A Syrian Kurd holds his hand on to the barbed wire fence that marks the Turkey-Syria border on the outskirts of Kobani, seen from the Turkish side of the border outside the village of Yumurtalik. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas,…
When I heard that a 65YO male w/severe back pain needed medical attention this AM, I thought to myself: "I hope the Old Guy is OK." Then, I realized that I'm officially an Old Guy, too. For my birthday yesterday, good friends bought me one…
A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserted no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees. Debunking a series of…
Top Comment -- ForineD (RE: St. Vinny's Soupfest attracts nearly 1000): My fellow-soup-cooker Doug and I were the first ones to set up and had our Moroccan lentil soup hot and ready to go when the tasters started poring through the doors. What a great…
5:36 p.m. Vehicle reportedly hit a deer @ H53/MP 1, near Hauser; injured deer can't be found. 5:32 p.m. Despondent male on East Sherman/CdA told father he wants to die. 5:28 p.m. Female in dark clothing walking w/b along I-90, b/n Seltice Way & H41,…
In this July 15, 1998, SR file photo: Yantan Gonpo, left, a Buddist priest from Spokane, Gretchen Albrecht-Hellar, center, and Skip Kuck with the Kootenai County Human Rights Task Force displayed the banners they were going to use to protest an Aryan Nations march in…
The death of a 36-year-old miner at the Sunshine Mine in June was caused by the management’s failure to establish safe work procedures, a federal accident investigation concluded. Nick Rounds was killed when he and another miner were working on shaft repairs in the underground…
For the Idaho Vandal fan who has almost everything, @UIdaho tweets that these "ugly" holiday sweatshirts are available at the college book store.
... That Wendell Wardell is out as chief operating officer of the Coeur d'Alene School District -- as of yesterday. No explanation given so far. Stay tuned.
At the On Tap blog, Rick Bonini reports: "Flannel is more than a fashion statement this time of year. But whatever your reason for sporting the style, it can get you a good deal this weekend at The Lantern Tap House. During the third annual…
In these old family photos, Ellen Travolta, standing in both photos, is shown with her Travolta siblings, including youngest brother, John, who is seen sitting on Margaret's lap (above left) and at the far left (right photo)
Marianne Love/Slight Detour posted two photos that were taken last Saturday just west of the Pack River General Store. Writes she: "One week of frigid temperatures has pretty much shut down any dreams or desires of floating down the river until next spring. " More…
At CNN Tech, Doug Gross reports: Online comments are on the way out. Influential tech blog Re/code announced Thursday that it has shut off the comment forums on its story pages. Instead, the website is steering commenters to social media. "We thought about this decision…
An Indian taco from the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel's Red Tail Bar. (Inlander photo: Young Kwak)
A mumps outbreak at the University of Idaho has prompted the state Department of Health & Welfare to advise students to use their winter breaks to make sure they're caught up on vaccinations, including the MMR vaccine, which is for measles, mumps and rubella. More…
House Speaker John Boehner said Friday he has sued the Obama Administration in federal court over its decisions to make changes to the President's health care law, which congressional Republicans argue were unconstitutional. The move was expected for months -- the GOP-controlled House of Representatives…
In the draft minutes from the City Council meeting Tuesday, City Clerk Renata McLeod reports: "Gregg Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, wanted to bring awareness to the City Council regarding the mid-town proposed housing development by the Housing Company and LCDC. He stated that the development should…
It was a souper success. Nearly 1,000 people trudged across a snow-covered parking lot at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds to attend St. Vincent de Paul's fifth annual Souport the End of Homelessness fundraiser. "When I heard they were doing it in the Jacklin Building, I…
Cindy Wooden, a Sandpoint High graduate and senior Vatican correspondent, is seen talking with Pope Francis aboard the Papal jet recently. Cindy has written a book about the pontiff, titled: "Pope Francis: A Guide to God's Time." (Photo by Paul Haring from Cindy Wooden's Facebook…
From Swing Shift of Post Falls Police Department: "A domestic battery report was taken for an incident that occurred one month ago. Complainant stated he waited one month to file the report because he thought things would work out with the other half."
“These are troubling times for America, when the President of the United States by executive decree seizes the Constitutional lawmaking power that belongs to the first branch of government. Regardless of the issue or who is president, every American should be deeply distressed by this…
A former Idaho state trooper pleaded guilty today to charges including petty theft and malicious injury to property in exchange for other criminal charges against him being dropped. Daniel Charles Howard, who resigned from the Idaho State Police on Nov. 14 after 19 years on…
11:15 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Nov. 20-21 here. 10:58 a.m. PFPD officer reports "wiped-out" chain-link fence @ Walnut/Poleline & wonders if crash report filed. 10:49 a.m. KCSDeputy is investigating report of child abuse in Hayden area. 10:42 a.m. Someone is having…
Laura Moreno, of Nampa, hugs her good friend Krista Busmante after watching President Obama's speech on immigration reform Thursday at the Hispanic Cultural Center in Nampa. "It's really big because families won't get separated," said Moreno. Moreno was nine years old when she came into…
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.
