Andy Dahlman, of Spokane, lays a wreath on the grave of his son, USMC Cpl. Joshua Robert Dumaw on Saturday at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery during the Wreaths Across America. Joshua was killed in Afghanistan on June 22, 2010, and was awarded the purple…
Journalists are asked to judge everything from chili cookoffs to carved chukars. It’s not because we know a lot about these things, but because we’re recognizable and, mostly, available. If you can’t get the governor or Chris Petersen, ask a journalist. Journalists will do almost…
It only took Chad Chalich one season to coax enough votes out of Idaho’s 5A football coaches to earn player of the year honors. He hopes to validate those votes next season. “I have another year to prove that I deserved this honor,” said Chalich,…
Notre Dame guard Ben Hansbrough, right, heads up court as Gonzaga guard Steven Gray defends during first half action in an NCAA college basketball game tonight in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame held on to win 83-79. ESPN/AP game story & boxscore here. (AP Photo/Joe…
Jason Kirchner of the U.S. Forest Service attaches the official tree permit to his office's holiday tree Friday after he and Mark Grant cut the tree down on National Forest land near Coeur d'Alene. It cost only $5 to cut a tree on National Forest…
We decorated our little house with things we get out year after year, we like the tradition of our old decorations, wooden decs and glass baubles and all the childhood decs me lads made as children and even a little glass tree dec from my…
1. Go to Jerusalem2. finish a half marathon in under 4 hours3. learn to rock climb~okay maybe inside4. visit the 13 original colonies5. go to Disneyland with my kids6. bury a time capsule on our property7. drive a race car8. Go on an Alaskan cruise9.…
Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson said this fall that he believed there may only be room for one FBS conference in the West outside of the Pac-12. With the addition of Hawaii’s football program to his league Friday, Thompson took another step toward ensuring…
Motorists brace yourselves for a lump of coal this holiday season: higher-priced gasoline. Nationwide, a gallon of regular unleaded gas averaged $2.977 on Friday and more than $3 a gallon in 20 states. That's up nearly 10 cents the past week and 34 cents higher…
Every local ski resort scored close to a foot of snow overnight with Mt. Spokane getting the most snow with 18” in the last 24 hours. Typically this time of year, only 3 weeks into the season, Mt. Spokane needs to warn skiers and snowboarders…
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.
