Techmeister Dan continues to work away at the various tweaks that are needed to make the new blog system fully operational. On Tuesday, I learned a few tricks of the new blog, including how to post the daily poll. Overall, I'm still pleased by the...
A woman holds up her hands bearing the words "Not afraid" in French during a gathering in solidarity of the victims of a terror attack against French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris today. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of a weekly newspaper that…
Just bought gas for $1.85/gallon! I guess the dream of the nineties is alive in Coeur d'Alene -- Facebook Friend. Question: Anyone purchase gas for less than $1.85/gallon recently?
Wednesday afternoon's Scanner Traffic (18 items + AM Scanner Traffic link, so far) ...
Today's Cutline Contest features Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco introducing their twin babies to the world.
... Techmeister Dan has now installed a time stamp on Page 1 posts, so you can keep track of them (and help your friends locate certain ones). Duane Rasmussen and Councilman Woody McEvers had called or emailed to request the change in the new format....
One of the suspects in the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has been killed and the two others are in custody, two senior U.S. counterterrorism officials told NBC News on Wednesday. Authorities earlier had identified the three men as Said Kouachi and Cherif Kouachi,...
Corrections Board chairwoman to retire/Eye on Boise Man charged after leaving toddler son in car/Rachel Alexander, SR Walgreen's robbery suspect accused of 3 more heists/Jonathan Brunt, SR
In her Main Street column today, Kerri Thoreson explains why blue LED "candlesticks" are topping 50+ new light posts on Spokane Street in Post Falls. According to Tom Lien of the Post Falls URA, the new light posts are simply decorative, although they do coincide…
Another nugget from Tuesday PFPD Day/Swing Shift, via Facebook RE: "Domestic dispute/warrant arrest involving a mother/daughter on Laurelbrook Loop." Report: "Prior to arriving on scene the mother advised that her 15 year old daughter fled the area on foot when she called the police. It...
Kenan Adams-Kinard, 17, changed his plea to guilty today in the 2013 murder of World War II veteran Delbert “Shorty” Belton. As part of the plea deal, two other charges against Adams-Kinard will be dropped. The joint sentencing recommendation is for 20 years in prison,...
Tim Lafser of Post Falls won the $50 Davenport Hotel gift card in the weekly SR News Quiz. This week's quiz features questions about area gas prices, special winter celebrations and other news of note? You can win a Davenport gift card, too -- and...
We now have opening dates for two of the new local breweries on the horizon. Daft Badger in midtown Coeur d’Alene today announced it will launch on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. Darrell Dlouhy, a painting contractor, has remodeled his former business operation for…
Blue lights have been placed in the window of the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department’s Administration building at 320 Foster Ave., to honor law enforcement. The gesture is part of the Project Blue Light national campaign. The lights were installed last week will remain in place...
A cartoon style drawing hangs outside France's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, today that reads in Spanish "The pencil is the most peaceful weapon, don't mess with humor" in solidarity with those killed in an attack at the Paris offices of the weekly newspaper Charlie…
Dr. Jack Caravelli, a senior career federal official who has been involved in critical national security issues at the highest levels, will speak regarding threats to our nation at the Coeur d’Alene Resort on Friday, Jan. 16 and Saturday, Jan. 17. Caravelli will provide a...
A Maryland councilman attracted way more attention than he wanted when he threatened to sue a newspaper for printing his name. Kirby Delauter might want to reconsider his strategy, now that he's a national laughingstock.
The husband of a woman fatally shot by Sandpoint police has filed a $2 million claim against the city and a hospital. The Bonner County Daily Bee reported today that Shane Bruce Riley filed the claim Friday in 1st District Court. Jeanetta Marie Riley, 35,…
Superintendent Matt Handelman of the Coeur d'Alene School District circulate an email to district teachers and staff this morning, further explaining the $1.8M Winton School remodel shortfall. Click on the link below to see the email.
51YO female didn't pass go & didn't collect $200 after an alert DMW worker spotted a warrant for her arrest this morning. 9 other Scanner Traffic items so far this morning.
The new bird feeder at Marianne Love's Lovestead in Bonner County is attracting blue jays & stellar jays. Yesterday, the birds were hanging out in the poplar trees. You can see more photos and read Marianne's latest post on her Slight Detoure blog here.
From Post Falls PD Day & Swing Shift report via Facebook re: juvenile problem on 3rd Ave: "Mother called police because her 13 year old son would not stop playing his Playstation 3 after being asked several times to turn it off. The mother asked...
In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press, Stephen D. Bruno, of Coeur d'Alene, discusses the bizarre shooting at Hayden Walmart that killed a young mother: "The characterization of the circumstances surrounding this incident as “responsible gun ownership” is an unfortunate addition to the tragedy....
Tuesday Poll: By a solid margin, Hucks Nation says the $15M/yr, 2-year Coeur d'Alene School District supplemental levy will pass this spring. 38 of 60 respondents. or 63.33%, (poll was posted in midafternoon, depressing numbers somewhat) believe the levy will pass, despite the $1.7M Winton…
A pedestrian climbs over the three-foot snow berms in the turning lanes of Sherman Avenue in downtown Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Coeur d'Alene Press Idaho tribes seek end to 'instant racing' betting machines/Betsy Russell, SR Plea expected today in WWII...
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.
