Lines were 10 deep at the ticket window and every chair was full as Lookout Pass opened for skiing and snowboarding Friday morning, maintaining its tradition of being first among the Inland Northwest’s five resorts to launch the season. “I’m here to get my shred…
Nate Green, a reporter for the Idaho Press Tribune of Nampa, was one of four media witnesses Friday morning to the execution of Paul Ezra Rhoades in the Idaho Penitentiary in Boise. He gives a detailed account of his Friday morning beginning at 3:30 a.m.…
The Coeur d'Alene Viks behind QB Chad Chalich won their 2nd straight Idaho 5A high school football championship by defeating the Eagle Mustangs 49-28 in Bronco Stadium in Boise 49-28. CdA 49, Eagle 28: 1-yard TD run by Eagle QB Tanner Mangar (3:01, 4th Qtr)…
Faoud Ahmed strikes a mirror image of the bronze statue of a man hailing a taxi in Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Ore., earlier today. Ahmed was posing as a friend took his picture. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
First commuting snow of the year usually means slide-offs, rollovers, & sundry other crashes. Today is no different. Local drivers are playing a non-fatal version of bumper cars so far this morning. It'll take awhile for the locals to get their snow legs under them.…
You know you need a new computer when your hard drive makes a sound that resembles a Norelco razor ... And that's just what happened the very evening I wrote the previous post in this here Wunnerful blog. I was semi-hypnotized after a couple of…
In this 2001 AP file photo, an emotional Donald Manuel Paradis is led by his lawyer Bill Mauk, left, out of the Kootenai County courthouse where a judge accepted a guilty plea to a lesser charge and set Paradis free. Paradis, once condemned to die…
5:42 p.m. PFPD officer reports w/b traffic on Seltice Way is backed up to Huetter. 5:40 p.m. PFPD officer reports entire length of Poleline is sheer ice & asks that streets crews sand the roundabout at Spokane. 5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report…
The Idaho State Police is warning drivers that at this time travel on I-90 is extremely dangerous. The Idaho State Police are investigating a number of crashes and slideoffs. Currently, due to semi trucks that have slid off the road, the pass at 4th of…
"Among the last yard-related chores I completed yesterday was one more round of raking -- oak leaves, to be specific," writes Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "I love oak trees but not in the late fall. These majestic hard woods are among the most stubborn of the…
Super Sub Cindy spotted this juxtaposition while out & about on Division in Spokane today. Sez she: "Really. Nothing says Happy Thanksgiving like a giant inflatable turkey next to Hollywood Erotic Boutique." Feel free to suggest cutlines.
Gov. Butch Otter announced Friday that he chose Gayle Batt of Wilder to fill the House seat vacated by the passing of former Rep. Pat Takasugi, also a Republican from Wilder. Takasugi passed away Nov. 6 after a prolonged battle with cancer. His term ends…
Although it looks as though state Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, is blessing members of the Panhandle Pachyderm Club at lunch today, he's actually proselytizing them re: his highly questionable nullification legislation -- one day after taking his Pied Piper act to the Kootenai County…
Washington State Republican Party poured at least $63,000 into the campaign of victorious Spokane mayoral candidate David Condon in the closing days of the race, helping to defeat incumbent Mary Verner. Although the office is non-partisan, Condon has extensive ties to GOP politicians, while Verner…
On his Facebook wall, Marc Stewart issued this challenge to his 547 friends: "I am challenging all my Facebook friends to go out and spend $20 at Wal-Mart or your favorite grocery story to buy a Thanksgiving dinner for a family less fortunate than you.…
Skiers and snowboarders packed the lift during opening day at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation today. Lookout reported 34 inches of snow at the summit and 18 inches at the base. Alison Boggs' SR story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Question: When & where do…
A miner is hospitalized in critical condition after an accident Thursday night at the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan. A second miner was taken to Shoshone Medical Center, but the condition of that worker has not been released. Mike Dexter, a community relations spokesman for…
Arliacne: It never fails to amaze me the number of people who feel they can live in this region and don’t have snow tires. Now, that being said does anyone know the real statistics on the seasonal readiness of the vehicles involved in today’s slide…
Deanna Goodlander: Just visiting with my neighbor who was shoveling my driveway and he commented that he had a never seen such a gving community. He moved here this summer from Las Vegas and he said you would never see this in Las Vegas. He…
The bearded Idaho wacko accused of trying to kill President Obama with a long-range rifle round thinks he is the second coming of Jesus Christ. A bizarre video of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, who was charged with attempted assassination on Thursday, shows the 21-year-old making a…
In his last moments on earth, 24 years removed from acts of unspeakable murderous violence, Paul Ezra Rhoades seized upon his one last chance to inflict harm upon his victims’ loved ones. Rhoades accepted blame for his role in the killing of Susan Michelbacher, an…
Idaho Department of Corrections Director Brent Reinke, left, and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden answer questions at a news conference following the execution of Paul Ezra Rhoades at Idaho's Maximum Security Institution in Boise this morning. You can see video & a collection of stories…
11:43 a.m. PFPD Blue stopping for man wagging tongue in middle of Chase & Poleline. 11:41 a.m. Post Falls woman reports her ex has changing deposit account information. 11:32 a.m. Black SUV reportedly has slide off wide bend in H41 @ Bonner County line. 11:28…
Marc Stewart: "It's too bad they can't have Buffy the Vampire Slayer show up in Breaking Dawn film that has much of the pre-teen and middle aged population in full freak out mode. Buffy would drive a big old stake in Edward and Bella's overacted…
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.
