The Spokane Fire Department performs a technical rescue of a woman whose car she was driving left the roadway on the west end of the Sunset Bridge, Monday. Police said the woman failed to yield or merge while coming down the Sunset Hill, Monday. Her car ended up under the bridge.
Upon learning of the "active gunman" on Real Life property Sunday morning, a couple turned to me in church and asked: "Is this normal for here?" They had just moved from Alaska. They were referring to the recent road rage murder, drownings of a mother and her two young sons, and the Post Falls situation.
David E. Hutto admitted to investigators he was present when William “Bo” Kirk was killed on Oct. 22, according to court testimony unsealed Monday. After his arrest Oct. 28 on a murder charge, the 44YO Hutto told a Kootenai County detective and an FBI agent that an acquaintance of his known by the nickname Cowboy was not involved in Kirk's death.
The Cutline Contest today features Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump admiring a mask of himself. Weekend Winner: Stitch.
Alex Owens, 8, tossed his head as he pounded out a syncopated rhythm on a drum at Willow Song Music Therapy Center in Otis Orchards on a recent evening. There’s joy in his movements. He paused, leaned in and waited for music therapist Carla Carnegie to repeat the rhythm on her own drum.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (15 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 14 more items) ...
The daily roundup of links from the HucksOnline blogosphere includes a trip to a farm, where sheep, dogs & horses abound. Also: Clothespins/Bay Views, Records fall in WSU victory/SportsLink, What Idaho should watch for/Randy Stapilus, Ship of fools docks tomorrow night/Simple Mind, Friday's openings: Holidays are approaching/7 Blog ...
OK, I know as much about Popeye's as I did about Cracker Barrel before it moved to town. Nils Rosdahl/Business Bits reports that Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen is coming to Post Falls. I suspect that means Cajun and gumbo. But I've never tried the fare -- or encountered a Popeye's restaurant. Anyone out there who can say more about chain?
Seems road rage is the motive for another insane killing in Idaho. 2 Boiseans got into a traffic dispute in Boise Sunday night. One started punching the other through an open window. The man in the car shot his assailant in the shoulder -- and then trailed him and shot him three more times. Be careful. There are crazy people out there.
Carrie Phillips, Kootenai County elections manager, told The Press that as of Friday, her office had received 11,530 filled-out absentee ballots. Early voting at the county elections office, which was open from Oct. 17 through Nov. 4, saw a total of 8,534 eligible voters participate. The Coeur d'Alene Press provides a primer for Tuesday ...
Kootenai County Elections Manager Carrie Phillips scans test ballots Monday to verify the operation of the county's two high-speed scanner and tabulator machines at the elections office. County Clerk Jim Brannon, right, and Bob Bingham, a candidate for county commissioner representing District 3, observe the...
If (choose either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton) wins, I plan to ...
Did you start your day by building a fire in a wood stove? If so, you’re in good company in the Spokane/Spokane Valley metro area. Nearly 7% of the households in the region of 548,000 people use wood as their primary heating source, according to U.S. census figures. Meanwhile, 8% of Kootenai County use wood heat ...
In his Idaho Politics Weekly column, Chuck Malloy comments that Wayne Hoffman of the Idaho Freedom Foundation might be right re: his controversial Freedom Index. Idaho lawmakers might not be as conservative as everyone thinks. Ratings by the American Conservative Union underscore the IFF ones, Malloy reports.
Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, died early Monday. She was 78.
AM Scanner Traffic (14 items & counting) includes report that transients are setting up camp along Spokane River on Jacklin Seed Co. property ...
How about a prediction thread today? asks Eman. Huckleberries is game. In 50 words or less, you tell the rest of Hucks Nation how you expect the election to turn out. Eman predicts: "It will remain close until about midnight Topeka time (CST) after which Clinton will pull away and win."
This presidential election is unusually stressful for both Democrats and Republicans, according to a survey published by the American Psychological Association. Eli Francovich/SR talks to local people about the election, including Kurt Wilson of Survival Enterprises in Coeur d'Alene. How stressed are you?
In a weekend editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments that no other state has cut its public school budget more than Idaho during the Great Recession.
Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt today announced that he’s endorsing Robyn Brody for the Idaho Supreme Court. Meanwhile, House Speaker Scott Bedke announced recently that he’s endorsing rival Curt McKenzie. Bedke endorsed Clive Strong in the four-way primary for the open court seat last spring.
AM Headlines: Idaho Records/Press, KCSO log (Nov 3-4)/Press, Popeye's coming to Post Falls/Press, Football: UW, WSU find fates interwoven/SR, Kootenai Health works through upgrades/Press, ISP trooper struck while escorting national tree/AP, Grip on Sports: What will we see tonight w/Seahawks?/SR + more ...
In the weekend poll, Hucks Nation overwhelmingly backed Democrat Kate McAlister to radical Tea Party Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, in the race for the House District 1A seat. Today's Poll: Are you more anxious than normal re: the outcome of this presidential election?
With the resurgence of college football on the Palouse, Arpie wants Huckleberries to provide more coverage of the University of Idaho and WSU football teams. Usually, I follow the two football teams on my own, hoping for wins but not surprised when they lose. This year is different. Do you want more WSU/UI coverage on Huckleberries?
As Kootenai County investigators await autopsy results and try to piece together how a 25-year-old woman and her two little boys ended up in a car submerged in Fernan Lake, her brother described her Friday as a “loving, caring person and a wonderful mother.”
Kootenai County public defenders will continue to represent the man accused of murdering Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore despite attempts from prosecutors to have the Public Defender’s Office disqualified. Jonathan Renfro, a 26YO Rathdrum resident, is accused of killing Officer Moore on May 5, 2015, in a CdA neighborhood.
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.
