I've introduced a new feature to the regular HucksOnline roundup today: In Other News. Which will serve as a catch-all place, to be updated throughout the day, for community news and news releases that are of community interest. But don't quite reach the level of…
Washington's Nigel Williams-Goss puts on a shirt for basketball practice Tuesday in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
On his blog, The Slice, Paul Turner lists "3 things he didn't think about in his 20s": Cooler temperatures tame garbage barrel odors. Jumping on a pile of leaves involves an element of risk. Couches don't last forever. Question: What are three things you didn't…
"Beware politicians willing to bring the people's government to a halt for the sake of their narrow-minded political philosophy either at the national level or right in your own community. If they have placed party over the well-being of the poorest of our society and…
On Monday, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare held a ceremonial signing of an historic government-to-government consultation agreement. Standing from Left: Tim Horlacher, Benewah Medical Center Director of Clinical Services; Norma Jean Louie, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Director of Social Services;…
Time 2 Vote ... Miley Cyrus performs on NBC's "Today" show on Monday in New York. You write the cutline. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Monday Winner -- Nic w/7 likes: "Disney releases images from their upcoming big-budget live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp." You…
1:05 p.m. Police found the deceased body of a 28-year-old male behind the Oxyfresh Building in Riverstone Monday night. Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood said it appears to be an accidental death and an autopsy has been ordered. Police do not suspect suicide or…
Idaho’s longtime tourism chief and its head of international trade were both laid off Monday, as state Commerce Director Jeff Sayer launched a reorganization of his 53-person agency. Karen Ballard, the state’s tourism division chief for the past six years and a tourism staffer for…
The male suspect in custody for Monday's apparent murder in Post Falls told a family member that he had injured his girlfriend, police say. The suspect is Christopher Wayne Thompson, 44, of Post Falls. He was booked into the Kootenai County Jail for second-degree murder…
Keith Erickson (RE: A sneak preview at new McEuen Field): This is simply an opportunity for the public to get a firsthand look at a beautiful park under construction that so many people in the community are excited about. There will be lots of officials…
Students from Prescott College pose for a self-timed photograph at the Grand Canyon National Park entrance, Tuesday, in Tusayan, Ariz. The Grand Canyon remains closed to visitors because of the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Matt York) House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) flatly ruled out…
Joannie and Kim Gittel finalized a deal Friday with the Peak family to purchase the Enaville Resort — commonly known as the Snakepit — roughly a year after the restaurant shut down. The Gittels own four restaurants in North Idaho and will add on one…
OrangeTV via Facebook: "It usually goes that I am a week or two late paying the Time Warner bill. Not a big whoop, right? Yet they attempt to ruin my life with the automated phone calls literally up to six times a day every day…
Mary Souza, from her new "Truth Page" posts in part: "Now I know they intend to dig it all up, so I am ready with the facts … facts which will show you the cycle of intimidation and how this city works, and will offer…
Demonstrators hold up banners during a immigration a rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, calling on the House Republican leadership to pass comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Question: Are you more for a comprehensive immigration…
The lead item in the State Department of Education’s latest weekly e-newsletter comes as no surprise: an overview of Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s K-12 budget proposal. The surprise comes in the headline: “Superintendent Luna Requests 5.9% Increase for Idaho Publc Schools Next Year.”…
Bob Ely (RE: North Idaho district to discuss arming teachers): ) "When this comes up I keep thinking back to the teachers I had in high school. There was the math teacher who couldn't see well enough to hit anything he shot at, except by…
Christi Fleischman announces her intentions to no longer solicit campaign contributions for the remainder of the race. The announcement came last Friday via the Christi for Post Falls Facebook page. Fleischman wrote, “After prayer and consideration, I have decided to stop soliciting campaign donations. I…
On his Facebook page, SR photog buddy Jesse Tinsley posts: "Here's a stitched-together panorama of McEuen Park in Coeur d'Alene, showing the ongoing work in the drizzly October weather. The downtown Coeur d'Alene park will one day be a show place with playgrounds, sport courts,…
12:03 p.m. Red KIA w/Washington plates swerving badly @ n/b H95/MP 397 (near Plummer). 11:57 a.m. Non-injury, non-blocking crash b/n Durango & Isuzu @ e/b I-90 (H41) offramp. 11:35 a.m. Teen male in green jacket, with backpack, reportedly is near old Post Falls theater on…
In the comments section Monday, Phaedrus made reference to a Facebook comment by Coeur d'Alene council candidate Amber Copeland. It said that she was having a hard time keeping up with work and her family. Phaedrus wondered how she could handle a job, a City…
Pooches have a little more time to run free at Central Bark, the 1.8-acre dog park near the intersection of Atlas and Nez Perce roads in Coeur d'Alene. The fate of the dog park, part of a 10-acre property owned by the Coeur d'Alene School…
In this 2012 Idaho Press-Tribune file photo, Sen. Bart Davis walks down the stairs to the garden level of the Idaho State Capitol, for a news conference in Boise. Davis and his wife, Marion, know grief, having buried their 23-year-old son.They’ve come to know forgiveness,…
In her campaign literature, Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate Sharon Hebert tells of her involvement in the divisive Coeur d'Alene recall attempt of 2012, adding that she's a woman who speaks her mind. At the Coeur Group candidates' forum, she was the only Reagan Republican…
Monday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation says the dug-in House Republicans who forced the partial government shutdown are losing the battle in the court of public opinion. 123 of 164 respondents (75%) hold that position. Only 28 of 164 respondents (17.07%) say they're winning the PR…
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.
