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…
For decades The Girl Scouts of America has been dedicated to helping young girls learn life skills. But now the organization is having to defending itself against a rumor that they say is disrupting sales of their biggest fund raiser - cookies. The rumor started…
Boise firefighter Joe Ostermiller and other firefighters treated three cats with oxygen after rescuing them from a fire in a home on the 1100 block of Fox Lane in Boise Wednesday. A fire was reported by neighbors at 8 p.m. No one was home and…
From Clearwater County Sheriff's Office via Mia Carlson/KZBG news director: "On (Wednesday), Nancy A. Oaks, 62, of Orofino, was arrested for releasing information from a Grand Jury proceeding in Clearwater County. She is being held on a $5000 bond. The court date is pending. Grand…
Update: House committee kills bill to change community college boards/Betsy Russell, EOB HB 411, a proposal from Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, to expand the boards of all three of Idaho's community colleges from five to seven members and impose specific residency requirements on the…
With today's smartphones, more people are taking their work and personal lives wherever they go -- even to the toilet. A new study of mobile phone habits shows 75 percent of people have texted, emailed, used apps or surfed the web while nature calls.More than…
Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died yesterday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali’s…
Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not be so bad. The groundhog made his "prediction" on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in the…
A chicken is shown under PG&E SmartMeters in San Juan Bautista, Calif. The California Public Utilities Commission considers a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. proposal Wednesday to levy charges against customers who opt out of $2.2 billion SmartMeter program that has triggered protests in several…
Idaho Rep. Frank Henderson, who at 89 is the oldest member of the Idaho Legislature, is pushing legislation this year he says will directly create dozens of jobs statewide; on Wednesday, his bill unanimously passed the House. Henderson meant it a year ago when he…
This Year of the Dragon is starting out on a real high. Monday night, for example, our new so-called “conservative” Spokane City Council agreed unanimously that medical marijuana should be legal and available to those who need it. So give council members big hookah huzzahs…
Item: Judge orders Hayden man to file tax returns: Scott Grunsted could be held in contempt if he doesn't comply/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: A 1st District Court judge on Wednesday ordered a Hayden man to file his state income tax returns for…
I've just made an executive decision that I've considered for some time. The questionable phrase "teabagger" is no longer allowed on HucksOnline comment threads. Use it, and your post will be deleted. Are we all on the same page re: this? Now for your daily…
Nathan Baird drops to his knee to applause after playing the Star Wars theme song at the Holy Name Talent Show in Henderson, Ky., earlier today. (AP Photo/The Gleaner, Darrin Phegley) Question: Were you for Team Luke or Team Anakin way back when?
Not many, if any, locals can say of Sunday's Super Bowl game, "Been there, done that, got the ring" but former New York Giants linebacker Ryan Phillips of Hayden can. After a successful college football career and earning a degree in Resource Recreation and Tourism…
5:28 p.m. Caller from 3901 E. Chukar Loop reports strong, electric/plastic smell in house. 4:39 p.m. An elderly man pushing his wheelchairs is causing hazard @ Hayden & Reed. 4:36 p.m. Caller reports man outside Hayden WalMart is trying to hitchhike but too drunk. 4:14…
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.
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