I'm headed to the Coeur d'Alene Inn, where JimmyMAC & the Coeur Group will be staging a forum for 9 of the 10 candidates running for the Coeur d'Alene City Council, beginning at 5:30 this afternoon. I've left you with a lot of stuff to…
In this January 2010 AP file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad during an event in San Francisco. The Associated Press is reporting that the Apple founder has died. Apple statement here.
HucksOnline has heard from a close source that owner Rob Elder closed Hot Rod Cafe this morning. Which confirms the rumor first reported in the comments section by IdBarrelRacer: "Heard that Hot Rod Cafe in Post Falls closed permanently effective immediately.. Can’t help but wonder…
4:51 p.m. White van reported stolen from Soper's Mobility on Govt Way 30 minutes ago. 4:48 p.m. H&W Dept reports Michael smelled of liquor before driving off in vehicle. 4:43 p.m. Patrol officer reports red light @ Mullan & Coeur d'Alene failed to cycle 5…
Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d’Alene Business Division Advisor Eric Pemberton discusses the college’s business program with a prospective student at the North Idaho College Student Union Building Wednesday. (LCSC photo: Marc Stewart) Trio pleads guilty to Bonner County meth charges/Keith Kinnaird, Bee Oil spill reported…
Coeur d’Alene Police School Resource Officer Andy Sterling recently completed his investigation of the bomb threat made at Lake City High School on September 26th. Officer Sterling interviewed several students as well as reviewed hours of surveillance video tape. A request for a summons for…
At Bay Views, Herb Huseland offers a photo of the winners of the annual Oktoberfish, a fall fishing derby on Lake Pend Oreille, sponsored by Ralph's Internet Cafe and The Captain's Wheel Restaurant and Lounge. 109 contestants set out to capture the wily Rainbow Trout.…
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stands near her tour bus outside a hotel in Boston in this June 2 AP file photo. Sarah Palin is not running for president. Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, ended her inscrutable cat-and-mouse game with the political establishment…
America's veterans are proud of their military service, but in a new report published Wednesday, they expressed ambivalence about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.In a new Pew Research Center report on war and sacrifice, half of post-9/11 veterans said the Afghanistan war has been…
State and local dignitaries break ground at the Kootenai Technical Education Campus Tuesday (from left): Gov. Butch Otter, Lakeland Superintendent Mary Ann Ranells, Idaho Superintendent Tom Luna, Ron Nilson of Ground Force, Coeur d'Alene Superintendent Hazel Bauman, and the KTEC administrator Mark Cotner. Question: Don't…
On his Idaho Statesman blog this afternoon, opinionator Kevin Richert proposes that the Idaho Legislature shut down per diem payments. Quoth: "The solution, as I now see it, also seems clear. Drop the per diem system. Make lawmakers file expense reports — and reimburse them…
Since opening earlier last month near the tail end of an unusually not-so-sizzling summer, Fire Artisan Pizza has been setting the downtown Coeur d'Alene restaurant scene ablaze. Basically, the buzz has been all Heavy Debbie up in local culinary circles that, to put it in…
We thought the Yellowstone River oil spill this past summer was a little close for comfort. Well, guess what. We got word late yesterday afternoon, with some additional information trickling in to us today that a 10-inch Conoco-Phillips pipeline, pumping unleaded gasoline from Billings to…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna and Ground Force owner Ron Nilson share a laugh at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kootenai Technical Education Campus near Rathdrum Tuesday afternoon. Cartoon: The moral risk of gunning for enemies/David Horsey, P-I Idaho lawmakers got…
Taking a page from the protests on Wall Street over the last several weeks, a local group of protesters plan to take to the streets of Moscow this afternoon. A Facebook event called Occupy Moscow has at least 38 people scheduled to attend its protest…
Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna (right) talks with new Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustees Terri Seymour and Tom Hamilton at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kootenai Techical Education Campus in the Rathdrum area Tuesday. (Photo special to HucksOnline)
11:45 a.m. CdA Gas Mart manager reports drunk man tried to buy beer for 3-hour trip to Montana. 11:25 a.m. Office manager @ 309 N. Columbia/PF wants individual trespassed from property. 11:04 a.m. Caller reports woman told man: "I will kill you for your prescription…
On his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV posts a letter to the editor from LeeAnn Staples of Coeur d'Alene that he spotted in the Coeur d'Alene Press. It begins: "The ad that ran Thursday, Sept. 29, on the front of the Local section…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna seem to be saluting different flags at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kootenai Technical Education Campus in the Rathdrum area Tuesday. Question: Feel free to submit a possible cutline?
Whether they are caught drinking underage, damaging property or trespassing on campus, Washington State University students should expect to be charged a fine this year if they have violated any of the school's standards of conduct. In the past, only students who broke a rule…
When you're paying attention, Idaho state Sens. John McGee, R-Caldwell, and Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa, are the souls of thrift. If conservative government demands slashing the meager Medicaid benefits Idaho allocates to its most vulnerable citizens, McGee and McKenzie are there. f the state simply can't…
Tuesday Poll: By a narrow margin, Hucks Nation voted that Commissioner Mike Nielsen is wrong in proposing that Bonner County quit hiring smokers (for health insurance reasons). 79 of 154 respondents (51.3%) opposed Nielsen's proposal. 70 of 154 respondents (45.45%) supported it. And 5 (3.25%)…
Police and fire rescue were on the scene after a man reportedly suffered a diabetic reaction and was found dead this morning Wednesday inside his burned car along a closed portion of East Seltice Way in Post Falls. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) A man reportedly…
Costco Wholesale Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income climbed 11 percent as the wholesale club operator made more money on membership fees and saw its sales rise. The Issaquah, Wash., company also said Wednesday that it will raise annual membership fees starting next month. Costco's net…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is trying to break down stereotypes by launching its second round of an ad campaign in 12 cities across the country, including Spokane.The "I'm a Mormon" campaign was also launched in cities like Phoenix and San…
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.
