It was all going well for the Vandals until just after the midway point of the first half Wednesday night. That’s when New Mexico State clamped down defensively and went on a 23-4 flurry to close the half. The withering run helped the Aggies cruise…
In this photo taken on Dec. 30, 2005, Dawn Brancheau, a whale trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park, poses while performing. Brancheau was killed in an accident with a killer whale at the SeaWorld Shamu Stadium Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Julie Fletcher)
MamaJD has a problem. I'll let her explain: "I need to find candy cigarettes for a gag gift due tomorrow. I saw them back in September at the Corner Market at Priest Lake (shout out to Pecky!) so I know they are still sold in…
5:59 p.m. Wilma reports that her horse was shot through the shoulder today.5:45 p.m. 7-11 manager wants a long-haired, drunk man removed from parking lot.5:28 p.m. Nathan wants to know how many dogs can he own in the county.5:27 p.m. A Highway 41 resident returned…
New Washington State University athletic director Bill Moos, center, holds up a copy of his old football jersey as WSU president Elson S. Floyd, right, and interim athletic director Anne McCoy, left, watch after Floyd introduced him at a news conference this afternoon in Pullman.…
Eight-month-old Alaster "Gator" Thompson protectively puts his hand on a stack of free pancakes as his uncle Kevin Johnson, right, looks on during the IHOP National Pancake Day Celebration held at the Bryan, Texas, location Tuesday morning. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Bryan-College Station…
For those of you who failed to show for Blogfest '10, Dogwalk Musings provides proof that Christie Wood brought scrumptious cupcakes to add to the treats at Steve Widmyer's Fort Ground Grill -- and to make the point that she has a sense of humor…
Tea Party members have flirted with this message, but subtly. You'll see one fellow who attends a rally carrying a sign of President Obama as a Nazi. Another wears a T-shirt referring to the "tree of liberty" - as in Jefferson's quote about refreshing the…
Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu uses a bat to illustrate a point while working with catchers at the team's baseball spring training facility earlier today in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)Cartoon: Downhill traffic jam/David Horsey, Seattle P-IFTC: Identity theft cases fell in Idaho in 2009/Joe…
I turn 30 today (Tuesday). My thought on that: the older, the wiser. Thus, I feel really smart today. Okay, maybe not. But I can say I definitely feel more confident, comfortable, maybe even more happy with age. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my…
Sea World employees stand in front of a locked gate leading to a bridge to the entrance of the Shamu Stadium after an incident involving the death of a trainer in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday. Story here. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Let’s be honest: We are — all of us — about one electronic glitch away from being in serious trouble, be it from identity theft to tax fraud. So these self-checkout counters that abound in grocery stores nowadays make me pretty danged nervous. It’s essentially…
The Tribe works with all members of the media — big and small. I have been at the Tribe nearly two years and since that time no organization has been frozen out. As a former journalist, I understand the importance of being responsive to media…
A Coeur d'Alene espresso stand owner who turned the tables on a would-be robber by drawing a pistol on him will receive a crime prevention award from the police department Wednesday evening. Sunshine Espresso owner Michelle Cornelsen will be receiving the Citizen's Crime Watch Prevention…
Central Falls High School math teacher and athletic director Kathy Luther, left, librarian Debbie Fisher, second from left, English teacher Deloris Davis Grant, second from right, and math teacher Pat McKenna, right, protest outside the school before a school committee meeting in Central Falls, R.I.,…
A Berry Picker sent the following letter circulated by President Duane Nellis to UIdaho faculty & staff this morning: "I write with an update to confirm that the University will implement a furlough plan, the details of which are being completed over the next few…
Spokesman Marc Stewart/Coeur d'Alene Tribe: The Coeur d'Alene Tribe does not call people it disagrees with racists. Doug Payne's assertion that “tribal advocates” marginalize and humiliate people by calling them racists as a matter of common practice is untrue. No one at the Tribe, including…
Today the CDA Press ran a front page story on a local hunter who shot a wolf in the Joe recently. The story needs clarification. In that story, is the quote “It was the head and fur of what had been a massive wolf…The 2002…
11:33 a.m. Brian has questions about his landlord.11:19 a.m. A motorist who is speeding and tailgating ran a red light at Prairie & Ramsey and may be drunk.11:12 a.m. Athol Elementary reports that a youngster w/a history of threatening to hurt himself left school grounds…
Kent Watkiss leaves the Noon’s store on the corner of Russell Avenue and 39th Street after purchasing a coffee Monday morning in Missoula, Mont. The store has adopted a "no hoodie" policy after a recent rash of robberies where the thieves wore hooded sweatshirts to…
Gov. Butch Otter said he was prompted to write his recent guest opinion slamming press coverage of his budget proposals because “I would like to see some compassion, maybe that’s the word I’m looking for,” he said. “This is a tough, tough position to be…
Tuesday Poll: 37 of 80 respondents (46%) said they haven't donated blood in the last year, and another 22 of 80 (28%) said they have never donated blood. Only 21 of 80 (26%) have donated blood in the last year.Today's Poll (in lefthand rail): Do…
"It is difficult to imagine Tensed in bedlam, but it is. The cop from Coeur d’Alene says so. Christine Wood charged that rapists and child molesters were roaming free in Benewah County. This lawlessness, she says, has left citizens in “bedlam.” Wow. That sounds really…
Grant County residents are taking steps to fight any effort by members of a white supremacist group calling themselves the Aryan Nations to find a new headquarters in John Day. On Friday, residents will gather for two town hall meetings in Canyon City, just south…
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is seen on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange this morning. Story here. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Wild Card: You asked for it and now you have it -- the Political Sandbox. That'll be the name of…
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.
