I returned from Florida with an uneven tan -- thanks to poor application of sun tan lotion (which I almost never use -- and an addition for "Duck Dynasty." After watching the top-notch NCAA Tournament final a week ago Monday, Miss Stephanie plugged in an…
U.S. Army Capt. Dan Berschinski, foreground, uses prosthetic legs to stand on the field before a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. Berschinski lost both legs to an IED blast while serving in Afghanistan in 2009. Nearly 2,000 American…
Two drivers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a two-car crash at about at Prairie Avenue and Huetter Road this afternoon, according to a sheriff's report. Witnesses told sheriff's deputies that a Honda Accord driven by Wilbur L. Collins, 52, of Rathdrum, failed to yield…
A federal law enforcement source told Fox News that investigators are looking for two men that are persons of interest in Monday's Boston Marathon terror attack and have distributed photos for “law enforcement eyes only.” The FBI is not sharing the photos with the public.…
6:03 p.m. A bale of hay is lying in slow lane of e/b I-90/MP 13.5 (9th Street overpass). 5:59 p.m. Unsecure cartoon full of Pepsi flew out of Nissan pickup @ s/b H95/MP 463 (Westmond Road, near Cocalalla). 5:39 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities…
This grass widow is in bloom above the Spokane River just downstream of Avista's Post Falls power plant on Sunday. A U.S. Geological Survey stream gauge station has been recording data about the river since October 1912. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Cocalalla man gets life…
Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Woody McEvers holds the camera to chronicle McEuen Field makeover that's occurring this spring through the fall. McEvers, one of the key founders to Coeur d'Alene TV Channel 19 (aka "Woody TV"), took Duane Rasmussen on a tour of the construction…
Daija Walker, left, and Andrea Clarke sit next to their luggage at the Miami International Airport, Tuesday in Miami, as they tried to get back home to Barbados. A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's…
An angry President Obama criticized a minority of the Senate on Wednesday who helped defeat a proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases. "It all came down to politics," Obama said in the Rose Garden. "All in all, this was a pretty shameful day…
Gov. Butch Otter has appointed St. Maries attorney Richard S. Christensen to be a 1st District judge, filling a vacancy that will open May 1 when current 1st District Judge John Luster retires. Christensen, 57, is a former prosecutor and former deputy Idaho attorney general;…
So often when the subject of travel comes up, someone will invariably mention their 'bucket list.' They will talk about a city or continent, a monument or some kind of natural wonder or even an event they want to see before they die. Before, as…
During a memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, Madison Sandifur, 7, places white roses into donated running shoes at the base of the running sculptures in Riverfront Park in Spokane on Tuesday. The shoes will be donated to Crosswalk Teen Shelter, Hope…
Kootenai County Planning Commission is accepting public comments on the final draft of the Unified Land Use Code that was released to the public on Tuesday. The commission will allow 60 days of public comments before its scheduled public hearing on the issue. The public…
Duncan Koler, the mastermind behind the demise of the IB/PYP programs in the Coeur d'Alene School District, will be address the noon luncheon of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans at Fedora restaurant, 1726 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d'Alene, Thursday. Koler, of Citizens for Better Education,…
... That the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans won't endorse a candidate in the Coeur d'Alene School Board Zone 5 race between Tom Hearn and Bjorn Handeen. Handeen, a Republican precinct committeeman, asked the Reagan Republicans not to endorse him, according to my sources. Also, Huckleberries…
Investigators comb through the post finish line area of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street, two days after two bombs exploded just before the finish line today in Boston. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from…
12:02 p.m. Caller reports possible fractured shoulder after his horse rolled off Farragut Park bridge and onto him from trail. Accident occurred near Camp Scott. 11:17 a.m. Frontier Communications worker accidentally dials 911 while working on house. 10:29 a.m. 55YO male suffering chest pain @…
Here's a first look at the campaign literature of appointed Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Brent Regan, who is running to retain his position against Christa Hazel in Zone 1 in the May 21 election. Huckleberries Online has had questions re: Regan's Republican credentials since…
Huckleberries Online has received a copy of the complaint filed against Coinuts, Inc., and its owner Kevin Evrard Mitchell and operator Sarah Marie Mitchell Tuesday morning in the 1st District Court. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs "have engaged in multiple and repeated violations of…
Tuesday Poll: Hucks Nation doesn't believe terrorist bombers will transform this country into something out of a war-ravaged Middle East country. 74 of 121 respondents (61.16%) don't believe the bombings at the Boston Marathon are a sign of things to come in this country. 42…
Former Sen. Tim Corder, R-Mountain Home, is criticizing Senate Education Committee Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, saying he displayed “wanton disregard for the public will” in helping reenact some of the anti-union measures in “Students Come First.” Though 57 percent of voters rejected Proposition 1…
A trio of geese fight over territory in a small marsh Tuesday south of Coeur d'Alene, near Mica Bay. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Jerome A. Pollos) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Ketchum OKs smoke-free law/AP Idaho gas prices above national average/KHQ Nampan faces malicious harassment charge/AP…
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, U.S. flags wave at half-staff at the Washington Monument in Washington on Wednesday. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama called for all flags to be flown at half-staff out of respect for victims of Monday's bombings at the Boston…
In today's Lewiston Tribune, opinionator Marty Trillhaase explains why Attorney General Lawrence Wasden asked Gov. Butch Otter to gut a common-sense bill that had strong legislative support. Wasden supported the bill that would place his department in charge of public corruption cases, until legislative maneuverings…
American Legion wants a little bit more leg room. While city crews continue to construct the new ball field at Ramsey Park in time for first pitch around Memorial Day, the American Legion board said it's not happy with the ballpark's seating. Specifically, the bleachers…
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.
