A grasshopper sits on a sunflower at sunset on a ranch west of Sutherlin, Ore., Wednesday. (Robin Loznak, AP Photo/The News-Review)Cartoon: Who's the real energy patriot?/David Horsey, Seattle P-IVandalism costs mounting in Idaho forests/SRIdaho court won't remove pre-Nazi swastika tiles/APMontana Justice Department: Amber Alert text…
This undated image provided by the Guiness World Records Book launch shows Lee Redmond, right, former record holder for longest fingernails (28-ft 4-in), posing with with Melvin Booth, the male owner of the longest finger nails (29-ft 8-in). This photo was taken just a few…
Sgt. Christie Wood: I feel compelled to comment to clarify the Police Department has no information that supports the claims of the RV Park manager. His statements are disturbing about a child. I was told by a member of the media that he also said…
In Post Falls, Keith Hutcheson (pictured) ensured that all municipal races will be contested by filing against incumbent Ron Jacobson for council Seat 2. Hutcheson is the police chief for the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe. Those signing Hutcheson's candidacy petition include: Lisa Hutcheson, Joseph Malloy,…
The nation’s contentious debate on the Obama Administration’s proposed healthcare plan will be center stage at the Coeur d’Alene Resort at 7 this evening. “We’ve invited Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) to attend and really listen to the concerns of citizens of Idaho,” said Jeff Ward,…
The bill, which passed the House 219-212 in June, would impose a cap on greenhouse gases, like CO2. Companies that emit greenhouse gases, like utilities and power companies that burn fossil fuels, would be required to purchase credits equal to the emissions they’re allowed under…
Robert Millage's phone wouldn't stop ringing Wednesday and his e-mail in-box was choked with messages. Most of the people contacting Millage are not happy with him, and they are not shy about letting him know. He's been called a wolf murderer and every dirty name…
Robbie Bishop, 19, is accused of killing his 33-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Robin Anderson. You can read Meghann M. Cuniff's Sirens & Gavels post on the case here. (Dan Pelle/SR)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRShowers, wind gusts possible today/Mike Prager, SRStudy: Fewer people will travel on Labor Day…
Convicted murderer and former Charles Manson family member, Susan Atkins, background center, is seen in a moveable bed beside her husband and attorney James Whitehouse, left of Atkins, during her parole hearing Wednesday at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Calif. Atkins was again…
Slightly more than one-third of Americans have a favorable opinion of the Democratic-led Congress, a new poll said Wednesday in a clear warning to the majority party. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press said the 37 percent expressing a positive opinion…
Item: Family of alleged rape victim moved to escape 'bad memories'/KHQMore Info: The family of the 13-year-old girl allegedly raped by a 61-year-old man Tuesday night says they moved to North Idaho from South Dakota two months ago to escape bad memories including the death…
There was a time back in my naive younger days of journalism when the imbecilic behavior of politicians would confound me. “How can these so-called leaders be such embarrassing clods?” I would ask myself. As I grew older and wiser I realized the truth. Silly…
I received a news release from the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans as I was preparing to leave the office for the night. Seems they have set a health care forum for the Coeur d'Alene Resort for Thursday evening -- and they've invited Demo Congressman Walt…
A newly unveiled statue shows a human figure scaling a cliff in Silt, Colo., Tuesday. At least one critic in Silt says the statue is exposing the public to a little too much art. Story here. (AP Photo/Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Kelley Cox)SR's Today In…
I am not on the side of public opinion on this one, Kage, but I think that the memorial garden thing that Duane had proposed would have been a wonderful draw to our town. Which, btw, thrives on tourism. I am a local merchant and…
Tuesday's disruption led tens of millions of Gmail users to get an "Unable to reach Gmail" error message as their computers tried repeatedly to reconnect to the service. Google said it had taken some of Gmail's servers offline for routine maintenance, and underestimated the load…
Larry Echohawk, left, Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs (and former Idaho attorney general), talks with Leonard Anthony, member of the 21st Navajo Nation Council, while at the Governor's Native American Summit at Thanksgiving Point today in Lehi, Utah. Story here. (AP Photo/The Deseret News,…
Six-month-old Sanne Timmerman lies on the leaf of a giant water lily (Victoria Amazonica) at Diergaarde Blijdorp, also known as Rotterdam Zoo, Netherlands, earlier today. The zoo organised the event for parents to take pictures of their children on the leaves which can grow up…
6:07 p.m. 4 young males in a Mercedes are squealing their tires in the alley behind Montana and St. Maries/CdA.6 p.m. T-bone accident @ H95 & Lancaster is blocking the roadway. A woman is complaining of head and back injuries. No blood is visible.4:10 p.m.…
At A Family Runs Through It, Idaho Dad writes of his tubing on Lake Pend Oreille: "This is about as extreme as I get."Cartoon: Scary clunker/Chronic DiscontentPassing again on Pig Out in the Park/Community CommentIs this the hope we've been waiting for/Dogwalk MusingsThings I don't…
The third wolf was shot in the Lolo Zone in northcentral Idaho on Tuesday, according to an Idaho Department of Fish and Game spokesman. It was not checked in physically yet, but the hunter contacted Fish and Game by phone. Idahoan Scott Bledsoe shot a…
Flowing like a river hushedWhere circling eagles reach.Six children know that we are blessed:Our mother’s love is deep.For sixty summers since her youthShe’s been my father’s dream.Through hurricanes and floods she wasA rock on which he leaned. (Complete poem here)John Austin
Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko has put out a statement criticizing the “Dispel the Myths/Squash the Fear Rally” in Boise in favor of health care reform today, but it makes no mention of the counter-rally that sought to shout down the main rally/Betsy Russell,…
Recent rumors have been floating around that the Kootenai County Commissioners are considering removing the no wake protection from Scenic Bay. A concerted attack on the status quo is taking place from several directions. One, the city of Post Falls recently was denied a no…
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.
