WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, the influential Democrat who broke racial barriers on Capitol Hill and played key roles in congressional investigations of the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals, died Monday. He was 88. Inouye, a senator since January 1963, was currently the…
Condemned killer Joseph Duncan will be back in an Idaho federal courtroom in January, for a two-week hearing on whether he was mentally competent when he waived his right to appeal his death sentence. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge is now sorting through issues relating…
As you can see, Thor takes his responsibility as Foot Warmer quite seriously. Here he keeps my toes toasty while I read the newspaper. Do your pets have any duties or responsibilites?
CV’s Carson Graham, bottom, puts the squeeze on Shadle Park’s Coby Johnson at 106 pounds.Jesse Tinsely, SR Jesse writes, "Photographing wrestling matches take me back to when I was an easy pin for any opponent in high school. The wrestling mat is the loneliest place…
After the Westboro Baptist Church posted on Twitter its intention to picket the Newtown, Conn., site where 26 shooting victims died, including 20 children, hackers retaliated. The reason for the protest? Reportedly because Connecticut has legalized same-sex marriage. Shirley Phelps-Roper, a spokesperson for the Topeka,…
On his Facebook page Jesse Tinsley wrote of seeing The Hobbit. Actually, he wrote that walk through the mall will cure your Christmas spirit because he'd been at the mall to see the movie. Here's his Hobbit review: "Movie started slow and was long. But…
Iron Mike is coming to Spokane. Mike Tyson, former heavyweight champ – he of the “Hangover” cameo, facial tattoos, a prison record, and the ear incident – has performed a one-man show in Las Vegas and on Broadway. He’s now taking it on the road…
Last week my 13-year-old told me he learned about "woman stuff" in Science class."What did you learn," I asked. "I learned I'm glad I'm not a woman," he replied. Don't know about the other lady Hucksters, but I enjoy being a girl. The only time…
This composite photo has been making the rounds on Facebook. A moving glimpse of what the world lost on Friday in Newtown, Connecticut.
In this October photo Molly, a chocolate lab puppy, runs through the grass Tuesday at Central Bark dog park in Coeur d'Alene. COEUR d'ALENE - Hey, dogs of Coeur d'Alene - you ready for this? Your playground at McEuen Park is officially on. That's right.…
Thousands of people were without power due to heavy winds and inclement weather this morning, stretching from Colville and Chewelah to St. Maries, Sandpoint and the Palouse. Avista Utilities was reporting more than 10,000 customers were without power this morning throughout its service areas. KHQ…
On the Secretary of State faints thread, ValleyGirl 94 writes of her son fainting during PE class and getting a concussion as a result. When I asked if she learned the reason for his fainting spell she replied: ValleyGirl94 on December 17 at 10:05 a.m.…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A newly-minted Idaho lawmaker changed his Internet biography after questions about its accuracy. When Rep. Mark Patterson was elected in Boise's District 15, his Facebook site listed him as a University of Southern California student and petroleum engineer. But Patterson never…
An AR-15 assault rifle WASHINGTON – Democratic lawmakers and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that military-style assault weapons should be banned and that a national commission should be established to examine mass shootings in the United States. The proposals were among the first to…
COEUR d'ALENE - Mayor Sandi Bloem supports the city's decision not to reprimand anyone in the finance department in light of an embezzlement case that netted a former employee $365,000. Not everybody at City Hall agrees. The embezzlement issue will be a topic at Tuesday's…
Three days before 20 year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year old son Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants. “I can wear these pants,” he said,…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives for a round table meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of…
Eknoor Kaur, 3, stands with her father Guramril Singh during a candlelight vigil outside Newtown High School before an interfaith vigil with President Barack Obama, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the…
I haven't watched more than 5 minutes of on-air coverage of the latest senseless massacre in this country, at Newtown, Conn. Nor do I plan to do so. Print coverage and the photos on the AP wire tell me all that I want to know…
A mother hugs her daughter following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City on Friday. A gunman entered the school Friday morning and killed at least 26 people, including 20 young…
I'm glad this awful work day is over. I don't look forward to the days ahead as the funerals pile up and we learn more about the monster who caused so much grief in Newtown, Conn., and throughout the nation. I don't have to tell…
Heartsick. That’s the one word I keep coming back to today, since no other word seems to apply. When so many lives – including so many young lives, cut so tragically short – are lost in a hail of senseless violence, our language falls short…
5:23 p.m. 2 men outside of a disabled vehicle w/flashers on @ s/b H95/MP 436 (Lancaster). 5:22 p.m. Vehicle has crashed way off n/b H95/MP 452 (Hoodoo Creek). Only headlights showing. 5:14 p.m. Red SUV hits guardrail on w/b I-90 offramp/MP 5 (Spokane Street) &…
Danielle Ahrens, who drove all the way from from home in Sandpoint, joins about 50 protestors in demonstrating against the Idaho health insurance exchanged endorsed by Gov. Otter on the Statehouse steps on Thursday afternoon. "We need to stand up on our own as a…
A sign for a Healing Prayer stands outside St. John's Episcopal Church near the scene of a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., today. A man opened fire Friday inside two classrooms at the school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including…
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