A veteran of New Year's Day Polar Bear plunges explained last night why the ordeal isn't as bad as it appears. Seems the key is to strip down 5 to 10 minutes ahead of time. Then your body is so numb that the water isn't…
President Barack Obama, right, leans over to talk with his daughter Sasha as they sit with First Lady Michelle Obama and Malia and watch the performances at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony Thursday on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo…
Top Comment -- CHval (RE: Audio problems foil Mary's 1st vote): Say what you will about Mary, but she always looks great. I think OTV would have loved to provide the fashion commentary for this session.
Put your hands together for Marianne Love, who has been posting on the Slight Detour blog for exactly 10 years, as of today. Yep, it's her blogiversary. And as one who has also passed the 10-year mark, I can tell you that it isn't as…
State superintendent-elect Sherri Ybarra was elected despite meager fundraising throughout the year — and almost nonexistent fundraising in the runup to the Nov. 4 election. Ybarra, a Mountain Home Republican, raised only $2,329.15 from Oct. 20 through Nov. 14, according to campaign finance reports filed…
Female driver escaped serious injury when she slid into a train at the Spokane Street/Brookie Lane RR crossing near Prairie Falls Golf Course this afternoon. (Photo: Post Falls Police Department Facebook)
The full committee assignments for both the House and Senate are now up online, in the official journals of the House and Senate. You can see the Senate list here and the House list here.
Changes are in store for the western gateway to Coeur d’Alene, but not before the community has its say.More than 120 people attended an open house on Wednesday to consider and comment on a series of conceptual plans prepared for the city-sponsored Four Corners/BLM Corridor…
When a second grade student at a Middleton elementary school noticed “a gun” in the backpack of a fellow 7 or 8-year-old second grader, he did the right thing and told his teacher. The teacher did the right thing and notified school officials. From that…
First, the bad news, if you haven't already got your ticket: The 18th annual 12 Ales of Christmas at Capone's in Coeur d'Alene sold out earlier today. Now the good news, potentially: Capone's is looking at ways to squeeze in a few more folks for…
My first experience with shaving was trimming a few chin hairs with a pair of dull safety scissors. I was 14 or 15, and my cheeks were slow to start growing any kind of facial hair. The scissors sufficed for a few months, but eventually…
Sen. Dean Mortimer, R-Idaho Falls, pictured, will be the new chairman of the Senate Education Committee. “That’s what I’ve been asked to do,” said Mortimer, who also will continue to serve on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. Mortimer replaces longtime Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, who…
Just before noon today, Duane Rasmussen snapped several swell photos of the umbrellas in the middle of the roundabout @ 4th & Kathleen Avenue, near the Coeur d'Alene Nazarene Church.
... The Coeur d'Alene Playhouse?
Sen. Mary Souza, R-Coeur d'Alene, at the Statehouse. (Photo: Eye on Boise)
"As the Christmas Bureau reporter I get to read every letter and note sent with donations. This is my favorite so far. Good job, Vanessa!" --Jill Barville, Spokesman-Review Christmas Bureau reporter. You can visit the Christmas Bureau to donate here.
My brother, Frito Ray, texted from Colfax this morning to say that the roads are "slick as snot." Quoth: "Tell your bloggers to stay in, keep warm & stay off the roads." Ray's report complements the freezing rain advisory report published by the SR here.
What advice has respected Secretary of State Ben Ysursa given his controversial successor Lawerence Denney? Eye on Boise has the story: “My advice to him is stay the course,” Ysursa said, when it comes to elections. “I do have a lot of advice on the…
This father of two said he feels like he's on a sinking ship. He told Christmas for All that his wife left the family last year, after plundering their bank accounts, and plunging the family into massive debt. "She was gambling, going to all different…
Emboldened House Republicans issued a stern rebuke to President Barack Obama over immigration Thursday, passing a bill declaring his executive actions to curb deportations “null and void and without legal effect.” Outraged Democrats, immigrant advocates and the White House said the GOP was voting to…
All-North Idaho Volleyball Team, left to right: Missy Huddleston (Coeur d'Alene), Megan Ramseyer (Coeur d'Alene), Coeur d'Alene coach Dee Pottenger, Brittany Gay (Lake City), Natalie Taylor (Lake City). Not pictured: Taylor Martin (Sandpoint), Emilee Schlader (Lewiston), Brett Hastings (Lewiston), Halle White (Lewiston). (SR photo: Kathy…
All-North Idaho Football (defense), front row (left to right): Kirk McKenzie (Lake City), Reece Baldwin (Lewiston), Chris Washburn (Lakeland), Walker Jones (Lake City), Kyle Schneider (Coeur d'Alene), Drew Shipley (Lake City). Middle: Zach Hillman (Post Falls), Gunnar Sciortino (Post Falls), Quinn Pearlstein (Sandpoint), Blake Brunetti…
All-North Idaho Football (offense), front row (left to right): Jonny Plum (Coeur d'Alene), Brandon Welstad (Post Falls), Lake City coach Van Troxel, Jerry Louie-McGee (Lake City), Jacob Ramey (Lake City), Conner Newby (Lake City). Middle: Elijah Bennett (Post Falls), Matt Timothy (Sandpoint), Justin Farnsworth (Post…
12:03 a.m. Traffic lights malfunctioning @ Govt Way/Kathleen Avenue, CdA. 11:46 a.m. Coeur d'Alene tire store reports customer left without paying for new tires. 11:24 a.m. Employee w/steaming bag of popcorn trips elevator alarm @ Center Partners, 1201 Ironwood/CdA. 10:54 a.m. Medical evaluation needed on…
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.
