I usually to drop ad type stuff here. But one of the HucksOnline followers -- what? you wanted me to call them tweeple? -- direct-mailed a tempting offer for us Gonzaga Bulldog basketball fans from Numerica Credit Union -- A GoZags checking account, with Spike…
A thirsty coyote trots toward the Stonehenge replica on the University of Texas of the Permian Basin campus in Odessa, Texas before finding a drink of water and some shade Saturday afternoon. (AP Photo/Odessa American, Heather Leiphart)
I've been recording many of my record albums to CD, after which I donate the records to Goodwill, basically because I'm too lazy to try and open up an Ebay account and sell them piecemeal. One group whose records were gonna get donated was "America"...but…
Lowe's Cos. (LOW) is shutting 20 stores and greatly slowing future openings in an effort to improve its profitability. The closings affect about 1,950 employees, and the home-improvement retailer will book a related second-quarter charge of $345 million to $415 million, or 17 cents to…
On the Priest Lake Facebook page, operated by As the Lake Churns blogger Pecky Cox, Lisa Overby posted this photo of a black bear she spotted swimming in the middle of Priest Lake. Lisa posts, "Guess he wanted to get to the other side." The…
5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Oct. 16-17 here. 5:22 p.m. Bradley reports a house burglary sometime today on N. Circle/Rathdrum. 5:19 p.m. EMTs are en route to unknown medical emergency @ Hayden Friends Church. 5:17 p.m. Pet owner reports a theft…
The 2012 Legislature will likely address lawmakers' per diem expenses, to determine who should receive a $49 payment, or a larger $122 payment, House Minority Leader John Rusche said today. In a blog posted at the Idaho Democratic Party website, the Lewiston lawmaker said, "To…
Joyce Wilkens, a Spokane resident with a cabin on Priest Lake, has published "Teacup Art and Reflections," featuring a dazzling display of teacup photos with enhancements, uniquely showcased, like the one full of Huckleberries above. On Pecky Cox's As The Lake Churns blog, Joyce writes:…
A mother black bear and four cubs sit in a tree off of U.S. 93, Monday, near Whitefish, Mont. (AP Photo/Whiefish Pilot: Matt Baldwin)
Despite failing nearly every class since the sixth grade, Tyler Thompson is now a freshman at a Sandpoint high school. When his mother questioned school administrators in two North Idaho school districts about why they were continuing to send her son on to the next…
Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are deeply concerned about new guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would drastically reduce the use of potatoes in school lunches. The Idaho Senators are joining Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Udall (D-Colorado)…
Filmmaker Michael Moore is among the thousands of Occupy Wall Street protestors streaming into Times Square the day after they successfully resisted a potential eviction from their camp in Zuccotti Park Saturday in New York. Thousands of demonstrators protesting corporate greed filled Times Square on…
Local public safety unions have endorsed three men running for the Coeur d'Alene City Council this fall -- former legislator George Sayler, and incumbents John Bruning and Ron Edinger. A billboard supporting Sayler and Bruning is currently standing at Northwest Boulevard & Lakewood (by Lake…
A 68-year-old Rathdrum man was found dead in a vertical culvert in the Willadsen Road area late Sunday afternoon, according to a Kootenai County sheriff's report. Dean A.N. Primmer, who was upside-down in the culvert, was dead upon the arrival of deputies and North Lakes…
Idaho has new congressional districts - and the approved plan, C-52, still divides Ada County, moving the line between districts 1 and 2 slightly to the west to reflect population shifts. “It's a little bit of a revamp of what the last commission did,” said…
Brent Andrews: I read my first Stephen King book in years, and just turned it back in to the library. It was ‘Under the Dome’ (2009), about an impenetrable dome that settles over a little New England town trapping 2,500 people and bringing out all…
A referee watches the ball fly through the uprights for a Boise State extra point during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo., Saturday. Boise State won 63-13. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) Suspected burglar shot to death…
Last fall, I waited until after my first bout with sickness to get my flu shot. I didn't get any bugs that knocked me down afterward (although I felt like I came close twice). This year, I decided to get my flu shot as early…
On her Facebook wall, SR colleague Cheryl-Anne Millsap rites: "Every morning I open the paper, add the rubber band to a ball that sits on a shelf in the kitchen, and pour that first cup of coffee. Obviously, this has been my morning routine for…
12:08 p.m. CPD Blue catches suspect running across Fred Meyer lot to Howard. No reason given. 11:59 a.m. 25YO woman has a plan to commit suicide @ 7th & Lunceford/CdA. 11:47 a.m. Deputy is having patrol car trouble & needs assist @ Trading Post/Twin Lakes…
Weekend Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation agrees with a state law that prevents cities from hiring family members of mayors and city council members? 155 of 218 respondents (71.1%) agree with the state law, which came into play earlier this fall when the city of Coeur…
A Running of the Bulls participate stumbles as charging bulls close in behind him Saturday in Cave Creek, Ariz. Over 1,000 thrill seekers experienced an adrenaline rush of a life time by running a quarter mile in front of forty 1,500 lbs. raging bulls during…
Official Kootenai County Sheriff's Department news report The Kootenai County sheriff’s office is investigating circumstances surrounding the accident shooting death of a 7-year-old Coeur d’Alene boy at the end of a family hunting trip over the weekend. Officials say 36-year-old Robert Bartlett of St. Maries…
If you have a checking account with Wells Fargo, look out: The megabank is about to start charging some customers $3 a month to access their own money. According to a fee schedule the bank recently released, customers in Georgia, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and New…
On her Facebook wall, HucksOnline super sub CindyH shows what happens when she's left alone with a dozen hot pumpkin doughnuts at Green Bluff. Question: What draws you to Green Bluff?
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.
