What an incredibly busy day. Duncan receives the justice he deserves. The Democrats nominate the first African-American ever to seek the presidency from a major party. And the blog continued to hop, as it has done all month. Thanks for hanging in there with me…
Item: Campaign ads fail to inspire: Smear tactics focus on Paris Hilton and real estate/Chris Johnson, WSU Daily EvergreenMore Info: Sadly, there will be people who will reflect on those commercials and think, “Barack is Paris Hilton? I don’t want Paris Hilton for president!” or…
Now sentenced to death, Joseph Duncan likely will be transferred soon by deputy U.S. marshals from Boise to the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. — the facility where federal death penalties are carried out. The 45-year-old sex-predator and killer could be held there or…
Joe Jaszewski/AP PhotoSteve Groene, father of victims Dylan and Shasta Groene, speaks to the media outside the Federal Courthouse in Boise after a jury delivered a verdict of death on all three counts in the sentencing phase of the Joseph Edward Duncan III trial at…
4:57 p.m. A child is jumping back and forth between the back seat and the front seat of a vehicle traveling over the Memorial Bridge on I-90. The child lacks protective restraint.4:28 p.m. Crash closes eastbound ramp at Northwest Boulevard and Interstate 90.4:06 p.m. Minor…
Justin Stormogipson/Special for HuckleberriesIn this Tuesday photo from the National Democratic Convention, Chairman Keith Roark and the rest of the Idaho delegation prepares for a roll call vote.
Forcing a jury to face the depravity of Duncan — through days of explicit testimony, and graphic video evidence showing Duncan's sexual abuse of Dylan Groene — serves no purpose in terms of justice. With no question as to Duncan's guilt, the sole question before…
Darlene Torres (pictured), Dylan and Shasta’s grandmother, was the first relative to come out of the courtroom. She said, “I am so glad this is over. Justice has been served. It’s been a long three years.” She said when she looked at Duncan in the…
The jury unanimously sentenced Duncan to death on all three counts. Less than 20 seconds ago from web Count 7: Using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. They answered yes to victim impact and future dangerousness. Verdict: Death. Count 5:…
ASUI President Garrett Holbrook contends that an ASUI-hosted beer garden would regulate alcohol consumption among students and "give some legitimacy to what's going on" outside the Kibbie Dome. We don't know how he and other student leaders came to that conclusion, seeing how increased availability…
It’s good to be a horse. Chickens, however, have few friends. That is the verdict of the 168 youngsters who cast a ballot in the special election sponsored by the Benewah County Democrats at the county fair. The young voters were asked to elect their…
Paul Sancya/AP PhotoFormer Senator and Democratic presidential nominee, George McGovern, second from left, shakes hands with Michelle Obama, right, wife of Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday. Looking on at left is Michelle Obama's mother, Marian…
The presidential poll released today by Greg Smith Associates (no link available) does put Idaho, in the national perspective, more or less where you’d think: Lagging behind only Utah and Wyoming in support for Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama. Idaho (51.% McCain to…
Judy Clarke, standby counsel for Joseph Duncan, told the court just now that Duncan believes he has presented mitigating evidence, even though he called no witnesses and presented no testimony on that. “He received an epiphany on the mountain through S.G. (Shasta), and that’s the…
Fernando Bustamante/AP PhotoRevelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday. Each year thousands of people gather to hurl truckloads of tomatoes at each other. Local lore says it began in the mid-1940s with a food battle…
Originally posted at 10:46 p.m. TuesdayAn 18-year-old Hayden man was killed late this afternoon when he crossed the centerline on Highway 41, south of Oldtown, and crashed into a logging truck. Shane T. Scott was northbound trying to negotiate a downhill grade when he struck…
Item: Ex-Bonner County deputy charged with defrauding VA: Sebero allegedly collected $1.5M in benefits before indictment/SRMore Info: James M. Sebero is charged with three counts of making false statements on documents he filled out to begin receiving disability payments after his discharge from the U.S.…
Barry Kough/Lewiston Tribune, APHarvesting equipment sits idle on the Camas Prairie Tuesday, near Nezperce.
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.
