Jo Myers of St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapel is leading an effort to restore the 1901 altar painting at the church in Rathdrum. She talks about the process at the church Monday. From her Sunday morning seat in the choir loft, Jo Myers watched a cherished…
BOISE — The grocery chain Albertsons plans to close several stores in the Northwest, but not in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area. The Albany Democrat-Herald in Oregon reports that seven of 111 shops will be shuttered, including stores in Oregon, Washington, and western Idaho. Albertsons spokesman…
Thor waits for snacks during a recent Seahawk game. NEW YORK -- Anyone who’s ever owned a cat has probably wondered if their pet thinks of them as another cat. It turns out they do, albeit a clumsy, overgrown oaf of a cat, according to…
I'm always looking for ways to kickstart my exercise routine in January, so I signed up for a weekly water Zumba class. It takes the fun and challenge of Zumba and adds the weight resistance of water. Last night was the first class. Guess what?…
OLYMPIA — State to Boeing: How about Spokane for your new plane? Low labor costs and short commute times mean aerospace giant should consider building its newest jetliner on the West Plains if it decides against a Puget Sound location, the state said in its…
A drug suspect allegedly found with methamphetamine in his pants pocket Tuesday night told Spokane County sheriff’s deputies he did not know how the drugs got into his pocket and that, in fact, he had borrowed the pants from a guy named “Mike.” Jaime P.…
A West Central Neighborhood leader says his life won’t be altered much by his recent one-in-a-million lottery win that will give him $1,000 a week for the rest of his life. Kelly Cruz, 53, bought the $5 ticket on New Year’s Eve at Safeway on…
Nicholas Jefferson was eight years old when he first walked through the doors of the Al Davies Boys and Girls Club, home of the Tacoma Boxing Club, just as Olympic and world champions – Leo Randolph, Sugar Ray Seales and Johnny Bumphus, to drop a…
The beginning of the year can be a time of renewal, a time to realign ourselves with our own intentions of health and wholeness. Throughout the year, especially during the holidays, it’s easy to get sidetracked. We forget the promises we made to ourselves. But,…
People who regularly visit a place of worship are less likely to get involved in low level crime and delinquency, according to new research. A survey from Manchester University found a direct correlation between higher visits to religious places and lower crime figures, especially in…
Idaho is among 10 states that have failed to adopt publicly funded preschools, and Washington’s progress was slowed by the recession. But advocates are hoping to tap healthier budgets as legislatures in both states convene. Idaho Rep. Hy Kloc, D-Boise, is pushing a bill to…
Legislators shouldn’t be able to also hold any other elected positions, Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, said today, offering legislation to make that Idaho law. The House State Affairs Committee voted to introduce the bill, but several members said they saw problems with such a blanket…
Coeur d’Alene Police Officer Spencer Mortensen ordered Eric Byron Johnston eight times to drop two knives before fatally shooting him in a small apartment near downtown last summer, the officer’s body camera recording shows. Police released the video footage today. The prosecuting attorney in neighboring…
File photo According to a report from Variety, cable companies have been secretly charging customers for switching to less expensive cable packages when what they should be doing is offering more discounts to the customers that chose to stick with them. Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC)…
A Post Falls man died Tuesday when he fell while measuring for rain gutters on the roof of an apartment building that was under construction. Larry G. Jones, 67, was working in Coeur d’Alene as a sub-contractor for Copper Basin Construction. Coeur d’Alene police officers…
SEATTLE – Decades after American Indians were arrested for exercising treaty-protected fishing rights during a nationally watched confrontation with authorities, a proposal in the state Legislature would give those who were jailed a chance to clear their convictions from the record. Tribal members and others…
Idaho's new Common Core Education Standards are in place. But for how long? Before that question is answered at the Statehouse, lawmakers want to make sure they have the right information. The problem facing the Idaho legislature in just one week will be Idaho Core…
Last night on Facebook, Dustin Hurst came up with an idea, I consider sheer genius: Multi-billion dollar business idea: Set up new Pinterest-like program in which women pin projects that their husbands can't or won't do. Then, contractors pay a small fee for access to…
WASHINGTON – The White House on Tuesday condemned as “offensive” the reported comment of Israel’s defense minister that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s campaign for Mideast peace grows from his “messianism.” In an incident that may deepen strains between the two governments, Defense Minister…
BOISE – When Idaho eliminated non-emergency adult dental coverage under its Medicaid program in 2011, it hoped to save money, but it didn’t. Instead, emergency room costs ballooned, with dental-related emergency room services more than doubling from $30,000 a month in 2011 to $65,000 a…
BOISE - Boise attorney Nels Mitchell launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate against Idaho Sen. Jim Risch on Tuesday, calling Risch an “out of touch” career politician and pledging if elected to serve just one six-year term. “Six years is a long time,” Mitchell…
COEUR d'ALENE - In a confusing twist, the Fort Grounds Homeowners Association lost its bid to secure a special-use overlay zone to make multi-family housing more difficult to build in the historic neighborhood. Instead they realized halfway through the meeting that the request would have…
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.
