Huckleberries Wednesday kicks off with a look at pastoral rural life in the Spirit Lake/Blanchard Valley area decades ago that was disturbed by a persistent woodpecker. The tale doesn't end well -- for the woodpecker.
The Parting Shot today features a Seattle woman test-driving a large tabletop fan at Seattle Home Depot in anticipation of a continued hot wave this week.
Mrs. O and Huckleberry have been enjoying their summer inspecting downtown Coeur d'Alene and the waterfront. Huckleberry has had enough training that she'll respond when you call her. And sit. And even roll over, if there's a treat being offered. But she's mischievous. She likes chewing up toilet paper, socks, gloves, etc.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (15 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 12 more items) includes 2 structure fires that are occurring now -- one along Sunnyside Road, east of Coeur d'Alene, and the other along Riverside Drive, west of Coeur d'Alene.
In today's Cutline Contest, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's body guards stand on duty as Pence addresses servicement participating in multinational military exercises outside Tbilisi, Georgia. Monday winner: gitrdun.
A black bear charged a man jogging along Priest Lake on Monday, inflicting minor injuries to his leg before running off, Idaho Fish and Game Department officials say. The incident follows a more serious attack on a woman hiking near the lake with her two unleashed dogs on July 4.
Downtown Coeur d'Alene can be unsafe at night if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Facebook Friend Christopher Tracy Baker of Coeur d'Alene is at the hospital now for following tests on his injuries. He tells what happens when a group of troublemakers tried to rob him on Lakeside Avenue, between 3rd-4th streets last night.
KREM 2 is reporting that fire along Riverside Drive is at the Settlers Creek wedding venue. One structure is destroyed and fire has jumped to two other buildings. It also has spread to nearby grass and brush, burning 20-30 acres.
Idaho has a new federal district judge, at long last; new Judge David Nye was sworn in this morning in a private ceremony in Pocatello, and is expected to immediately take on a full caseload. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise report ...
Faculty and staff at the University of Idaho began mourning one of their own Monday when it was announced Samantha Ramsay, an assistant professor of nutrition at the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences, died Sunday after being struck by lightning while climbing the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps.
The Boundary County Sheriff's Office sympathizes with residents who are unhappy with commercial huckleberry pickers in the woods. But they on't have the authority to stop them. That's the job of the U.S. Forest Service, says Mike Meier, county public information officer. But the county can enforce other laws like littering, threats, etc.
Coeur d'Alene police are looking for this guy in connection with vandalism at North Idaho College. From the CPD Facebook page: "On July 29th, 2017 between 3:00 - 6:00 AM, this person was caught on video trying to kick the door of Lee Kildow Hall causing extensive damage."
One year into an $11.25 million-a-year literacy initiative, Idaho reading scores are trending upward, reports Kevin Richert, Idaho Education News. More kindergarten through third-grade students are reading at grade level — and fewer students are lagging behind.
A newborn calf in Kerrville, Texas, resembles KISS rocker Gene Simmons so much that Simmons tweeted his admiration for the animal. The calf was named Genie. Q: Do you look like someone or something?
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (12 items & counting) includes cow that has wandered away from enclosure in Spirit Lake. City Hall isn't concerned unless cow wanders into roadway ...
In the Monday poll, a solid majority of Hucks Nation said it wouldn't knowingly eat a meal containing roadkill. 91 of 164 respondents (55.49%) took that position. Today's Poll: Would you allow your son to play high school football?
The Spokane Youth Sports Association set up shop more than 50 years ago with the tackle football as the very first sport offered. This year for the first time they will discontinue tackle football. Rob Harris/KREM 2 reports. (Q: Would you let your son play Junior Tackle or high school football?
Coeur d'Alene police say that an altercation between a group of white men and a young black man on a Coeur d'Alene beach wasn't racially motivated. The fight was caught on a pair of videos that were uploaded to Facebook and went viral, garnering more than 250,000 views as of last Friday.
Required 10-digit dialing for local calls starts Saturday in Idaho with the addition of a new area code. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission says the state’s current 208 area code will be joined by new area code 986. That means callers will have to dial the area code along with the seven-digit telephone number to make a local call.
AM Headlines: Researchers: Potheads don't stress much/SR, Kootenai County OKs tweak in officer pay/Press, UBEReats launches Spokane delivery service/SR, Lightning strike in Swiss Alps kills UI professor/AP, Woman becomes 1st to swim Flathead Lake & back/AP, Giving to panhandlers may do more harm than good/KXLY + more ...
A reader asks: "Can you inquire of your readers about their experience at the (Coeur d'Alene) Albertsons? I have shopped there for 24 years and am saddened to see it so decline. Yesterday the line was 12 deep with one checker and another one managing self checkout. This was at 5 pm." Anyone?
In an online response in the Coeur d'Alene Press today, Coeur d'Alene Councilman Dan Gookin rips into Chairman Brent Regan for his stab at Precinct Committeewoman Christa Hazel, the latest Central Committee member to resign in disgust.
A 19-year-old driver who is accused of drinking and driving made the mistake of riding studs earlier this week -- and was pulled over by the Post Falls Police Department. I'm printing today's Parting Shot from my morning column for your reading enjoyment. Q: Do you know of anyone who is still running studs?
In a spot-on Facebook post, Cindy expresses her gratitude to he many people who have trusted her with their stories: "After all these years, it still seems somehow miraculous to me that I can chat with strangers for an hour or so, and they are often willing to be so vulnerable." Q: Have you ever told your story to a reporter?
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.
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