Haitian President Rene Garcia Preval, left, speaks to former U.S. President Bill Clinton during the opening session of the International Donors' Conference towards a "New Future for Haiti," earlier today at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Your political Wild Card is in play ...
A Senate bill, which would have given judges the flexibility to impose a longer sentence for felony injury to a child, died in the Senate after returning from the House changed. The bill, proposed by Sen. Joyce Broadsword, was prompted by the severe abuse to…
Funeral services for the St. Maries man killed in an avalanche near Superior, Mont. over the weekend are Saturday. Twenty-nine year old T.J. Grieser was snowmobiling with a group of family and friends around 6 p.m. Saturday in a basin near Missoula Lake in the…
Item: About that night: Man who fired gun in downtown Cd'A shooting recounts evening's events/Rick Thomas, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Adam Johnson was certain he was knocking on heaven's door three months ago. That was just the beginning of 12 days of hell. "I thought…
Jason Engelhard of Spokane traverses the lift span of the railroad bridge over the Clearwater River at Lewiston to check the back-up battery for the red, green and yellow warning lights for trains. Engelhard’s job takes him on a circuit in the area, also checking…
I never imagined saying this, but here it is: Gov. Butch Otter looks dated, self-satisfied and spooked about taking risks. Perhaps that's a predictable posture in days of uncertainty. He asks voters this year to re-elect him to the job he's wanted since childhood. Playing…
No need to remove those studded tires just yet. In view of recent heavy snowfall in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, and forecasts for more severe mountain weather, the Washington Transportation Department has extended the deadline for removing studded tires through April 10. Oregon has also extended…
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.
