Jeremy Abbott secured a place on the U.S. Olympic figure skating team on Sunday. BOSTON – Jeremy Abbott won his fourth U.S. figure skating title and locked up his second Olympic berth. Teenager Jason Brown was second Sunday and also was named to the team.…
We are surrounded by sound. From coworker chit-chat to the sounds of traffic outside to that tinny trace of music coming from a co-commuter's earbuds, we often don't consider the noise that makes up our daily environments. But the truth is that the distant jackhammers,…
I admit it. I watched way too much football this weekend. But it was an awful lot of fun! Especially after the Seahawks shut down the Saints. I guess there are people who really don't like to watch football, but they don't live in my…
Matthew Inman, creator of the insanely popular Web comic, "The Oatmeal," as well as several New York Times bestsellers, is practically a North Idaho native - if you're willing to discount the first seven years of his life that he spent in Southern California. This…
“The deck has been stacked against me from day one,” Alex Rodriguez said. NEW YORK – Major League Baseball’s key witness in its case against Alex Rodriguez said he designed and administered an elaborate doping program for the 14-time All-Star starting in 2010. Anthony Bosch,…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise lawyer plans to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Jim Risch. Nels Mitchell aims to announce his run Tuesday at Boise's historic train depot. Mitchell grew up in Idaho's capital, but spent…
There's a new acronym out there and its usage is growing daily in popularity. "No pie for me, thank you." "You must be GF." "How'd you guess?" GF, to the uninitiated, stands for Gluten Free. And nowadays you may see those words everywhere from supermarket…
This just in from Public Information Consultant Keith Erickson: Motorists can now drive uninterrupted between Second and Seventh streets in downtown Coeur d’Alene with the recent opening of Front Avenue adjacent to the $20 million McEuen Park makeover. “Progress continues on this historic project and…
At peace talks in Paris today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with a pair of hefty Idaho potatoes, prompting an oddly festive moment of diplomacy during otherwise grim talks. Kerry quickly sought to disavow any deep diplomatic meaning…
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two people — one fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater. Pasco County Sheriff’s spokesman Doug Tobin said two couples had been watching “Lone…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Arizona's bid to put in place its ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The justices on Monday declined to reconsider a lower court ruling that the law violates a woman's constitutionally protected right to…
Who says Idaho lacks culture? Boise will host the Internet Cat Video Festival on Friday. What the —? When I first heard about the Internet Cat Video Festival rubbing on Boise’s leg, my initial reaction involved three-letter slang from the same online cultural universe, and…
Russ Nobbs and his wife enjoyed some of their most memorable dinner dates thanks to a local senior discount. Sometimes they dined on baked salmon or opted for a nice pork loin. There were always candles and a table cloth, transforming the unconventional and ambiance-lacking…
There are probably worse smells than microwave popcorn, but that's near the top of my list. Unfortunately, my youngest son loves the stuff. What tops your "things that stink" list?
Mayor Condon will declare Monday as Sergeant Jacob M. Hess Day in honor of the fallen Marine who attended North Central High School. Full proclamation: “WHEREAS, the City of Spokane seeks to honor all veterans who serve to protect the freedoms we enjoy as citizens…
Idaho H&W chief Dick Armstrong this morning highlighted three “important state initiatives” that are coming in the next year: Behavioral health community crisis centers for those with mental health or substance abuse disorders. A child welfare pilot project to reduce foster care entries. Idaho has…
Amy Poehler made out with Bono, Tina Fey mocked George Clooney’s taste in women and Matt Damon emerged, bizarrely, as the night’s theme. But at the end of a madcap Golden Globes the major honors soberly ended up with the favorites. David O. Russell’s con-artist…
In her latest newsletter Mary Souza writes: You might remember that on Dec. 6, 2013, the CdA Press ran an article announcing that Jack Riggs is buying the Coeur Building on Front street, right across from McEuen Park. It is right next to the parking…
Six thousand people in 2,500 Idaho households were told they qualify for Medicaid when they went through Idaho’s health insurance exchange to attempt to buy insurance and access possible federal subsidies. But Idaho Health & Welfare Director Dick Armstrong said those eligibility determinations, which were…
COEUR d'ALENE - They call it the "Four Corners" project, but over the past 12 years it has been a planning effort that has grown far beyond the original footprint. The Four Corners area started as an effort to plan for the redevelopment of the…
The Satanic church that applied for a permit to erect a monument to Satan next to the Ten Commandments monument at the Oklahoma state-capitol building has unveiled its proposed design. The 7-ft.-tall (2.1 m) sculpture would feature Satan depicted in the form of Baphomet, a…
I couldn’t help but experience a phantom twinge when I heard that Dr. Robert West was including me in a book he’s writing about his many years as a deputy coroner and the coroner for Kootenai County. Dr. West did give me a vasectomy, after…
Dennis Bondarenko, left, checks out skis with his brother Alex at the Goodwill store on Third Avenue. The young woman at the end of the Goodwill aisle wriggled into a slinky, black cocktail dress but found it to be too small. “Sometimes I’m in a…
SEATTLE – Rain fell. Wind blew. And the Saints came marching in, hoping for a little revenge and a spot in the NFC championship game. When it finally ended, though, it was the Seahawks who were marching on to within a game of the Super…
COEUR d'ALENE - More than 2,000 people in the downtown Coeur d'Alene area experienced power outages for a bit more than an hour Saturday afternoon when windy conditions caused trees to blow into power lines. Avista Utilities spokesperson Laurine Jue said an interrupted "feeder," a…
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.
