Miles Scott, 5, dressed as Batkid, rescues a damsel in distress in San Francisco today. San Francisco turned into Gotham City on Friday, as city officials helped fulfill Scott's wish to be "Batkid." Scott, a leukemia patient from Tulelake in far Northern California, was called…
Fun fact: I prefer Walking Dead zombies to World War Z zombies -- Christa Hazel. Question: So which movie/TV show has best zombies?
Lookout Pass and 49 Degrees North ski areas have put skiers and boarders on alert that snow is piling up on their slopes and, depending on what the incoming storm deposits overnight, they may start their lifts this weekend for the first runs of the…
Time 2 Vote ... Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell talk as they watch sumo wrestlers on the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, in Fukuoka, Japan, Thursday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) Thursday Winner -- DFO, with 15 likes:…
United Conservatives of North Idaho, which is even further to the right than the Reagan Republicans, is getting back in the legislative swing by scheduled a townhall meeting at the Athol Community Center at 6'o'clock this evening. State Rep. Vito Barbieri (who will appear with…
5:13 p.m. 29YO male feels weak, tired, dizzy @ Holiday Motel, 209 Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive. 5:07 p.m. ISP officer reports dead deer lying on H95, b/n Lancaster & Boekel/Hayden. 5:04 p.m. Noninjury accident reported @ Ramsey/Prairie Avenue, Hayden. 4:55 p.m. Noninjury accident reported near…
I was worried this would happen -- this lull between the city elections and the start of the Idaho Legislature. That's what happens when good local government replaces radical ideology. Competent office holders take over. And things get boring. Imagine the lather we'd be in…
A Kalispell bride accused of murder took the witness stand Friday morning, admitting that she pushed her husband off a cliff in Glacier National Park but that "it was instinct" when he grabbed her arm during an argument. Jordan Graham, 22, testified during a hearing…
Idaho Dad/A Family Runs Through It was proud of his son for figuring out a way to move a 250-pound picnic table up a 1.2-mile mountain trail for his Boy Scout Eagle Project. More here. Fat chance/End Notes Pets on Web cameras/The Slice Un-boxing a…
Maureen Dolan here and Jeff Selle here now have Facebook pages. Also, don't forget the new Coeur d'Alene Press Photojournalism Facebook page here. Check them all out.
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre will present fully-staged productions of "My Fair Lady" and "The Addams Family" and staged readings of "Around the World in 80 Days" (July 16) and "The Odd Couple" (Aug. 13). All performances this season will be at the Salvation Army Kroc…
Tom Applegate, owner of Mad Bomber brewery talked about his new establishment in Hayden earlier this month. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) When you walk into Mad Bomber Brewing, be prepared to share a stool, spiritually speaking. If you order a St. Nicholas Pale, you’re drinking…
Add another name to the list of those pondering a possible run for Idaho Secretary of State now that longtime Secretary of State Ben Ysursa has announced he’ll retire after his current term: Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene. “It’s definitely intriguing,” said Malek, a first-term…
Oprah Winfrey says there’s a “level of disrespect” toward President Obama in office. “In some cases, and maybe in many cases,” it could be due to his race, the media mogul admitted. In an interview with the BBC this week to promote her film “The…
Heads or tails? That was the question posed Thursday night to Don Bowden, the mayor of the Idaho town of Albion with a population of less than 300. The stakes? His job. After he tied with challenger John Davis in the Nov. 5 election at…
Hawaii recently became the 15th state to legalize same sex marriage when Gov. Neil Abercrombie – that’s him on the left of the photo – signed legislation passed rather handily by the state legislature. On Thursday a state court judge in Hawaii upheld the new…
At the Coeur d'Alene Press Web site, comment Flash Gordon address the analysis by Reagan Republican Jeff Ward re: why all six RR endorsees lost in recent city elections: Your candidates, as group, every last one of them, lost because they failed to appeal to…
Two Chicago-style deep-dish anchovy-covered pizzas were sent to comedian Jon Stewart accompanied by a note saying: "Jon, Deep Dish With Dead Fish. Love, Rahm." Stewart denounced Chicago-style deep-dish pizza during a show Wednesday, as an above-ground marinara swimming pool for rats. That didn’t sit well…
11:55 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Nov. 14-15 here. 11:46 a.m. 20YO male suffering seizure @ probation office, 202 E. Anton/CdA. 11:38 a.m. CPD officer giving female courtesy ride to Coeur d'Alene tattoo parlor. 11:36 a.m. County resident wants to speak to…
... to bring you news that Erica Curless is returning to the newsroom part-time. On her Facebook wall, Erica posts: "After a five-year hiatus, I'm returning to journalism. Just accepted a part-time gig with The Spokesman-Review. Very excited about this new adventure and humbled by…
Conservative online reporter Ben Swann has come to the defense of state Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise, in a lengthy article on Swann's Web site. In an article titled, "Idaho Lawmaker Smeared as 'Rapist” For Standing Up Against Federal Gun Grab?' Swann provides an interesting spin…
Thursday Poll: 73 of 104 respondents (70.19%) said they would quit now, if they were in the shoes of beleaguered state Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise, who lied about a past felony to carry a concealed weapon. Only 10 of 104 (9.62%) said they would run…
A nanotyrannus lancensis fossil is displayed in New York on Thursday. Two fossilized dinosaur skeletons found on a Montana ranch in 2006 are coming up for sale in New York City. The nearly complete skeletons are billed as the Montana Dueling Dinosaurs. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)…
Item: Ready for snow? You better be: About 4 inches expected in lower elevations this weekend/Cliff Harris, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: "We should have two to three times the amount we had on Election Day," said climatologist Cliff Harris, adding that about 4 inches…
If you look at the building, you will notice the limited amount of signage in and around the building because of the architectural review that was done by Riverstone. You will also see that the LED sign was taken down and that the monument sign…
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.
