Parting Shot
The Parting Shot today features a photo from hazy Priest Lake by Pecky Cox of the Priest Lake Facebook page.
THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 2017
PM Scanner Traffic -- 8.3.17
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (8 items & counting) includes crash at I-90/Pleasant View caused by tire flying off vehicle that result in pickup pulling trailer to check knife. Blocking.
Trump: White House 'real dump' 30
A golf journalist is standing by his report that President Trump called the White House a "dump" despite Trump's claim that it's "totally untrue." Alan Shipnuck told Golf Magazine that eight or nine people heard Trump call the White House a dump. The Hill reports ...
Cutline Contest -- time2vote 7
The Cutline Contest today features a man jumping on an air mattress to slide in the mud at the Wacken Open Air Heavy Metal festival in Wacken, Germany. Wednesday Winner: SLFisher.
Church discount angers atheists 39
On her Facebook wall, Huckleberry Friend Jamie Sedlmayer reports that area atheists are angry at the discount to church goers offered by Spokane Taco Times: "Not sure of the legality of it but the group is sure that this type of discount violates federal law. Therefore the group is hell bent on bringing it to a stop." Thoughts?
Logging truck hits, kills jogger
Officials say a jogger, who has not yet been identified, died as a result of being hit by a logging truck Thursday morning near Priest River. The collision happened on Dufort Road and the truck overturned afterward. Adam Mayer/KHQ reports.
Wild Card/Thursday -- 8.3.17 8
I need to run to the Death Star (downtown Spokane office) from noon until about 2:30-3 today. I'll be post again when I return. So hang in there. Here's your Thursday Wild Card ...
City Beach tops KHQ readers' list 5
Nicole Mischke/KHQ asked readers to choose their favorite beach in the region -- and it should come as no surprise that Coeur d'Alene's City Beach topped the list. In fact, readers named 3 North Idaho beaches among the Top 5 of 17 listed on the KHQ Facebook page. Q: Which regional beach is your favorite? Why?
Poll: Leave immigrant level alone
In the Wednesday poll, a majority of Hucks Nation opposed plans by President Trump and some U.S. senators to dramatically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country. Today's Poll: If the 2018 race for Idaho lieutenant governor was held today, who would you support?
AM Scanner Traffic -- 8.3.17 11
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (20 items & counting) includes report that 20-foot boat, with people aboard, is sinking on Lake Coeur d'Alene, off Higgens Point. Also, logging truck rolled ejecting driver into Pend Oreille River, near Priest Lake. Driver OK. But jogger may be involved.
AM Headlines -- 8.3.17 1
AM Headlines begin with story & Kathy Plonka/SR photos of the United Steel Workers strike near Hecla's HQ in CdA. Also: Public Records (Aug. 3)/Press, Injured deer euthanized/Press, Judge picks rehab for heroin dealer/Press, Region deals with hazy, lazy August days/Press, Judge picks rehab for heroin dealer/Press Region deals with hazy days ...
West Nile virus case in North Idaho 4
A Kootenai County resident has contracted West Nile virus from a bite from a local mosquito – the first such case ever reported in North Idaho. Panhandle Health District reports that the resident tested positive for the virus and was hospitalized, but is now recovering. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports. Q: Does this report worry you?
City fixing NW Blvd cloverleaf area 3
"Some crucial road maintenance near the Northwest Boulevard-Interstate 90 interchange this morning!" reports Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor. "Over the next week or so our amazing Streets & Engineering Department crew will be laying asphalt to patch areas outside of the 'clover' of this interchange area."
Letter: Local GOP CC unwelcoming 7
In a letter to the editor, Deborah Rose agrees with Christa Hazel that the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee and its leadership are unwelcoming to those who disagree, even if only a little. Rose's comment attracted an online response by Angela Ippolito-Cross in defense of the local Central Committee.
Cougar sighting at Priest Lake 1
Kim Heinrich of Huckleberry Bay/Priest Lake photographed this "kitty" outside her cabin Tuesday. You can also see a video by Kim of the cougar moving around. Pecky Cox posted 3 photos and video of cougar on Priest Lake Facebook page.
Heat wave won't end soon 4
The region's heatwave may top out just shy of the triple-digit temperatures that forecasters were calling for earlier this week. Coeur d’Alene may see 94 degrees on Thursday and Friday and then low 90s on Saturday and Sunday. Mike Prager/SR reports ...
3 ways to have fun for 3 days
This weekend up to 60,000 people are expected to flock to downtown Coeur d’Alene to experience fun, shopping, food, music and art at three of the area’s most anticipated annual events. Starting Friday and running through Sunday are the Downtown Street Fair, Taste of Coeur...
Front Porch: Growing weary of the Great Zucchini
When an experiment in vertical zucchini failed in 2016, blog super sub Cindy Hval demanded a bumper crop of the vegetable. Her hubby, Derek, obliged. Now, Cindy has so many zucchini that she's giving them away as a hostess gifts. Q: How do your zucchinis grow.
Huckleberries: Those aren't Idaho rednecks, they're French Canadians 3
Huckleberries Thursday launches with a tale from Kellogg of a couple who pulled up to the police station, grabbed their lawn chairs, and sat down in front of the door. The Hired Hands inside were concerned. So a Kellogg PD Blue went to investigate.
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.