Washington State's DaVonté Lacy (3) fouls Gonzaga's Kevin Pangos in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, in Spokane. Gonzaga built up a 21-point lead in the second half and then held off a furious charge by Washington State late in the…
Now we begin that slow period between that November election and the beginning of the 2012 Legislature when North Idaho sends some of its biggest mischief makers to create law and strut around like peacocks for 3-4 months. HucksOnline, of course, will wait with great…
Dawson Verley, 12, poses with the young rats he his hoping to find homes for, Friday, in North Pole, Alaska. Verley and his parents rescued two adults from under a trash container at a transfer station. The female was pregnant. They now have 16 rats.…
Image that a U.S. soldier is captured and subjected to waterboarding. Would Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann consider that torture? Maybe not, given their disappointing responses to a question about waterboarding posed during Saturday’s Republican debate. And if they did object to the soldier’s treatment,…
5:39 p.m. 15YO boy making suicide threats @ Anchor House on Govt Way/CdA. 5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Nov. 13-14 here. 5:13 p.m. Merwyn's Repair & Towing, 2025 W. Dakota/Hayden, reports a vehicle burglary. 4:54 p.m. Resident in 3700 block of…
Don Sausser emails this photo to HucksOnline with the comment: "Sunday morning sunlight enhances the heavy dusting on Mica Peak overlooking Cougar Bay. Autumns yellow tamarack trees spot the evergreen carpet over Casco Bay. Backpack Bomber objecting to pre-sentence report/Katie Utehs, KREM Judge denies stay…
In reacting to decision by U.S. Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's federal health care law, Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador said: "The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on Obamacare is another step in the right direction to…
U.S. Magistrate Judge Ron Bush has issued his 43-page decision in Paul Ezra Rhoades' last-minute bid for a stay of his execution - scheduled for Friday - while he challenges Idaho's lethal injection protocol, and the judge has denied a stay. That means Idaho's first…
En route to geocaching in Trestle Creek area, Marianne Love/Slight Detour spotted "this old dump truck, probably parked in its final resting spot in the trees, just off the road." See more below. Blessed Sunday/A Buttefly Moment Weather or not/Bay Views So, um, it's Snovember/Blush…
Penn State fan Gary Buck of West Grove, Pa., hugs a statue of former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno at Beaver Stadium before the football game between University of Nebraska and Penn State on Saturday in State College, Pa. Penn State is playing for…
Some mean-looking men are featuring at the top of sheriff's Major Ben Wolfinger's felony warrants list this week. They include four local men and a fifth one from Otis Orchards, Wash. They are: Daniel Scott Akins, 24, of Athol, who is charged with probation violation…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: While the Seahawks were actually winning a game, I was having my toenails painted crimson. Unfortunately, the poor guy who polished my tootsies had an awful cold and sneezed repeatedly on my feet." Question: How do you react when…
On his Facebook wall, Russell Heistuman reports suffering a Rick Perry moment twice today: "Not doing good on the social scene today. First, I didn't recognize one of my clients at Kroc Center until he had passed, and it was awkward. And then later got…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts: "Leaf Fest has officially begun in Coeur d'Alene! City crews are piling leaves in the intersections for the big trucks to pick up." This photo was taken near the new condos on Mullan Avenue, east of Coeur d'Alene…
It's not getting shoved through. In fact, before the Coeur d'Alene City Council takes up McEuen Field again, it should wait until new members take their seats, City Councilman Mike Kennedy said. It would be prudent to wait for Dan Gookin and Steve Adams to…
It’s repulsive to some. Others find it to be a fond flashback to their youth. While some people just avoid lutefisk all together. More than 200 people indulged in the Norwegian treat of lye-cured cod on Sunday afternoon. “I was raised on it. We had…
Suzanne Marsh (pictured) doesn’t live in the Magic Valley, but she’s excited about getting better acquainted with it. She visits at least twice a month, when she comes to take charge of the Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Twin Falls. Marsh is the church’s…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy asks: "What the heck is a Soroptimist? And why haven't they given me an award? Question: Good question. Anyone?
Photographer Chris Thompson of Northwest Artistic Photography snapped this photo of sweethearts Kristina Wilson and Stevan Veselinovic, both of Spokane, sitting on an empty lifeguard station at Coeur d'Alene's City Beach looking out at gray Lake Coeur d'Alene on a recent fall day. Stevan owns…
11:55 a.m. Local woman tells local authorities that she was told to report an out-of-state rape to them. 11:53 a.m. Caller is concerned that two street basketball hoops in Park Drive/PF, near Ponderosa School, will impede snow plows & street sweepers this winter. 11:49 a.m.…
After the North Idaho Pachyderm Club's meeting Friday morning, Councilman-elect Dan Gookin and Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander met briefly. Question: Feel free to suggest what they're talking about.
Weekend Poll: 79 of 152 respondents (51.97%) said they aren't military veterans in a Veterans Day weekend poll. 73 of 152 respondents (48.03%) responded that they are. Today's Poll: Do you expect Paul Ezra Rhoades to be executed in Idaho Friday?
The 1-point loss by the Boise State Broncos to the TCU Horned Frogs was a difficult end-of-game to watch. The field goal was a reoccurring nightmare to many people. But not to me. In fact, the team's exemplary playing at home for YEARS has been…
Lara Sutton places a kiss on a cut out poster of US President Barack Obama in Waikiki, Hawaii, Saturday, in Honolulu. The APEC Summit is being held in Oahu and Obama arrived Friday to attend the event. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/ Marco Garcia)…
11-11-11 was unlucky for a local man hanging out at Big Al's Country Club & Dance Hall, 6361 Seltice Way, State Line, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. Seems Bradley K. Oliver 24, of Post Falls, noticed what he thought to be an under-age…
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