhood of the creatures in Falls Park in Post Falls," posts Kerri Thoreson, OnLocation North Idaho. More here.Compromise? Not: Well yes, this is…
North Idaho College sophomore point guard from Seattle, Wash., Melvin Jones made an improbable 3/4-court shot as the buzzer sounded to defeat Scenic West Athletic Conference rival the College of Southern Idaho 69-66 in a nail-biting game Saturday, Jan. 31. Stacy Hutson's news release here.
Rep. Penny Morgan, a four-term lawmaker from Billings, is almost always a good Republican. She is pro-life. She believes the best budgets are tight ones and frowns upon higher taxes. But there's a part of Morgan, 48, that splits from her party - the part…
In this still image taken from a television ad provided by PepsiCo Inc., New England Patriots' Matt Light, center, New York Giants' Justin Tuck, left, and Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis appear in a commercial for SoBe Life Water which will air during Super Bowl XLIII.…
A bill to eliminate the Idaho Women's Commission was introduced by a Senate committee Monday, but the measure faces stiff opposition. Sen. Joyce Broadsword said the commission — founded by Gov. Bob Smylie in 1965 by executive order and established by law by the 1970…
King County Executive Ron Sims walks to the podium to speak at a news conference where he announced that President Barack Obama will nominate him to be deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Monday in Seattle. In a news release,…
Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps poses next to a Mazda car at a Mazda event in Beijing, China Jan. 11. The record-breaking swimmer is in Beijing for the first time after the Beijing Olympics on a trip tied to his new sponsorship deal with the…
Roundup: Bonner County police log here (pdf)11:09 a.m. R/P reports a 50ish person has taken about 82 Ibuprofin tablets in a Rathdrum apartment complex on N. Coeur d'Alene.10:53 a.m. Multiple R/Ps report black smoke billowing out of the upstairs area of a home @ 1405…
Bruce Springsteen holds out a microphone during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in Tampa, Fla.(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)Question: Which Super Bowl halftime show do you consider the best ever?
Think of the similarities. Crowds coming together, music bringin' them into the building. Everyone knows their 'label' and each has superstars they follow. When it all starts up, hands are raised, shouts happen and the 'service' is underway. There's a tempo to the Super Bowl…
I can't help but wonder how a Republican Senate majority leader would have been treated by the mainstream news media if he had made it clear he didn't want no coloreds appointed to fill the Illinois U.S. Senate seat recently vacated by Barack Obama. According…
I killed your cat today. Not because I wanted to, because I had to. You see, when your cat bit the lady trying to help him, he wasn't able to show me proof of a rabies vaccination. I guess you didn't think to send that…
Mail carrier for the United States Postal Service Isaac Fish makes his way back to his mail truck Wednesday after hand-delivering mail to June M. Smith on his route in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Fish is being credited with recently helping to save an elderly woman's…
In two straight Super Bowls now we have seen the greatest play in the game’s history. Last year it was an unknown Giants wide receiver named David Tyree who caught a pass from Eli Manning with the ball somehow pressed against his helmet as he…
Item: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow: Winter to continue another 6 weeks/APMore Info: According to German superstition, if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend…
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.
