Firefighters start a back burn along Pine-Featherville Road while battling the more than 140-square-mile Elk Complex fire near Pine on Monday. BOISE – Fire crews in central Idaho capitalized on favorable winds Tuesday to continue burnout operations around a small mountain community, seeking to push…
In the Rich vs Rich thread Amber Copeland responds to questions and comments about her candidacy: I'm curious as to why so many wish to formulate opinions on me based on literally nothing. Quite simply, I believe that if you have a question about a…
I always turn my cell phone off at night when I go to bed. Good thing because yesterday I woke up to a text from a source pitching me a possible story. The text came in at 6:30 AM. I really don't like texts from…
In today's Slice Blog Paul Turner asks: How did you do when, as a little kid, you were asked to sell candy or gift-wrapping paper to raise money for some extracurricular group, club or youth sports organization? A) Fine. My mom sold all that stuff…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will make health care, housing and other benefits available to same-sex spouses of military members by Sept. 3. The Pentagon said Wednesday that it reached the decision after consulting with the Justice Department, following the Supreme Court's ruling…
Twelve more acts hit the stage at Radio City Music Hall with hopes of advancing to the semi-finals on "America's Got Talent." But one singer proved that sometimes it truly is better to keep things simple. A piano and her voice were all 25-year-old Cami…
1st District Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador announced this afternoon that he'll seek a third term in Congress, not run for governor. “I've decided to end all the speculation and announce that I have no plans at this time to run for Governor,” Labrador said at…
Eastern Washington unveiled its new home football uniforms today. So my husband is an EWU alum and this year we bought season tickets to the games. But. Red uniforms on a red field? Am I going to go blind trying to watch the action?
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo speaks at news conference Monday in Boise at the Idaho state capitol Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo got caught up in an Obama campaign stunt to help push his initiative to address climate change. Volunteers for Organizing for America, the political…
Missouri State Fair officials have banned for life the rodeo clown who wore a President Obama mask while facing bulls at the event over the weekend. The clown in question engaged in an “unconscionable stunt” and will never perform at the Show Me state venue…
A court hearing that could decide the future use of U.S. Highway 12 by shippers of megaloads has been set for Aug. 27 before Judge B. Lynn Winmill in Boise. Last week, the Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Rivers United filed a lawsuit against the…
(S-R archive photo of Muhammad Ali, declared one of history's best known extroverts by Time magazine) At the EndNotes blog, Becky Nappi posts: If socialization is essential to healthy aging, it makes sense that extroverts — who tend to thrive in crowds and at parties…
KHQ Reports: OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state Health Department says stop slurping down raw oysters this summer. More than 40 people have been sickened this year with bacteria that can grow quickly in warm weather and low tides. Health officials recommend cooking all…
In yesterday's thread about salary disparity Joker said: "I am not defending Mary Souza, but the whole debate about insiders versus outsiders is plain silly. It's rich people versus rich people. That's why people on this blog don't take Amber Copeland seriously. You and others…
SpokAnimal employees faced a heartbreaking decision when a deadly virus was discovered in several of the cats at the shelter: euthanize every cat or risk spreading the infection. They opted to put down 70 cats. “It was not a good night,” said Laura Thulean, SpokAnimal’s…
In a letter in today's Cda Press, Adam Gregory writes: I wanted to talk about a matter which I feel needs some attention. The Citylink Rider Policies and Regulations, available at http://www.idahocitylink.com/policies.php, state that: No firearms or weapons are allowed on the bus. I feel…
BOISE – An FBI tactical team shot and killed an alleged kidnapper and rescued missing 16-year-old Hannah Anderson from the Idaho wilderness. She was airlifted by a helicopter to a hospital as investigative crews moved in. In the middle of it all, apparently, was a…
Spokane Public Schools could have its own armed police force starting in January. Thirteen district employees, already commissioned peace officers, are expected to start wearing .40-caliber Glock pistols at their sides. Arming school resource officers is one of many safety measures the district approved in…
COEUR d'ALENE - Kootenai County commissioners approved on Tuesday an $89,960 amendment to their contract with Kendig Keast Collaborative to fix the Unified Land Use Code. The amendment includes an additional $13,000 in optional work, bringing the total new expenditure as high as $102,960. Responding…
“We’re just sweating blood and guts on this stage,” said Dawn Taylor Reinhardt, production stage manager for Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, in Boswell Hall at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday. “This is our livelihood.” After 46 years in operation, it may be…
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Planning Commission Tuesday denied a special use permit for Port of Hope. The drug, alcohol and residential re-entry facility for felony offenders off East Sherman Avenue will likely have to close now. "I don't know what we're going to…
In this April 18, 2008, photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife is a gray wolf, the species that would lose federal protection in most of the Lower 48 states under a proposal made by wildlife officials. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A federal agency…
Did you know you could win tickets to this Sunday's Spokane Indians game, tickets to the North Idaho Fair or a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel simply by trying this week's news quiz? Test your knowledge of current events against other entrants, and…
States including Idaho have been jostling for attention at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, or AUVSI, convention in Washington, D.C. this week, looking for a piece of the drone business as the unmanned aircraft market balloons and states compete to become federal test…
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.
