If you know a City Council candidate looking for a big bang for his/her buck, you might tell him about tile ads that are being offered again here at HucksOnline. They appear at the top of the lefthand rail of Page 1 and have been…
A harbor seal pup's whiskers are back-lit as he stretches while resting on seaweed-covered rocks after coming in on the high tide this morning in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle. A bumper crop of the chubby, adorable harbor seal pups have been hauling out…
Two organizers behind the Occupy Coeur d'Alene protest (Saturday) say they do not condone or accept the craziness that has gripped many of the anti-Wall Street protests nationwide. Maren Elizabeth Grace, a 17-year-old student at North Idaho College and Joshua Grise, a 27-year-old call center…
5:54 p.m. 2 females cutting packages open w/boxcutters @ PF WalMart before running out door. 5:53 p.m. Woman @ Apache & Bonanza Trail/Athol hasn't seen son since he got on bus this AM. 5:52 p.m. Non-injury crash involving vehicle & deer @ Government Way &…
Superb wildlife photographer Corey Vogel snapped this shot of two bucks in the Clark Fork area about 9 this morning. Corey tells HucksOnline that the bigger buck of the two is the one lying down. You need to check out Corey's photography on his Facebook…
A Priest Lake couple is headed for the U.S. Supreme Court over a land use dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that should have never occurred, according to Members of the Idaho Congressional Delegation. Mike and Chantell Sackett were in Washington, D.C., today as…
Family Promise of North Idaho is staging its biggest fundraiser of the year Friday -- the Cardboard Box City, at the Community United Methodist Church, Ramsey & Hanley, Coeur d'Alene. Participants will spend the night in a cardboard box. Groups and individuals will compete for…
Former gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell was charged with four misdemeanor Fish and Game violations Tuesday that occurred the same day he was arrested for misdemeanor battery. Rammell is scheduled to appear in Magistrate Court here at 8:45 a.m. Oct. 25 on charges that include buying…
From St. Maries Gazette Record Facebook page: "For those of you who might have noticed the plywood on the Plummer football field fence, the Gazette Record has been checking into it. We spoke to Principal John Brumley, who explained that there were multiple reasons for…
At an anti-urban renewal district forum held at Lake City Senior Center Tuesday night, Sharon Culbreth holds up the front page of the Coeur d'Alene Press to emphasize a point. Question: Everyone concedes that the proposed changes to McEuen Field are the main issue of…
State lawmakers are the recipients of a number of perks when they serve in the Idaho Statehouse, but there are other lawmaking bodies in the Gem State that receive benefits equal to those provided to legislators. Many city councils emulate the Legislature in that they…
Norm Semanko has spent the past few years running in high-profile political circles. State Republican Party chairman since 2008, he presided over the GOP’s sweep of statewide and congressional races last November. Semanko doubled as general counsel for the Republican National Committee until March. And…
Originally posted at 12:47 p.m. Councilman Ron Edinger just emailed this message re: an accusation being made that he used his position to gain city employment for his grandchildren: "After many years of my family and me serving the citizens of Coeur d’Alene, I find…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts this photo of a squirrel packing away nuts for the winter near her Post Falls home, with the comment: "My little squirrel friend showed off his prize quite proudly this morning." Question: Have you seen signs of animals…
The Bureau of Land Management’s Blackwell Island boat launch will close for the season on Sunday evening (Oct. 16) . The popular launch site, located on the south side of the Spokane River, has been in operation for nine seasons. Blackwell Island recreation area will…
For almost two decades, Idaho’s counties have run their own probation programs for misdemeanor offenders. Now a recent legal memo has some county and state leaders scratching their heads, wondering if state lawmakers have enacted a law that violates the Idaho Constitution and may have…
There is no clowning around when Macson Stoner, 2 1/2, of Spokane., gets behind the wheel of a mechanical car inside the Super 1 Foods store, Oct. 11, 2011, at 29th and Grand Boulevard in Spokane. After grocery shopping with his mother, Aimee, the lad…
Julianne Hough may seem like the sweet, girl-next-door type, but (like the song says!) she still likes to cut loose. And for the Footloose star, that means doing her own stunts. So it makes sense that Hough was a little disappointed that they decided not…
This combo made from photos provided by the Jefferson County Sheriffs Department shows, from left, Levi Miller, Johnny Mullet, and Lester Mullet, of Bergholz, Ohio. These three men and another, Lester Miller, all believed to be members of a breakaway Amish group, were arrested Saturday…
11:17 a.m. Resident in 1300 block of Caboose/PF reports 6-8 gun shots from Centennial Trail area. 11:16 a.m. PFPD Blue asks for phone number of new Burger King. Dispatcher isn't sure she has it. 11:03 a.m. Man reports sprinkler equipment missing from 13668 W. Bodine/PF.…
SR buddy Rich Landers/Outdoors blog posted this video of wrangler Erin Bolster's appearance last night on the "David Letterman Show." You can read Rich's story here.
Tuesday Poll: Hucks Nation sez Lake City Development Corp. exec Tony Berns made the wrong call when he decided to communicate with the Coeur d'Alene Press only via email. 83 of 125 respondents (66.4%) said Berns erred in making that decision not to speak directly…
As part of National Fire Prevention Week, off-duty firefighters have teamed up with Domino's in Post Falls to help make sure that people in the area have fully functioning fire alarms. If they do, their pizza is free."We are here to check your smoke detectors.…
While Herman Cain talks about his “9-9-9″ plan to restore the economy and Mitt Romney touts a 59 point plan to do the same, while President Obama’s most recent plan can’t even command enough respect to get a vote in the Senate, the glass half…
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.