In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley, left, and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter are shown in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." The film sold out 4500 theaters for its midnight premiere this morning.…
Part of Fourth Street is closed to traffic, squeezing the lifeblood from struggling merchants along the route. We applaud the many calls for increased support of these businesses, understanding fully that without broad community support in a recession, intense construction in peak season could mean…
Considering Alaska has fewer people than Idaho it has an impressive array of blogging talent on the political front who rose above and beyond the call of duty to deliver the information necessary to vet a political unknown on the national stage in a short…
Sean Halsted of Rathdrum with his twins Ethan and Rileigh, 5 at The Kroc Center in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. He was in a U.S. Air Force special operations unit in 1998 when he fell 40 feet from a hovering helicopter. He shattered the L1…
Tuesday Poll: 63 of 94 respondents (67%) believe the bailouts haven't worked and now we have a massive debt to pay. Full results here. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1785460/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1785460/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1785460/">House Demos want to tax millionaires as much as 5.4% more to pay to expand the national health…
... (seen on a red pickup pulling into a Kootenai County Courthouse parking lot this morning): "Hunt with your kids not for them."
As coal falls into disfavor - and becomes the carbon footprint utilities look to sidestep - renewable energy sites will become an increasingly hot property. That's where Idaho enters the picture. The state ranks No. 13 in the nation for wind power potential. Also of…
In Latah County, 25-year-old Silas B. Parks faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson in the death of his 28-year-old wife Sarah Parks and her unborn daughter. Sarah was suffocated or strangled before her duplex was set afire. Silas has…
Today is Tuesday, July 14, the 195th day of 2009. There are 170 days left in the year. In 1881, outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias "Billy the Kid," was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, N.M. Actor Dale Robertson is…
National League's Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals hits during first round of the MLB baseball Home Run Derby in St. Louis, Monday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)SR's Today In PhotosQuestion: The annual Major League Baseball all-star game is about to start on Fox 28. Who…
Item: US House Health Bill Puts 5.4% Surtax On Millionaires/Wall Street JournalMore Info: U.S. House Democrats on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the wealthy to help fund an expansion of government health benefits. But the bill also includes a mechanism to peel back the tax…
Life had been rough around the edges lately ... I have had 3 dear people pass away in 3 months. My cousin, Karyn, in May. My walking partner, Bonnie, 2 weeks ago. My sister in law's sister, Annette, last week. All of the from Cancer.…
In Hong Kong, Berry Picker Meg poses on Victoria Peak with her copy of the Handle Extra, featuring Huckleberries print on the cover. Meg's vacationing with her daughter in the Orient. But she still has to get her Huckleberries fix.Spokane County unemployment holds steady/Bert Caldwell,…
Asia Rivera, 5, left, and Jasmine Miles, 5, get a face full mud after they slid into a mud pit during the Queen Creek, Ariz. Seventh annual Monsoon Madness at Frontier Park on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/East Valley Tribune, Darryl Webb) Top…
5:32 p.m. 2 males are arguing w/a Sanders Beach resident re: beach access.5:19 p.m. 2 infants left in vehicle in fire lane @ Wal*Mart.5:08 p.m. Buck has questions re: length of shotgun barrel.5:06 p.m. A disabled blue boat w/a white stripe is tied near Kidd…
naked piles of stonestretch towardskyborne canopytotems carvedby deserts in the sun Sue Turner/Tumblewords (plus original watercolor)
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe donated $1.8 million to further education in Idaho during a ceremony at the Stensgar Pavilion Tuesday morning. Since 2001, the Tribe has given more than $12 million toward educational endeavors. This year’s distributions are among the highest ever. "This money not…
This photo released by Sherry Alpert Corporate Communications for RR Auction earlier today shows a check signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong he signed the morning before taking off to be the first man to walk on the moon. The check is being auctioned of by…
Coffee is the jet fuel of the ueberwelt. It’s the power up of the early risers, the final gear on the straight stretch heading out of town. It’s the potion that brings the motion and what we bank on when we see the blinking lights…
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Question: Predict the final Senate vote on Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination?
"We are so pleased at today’s announcement and delighted that President Obama and the administration recognize the important role community colleges play in training the American workforce," said North Idaho College President Priscilla Bell. "We look forward to seeing how this initiative develops on both…
For some reason, this T-shirt bugs me. You can still find them in store fronts on Sherman Avenue. No one who has the smarts to live in a gorgeous place like Coeur d'Alene fits the description offered by the T-shirt. Mebbe I'm being hypersensitive. Mebbe…
Item: Sears sets up midsummer Christmas displays/KREMMore Info: At a time when most retailers are offering specials on lawn mowers and BBQ grills, Sears is getting a jump on Christmas. Currently, there are displays in 372 stores, but the intent is clear; get customers thinking…
Item: Caldwell OKs dress code for elementary school students/Idaho Press TribuneMore Info: The dress code requires students to wear dark colored pants — black, dark blue or dark jeans including capris, skirts, shorts, skorts or culottes — with a long or short sleeved collared shirt,…
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.
