Whoever predicted that the Inland Northwest would have a mild winter is right. So far. I've continued to enjoy my regular noon walks without bundling up too much. I'm not dreaming of a white Christmas. But I'm ready for whatever winter has in store for…
Butch Johnsen, service manager at the Jerry Smith Kia dealership in Burlington, Wash., tries to get an inflatable Santa that was knocked over in the high winds under control Tuesday morning. Co workers arrived in time to subdue Santa and bring him under control. A…
The University of Idaho plans to grant quarterback Chad Chalich his release from the program, Athletic Director Rob Spear confirmed to the Tribune Wednesday. The redshirt sophomore has been granted permission to contact Montana, Sacramento State and Idaho State, Spear said. “This is the first…
Top Comment -- YouHaveToBeKidding (RE: Old Hot Rod Cafe going Timber Gastro Pub): Many have a very skewed view of Post Falls. Most of the comments make it sound like we all are toothless and live in tar paper shacks - also that if we…
Time 2 vote ... One of the polar bear twins plays with a pylon on their first birthday in their compound at a zoo in Munich, Germany, today. The twins Nela and Nobby were born on Dec. 9, 2013. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/dpa,…
5:04 p.m. 2-vehicle injury crash @ 700 block of Ironwood Drive/CdA, drivers pull into hospital ER lot. 4:37 p.m. Black, disabled pickup is parked in ditch along I-90/MP 10.5 (west of NW Blvd/CdA). 4:30 p.m. KCSDepartment property crimes report for Dec. 8-9 here. 4:16 p.m.…
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch talks to Wolf Blitzer of CNN re: release of interrogation report. Here's U.S. Sen. Jim Risch's statement on the release of the report re: CIA interrogation of war detainees: “It is unconscionable that the Committee and the White House would support…
Jeff Jensen, of Federal Way, Wash., has been searching for a job managing a small airport. So when he saw an advertisement for a manager position at the Coeur d'Alene Airport he thought he had found the perfect fit for himself. He pictured all the…
Idaho real estate attorney Peter Smith, left, and his wife, nurse Anna J. Smith, pose for a photo outside the federal appeals court building Monday in downtown Seattle. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Monday in Anna Smith’s…
From Lewiston Tribune Dec. 1: Hoping to collect an ever-elusive second win that has dodged Idaho coaches for three consecutive seasons, Paul Petrino walked out of Appalachian State's Kidd-Brewer Stadium early Saturday evening with nothing but a measly participation prize. It was the same old,…
Workman, silhouetted against sky, lay blocks in the rain this morning. An addition to the Triple Play amusement park and bowling alley in Hayden is under construction. Emails photographer Duane Rasmussen: "I liked the patterns created by the scaffolding. You can see their work from…
Spokesman Keith Erickson for the city of Coeur d'Alene has sent Huckleberries to artist renderings of the possible new look for the Mullan Avenue/Memorial Field area under preliminary "Four Corners" project plans. This is what the area might look like, if Mullan Avenue is kept…
Spokesman Keith Erickson for the city of Coeur d'Alene has sent Huckleberries to artist renderings of the possible new look for the Mullan Avenue/Memorial Field area under preliminary "Four Corners" project plans. This is what the area might look like, with Mullan Avenue closed --…
Good old boy politics has a certain stink, and Idaho reeks to high heavens. Lawmakers must toss aside decades of neglect, do their jobs and grab the deodorant stat. Over the past few months, sweetheart deals surfaced that were orchestrated by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s…
Collette Royer, of Cambridge, Mass., left, sits on the edge of Walden Pond, in Concord, Mass., with her parents Harvey, center, and Floyce Royer, right, both of Fallbrook, Calif. The simple, serene place that inspired Henry David Thoreau's work the most is going solar. Officials…
He missed a couple at the end but that means not a lot, my friend -- I'll gladly wager eight to one he'll save some wins before he's done.
KT (RE: Mag: Cop cameras work in Post Falls): Credit for Post Falls' vision in this goes to the late Cliff Hayes, who as chief embraced innovation. His #2 in 2007 was former Captain, now Chief Scot Haug. What both Hayes and Haug knew was…
Former Ferris High school science teacher, survival instructor, naturalist and artist Hazen Audel is spotlighting the skills of indigenous people in remote niches of the world for the National Geographic Channel TV series, Survive the Tribe. My Sunday Outdoors story describes how Audel’s childhood fascination…
Seems when directors age, they turn curiously religious. That would explain why Darren Aronofsky (45) made “Noah” and why Ridley Scott (77) has made his version of “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” which is the only major mainstream opening this coming weekend. Then again, things in…
11:40 a.m. Possible animal abuse reported on Hillview Drive/Hayden. 11:39 a.m. Female driver has suffered leg injury in 2-vehicle crash @ H95/Dalton Avenue. 11:29 a.m. Local women's shelters being contacted for 21YO abuse victim from Post Falls. 11:08 a.m. 2 dogs are running loose in…
In this Sept. 5 file photo, Principal Randy Thompson of Idlewild Elementary School pours a bucket of ice water over Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson as part of the "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" in Memphis, Tenn. The Ice Bucket Challenge placed fifth on Facebook's…
When Sharon Foster retires in January, she plans on travelling and has no plans to stay involved with state government. That's allowing her to say what she wants about her term as Liquor Control Board Chair. On the privatization of liquor sales, Foster said, "I…
And now a word from Joe Butler of the SR marketing department: "Hi Huckleberries readers! We welcome any assistance from you for a project we’re beginning to plan next year that will offer a closer look at the flavor of some of the more interesting…
In The Atlantic, reporter Robinson Miller turned to Post Falls, Idaho, to tell readers how well police body cameras can work:
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.
