Gonzaga's Marquise Carter, right, takes a shot after he was fouled by BYU's Brock Zylstra during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Provo, Utah, tonight. Gonzaga fell 83-73 in the first WCC meeting with BYU. ESPN boxscore here. (AP Photo/George Frey)…
Groundhog's Day. And my father's birthday. He would have been 91 today, if a truck hadn't slammed into him in 1976 when he was 55. I've now outlived him by 7 years and continue to realize he died way too young. On the other hand…
A team of riders moves a herd of pregnant cows along the Yakima Canyon Highway between Yakima and Ellensburg, Wash. during the annual Eaton family cattle drive Saturday. The cattle are moved at this time each year from grazing land to a fenced pasture where…
“And I said, “Listen, I was born in a family of nine kids in Caldwell, Idaho and I have lived on farms and ranches and raised horses all my life, and I would tell you without any equivocation whatsoever, that if California were my horse,…
5:53 p.m. Caller is trying to stop 7YO boy walking alone from crossing busy Seltice Way & Elm. 5:29 p.m. Salon operators @ 9242 Govt Way/Hayden hear males in nearby apartment fighting. 5:25 p.m. Drunk man in hoodie stumbled & fell in road @ Atlas…
At his perch high above Independence Point, Don Sausser provides this viewtiful photo of placid reflections on the Coeur d'Alene waterfront this afternoon. Idaho OKs e-cig ban for kids/Betsy Russell, SR Stolen car found at CdA day care/Cole Heath, KREM CdA, Post Falls 2-3 in…
Update: Dorn was arrested today by the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force. The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force (NIVCTF) is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Jacob William Dorn. Dorn is being sought based on a Kootenai County felony warrant charging Dorn…
According to figures released by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW), some 22,000 food stamp recipients are receiving benefits, but are not required to do anything to help themselves get back into the workforce. Of the 235,000 Idahoans on food stamps, 40 percent…
OK, the first APhoto of the Day contest didn't go too well. Only one entry (but it was a good one, from Fort Boise). So how about this one: "President Barack Obama gives House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California a kiss at the National…
Update: Time's running out for this week's quiz. Deadline is later tonight. Next week, 2 free tickets will be awarded in raffle for all those who enter. Jim Camden's SR Weekly Quiz had its first Coeur d'Alene winner since HucksOnline's been pimping the contest --…
Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d'Alene, says the main reason he won't seek a fourth term in the Senate is that he wants to stop spending so much time away from his wife, kids and grandkids. “I'm missing my grandkids' plays and baseball games,” he said.…
New data released this week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Idaho’s teen unemployment rate was among the highest in the country last year. Preliminary 2011 data on employment status by state and demographic group breaks down the jobless rate between sexes, age groups…
State schools superintendent Tom Luna declined comment on a class action suit involving virtual education firm K12 Inc. — which contributed $44,000 to Luna’s re-election bid in 2010. But in a Statesman editorial board meeting this morning, Luna praised K12’s work in Idaho, providing curriculum…
House Republicans accused Attorney General Eric Holder of hiding information at a Thursday hearing over the botched “Fast and Furious” gun-trafficking investigation. Holder dismissed a call by Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, for him to quit, saying he’s not to blame for the scandal. Holder testified…
In his weekly column for the St. Maries Gazette Record and Randy Stapilus's Ridenbaugh Press, Chris Carlson comments that Idaho Democrats may have a long-shot chance to win back the governor's seat, if Butch Otter runs for a third term. Quoth: "Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter…
Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in Las Vegas Thursday to endorse Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, accompanied by Romney's wife Ann. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Question: How important to Mitt Romney is Donald Trump's endorsement?
It’s been 30 years, but Bill Bialkowsky’s eyes still fill as he recalled reading the coroner’s report. “Fractured skull. Cigarette burns. Pulled hair,” he cleared his throat. “She died a very agonizing, slow, painful death at the hands of her parents.” “She” was 2-year-old Vanessa…
When I was growing up, the Coeur d'Alene Wendy's was a pretty hot place to go eat. My parents liked it because it was one of the only, if not the only fast-foot joint that had a lush, well-stocked salad bar (now long gone) and…
Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d'Alene, has decided not to seek re-election to the Idaho Senate. “I've made that decision,” Hammond confirmed this afternoon. Meanwhile, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, has decided to seek Hammond's Senate seat. Hammond, a third-term senator, is the current chairman of…
What would Jesus do? That was Eagle businessman Russell Buschert's question during a Senate State Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday on a bill to prohibit camping on the Capitol Mall.The legislation was prompted by the Occupy Boise encampment, which has been located across from the Statehouse…
DanG (aka Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Dan Gookin) poses an interesting question after reading of the woman bicyclist who was hit while riding in the wrong direction this morning at I-90 & H95: "What can we do to convince bicyclists that they must ride WITH…
Dylan Wohlenhaus/KHQ was on the scene this morning after female bicyclist who was going wrong way @ busy intersection of I-90 & H95. Story below. Noonish: Man @ Super 1/Rathdrum in 1994 Toyota pickup is driving without privileges. Noonish: Officer stopping at Post Falls Middle…
North Idaho Sen. Steve Vick wants Idaho to enact a constitutional amendment to require two-thirds votes in both the House and Senate to pass any tax or fee increase. Vick noted that 16 states have such requirements; all were enacted by voters through initiatives or…
Wednesday Poll: A solid majority of Hucks Nation wants Coeur d'Alene police to crack down on scofflaws who allow their dogs to run off leash on Tubbs Hill. 89 of 151 respondents (58.94%) want police to start citing law-breaking dog owners on Tubbs Hill. 58…
A Rexburg woman was not amused when two men dressed in spandex body suits unlawfully went into her apartment near the Brigham Young University-Idaho campus and gave her a hug before fleeing. The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/w1Zvuy ) the woman called police late Tuesday to…
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.
