A 51-year-old Pullman driver was killed in a head-on collision at 6:29 this morning on Highway 95, north of Plummer. Michael A. Pritiken died at the scene of the two-vehicle accident when his 1997 Hondo collided with a 2004 Pontiac driven by Jodi E. Skantel,…
Taryn Hecker/Taryn A. Hecker's Photography e-mails this photo to Huckleberries Online, with the simple note: "Life doesn't get any better than this." Question: How many women do you know that can handle firearms well?
I wish these young friends of ours the best. I wish them success in this partnership. I hope they are able to remember the joy of this day when the dark clouds loom overhead, and they recall the promises made to each other to love…
What is your first childhood memory? I remember my dad and I walking downtown at dark looking for night crawlers. I remember crawling over insulation in an upstairs, unfinished room in our house to get to the front window. And chasing my mom to the…
In this postcard reproduction from the 1970s, OrangeTV/Remember The Roxy provides newbies -- and anyone who arrived after the mid-1980s -- with an idea re: the activity that surrounded Bob Templin's old North Shore Motor Hotel. If you look closely, the old structure comprises the…
In the Handle Extra section Sunday, five people were selected at random in Coeur d'Alene to answer the question: "Do you read your horoscope." Surprisingly, all five said some form of "no." A typical answer was provided by Amanda Shoup of Coeur d'Alene: "I do…
Drynda Tucker, 9, twirls her poodle skirt while watching vintage cars drive past during the 28th annual Roseburg Graffiti Night Cruise in downtown Roseburg, Ore., on Saturday. The cruise caps Graffiti Weekend which pulls in nearly 1,000 drivers and their classic collectibles and 20,000 spectators.…
President Barack Obama, left, congratulates Dr. Regina Benjamin, center, as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius applauds, following Obama's announcement of his nomination of Benjamin to the post of Surgeon General today in the White House Rose Garden in Washington. Story here. (AP…
A Coeur d’Alene man was killed in a motorcycle accident along Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake that went undiscovered until an hour after daybreak today. Thomas P. Spencer, 25, was found dead around 7 this morning near his wrecked 2006 Honda motorcycle. Washington State Patrol…
So, apparently, they believe it’s possible that the AP quoted the Memo without actually seeing it and that Bill Sali fabricated it in order to fool the AP into believing he’d been exonderated. Truth is that they don’t want to take responsibility for the the…
At OnLocation North Idaho, Councilwoman KerriT describes this photo simply as "a boy, a river and a frog ... summer."Question: What kind of summer are you having?
11:40 a.m. A woman in a 2002 gold Hyundai is suffering chest pain in the Kroc Center parking lot.10:48 a.m. Local businesswoman reports a man is taking photos of her house after posting fliers around town defaming her business.10:44 a.m. R/P wants to talk to…
Huckleberries hears ... from roving taxi reporter Dave Turner that Rush Limbaugh was playing golf with other cigar-smoking conservatives @ Gozzer Ranch last Tuesday. Seems Limbaugh is on a national tour of golf courses. He described the area as 99.9% conservative. But you Left Bankers…
There are, within my industry, at least two schools of thought regarding journalists and social media. Some of my colleagues really want to maintain a personal place on a site such as Facebook — a no-sources-allowed page where they can communicate freely with friends and…
Do you drive a large, intimidating, manly-man car because you are a tough macho dude or because you want to make people think you are? Do you drive a tiny little car with a sleek, artistic design because you are a gentle, stylish and sophisticated…
Charles Revis of Coeur d'Alene bikes Canfield Mountain last week. Idaho is attracting a growing number of mountain bikers. Story here. (Kathy Plonka/SR)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRRain continues, thunderstorms possible/Mike Prager, SRFatal motorcycle crash on I-90 near Liberty Lake/SR2010 session will be in renovated capitol/Betsy Russell,…
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Item: Principal gets tough on pranks: School police officer to attend graduations/Patty Hutchens, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: For the past three years, Sandpoint High School Principal Becky Kiebert has received a few gifts from seniors during graduation ceremonies, but they were not gifts of gratitude.…
Certainly, the kids had plenty to choose from. Roger’s doesn’t offer quite as many flavor options as some of the national chains, but here quality trumps quantity. Many flavors are made from scratch locally, with the addition of popular favorites from Denali Flavors such as…
Today is Sunday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2009. There are 172 days left in the year. In 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it…
Item: Posh condos seek buyers to match: 8 condos remain remain unsold in Hagadone's Terraces development on Silver Beach/Becky Kramer, SRMore Info: The 30-unit Terraces development opened two years ago. Eight condos remain unsold, with prices ranging from $3.5 million to $5.9 million. At the…
Campers line up near the net as they begin to learn about net play during the annual Ludington (Mich.) Tennis Camp Thursday, July 9, 2009. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jeff Kiessel -- Ludington Daily News)
A 36-year-old Harrison man was killed in a single-car crash near Harrison Saturday night, according to the Idaho State Police. Travis D. Cox was southbound on State Highway 97, near Milepost 78 (Thimbleberry) when he failed to negotiate a left curve. He drove off the…
Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, and a former Post Falls mayor and county commissioner, is recovering from quadruple bypass surgery he had at Kootenai Medical Center late Thursday. "Everything went fine, and he came out of it with no problems," Post Falls City Council member…
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.
