Sixty years ago today, my favorite baseball player took the field for the first time in a Major League uniform: Willie Mays (shown waving to the crowd during the 2010 World Series). I'm sure he would be the home run king -- steroid era or…
Cadets toss their caps and cheer at the end of the graduation ceremony as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flyover during the Air Force Academy graduation on Wednesday at the Air Force Academy, Colo. About 1,000 cadets have graduated from the academy and are starting…
After 25 years on the air, Oprah Winfrey ended her famous talk show on Wednesday by sharing memories, reflecting on life lessons and thanking fans for coming along on the journey with her. The episode featured no guests - just Winfrey herself, standing alone on…
5:28 p.m. Caller reports that a load of logs on truck on H95 @ Silverwood is shiftiing back & forth. 5:04 p.m. Woman reports her female roommate is threatening to kill her wife a knife in 1300 block of 9th (cross of Spokane/CdA). Roommate now…
His place in the sun: Ezra Basso, 7, lounges on the windowsill of Syringa Japanese Cafe and Sushi Bar while his parents prepare for opening on Monday.(SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Spring delays Coeur d'Alene street work/Alison Boggs, SR Group says it has signatures to force…
Kevin Richert of the Idaho Statesman posts this release on his blog from the group gathering petitions to hold a referendum of Superintendent Tom Luna's educations reforms: "Idaho citizens are eager to have a chance to vote on the three education laws passed by the…
Elizabeth Smart, right, and her father Ed Smart talk to the media out front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse today in Salt Lake City. Smart's assailant, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and raping her while holding her…
Idaho is dead last in the country for home appreciating, but there's a silver lining. A lot of experts say now's the best time to buy a home. You might not know it, but the condition of the real estate market in the Treasure Valley…
Jimmy-MAC: I should have shown up but didn’t because I have a newborn at home and work long hours to feed my family. To think that because a majority of the folks at the meeting last night were in opposition reflects the overall %’s of…
The Council’s action (to remove Tubbs Hill from proposed McEuen Field discussion) recognized that there was a consensus that accessibility concerns needed to be addressed on Tubbs Hill. With Kennedy’s amendment, the issues relating to Tubbs Hill were remanded back to the Parks Department to…
... while Washington ranks No. 1 in the nation/Nicole Hensley, Blush Response The latest results from the League of American Bicyclists are out. Your neighbor, the state of Washington, leads the nation for Bicycle Friendly America, an annual award. Idaho, however, is a roller coaster…
You can see KXLY's report on last night's controversial City Council 5-1 decision to move ahead with upgrades to McEuen Field above and read Tori Brunetti's report here.
My wife Victoria is coming up on her 25th anniversary of living in this green and pleasant land, so she asked me the other day when she might be considered an Idahoan. I didn’t have the heart to tell her. Would you? Especially since she’s…
America’s kids will be learning about the U.S. Constitution this coming school year with help from a decidedly conservative Idaho publishing house, if a tea party group gets its way. The Tea Party Patriots, Georgia-based but claiming 1,000 chapters nationally, are instructing members to remind…
Predictably, Mary Souza of OpenCDA.com is in high lather today, claiming that the "fix was in" last night when the City Council voted 5-1 to overhaul McEuen Field. Foams Mary in her newsletter: "True colors were showing last night. Not only did the council seem…
Seattle Mariners second baseman Jack Wilson makes a late throw after falling while fielding a sharp grounder by Minnesota Twins' Matt Tolbert for a hit in the first inning of a baseball game earlier today in Minneapolis. The once lowly Mariners continued on their recent…
There it is on the calendar: License to grill. The Memorial Day holiday is the unofficial start of summer and, some say, grilling season. Of course, no one has to have an excuse to start flipping the spatula and tongs around. Plenty of backyard chefs…
Parks Director Doug Eastwood gave one of the best presentations of the evening at the Coeur d'Alene City Council special meeting to discuss McEuen Field changes last night. He pointed out that visionists encountered stiff opposition originally to the North Idaho Centennial Trail, the Kroc…
On his Facebook profile, Ralph Bartholdt publishes this photo of rig that's been parked near the Gamlin Lake trail for so long that it has grown vegetation. A commenter posts: "Talk about going green." To get to the trail, you have to turn east onto…
Noonish: 2 vehicles are parked illegally @ Cameron & Spaulding/CdA. Noonish: Woman reports finding a 2YO boy walking by himself in 1900 block of 3rd/Post Falls. 11:30 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for May 24-25 here. 11:14 a.m. Coeur d'Alene officer checks on…
Coeur d’Alene Lake is rising and expected to reach flood stage late on Friday evening. The hydrograph listed on the National Weather Service website is used as the basis for this measurement. The lake is expected to crest about half a foot above flood stage…
President Barack Obama makes his way through members of parliament after his speech in Westminster Hall in London, England, Wednesday. Obama was granted the honor of being the first U.S. president to speak from the grand setting of Westminster Hall, and he received a deeply…
Idaho is the fourth most stressed-out state, according to a survey released today. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index was compiled from interviews throughout 2010 of more than 350,000 adults in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Forty-three percent of Idahoans participating in the…
Small Town Poll: 70 of 114 respondents (61.4%) say that Coeur d'Alene is no longer a small town. 44 of 114 respondents (38.6%) still consider the Lake City to be a small town. Tuesday Poll: Hucks Nation is evenly divided re: reactions to individuals who…
Here are my predictions: The AG will find no conflict of interest. This will send Mary and her minions in another hysterical tizzy about conspiracies and how the entire system is rigged. She’ll rant and rave during election season — using this as example 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.
