Today is the 174th day of 2009. There are 191 days left in the year. On this day in history: In 1989, the Supreme Court refused to shut down the "dial-a-porn" industry, ruling Congress had gone too far in passing a law banning all sexually…
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 38-year-old Hayden woman missing since Monday morning. Jessica Lynn Waldvogel is considered in danger because she is without her medication, officials said. Waldvogel was last seen when she left her home in the 9000 block of…
In this photo from last week, Tim Maikshilo holds open the mouth of one of his Holsteins in Coventry, Vt. Yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm wants its cows to burp less. It's for a noble cause: cutting down on the gases that contribute to global warming.…
I used the old rhyme by Ogden Nash to draw attention to a problem I have at Casa Oliveria. I have ants surfacing at several different spots around my spacious garden. In the past, I've sprinkled ant poison around large nests, with little effect. The…
We got to talk to our son in Iraq today who called us on the occasion of his mom's birthday. He talked about a few tips for making life in the desert more comfortable. If you want to feel cooler when it's in the 120's…
Gov. Butch Otter answers questions after announcing that his transportation funding task force won't bring forward recommendations until just before the 2011 legislative session, rather than for the upcoming 2010 session. At left is Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell. Betsy Russell's Eye On Boise…
A deer, left, and a coyote freeze and stare at each other on the edge of the second fairway during the Mirror Pond Invitational Golf Tournament at Bend Golf & Country Club in Bend, Ore., Sunday. The two animals faced each other for more than…
6:06 p.m. A male is pushing another one @ Independence Point.5:55 p.m. 16YO is in a Dalton Gardens area garage after telling his girlfriend's mom that he was going to kill himself.5:47 p.m. A Bayliner with 8 people aboard is out of gas a quarter…
In this 2007 file photo, a sign outside the TJX Cos. headquarters is seen in Framingham, Mass. TJX Cos., the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's, will pay $9.75 million in a settlement with multiple states, including Idaho, related to a massive data…
At the BeerBQ, it was rumored that Kerri Thoreson, ultimate winner of the contest (with her quite-delicious beer balls, I think they're called - sausage type food with a touch of jalapeno in the middle), attempted to influence the judges by bringing them (us) s'mores…
Item: Buck concerned about knife rule: Although proposed federal regulatory change doesn't affect Idaho company, firm's CEO says he's still nervous/William Spence, Lewiston TribuneMore Info: However, (C.J. Buck, president and CEO of Buck Knives said): "the thing that has me nervous is that the language…
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The Bonner County Sheriff's office confirms there has been some kind of accident at JD Lumber in Priest River, Idaho. A JD Lumber worker tells us another company recenlty bought their old saw mill and is on site dismantling it. That worker doesn't have any…
Here's my rebuttal or what I don't like about summer ... especially THIS YEAR. Coming to work without a coat and wishing you'd worn your snowsuit. Trying to keep the kids happy, busy and not bored. Weeds. Tube tops and shorts on those who should…
Sherman Alexie's award-winning book is once again the subject of a school censorship fight. This time, the book won. Alexie, a native of the Spokane Indian Reservation and world-renowned author, won the National Book Award for "The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," a…
Soft white winter wheat is shown turning from the green color of growth, to the brown color of harvest in a field near Mann Lake on Monday in Lewiston. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Barry Kough)Montana Christian law students appeal decision on recognition/MissoulianBuck Knives president concern re:…
At the downtown office this afternoon, Editor Gary Graham (pictured) will lead a newsroom discussion about the acknowledgement by the New York Times this week that it concealed the news that one of its reporters had been held captive for seven months. Gary primed the…
11:57 a.m. A truck and a golf cart have collided w/o injuries (didn't get location).11:04 a.m. Tenant & landlord involving in shouting match on Ocean Avenue/CdA.10:09 a.m. A Wyoming Avenue/Hayden resident is following a juvenile w/long black hair who stole a bike out of his…
However, over the last several months it has become clear that our nation's political system too often forces the placement of party and ideological interests before the interests of individual states and citizens. And that means the only thing wholly represented in Washington, D.C., is…
Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson practices at the Spokane Police Department Regional Training Center shooting range, in this July 30, 2008, photo. Thompson who was charged, Monday with repeatedly striking Otto Zehm with a baton and tasering him during a confrontation in a convenience store,…
Item: Local plant moving operations to Mexico: 40 people will lose jobs on parent company's decision/Alecia Warren, PressMore Info: "Obviously I'm saddened because we've got such a great group of folks in our plant that have dedicated many years to U.S. Products," (General Manager Doug)…
Item: Spokane County deputies cite 351 during emphasis patrols/Mike Prager, SRMore Info: Law enforcement in Spokane County wrote 351 citations this spring for people not wearing seat belts during their annual “click it or ticket” emphasis patrols. Results from the night time enforcement from May…
Well, hallelujah! Turns out a brute with a badge can’t just get away with thumping and shocking the hell out of an innocent, mentally ill janitor in this town. I know. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Let Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr.…
Solo the trumpeter swan swims with his brood at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. It is the first brood he has had in the last 20 years and refuge staff estimate he has been coming to Turnbull for almost 40 years. Story here. (Christopher Anderson/SR)Idaho Records/Sherry…
In this May 22, 1992, file photo, Ed McMahon, left, shakes hands with talk show host Johnny Carson, during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif. McMahon has died at a Los Angeles hospital, according to his publicist. He was 86. Story…
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.
