Parting Shot: Thor's Halloween 1
What? Like you don't dress your pets up and take them trick-or-treating? I'd better hear from some kitten lovers or I'll have to double the cat photos tomorrow. Happy last day of autumn and Happy Hanukkah!
TUESDAY, DEC. 20, 2011
Tuesday Wildcard 12.20 13
Five days 'til Christmas! How goes the shopping? I think I'm mostly done, but I have a terrible habit of hiding gifts so well, I forget I've purchased them. Last year, I found a really cool Jimi Hendrix poster behind my bookcase. Oh well, my…
Rogue Santa Rebels 4
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- With his cheerful greeting he gives to each customer, you'd never guess this Santa is staging a rebellion. "Kinda going rogue," says postal carrier Bob McLean. "Might get in trouble." For the last ten years, right around Christmas time, McLean grows out…
Student shoots dead deer: Teacher dismissed 4
BOISE — A hunter education instructor in eastern Idaho was dismissed after a loaded handgun brought to class for a demonstration was discharged by a student. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says no one was injured when the weapon was accidentally fired during…
Phoning in the Super Bowl 5
NEW YORK — The biggest draw in television is going mobile. The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones in the U.S. for the first time, the NFL said Tuesday. NBC’s broadcasts of wild card Saturday, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl…
Lewiston's Dan Johnson newest Idaho Senator
Dan Johnson is to become Idaho's newest state senator after this morning's appointment by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter to replace outgoing Sen. Joe Stegner, who resigned to become the University of Idaho's Statehouse-based lobbyist. Johnson will represent Nez Perce County's District 7 in the Idaho…
Bad News for Duck fans 2
On campus, a successful football team is a cause for celebration. So much celebration, in fact, that three economists have found a link between a winning season at one big-time football program and lower grades for male students. In a new paper, the economists at…
National Guard at border cut to fewer than 300 7
A Mexican soldier walks near a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will keep a reduced contingent of National Guard troops working along the Mexican border for the next year, the Defense Department said today. Starting in January, the…
Post Falls developer files Chapter 11 5
POST FALLS, Idaho — The developer of a multi-use project planned along the Spokane River in downtown Post Falls has filed for bankruptcy in federal court. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports ( http://bit.ly/9WpCD5) that developer Harry Green's company Point at Post Falls, LLC, filed Chapter…
Couples avoid marriage for fear of divorce 7
Many committed couples aren't marrying because they fear divorce, a new study indicates, though many other reasons for and against marriage abound in young adults from different social classes. Social pressures and thoughts of deeper commitment may promote wedding vows in middle-class young adults, while…
Meet & Seat 1
You can link your various social networking accounts to just about every kind of service these days. Online retailers encourage you to brag about recent purchases using your Twitter handle, and some restaurants even offer discounts if you're willing to check-in at their eatery. So…
Harpham sentenced 7
A man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to planting a bomb intended to shower poison-laced shrapnel onto Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade marchers in Washington. Kevin Harpham unsuccessfully tried to withdraw his plea hours before he was sentenced…
High Noon: The 12 Cats of Christmas 11
So, a berrypicker challenged me to post the 12 Cats of Christmas in the next 5 days. He may have been joking, but I think that's a WONDERFUL idea! Of course I only have 2 cats, but I'm sure I have a picture or 2,000,000…
Yummy Yogurt 5
A few juicy arils give just the right burst of flavor to a bowl of Greek yogurt. TWIN FALLS • Greek yogurt maker Chobani formally broke ground on its Twin Falls plant on Monday in a celebratory event, but its work had begun much sooner.…
'Tis the season for suspicious packages 3
KXLY reports East bound Riverside Ave. is closed at Monroe with police investigate a suspiscious package near the downtown Post Office, northbound Lincoln is also shutdown at Riverside. Have you ever received a suspicious package?
Saab goes bust 8
Saab Automobile President and Chairman Victor Muller speaks to media Monday in Trollhattan, Sweden, after the company filed for bankruptcy. STOCKHOLM – After six decades of building cars renowned for their teardrop designs and quirky features, cash-strapped Saab Automobile gave up its desperate struggle for…
Merry Christmas from the NBA 6
So the NBA is back in business on Sunday – not just any Sunday, but Christmas, baby! – with a Santa- busting slate of five TV games. There will be NBA games coming down your chimney, NBA games under your tree, even NBA games spinning…
Lynne: Tipped Off 6
On the Wild Card Lynne notes: A post on KREM’s FB page: “This weekend our morning paper included an unsigned Christmas card and an envelope with the carrier’s name and address. Is this ok or am I overreacting?” Almost every response was “We got the…
Bad Christmas Movies 8
Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis star in the holiday comedy "Christmas with the Kranks." LOS ANGELES— What’s the worst Christmas movie of all time? Fandango, the online movie ticket seller, polled its customers and – this was a shock for us, too — the…
Teen burglary suspect shot by homeowner 10
A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after being shot by a homeowner during an early morning burglary in Medical Lake. No one has been arrested, and the investigation is ongoing. Spokane County prosecutors will decide whether to file charges. The boy, who sheriff’s officials…
Sacred Encounters 1
Coeur d’Alene Second Chief Peter Wildshoe commissioned a tribal member to craft three dolls for the Smithsonian in 1901. The dolls are now part of a new exhibit at the Cataldo Mission. Kathy Plonka, SR A whitewashed Catholic chapel, the Mission of the Sacred Heart,…
Fisher and Morse to announce candidacies 17
Huckleberries has learned that Mark Fisher and Ed Morse will officially kick off their respective campaigns today at 4:30 at Daanen's Deli in Hayden. Fisher, owner of Advanced Benefits, will seek a Representative seat in Idaho Legislature in 2nd District. In a press release he…
Good News: Retired priest recovering
RATHDRUM - A retired priest and Rathdrum-area property owner injured during a fire that destroyed his home last week was listed in good condition at Kootenai Medical Center on Sunday. Michael Scarcello was outside the home at 3427 Scarcello Road when firefighters arrived on Wednesday,…
Lawmaker says House members got VIP loans 25
WASHINGTON – Four current members of the House of Representatives received special VIP loans from Countrywide Financial Corp., according to the head of a congressional committee, raising new questions about the extent of the company’s attempts to win favor with Washington policymakers as it built…
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