Coeur d'Alene Police Department news release: Coeur d’Alene Police Detectives obtained a warrant of arrest for Christopher Michael Hastings, 26, from Hesperia, California, for two counts of robbery, with a seventy-five thousand dollar bond. Detectives developed information that led them to identify Hastings as the…
Tom Taggart, the former county clerk who did a swell job as the first and only county administrator, comments that he's going to oppose the Kootenai County government change on the November ballot: Just so you know, I will be voting no on this also.…
"Yesterday was a fun day," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "I made it to Northside School to see all the developments with their gardens and their garden club. By the way, I saw reminders that Northside is another of the Idaho state-designated 5-star schools." More here.…
On his Johnson Report today, Marc Johnson offers "7 Rules of Politics" including the famous Tip O'Neill point that "all politics is local" and "beware the candidate who is first to say 'the only poll that counts is the one on Election Day.' That candidate…
Officials signal after Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate pulled in a last-second pass for a touchdown from quarterback Russell Wilson to defeat the Green Bay Packers 14-12 in an NFL football game, Monday in Seattle. The touchdown call stood after review. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua…
No destination resort in the Pacific Northwest combines comfort and sophistication — including a luxurious spa, fine dining options and recreational amenities — so well as The Coeur d'Alene. Nestled on the north shore of its 25-mile-long namesake lake, the resort was built in 1986…
Don't look now, but the Coeur d'Alene School Board appears ready to forge ahead and make a decision on the Primary Years Programme at Hayden Meadows Elementary. A discussion on the controversial PYProgamme is scheduled as a possible vote item at 6 the regularly scheduled…
Avondre Graham, the 17-year-old suspected of stabbing a woman to death while she was walking her dog in May, has admitted to the murder. Graham claims he was sitting on a rock outside his South Riverton apartment when McGill walked by, made a negative comment…
The Hammerskin Nation's planned series of concerts has raised concern with police and the city of Boise, even though the festival's exact venue isn't known. An online poster for the event simply names Boise as the event's location. Also unclear is why the Hammerskins chose…
Strips of cooked bacon are shown at a home in North Vancouver, British Columbia. A British farming organization is predicting a worldwide shortage of bacon and pork in 2013. The National Pig Association says global drought conditions are driving up the price of grain, a…
12:07 p.m. A couple who appeared to be unconscious in a side yard @ Miles & Maple/Hayden have moved on. Both are wearing sweat pants. Female also has leopard spotted top. 12:02 p.m. CPD officer is stopping to check suspicious male w/blue hair @ Exxon…
I like efficiency in government. Therefore, I supported the county's move to hire an administrator (Tom Taggart) many years back. Taggart, a former Kootenai County clerk who is now the finance director for the Lakeland School District, handled many day-to-day decisions for the county, while…
Mike Garrison first noticed the art deco building with the corner door on a drive to Spokane Art Supply. He didn’t have plans for a business, but the space somehow convinced him that he needed to open Coeur Coffeehouse. Garrison, who grew up in Coeur…
Sierra Harr, who helped the Castleford High School boy's golf team win Idaho's 2A championship in May, is shown putting at the Clear Lakes Country Club near Buhl earlier this month. The board that oversees Idaho high school sports won't bar Harr from playing with…
The Gem State is one of the top destinations for Californians leaving their state, according to a new report. The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research ranks Idaho at No. 7 for net migration from California and says the influx is because Idaho is better managed…
Tuesday's Poll: About two-thirds of Hucks Nation has had colonoscopies. 67 of 103 respondents (65.05%) said they have undergone the procedure, while 36 of 103 respondents (34.95%) said they hadn't. Today's Question: Do you believe that President Obama's healthcare reform law will create "death panels"…
About four in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Obama's healthcare reform law will create "death panels" to decide patients' fitness for care, according to a new Associated Press-GfK survey. Support for the widely challenged claim has remained steady since 2010, when 39 percent believed…
Duncan Koler, a Coeur d'Alene Press letter writer who has spearheaded the attack on the International Baccalaureate and Primary Years Programme in the Coeur d'Alene School District, is taking Press editor Mike Patrick to task today for a recent editorial: Patrick, long on record as…
We've been discussing the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans and The Strategery Group this week. Ron Lahr (above) is president of both entities. Reagan Republicans actively promote political candidates in partisan and nonpartisan races. Strategery is Lahr's public relations wing, which has provided material and strategy…
The story of a Priest Lake fish swallowing a wakeboarder's severed finger has gone national, as you can imagine. Colleague Scott Maben did a terrific job tracking down the wakeboarder for his story in the SR today. In my 42 years in the news business,…
The Statesman editorial board is in the midst of interviewing more than 70 candidates for federal, state and local office. Our paper plans to endorse in more than 40 elections. One exception will be the presidential race. This isn’t an unprecedented decision — our paper…
One of Washington’s great family wineries isn’t in Washington at all. For a decade, the Gates family has been hauling Washington grapes across the state line to make award-winning wines in Coeur d’Alene. Kimber Gates, who owns the winery with her parents, Sarah and Charlie…
Katie Richardson (pictured) had plenty of ideas for her senior yearbook photo. Like posing with her guitar, the Lake City High School senior said, to leave her mark as an artist. "I love singing and I love music," said Richardson, 16. "I just wanted to…
Facing a geyser of flames, a Spokane Fire Department firefighter leaves the roof of an apartment fire at 725 S. Lincoln/Spokane Tuesday afternoon. The raging fire displaced 24 residents. Story here. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany) Question: Have you ever been victimized by a fire?
With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature “Moon River,” Andy Williams was a voice of the 1960s, although not the ‘60s we usually hear about. “The old cliche says that if you can remember the 1960s, you weren’t there,”…
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