Noah Beach, 12, rides in the bed of a wheat truck as the sun sets, heading to pick up another load of grain cut by his grandfather Dick Schu and uncle Ryan Schu on Monday night near Oakesdale, Wash. The Schu family grows wheat on…
Apparently, yesterday was National Relaxation Day. I didn't get the memo. In spite of how much we tease DFO about his cushy blog job, sitting at the helm of the SS Hucks Online is not relaxing. Not even a little bit. Guess I'll have to…
Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” “You hear nothing. You see nothing. You only serve.” Such are the instructions Cecil Gaines receives as he embarks on his daunting new job at…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has sent a guest opinion out to Idaho newspapers declaring that education is the state's top economic priority. “We have a variety of incentive programs designed to foster business opportunities in Idaho, but the most important thing we’re able to provide…
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008. Most of the infractions involve unauthorized surveillance of Americans or foreign intelligence targets in the…
Sam Crawford posted this pic on Facebook. It was taken by Kelly Butler Bozzuto and posted on KECH 95.3 FM This shot is looking north from downtown Hailey, Idaho. The Blaine County Sheriff's Dept. is posting updates and info here. More fire info available here.…
Jim Brannon speaks to the North Idaho Pachyderm Club this morning. Duane Rasmussen, photo. Mayoral candidate Jim Brannon spoke to the North Idaho Pachyderm Club this morning. Mayoral candidate Mary Souza was present. Candidate Steve Widmeyer was not. Brannon said he does not like the…
So, Milo had a check up last week, too. You can see how much he enjoys going to the vet. The good news is Milo is svelte and healthy. It's not hard for him to stay trim when Thor is eating most of his food.…
People who tend to remember their dreams also respond more strongly than others to hearing their name when they're awake, new research suggests. Everyone dreams during sleep, but not everyone recalls the mental escapade the next day, and scientists aren't sure why some people remember…
Egyptian firefighters battle flames at the Giza governorate buildings that were stormed and torched by angry supporters of Egypt's ousted president, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. CAIRO – With astonishing speed, Egypt has moved from a nation in crisis to a nation in real…
A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy caught having sex on duty is now out of a job. Deputy Scott Kenoyer was fired Thursday by Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich after an internal investigation revealed Kenoyer had sex, while on duty, with the same woman linked to a Spokane…
The debate continues on the Joker: Rich vs Rich thread. Joker had asked Amber Copeland if local Dems had reached out to her. She replied they had not. Last night Phaedrus weighed in:"First, it's a non-partisan race, the Dems don't get involved. Never have. Why…
BOSTON — The Republican National Committee has approved a resolution to block two television networks from hosting GOP presidential primary debates. Friday’s vote affirms RNC chairman Reince Priebus’s threat against CNN and NBC unless the networks drop plans to air programs about possible Democratic presidential…
On the Girl challenges football ban thread, Twolf22 posts: According to the law of the land, everyone is equal. We are all just biological beings. We are supposed to be gender blind, color blind, etc...The easy solution to this issue is to have one team.…
Smoke from wild fires Thursday set off smoke alarms in the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, forcing state officials and visitors to evacuate the building during the noon hour.Rocky Barker posts a video here. H/T Arpie Any unusual smoke alarm stories out there? Read more…
Idaho’s criminal defense system for indigent defendants is “broken,” Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Burdick told lawmakers this morning. Though Idaho’s law and state constitution require such defense, soaring caseloads, short funding, and lack of qualified, experienced and suitably trained attorneys have eroded the…
Hebert addresses KCRR, yesterday. Duane Rasmussen, photo. COEUR d'ALENE - Sharon Hebert said Thursday she is running for Coeur d'Alene City Council. Hebert, a native of southern California, moved to Coeur d'Alene with her family in 1995. She has an associate degree and certificate of…
Rep. Matt Shea of the Spokane Valley makes an impassioned floor speech in March 2011. COEUR d’ALENE —“Prepare, plan and stay informed,” said Washington State Rep. Matt Shea, quoting from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s website. “Why is it that when we say that it…
A Bothell, Wash., man smokes marijuana from a glass bong at the opening day of the pro-marijuana rally Hempfest in Seattle last summer. Tens of thousands are expected to attend Hempfest this weekend. SEATTLE – They’re calling it “Operation Orange Fingers.” Really. Seattle police will…
Call it quaint or down-to-earth, if you like. The North Idaho Fair & Rodeo may not sizzle with celebrity entertainers and souped-up tractor pulls. But it’s got pluck and is grounded in tradition. And for five days in August, it’s where folks in the Panhandle…
Researchers on Thursday announced discovery of the olinguito, a creature that lives in the rain forests of Ecuador and Colombia. WASHINGTON – Imagine a mini-raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it’s hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did…
BOISE – Tribal sovereignty doesn’t protect a corporation located on a New York Indian reservation that ships illegal cigarettes to a retailer on the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Native Wholesale Supply is a corporation, not a tribe or a…
It turns out that when Idaho increased its high school graduations for math and science to require three years of each, the definition of classes that qualified didn't include advanced engineering or computer science classes. As a result, students who wanted to take those classes…
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.
