The director of Idaho's horse racing regulatory agency has retired two days after the Idaho Statesman reported that he'd also been working as a consultant for a Wyoming company that operates live, simulcast and instant horse racing. But no one will say whether apparent conflict behind move.
Christie Wood comments: I just want to express here how proud I am of our fellow citizens who stood up for and promoted human rights and equality for all. The sadness and cruelty has to be overwhelming. Please keep the faith and remember many Idahoans walk with you in your quest for equality.
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune jeers ... Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates. "Last week, he all but told President Barack Obama to go home during the presidential visit to Boise. Now he's followed it…
Eric Barker of the Lewiston Tribune goes in search of the elusive Seahawk: With all the Super Bowl hype of late, plus the regional enthusiasm for Seattle's football team, perhaps you've wondered, "What exactly is a seahawk?" There is no easy answer other than there is no bird that goes by that name.
Mitt Romney said Friday that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016. Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, shared his decision on a conference call with a small group of advisers. In a second call to a larger group of supporters,…
Bridges to better tomorrows are best built by community colleges. Particularly in Idaho -- land of low wages and, not coincidentally, one of the nation's worst rates of high school graduates going on to improve themselves through education and training - community colleges are key…
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered GU's home game against Portland. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
Sisyphus nailed the panel vote on the head when he predicted a party-line split in the House State Affairs Committee re: the "Add the Words" legislation. Opinion Editor Jon Alexander of the Twin Falls Times News was one vote off. In Red Zone Idaho, it...
Skaters leave the podium with flower model passing by during victory ceremony for ice dance at the European Figure Skating championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
The amended substitute motion, to send HB 2 to the full House with no recommendation, has failed on a straight party-line vote, with the committee’s four Democrats voting in favor, and the 13 Republicans against. As the committee moved on to the substitute motion –...
The murder trial of a Coeur d’Alene 15-year-old accused of killing his father and brother has been rescheduled for this summer to give his defense team more time to prepare. Also, the judge in the case suggested the Kootenai County prosecutor and the public defender...
Since the first photo I tried today didn't get much action, let's try again. Here's singer Katy Perry chasing after her dog Butters at a halftime news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Thursday in Phoenix. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
PM Scanner Traffic (27 items + AM Scanner Traffic link): 20ish female & infant hurt when silver SUV crashes through front door of Post Falls Dollar Store. EMTs on scene. Earlier this PM, male working in Ground Force tank was overcome by fumes & passed out.
Rocky Bridges, a journeyman infielder with several Major League Baseball teams who moved to Coeur d'Alene after his playing and coaching career was over, has died at age 87. Sports scribe Greg Lee reports on the life and death of this king of the one-liners.
Kootenai County commissioners have scheduled a public meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, to further discuss the possibility of rehiring former airport manager Greg Delavan. The board met in executive session to discuss the matter this morning. No decision was made today. Chairman David...
A second new specialty license plate has been proposed this session, this one an “America the Beautiful” plate that would raise funds for charitable efforts by a charity affiliated with Support Our Troops, a group that supports military families. The Senate Transportation Committee agreed to…
EWU star QB Vernon Davis is making big news by visiting the University of Oregon, which has offered him a scholarship to call signals next year. Vince Grippi/A Grip on Sports observes that recruiting is never done in college football + links to 8 other blog posts in the HucksOnline blogosphere.
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo today joined a bipartisan majority of their Senate colleagues to support the long-delayed Keystone XL Pipeline project. “The Keystone Pipeline will create thousands of jobs and invest billions of dollars in the economy,” said Risch. “I have fought…
Chairwoman Cindy Gross of Add the Words issued this statement after the House State Affairs Committee voted 13-4 along party lines to reject legislation that would extend human rights protections to gays: "Emotions are high after hearing three days of powerful testimony from hardworking Idahoans...
I went solo today during the noon walk because Greg Lee was working on a story re: the death of former Major League infielder Rocky Bridges, who retired to Coeur d'Alene after playing for a handful of teams during his 11-year career and later managing...
I'm seriously considering watching Super Bowl XLIX at home with Mrs. O. Just the two of us. I want to watch the game -- and am curious about the commercials. She wants to watch only the commercials. We wouldn't have any of the distractions that...
The K-12 budget Sherri Ybarra sketched out Thursday won’t be the budget that comes out of the 2015 Legislature. Rep. Maxine Bell, the co-chair of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, said as much, after the new state schools superintendent completed her first appearance before the Legislature’s…
High Country News spotlights Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's decision to allow the Department of Energy to bring more nuclear waste into the Gem State. In the article, former governor Butch Otter predicts Otter's legacy will be the creation of another Yucca Mountain in the state.
Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch exits an interview for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Thursday in Phoenix. The Seahawks play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt York) Marshawn Lynch broke his media silence today by lecturing reporters: "I don't...
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