An arson fire that destroyed a Coeur d’Alene apartment last summer earned a man at least five years in prison under a sentence imposed today in Kootenai County District Court. A jury convicted Daniel R. Keyes, 33, of first-degree arson in March for an August…
Passenger check-in at the Air France check-in desk of the Tom Jobim Airport in Rio de Janeiro today. Air France flight 447, carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms and disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. French…
The profile of downtown Coeur d’Alene keeps rising, literally. A six-story office building will be built at Seventh Street and Sherman Avenue, next to one of the two new condo towers that has lifted the city’s skyline in recent years. The Plaza on Sherman, at…
Last Wednesday, my wife and I snapped out of our Oregon Coast dreaming long enough to realize that Coeur d'Alene's north shore offered stunning views, too. So we motored down to Farmer's Market. Where I picked out 6 tomato plants. And then decided on an…
We may be in the midst of a national recession, but here in Missoula, retailers are experiencing a boom in one of the more modest departments of our economy. In fact, you could call it a bloomer and bust rally. Missoula women, retail sales tell…
In this recent photo, a large bullfrog floats motionless on the surface of a pond at a park in Roseburg, Ore. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak)Cartoon: Gaia speaks/David Horsey, Seattle P-IAmateur paleontologist gets jail time in for fossil theft/Billings GazettePro-family activist Fischer leaving Idaho/Idaho StatesmanIdaho…
The Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre season is nearly upon us and once again this national-class summer stock theater has lured some Broadway names into its casts. The first name is a familiar one around here: Ellen Travolta, who will play Mona in "Dames at Sea"…
This just in from SR buddy Meghann Cuniff. Who has started a public safety blog from our Spokane bureau, called Sirens & Gavels. E-mails Megs: "Encourage Hucksters to send public safety related tips my way." You can find her new blog link under my Spokane…
11:43 a.m. Resident reports that his mailbox was smashed last night. 10:56 a.m. A fiftyish woman with a history of hypertension is unconscious in the 300 block of Mill Avenue/CdA. 9:44 a.m. Two teen boys are walking in the area of Wilbur & 95, one…
As I mentioned a few times during my 11-day vacation, I deeply appreciated the monster assist that CindyH provided in filling in for me during the work week. I've heard nothing but rave reviews re: her time here. Rather than simply mouth or write my…
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Ryan Pitts, the Spokesman-Review web site developer, deserves a slap on the back for a job well done, considering he brought forth a new web design and redesigned the Blog pages over the last year. Speaking as an armchair observer, I can state without qualification…
Dunno about you, but I'd pass on stealing from these SR paper tubes in the Hauser Lake area, if I were a thief with a tendency to do so. SR buddy Kathy Plonka snapped this photo this morning. BTW, the newspaper in the right SR…
During my recent vacation, I read an Alden Nowlan poem, "He Sits Down On The Floor Of A School Of The Retarded" in which the poet offers this thought after an encounter with a mentally handicapped woman who wanted him to hold her: "It's what…
Item: Pro-life leaders denounce murder of abortion doctor George Tiller/FoxNews.comBryan Fischer/Idaho Values Alliance: As much as we can understand the energy generated by the heinous nature of Tiller’s crimes, Christians cannot be true to the Scriptures and sanction the bombing of abortion clinics or the…
I hadn’t been to Mallards since a random Mother’s Day approximately ten years ago, and the place remains unchanged. The long aisles of floral upholstered chairs and mirrored walls still exude a vague sense of 80’s high class, but a tell-tale layer of dust and…
Nanci Brum, 62, of Post Falls in the heat treat department at Buck Knives in Post Falls on Wednesday. Buck Knives recently launched an initiative called the "American Commitment," with the primary focus on making as many knives as possible in the Post Falls plant…
Taryn A Hecker Photography & Bent's Beer Garden's Inaugural Summer Cookoff! 3-8 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at 32539 N. 4th, Spirit Lake. Promises to be a good time. Bent is signing up folks for the BBQ cookoff. Several folks are bringing side dishes, including Herb…
Among the measures awaiting his approval was House Bill 374, authored by Otter's most over-the-top foe, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene. Nonini had been gavelled down in the House for firing hot words at Otter. In his end-of-session press conference, Otter said he suspected some…
Item: New size brings content, design changes to S-R/Editor Gary Graham, SRMore Info: Welcome to the new-look Spokesman-Review. The paper you’re holding is narrower than it used to be. The change is a cost-cutting measure, but we also believe readers will find the compact size…
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.
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